Mitchells Plain Fibre Re-alignment
It was a great pleasure working with Zeinab. She was very satisfied with the inspection done by Titanshift prior to work commencement. Upon inspection, what we found stood in stark contrast to the standard method of installing fiberglass pools.
The problem in our case arose from the backfill material that was used…namely sand. The sand underneath was saturated with water which caused bulges along the walls.
The problem in our case arose from the backfill material that was used…namely sand. The sand underneath was saturated with water which caused the walls to bulge.
When the sand is wet, it becomes heavier than the water on the inside of the swimming pool. As a result, bulges develop if the wall structure is not strong enough to support the liquified sand.
On kicking off the work, our immediate objective was to control the backfill using gravel to add support against wall bulges.
Using gravel adds more cost to the client and it is by no means a cheaper alternative, but at the end of the day, the client understands the worth of the investment.
To break it down, we completed the following work:
Dug out the fibre, compacted the ground, laid the steel rods and the concrete, ground under pool with gravel, prepared the surface to accept fibre sheets, applied resin and epoxy for a stellar finish.