Despite the small property, this Etobicoke, Ont., homeowner wanted to include a number of features and amenities in their backyard and called on Solda Pools of Brampton, Ont., to turn this dream into a reality. To accommodate the multiple features of this project, including a pool and spa, water and fire features, and various areas for dining, lounging, cookouts, storage, and softscaping, no space was left unturned.
The Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC) provides the minimum safety requirements for electrical installations in various locations. Section 68 of the OESC includes rules specific to electrical installations and electrical equipment related to swimming pools and spas/hot tubs. Grounding and bonding rules in the code are always challenging, and Rule 68-058, which provides bonding requirements for pools, is no exception.
To be a competent builder, one must have the ability to adapt quickly to manage unusual known or unknown circumstances as they arise throughout the design-build process. This reality is particularly palpable in the business of aquatic construction. Pool and spa builders face many of the same challenges as those who construct homes and commercial buildings, in addition to the various challenges that are specific to the aquatics industry. To provide the owner with quality assurance, pool/spa builders have to make decisive and often radical changes to the equipment on site, labour allotment, labour skill-sets, design components, and special provisions to manage site conditions effectively.
Set along the Ottawa River, the locale of this swimming pool project lent itself well to a vanishing edge design. Despite the difficult waterfront location, Roger Willis Contracting, also in Ottawa, met the challenge head on.
For much of their history, steel swimming pool kits were manufactured like cookie cutters. Manufacturers would typically offer a few different shapes—square, rectangle, oval, or octagonal—in a couple of different sizes, with a handful of choices for steps. The homeowner simply picked one from a book and that was that. Without the advantage of today’s technology, each steel panel had to be cut and bent by hand as manufacturers simply did not have the staff to complete all of the labour-intensive customization.
One aspect of fibreglass swimming pools, which makes them particularly attractive to consumers and builders alike, is their ability to be installed relatively quickly in comparison to other types of inground pools. Keep in mind; however, quick is a relative term as the time it takes to safely and properly install a fibreglass pool will depend on the project site, builder experience, as well as the available resources and workforce. Cutting corners can result in poor installation, and in some cases, even a damaged pool, which may need to be replaced.
Cottage owners in the small lakeside community of Lac Saint-Joseph, Que., enjoyed the swimming pool at a luxury hotel they visited in Gatineau so much that they sought the builder to create a unique aquatic retreat of their own.
Plaster is defined as a soft mixture of lime, sand or cement, and water. It is common for contractors and swimming pool owners alike to associate all cement-based interior pool finishes as a plaster finish; however, this is not the case.
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