- May 15, 2015
- 152
- Pool Size
- 12500
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool Edge-25
If you can, I would recommend doing the excavation and getting some concrete under the lip of the steps. I did a really good job backfilling my steps with stone and the lip still wanted to flex a lot before I put my coping on. I ended up drilling holes into the lip of the step and the injecting mortar into it to give it more rigidity to support the coping. To avoid all of that hassle, try and get some concrete under there when the bond beam is poured.Getting ready to pour my bond beam at the top of the pool wall. My question is about the steps. I filled underneath the steps with pea gravel as per the instructions and I did so all the way to the top. Im thinking I should have left a 4" cavity under the steps to be filled in with the concrete bond beam. As I have it right now the bond beam will just go around the steps and not under them. Should I excavate some stone from under the steps for concrete, seems like it would be stronger that way and less movement to crack the cantilever coping.
We'll plant some sort of plant(s) in there or a small palm. Will likely also be used dig and set a 6x6 post for the paviliion that we eventually build.Impressive! can I ask what is the plan for the square void in the walkway?