-
Masonry and glue walls with gas concrete – install bar counter and windows in the new garden kitchen.
After the base of the new garden kitchen was set and aligned with the gas concrete blocks, I could now start building the walls with the Ytong blocks. A special feature here should become the bar counter of the pool bar, in addition to the window on the south side.
-
Inflatable whirlpool MSpa Alpine Tekapo – experience after 1 year
We were able to extensively test our inflatable hot tub, the MSpa Alpine, for a good year. Now it’s time to give feedback on usage, maintenance, pros and cons. I wrote a first post about the construction of the hot tub here.
-
Build garden house with bird aviary yourself
Already 2 days after the completion of the concrete foundation in the garden, the garden house could be built. The concrete surface was dry and stable enough even if the entire floor slab would certainly need a few more weeks to dry out. Garden house – delivery of the prefabricated house Karibu Kerko As in 2015, we have again chosen a house of the brand Karibu. This time for the model Kerko 6. The garden house will become the future center of the small animal aviary. Personally, I would have liked to choose a different, much more practical model. But the builder was our child, and so she made the…
-
Pool remodeling – mason walls | install reinforcement | set formwork blocks
The plans to rebuild the pool were ready and rebuilding the pool could proceed with the construction of the pool walls. This step was not particularly complicated, but it was much more time-consuming to implement.
-
Plan pool and create 3D floor plan yourself
The layout for our new pool was partially predetermined by the retaining walls of the old oval steel wall pool. However, some adjustments were still possible and also necessary. The demolition of the old pool landscape was completed and it was now time for me to make some thoughts and plans for the new concrete pool.
-
Napoleon PHANTOM P500 – Assembly and first impression
With the Napoleon PHANTOM P500, the centerpiece of my new garden kitchen has finally arrived. The gas grill should be firmly installed in the work area and prepare everything from juicy steak to crispy pizza. But let’s start from the beginning:
-
Pool remodeling – demolition of the old retaining walls
The pool remodel in our backyard is still in full swing. The steel wall pool is to be converted into a stone pool. For this purpose, the oval steel-walled pool, which is sunk into the ground, must first be dismantled. I had already removed the foil, the skimmer, the inlet nozzles and also the LED underwater spotlight
-
Pool remodeling – deconstruction pool terrace | BPC planks | substructure | pool technology
Within 2 days I have now also built back my pool terrace. The pool terrace was laid in the garden around the pool a few years ago. Partly the terrace was detached because the pool is on a slope. I also documented the construction of my BPC pool deck here on the blog
-
MSpa Alpine Delight – Inflatable whirlpool for sauna
To relax and unwind after a hard day at work I created a small spa area in the basement. Especially in winter we can relax well in the sauna and at the same time strengthen our defenses. So far we had to do without a refreshing bath because our garden pool
-
Build your own carport – secure slope with shuttering blocks
The slope behind the carport had to be secured. For one thing, the earth would otherwise permanently slide into the carport, and for another, the slope just looked visually modest. My goal was to intercept the slope with a wall of shuttering stones and create a kind of raised bed behind it.
