Re: Pool Build - California Dreaming
The engineering on the column was pretty intense - 1 ft. deep poured foundation per column with 8x #5 rebar vertical per column on 6" on 6"; 5x #5 rebar with #4 rebar ties on 6" on 6", and then tied to pool ring of bar of 6x #4 rebar. Thereafter the whole ring of the pool was 4x #4 rebar. I was thankful I got such good pricing for all the steel rod and labor. The outside columns have separate footings and are detached from the pool structure; special joists will allow movement. Each column has been engineered for 8000 lb dead and live load, or about 2.5x the expected real load. Safe to say that everything should hold up.
The engineering on the column was pretty intense - 1 ft. deep poured foundation per column with 8x #5 rebar vertical per column on 6" on 6"; 5x #5 rebar with #4 rebar ties on 6" on 6", and then tied to pool ring of bar of 6x #4 rebar. Thereafter the whole ring of the pool was 4x #4 rebar. I was thankful I got such good pricing for all the steel rod and labor. The outside columns have separate footings and are detached from the pool structure; special joists will allow movement. Each column has been engineered for 8000 lb dead and live load, or about 2.5x the expected real load. Safe to say that everything should hold up.