Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
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Planning a swimming pool to be placed in competent bedrock on a hillside location. The pool will be cut into perfect stable rock; this data is confirmed from adjacent excavations while creating landscaping planter. Is it better to cut the exact size of the pool and when placing reinforced concrete use the exposed rock face as a form for pouring concrete from one side and a wooden or metal form from the other side, or cut an additional 2-3 ft more than the pool footprint and build the pool walls with wood or metal forms on both sides then do and an engineered fill and compact it?





RE: Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
RE: Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
RE: Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
RE: Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
RE: Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
We have begun to see the following note on some site grading plans "All grading activity shall be coordinated with the recommendations in this report", referring to the site specific geotechnical report. However, the site grading notes further state the geotechnical report is "available for information purposes". We, the geotechnical engineer, contend that the report is not a contract document, is indeed for information purposes (in the hands of a contractor) only, and should not be used as a substitute for a project specific site grading plan. ARe we over-reacting?
RE: Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
RE: Swimming Pool in bedrock on hillside
If any rock joints persist after full excavations I will jet clean the joints and join the rock with epoxied 1 inch rebar and may grout the cleaned joints.