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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Pool conversion – deconstruction old steel wall pool
Our steel wall pool is already a few years old. The oval pool has a size of 6.23 x 3.60 x 1.5 meters. The almost 30m³ of water are heated automatically and weather controlled to a pleasant 30°C via a solar system. The pool was built on a solid concrete base plate. On the sides, 2 walls of concrete formwork support the sides of the pool. I had shuttered the curves and also
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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
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The fourth firewood storage rack with solar panels for the pool is built
To store the firewood optimally, I have already built three firewood storage racks in the garden for the residents of our house. The structure is stable and large enough to store a good 8 cubic meters of firewood. Furthermore, the roofs of the two southern shelves are additionally used as a base for a total of almost 16sqm of solar heating for the pool. In the meantime, however, the time had come to increase both the wood storage capacity and the solar collector area once again. Another firewood storage rack was needed. Firewood store – the right location The parking area in the southwest was still fallow when construction began.…