Fall of the hammer

Summer is here and vacation is just around the corner.
For some it started this week. Friday was "school's out" for my son so I had to work from home.
A really hot day challenging my motivation to sit indoors and work.
When my son came running in his shorts to take a dip I had to follow example.
This is after all the reason to build the pool. To be able to take a short dip anytime we desire.

I'll have to surrender and acknowledge the fact that all the work and money for the pool really starts to feel worthwhile.

As for the construction work it continues at a sustained pace, no time to slack around here.

The current primary goal is still to build the deck around the pool. The framing really takes time to build since there's virtually no straight edges on the pool requiring everything to be measured and cut by hand.

If you're reading this and you're planning to build a Miamipool (of any model I guess) and think of letting the deck go over the pool frame, then I've got a tip for you.

Since it's not a good idea to let the deck floor boards lie directly on the pool frame you'll need to have something to attach the deck to. After some pondering and measuring it was concluded that laying  a 70x70mm wooden joist on the support struts of the pool frame it would become exactly the height of the pool frame. Still wanting a bit of air between the deck and the pool frame we added thin 10mm laths under the 70mm joists. These laths are typically found on any timber yard used in between the layers of boards in the stacks to let air ventilate. 

70mm joist with a thin lath

Using these 70mm joists one can then build a frame around the pool. It's a bit of work to make the frame follow the outlines of the pool. It becomes a lot of cutting and attaching but it's worth it if you want something to attach the floor boards to.

Not a straight line

During this weekend the neighbourhood has echoed from the fall of the hammer as we cut and assembled piece by piece of the frame.

Half of Saturday was spent coaching some of the kids from "my" squad at KA2IF during a local competition.

Never the less at the end of Sunday we had managed to connect the frame all around the pool and to the deck outside the house as well as the sauna. There's still some "blanks" to fill in but it's starting to take shape. 

Birdseye view

The coming week we should be able to finish the support construction for the deck.

If things don't completely go south of heaven we should be able to finish the deck before vacation.

Title reference: Fall of the hammer/Legacy Of Kings/Hammerfall