Recent content by GerryUK

I think Arizonarob is referring to me....here is my post....feel free to ask if you have any questions: DIY Cement Block IG New project I would agree that some investigation into what reinforcement was used at the time of construction would be necessary and also that restricting the depth of...

With the aforementined caveat, 'I am no expert', in my experience I see no reason why, when you have a pre-constructed cement block pool that has already shown that it can withstand the pressures etc with a liner, a comprehensive waterproofing process as described in my earlier post would not...

If they have the block work already, as in photo 2 of my project, the next step was to apply two coats of a waterproof coating to the walls and floor. I used something called Sika-101 Mortar which is "a waterproof coating, made with cement and modified polymers that improve its manageability...

These were the basic stages of construction. As a DIY project the outside labour costs were minimal and materials here in Colombia are more or less the same as in the US - including pump,filter and all construction materials used, the total cost was apprximately US$8,000. If anyone has any...

As soon as admin upgrade my membership I will be happy to upload some....it's been a while since I paid.... I have received a receipt from Paypal but I'm still limited to 256kb of attachments

All done :) Slightly smaller than first planned and retangular rather than irregular shape, but otherwise, with a couple of exceptions, kept to the main principles and advice obtained here, so thank you!