How about a pool ?

Ronin

Ahh pools....... Just remember they are a liquid asset :rofl:

derrilex

Quick update. The subfloor for the deck is done and I started laying decking today. What a motherfruiter working in the sun is. Did I mention that building a deck around round things sucks balls ? Well it does - so much more work. Anyway, its happening so its all good. The decking is pacific jarrah out of Malaysia or Borneo. Bloody nice timber, cheaper and better than kwila, very dense and heavy. Once the deck is done I then have to wade through the nightmare that is pool fencing. The pool and deck are easy, the connection to the house is the is the problem. If anyone wants to send themselves mental google "QDC Swimming Pool Barriers". Frikken joke and all in lawyer jargon. Oh, BTW, UNM, pool water is absolutely stunning. Low phospahtes, PH perfect, copper levels perfect. Can count the individual 25 mm tiles on the floor from the kitchen whilst making coffee. Bioniser kicks ass !

Brett_H

That is going to look amazing. Love your hip work...no board movement near those edges :thumb: Big question... Wood and wet area... What waterproofing treatment for he timber?

derrilex

Lots of oil based primer Brett. The sub floor is made from LVL's ( laminated veneer lumber - just like a hunk of ply wood). The LVL's smash hardwood for price and can be had up to 13 mt in length, perfectly true within 3 days of ordering. Treated H3 too. Durability class 1 decking will be fine with any of the standard decking finishes

derrilex

Update time. The decking is down - yay. PITA but its done. Next step is to crack on with balustrade and ridiculous pool fencing

Brett_H

Look at those round edges! It looks amazing mate!

derrilex

Came up nicely I think. It was a pain though but the radius device made marking the boards pretty easy. Then it was just a precession up and down a ladder to cut, route, test fit and fix each board. Good practice for the next one anyway and gives me a idea how much time to allow.

Lacehim

Stunning job D. Can't wait to see the finished product, you'll have the best pool ever! 🙂

derrilex

Thanks Lacehim. More heavy duty construction tomorrow when the walkway between pool deck and house deck gets done :thumb:

derrilex

If I let it go festy over the winter the beans may get a look in 😃

conikal

Man, ..i hope you had that pool ready to use this week ! I am sure i would have melted without mine... i even had to switch off the solar to keep the temp below 30 C. Also , i finally replaced my dead "Stroud" 32v pool lights with some modern 12v LED's Hah ! they come with inbuilt multi colour "disco" effect sequence..or any colour you fancy too. ..nice for the Xmas party effects.

derrilex

Hells yes. Swimming is bliss after busting my ass finishing off the pool deck. As soon as I get the glass up I'll post a heap of pics

derrilex

Ok, bar paint touch ups ( a lot of them) and a few more coats on the deck its basically ready for its final (and only) inspection from the certifier. I had a bit a drama from a RSOLE jealous neighbour that complained to council saying I was swimming in a unfenced pool. This sent my certifier into orbit and I had to spend 10 minutes on the phone calming the situation down. Once I explained that all temporary barriers were in place and complied, the neighbour is a idiot and I'm waiting for my pool glass to arrive, the crisis was averted 😃

Koffee_Kosmo

Looking good :thumb: KK

Brett_H

Awesome! The neighbour is clearly the worlds biggest douche!

Lacehim

Nice Job! When you coming to do mine?! If the neighbour is in the yellow house you better watch out. There's a ladder in the photo so maybe they will be perving on your swimming! :laugh: Makes me glad that I have lovely neighbours! 🙂

derrilex

AM, doggy pool will probably require fencing soon :rofl: Brett - yes he is Lacehim - book it in and I'm there 😃 The yellow house is the cool neighbour that let me put the crane through his yard. We help each other out. The knob on the other side is jealous twat.

conikal

Very nice result. Is that SS wire fence really only temporary until a glass one replaces it ?? Living in Sydney with many kms of water frontage , wharfs, etc with no fences at all, and literally millions of visitors running around,.... i will never understand the logic of the strict fencing regs around private backyard pools.

derrilex

The SS cable is permanent. The pool deck itself is the fence as its 1500 high. The SS cable is just like normal balustrade for decks more than 1 mt from the ground. The only area we required " pool fencing" was the connection between the house verandah and the pool deck. Because there is decking and cable and stairs all in close proximity to the pool gate, I had to run the glass right down ( within 5 mm) to the deck floor and also hang it over the edge of the decking by 5 mm so no spiderman kiddies can climb over the stairs and get a toe hold between glass and decking boards. PITA but anything 10 mm wide is considered a toe hold, like the head of a bolt - I kid you not.

Kelsey

That looks awesome mate, I don't blame the neighbour for being jealous!

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