Matt, Aaron and Andy (supervised by Poppy) have been making the final preparations to the base for the swimming pool. First they levelled a 4.5m diameter circle on the ground (the ground looks level but there was a 10cm height difference from front to back of the circle!), then build a surround of stones (left over from foundations of the picadeiro wall), put down a weed-suppressant (the remains of our polytunnel that got trashed in the hurricane), and then a layer of sand to provide a soft and stone-free base for the bottom of the pool.
Final Levelling of the Ground
Laying Plastic to Suppress Weeds
Soft Sand Base for Pool
Sounds like you got it all sorted…I know from experience how much difference a few centimetres makes to the final result.
Luckily we had a friend on hand who helped us level the ground beforehand.
The only real problem we had was that it went green very quickly,like in 2-3 days.
We kept having to empty it and refill it from the well,which was a bit of a faff,and always initially very cold !!
And the growth of the ‘plants’ around the outlet hole was truly amazing…
4.5 metres…Nice size.
Good luck with it,it is so lovely to have a pool to splash around in….