Pool Under Construction

Construction Photo Gallery Page Three

The liner is hung, sealing frames and gaskets are applied, the plumbing is connected, and the pool is filled.

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phototgraph of the deep end of the pool showing the vermiculite base under the wall panels

The finished vermiculite base in the deep end of the pool.

photograph of five men starting to pull the pool liner over the pool

It helps to have a group of workers to carefully unfold and pull the liner over the pool.

photograph of two men on either side of the pool straining to pull the heavy liner toward the shallow end of the pool

Two workers pull the liner toward the other end of the pool.

photograph of a man on his knees attaching the upper edge of the pool liner to the white pool coping

Doug carefully attaches the edge of the pool liner to the pool coping. You can see why they call this whole process "hanging" the pool liner.

photograph of the edge of the pool with the deck area covered in cardboard taped with wide blue tape

The area is "blue taped" to protect the liner. Liners typically have a special pattern along the top edge, like this wave pattern.

photograph of the dark blue, light blue, and white pattern of the body of the liner

The rest of the liner has a multi-colored pattern.

photograph of a wrinkly liner hung from the edges of the pool

The liner has been hung, but more needs to be done.

photograph of a man kneeling down by a red and white circular vacuum with a hose running into the space between the liner and edge of the pool.

A worker uses an industrial vacuum to pull air from behind the liner and form fit the liner to the pool.

photograph of three men installing the sealing frame and gasket around the pool stairs

Workers install the sealing frame and gasket around the pool stairs. They will also do this around everything installed in the pool walls.

photograph of a man in the bucket of an excavator reaching toward the drain in the bottom of the pool floor

The bucket of the excavator is used to lower a worker toward the bottom of the pool so that sealing frames and gaskets can be installed on the main drain without anyone walking on the liner.

photograph of pool equipment

When the liner work is finished and all of the plumbing has been connected to the pool equipment, the pool can be filled with water.

photograph of cement truck and a group of men working on spreading concrete in a wooden frame around the pool

Next, the concrete deck surrounding the pool is built. Cement trucks arrive and workers quickly spread the concrete in the wooden frames.

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