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Masonry Blocks

Building a Swimming Pool with masonry blocks

Some small contractors favor this type of construction because there's a minimum outlay for equipment.

Because the blocks serve as forms and the cores are filled with mortar, a block pool is similar to a poured concrete pool. There are two kinds of blocks – the most common are set in mortar; interlocking blocks, available in some areas, are easier to handle.

The blocks are stacked on a poured concrete footing. Reinforcing rods in the footing extend into the walls and floor. As the walls go up, openings must be left for plumbing and underwater lights.

The floor can be poured after the walls are up or at the same time the footing is poured. Steel is tied to rods projecting from the footing to form a solid grid. The floor is made with one pour and then troweled smooth.

The reinforcing rods projecting from the walls are bent down and wired to rods in the bond beam.

Because of the rectangular shape of the blocks, most pools build with masonry blocks have straight lines – they are rectangular, wedge-shaped, L-shaped, or T-shaped. Curves can be incorporated into the design, but they should have not less than a 3 meter radius.

An interior finish must be applied to a masonry block swimming pool to provide a water proof surface for plaster and paint finishes.

Other Swimming pool constrution materials are; Gunite, Poured Concrete, Hand-Packed Concrete, Masonry Blocks, Vinyl-lined Pools, Metal or Plastic Sidewall Pools, Fiberglass Pools, Fiberglass Shells and Hybrid Fiberglass, and Portable Pools.