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12 x 24 Rectangle W/4'r Cor. Layout Instructions and Pool
Dimensions
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 Using
2' long pieces of #3 re-bar drive a pin at 1 & 2 parallel with fence
house etc. 28'-0" apart. Using 2 measuring tapes hooked on these two
pins measure 32'-3" from pin 1 & 16'-0" from pin 2 & drive a pin where
these two measurements intersect. Now do the same measuring 32'-3" from
pin 2 & 16'-0" from pin 1. Run a nylon string around these 4 pins and
double check to make sure you will not infringe on any easements or
setback codes listed on your building permit etc.
Next measure along
the string 6'-0" both ways from all four corner pins. Then using 2 tapes
measure 6' into pool area from the 2 pins & put a pin. Hook a tape on
this pin & spray a 6' radius arc in each corner. This layout includes
your 2' working space behind the pool wall. Using layout paint or lime
mark along the string from arc to arc & remove all pins except #1 & #2 .
Spray paint a circle around these pins so the backhoe operator can
avoid them.
From the level
you want the top of the deck to be, excavate a trench 45" down & 3' wide
down the side that has the least room for the backhoe to operate in & across the end that is
closest to the house. (Shallow end of pool
should face the main access route from the house) keep this as level as possible. Run a string from the #1
to the #2 layout pin. From the pin closest to the house measure
6'-0" and using a carpenters sq. drop a pin holding it at the
very top and at the end of the sq. (2' in from the string) & drive a pin in the trench
where it landed. This will be the start of the long pool wall where
it attaches to the radius corner panel.
Hook a tape on this pin & measure down the trench
16'-0" and drive a pin (24" in from the string). Run a string
between
these 2 pins. All measurements for the pool will be from these 2 pins.
Excavate the shallow end of the pool back 12' to 14'
keeping it level at the 45" depth. Measure back 3'-10" from the end of the
1st wall pin & drive a pin This is your slope break point see
your print Fig#1 these two pins represent X & Y. From the Y pin
measure 12'-0" & from the X pin 12'-7-1/4" to find the
corner pin at Z then measure from the Z pin 3'-10" and 12' from X & run a
string across marking your break from shallow to deep. At this string you will dig your long slope to the Hopper.
For every 3'-0" in length you will drop 11" & the side slope will drop
5-1/2" for every 11-1/2" into the pool. If the operator over digs discard the over-dig
dirt & replace with sand or stone and tamp well. Your end wall
will be offset 4' from a line run from Y to Z. The diagonal from C to D is
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 Before bolting panels you will save time in the long
run, if using sand or #11 crushed stone, you level and tamp the area where
the panels will be placed, as they will bolt together much easier. Put
pins and run strings from pin to pin on all straight sections of wall. (Easiest way is to tie the
string a little high on the pin & tap the pin down checking with a transit
until the string is at the proper depth.) Fill voids under the string and
tamp well. Bolt the panels together keeping the bottom of the panel just
outside the string.
Keep the panels plumb using a dead man
and adj. rod (see Fig# 7 the bent end of the rod replaces a panel bolt
in the 1st or 2nd hole from the top of the panel). For a AquaLumin
Nicheless light you will drill a 3" hole with a metal hole saw 28" down
from the top of the panel flange centered under the diving board. Sam
light panels are pre-punched for a standard niche housing centered in a
8' panel at the bottom to provide 18" of water above the light lens. Do
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Before starting your floor set
your main drain and run a trench for your main drain line. Glue your
pipe together to a point that is above your return fittings so in
case you forget when filling the pool, water won't wind up in your
over dig. The best course is to run all plumbing and pressure test,
checking all joints for leaks.
Visually check all the pipe lines
and fittings, while under pressure using a water pressure tester, especially in
cold weather, as the workers have a tendency to drop the pipe around
the pool, and pipe is brittle when temperatures drop below 50 deg.
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Follow the
finished floor dimensions carefully. Running strings criss-crossed
to the finished floor height on all planes is the easiest way to get
the floor flat. All planes outlined in fig 5 are flat. This is how
the liner is made and a proper fit can only be accomplished if the
bottom is troweled to these dimensions. Click on the link at the
bottom of these construction guidelines for some installation tips
that will be very helpful and may save you a lot of time.
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