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Laying pool edging stones and building your own pool terrace for the perfect pool surround
When building the pool, the correct laying of the pool edge stones and the construction of a beautiful and functional pool terrace played an important role. In this article, I describe how I selected the materials, prepared the substrate, cut and glued the stones. I also show how I laid the terrace loosely and built a platform as a transition to the garden terrace. Building a pool has been one of my biggest DIY projects. In this article, I would like to tell you about my experiences with laying pool edging stones and building the pool terrace.
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Building a new pool – dismantling BPC decking and pool technology
Within 2 days I have now also dismantled my old free-standing BPC pool terrace so that I can finally start building the new pool in the garden. 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. So in addition to the BPC boards and the WPC overlays, I also had to remove the substructure made of solid larch beams. As I wanted to reuse the individual components, especially the decking boards and the wooden beams, the dismantling had to be well planned. I also documented the construction of my BPC pool deck…