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That's kind of where we're at now. I've ordered some limestone coping stones but the tiling of the rest of the pool will have to wait a year till I get some more money. I am however going to fit a DIY solar collector on the roof of the shade this year.
Really like that tile colour combination. Cant imagine how you have the patience to put on each one individually, but if they were free then its worth it!
Are those clamps in the last picture drilled into the wall?
Are those clamps in the last picture drilled into the wall?
No, the clamps are hammered into a small hole in the wall. Then you hammer the arm to the straight edge which grips in the same way as a silicone gun shaft grips. I've never seen them in the UK where I'm from, but here in Portugal they call them "scapulas" after the bone. It took us 3 days to tile that all round. Next we'll grind the top and bottom triangles off and but a 1 tile deep band top and bottom in green.
I wont be able to hammer or drill anything into ferrocement, its too strong and you hit metal pretty quickly. If I have to start from the top, any suggestions for how I could keep the timber in place?
We only use the ruler for the top border tiles. We then remove it and tile down. When we tile down the glue holds them pretty well (they don't slip down). One tip; don't attempt tiling above 30C, the glue drys before you can get the tiles onto it. We even tried pre-wetting the concrete and making the glue wetter than normal but nothing worked. If you have access to the back of the shell you could try some kind of giant g-clamp, or one made from rebar as they do here.
Thanks for your advice; very helpful.
The glass tile cutting sounds like a bit of nightmare though... I guess that's the worst part.
The glass tile cutting sounds like a bit of nightmare though... I guess that's the worst part.
Exactly, and the temptation to push the tiles up together to avoid a cut must be avoided. It's not that bad though, I draw a line with a permanent marker and take it slow. If one tile chips you can always nip another one to replace it. Good luck !
Cheers Carlos, we were losing faith till we fitted them. Hopefully getting the limestone next week for the coping. Glad to see you resolved your pump issue.
:lol: Dug it !Henry Porter said:Great looking pool you've got there solarboy. Can you dig it? YES I CAN:-D
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