Hostile17 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Before writing anything i just want to say i know nothing about anything DIY. I have a twin house with a lot of space out front. I thought about turning the ugly car park made of bricks into a pool that goes as high as the windows. I am unsure if we can dig under so it would be easier just to build from the ground up. Are most contractors able to do this? Logically i would think that if the contractor for a tiled pool ends up being not very good, it would be easy to fix leaks when the pool is not into the ground, right? We wont live there for much longer so if the pool lasts a few years, were good(thai style thinking :] ) Im asking here first because i dont want to ask the normal contractors and get a yes for something they would probably mess up. Also would it be cheaper to build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Assuming you want a pool for swimming have a look at this thread the pools discussed are easy to assemble and (importantly if you are going to move 'soon') disassemble. If this is a decorative pool please post again with exactly what you want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hostile17 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 No, i meant a real pool. I want to take over the whole parking area and build it up with a deck in somekind of non slip concretre. The area is about 5 by 6 meters. Would want to go about 1.2-5 meters high which would make the pool accessible by the living room window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 No contributors. I am also interested in pool construction - only partly out of the ground though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophet01 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Speaking from an engineering point of view I would think that, generally speaking, an above ground level permanent swimming pool would be constructed in the same way as a below ground level pool except that the only significant excavation required would be for the retaining structure base and wall foundations. http://www.ukswimmin...399_9789802.jpg http://www.ukswimmin...228_6352437.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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