Make swimming pool on roof of Shophouse

[spacebass]

I live in a classic 3.5 story shophouse built about 20 years ago, I want to build a pool the length of the roof about 1.3m wide and 1 metre deep,  to swim up and down in. I know I will ultimately have to get a surveyor in , but for starters is it likely the structure which has substantial concrete beams supporting every level will take the weight ? Picture of three concrete beams underneath pool another behind 3/4 width because of stairs. Thanks.

Edited August 26, 2017 by spacebass
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[chickenslegs]

That will be 1.3 Tonnes of water for every 1 metre of the pool's length - plus the weight of the concrete and tiles.

 

The structure is 20 years old and never designed to carry that weight on the roof.

 

My guess is that it will not be possible - or you will need some serious and costly reinforcement.

[Daffy D]

 

Water is  Heavy  !!!!!!

 

[Lamkyong]

i think  like others  very very bad idea

Edited August 26, 2017 by Lamkyong

[Artisi]

You will need to get a qualified structural engineer with appropriate experience involved to answer your questions. No guess work allowed on this one as lives are involved. 

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, Daffy D said:

 

Water is  Heavy  !!!!!!

 

Yep, 1tonne / cubic metre. 

[BEVUP]

Serious is the word

It may not be the beams that are the problem but the space between them

Just lets say you may end up with at least 3 ton between those supports 

So if it was doable they would most probably put beams spanning to those existing support beams & then add closer ones on top of them 

But still wouldnt think the building could take that weight

[carlyai]

Mate, you'll need fairly strong sky hooks for that project.

Why not look at your desire another way. Build the pool on the ground floor?

You could utilise some of the yard and some of the downstairs area, and put in some swim jets so you do laps against the water pressure.

If you're visiting Pattaya, go and have a look at The Caddie Shack bar and restaurant in Soi 17. Has a lovely pool downstairs in a double townhouse, but you'll get the idea. Maybe they have a web address with pics...




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[Lamkyong]

33 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Mate, you'll need fairly strong sky hooks for that project.

Why not look at your desire another way. Build the pool on the ground floor?

You could utilise some of the yard and some of the downstairs area, and put in some swim jets so you do laps against the water pressure.

If you're visiting Pattaya, go and have a look at The Caddie Shack bar and restaurant in Soi 17. Has a lovely pool downstairs in a double townhouse, but you'll get the idea. Maybe they have a web address with pics...




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you can get sky hooks at PUSSERS   just down the road from the naval base

[VocalNeal]

Better? Build an additional space/floor on the roof to make it 4.5 and open up the ground floor and put the pool down there?

[carlyai]

Better? Build an additional space/floor on the roof to make it 4.5 and open up the ground floor and put the pool down there?

keep up...already suggested that [emoji38]

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[Naam]

16 hours ago, Lamkyong said:

you can get sky hooks at PUSSERS   just down the road from the naval base

watch out for special offers at month's end "buy one sky hook get one free!"

[Lamkyong]

30 minutes ago, Naam said:

watch out for special offers at month's end "buy one sky hook get one free!"

met a hooker named SKY once  nothing for free

[Artisi]

17 hours ago, carlyai said:

Mate, you'll need fairly strong sky hooks for that project.

Why not look at your desire another way. Build the pool on the ground floor?

You could utilise some of the yard and some of the downstairs area, and put in some swim jets so you do laps against the water pressure.

If you're visiting Pattaya, go and have a look at The Caddie Shack bar and restaurant in Soi 17. Has a lovely pool downstairs in a double townhouse, but you'll get the idea. Maybe they have a web address with pics...




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If you are talking about the early '70's Aussie rock band "Skyhooks", think you can rule them out, doubt they could even hold up their own "end" now a days. 

[carlyai]

If you are talking about the early '70's Aussie rock band "Skyhooks", think you can rule them out, doubt they could even hold up their own "end" now a days. 

@Artisi I can see you were never a trainee or apprentice. [emoji3]

Bet you were never in your first year in the field and had to buy morning tea at the baker shop. Usually the order contained Randy Tarts and Foreskin Rolls. 'I'll have 6 pies, 6 sausage rolls, a randy tart and a foreskin roll thanks".

Or 'go and and ask the foreman for some sky hooks, and don't come back here without them.'



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[tutsiwarrior]

skyhooks?...yeah, we useta use them alla time for pipe supports when there was no steel nearby...good an' cheap...

 

'whaddaya complainin' about??? get over there and skyhook that mother!!!...'

 

 

[carlyai]

Bit too common do you think?
Can add this to the pool floor.

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[Artisi]

35 minutes ago, carlyai said:

@Artisi I can see you were never a trainee or apprentice.

Bet you were never in your first year in the field and had to buy morning tea at the baker shop. Usually the order contained Randy Tarts and Foreskin Rolls. 'I'll have 6 pies, 6 sausage rolls, a randy tart and a foreskin roll thanks".

Or 'go and and ask the foreman for some sky hooks, and don't come back here without them.'



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As I was an apprentice in the mid 50's working in a marine environment, it was go get a bucket of steam, or a lot weight, left handed hammer. We also had randy tarts, a close relative to busted farts. And where do you think Skyhooks got their name from, in our vocab. and use in our workshops 20 years before the group was formed.