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on the Thames at Reading small pool to insulate with Diamond Pool Finishers, Swimming Pool Tilers, mosaic tiling, Aquatherm Swimming Pool Insulation, Spa tiling, pool surrounds, Pool Rendering & screeding, Pool repairs & renovations, Pacelite, Coping stones/tiles, Domestic & Commercial Swimming Pool re i have a Wooden :yikes: steamroom to prep and tile and a surround in Travertine .
I will try and post a few pic's if i get time !! in this thread, i have employed a new -boy to help this old boy a bit. he seems OK so far ,the job-centre said i could get 2.5K for employing him in 6 months ,so going to look into this as well , it could go towards his wages :smilewinkgrin:

 

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that's the small pool that used to be a dry-doc for repairing small river boats.
here are a few pics of the wooden steam rooms that the owner started to prep then messed-up so we are now doing the prep... these pics are mid-way through so there are a few tapes missing .... The three tubs are the tanking coat by the way.....any questions i will try to give an answer Thanks for looking .

 

[CJ]

Steam room lined with PLY. Surely not

 

[Spud]

I am tiling a small pool next week Dave near Ashford in Kent

 

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I am tiling a small pool next week Dave near Ashford in Kent

Great -stuff Gary !! hope you can post a few pic's of it !! i like pics of tiling but i really love pics of swimming pool work ..........and i know you will do a great job mate !

 

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a few more pic's of the steam-room ,after it was tanked ( the blue coating ) these pics were taken just after it was washed-off so thats why it may appear patchy in colour , the owner now wants the floor done in the same mosaic as he has ordered to much LOL, we renderd and screded the pool then tiled the steam room, while the builders YES STARTED to build the steps !!! it's always back-to front with Builders LOL, i'am hoping to start tiling the pool this week coming ,a few probs like i have set out the top of the pool ready to receive coping stones about 50mm thick and now the owner wants 10cm x 10cm travertine tiles !!!!!!!!!! i will post some more pic's as we progress

 

[CJ]

Keep the pics coming.

 

[Spud]

nice work in the steam room

 

[Spud]

here are a few pics of the pool we are doing
we are using kerapoxy adhesive never used it before but needless to say think of epoxy grout then make it stiffer , then try and spread it onto a rendered wall not sure what percentage waste we will have with the adhesive but it is high as you get maximum 50 minutes working time with it then you have to throw away what ever you have left knocked , not happy with some of the work around the water jets so will redo those neater on Monday working with the epoxy you are wearing thick rubber gloves so cant be as neat as normal, going to wear thinner latex gloves while doing the fiddly stuff to get the cutting detail the way it should be

 

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Nice work Gary ! i like the colour of the tiles, in the first pic of the rendered pool the floor looks as if the screed was a bit wet when they laid it, ! is it flat ? as it looks from the way the light is going across the floor that it may be a bit bumpy ?, not sure if this is just my wonky eyes lol, i suppose they will have epoxy grout as well ? it must be costing a fortune in materials ? great stuff mate keep -up the good work and keep posting a few pic's when you get a chance mate , thanks for sharing them gary ........

 

[Spud]

The floor and walls are really good and I thought the same as you when I first saw it but under a straight edge it is really good the walls are really straight too so fair play to whoever rendered it