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Pools and Spas

john12345
Growing in Experience
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  Hi - I’ve seen these outdoor portable showers which are designed for camping and connecting with a gas cylinder. https://www.bunnings.com.au/thermo ...

Happy_Learner
Getting Established
3 replies

Hi all, I’m looking for ideas to add shade for our pool pump, only on the north-facing (outer) side. The Colorbond sheet on top will stay as is. The ...

renonewbie
Cultivating a Following
7 replies

        hi there ive recently completed a crazy pave on our outdoor pool surrounds. It all went well apart from the grouting. we grouted with a be ...

Sandra3
Just Starting Out
7 replies

Hi I am looking to build a pool pump cover out of something that is low maintenance and provides ventilation for the pool heater. I would love to be a ...

Techirish
Finding My Feet
4 replies

The previous owners of our property in Melbourne had a honeycomb rock garden at the pool's edge, with some rocks embedded into the top of the pool wal ...

Starfishlane
Cultivating a Following
17 replies

4.5mtx4mt internal courtyard on only a 127sqmt lot. I was hoping to have small plunge pool installed but sewer and other services were below undergrou ...

AussiePossum
Growing in Experience
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I have been helping to renovate a new property, which has a 12,000L above-ground "clipper pool" (from Poly Pools) in the backyard. It hasn't been used ...

Darrinph
Just Starting Out
1 reply

Hello brains trust, First time poster, long time lurker. I will be installing a timber retaining wall around my pool area, and then installing a gla ...

Dina21
Just Starting Out
1 reply

Would appreciate step by step instructions for DIY for my concrete pool which needs a repainting. I understand that this will require acid clean initi ...

TekBoffin
Growing in Experience
16 replies

We have (had) an oval above ground pool, with internal swim-out steps that were made out of large styrofoam blocks and sat under the liner. Our yard w ...

LodoFamily
Finding My Feet
4 replies

A stunning view was going to waste. Using native Australian Tallowwood we designed and built a small oasis. A 5 person spa situated to allow for t ...

rosietaylor
Just Starting Out
1 reply

I’m thinking about getting a robotic pool cleaner for my big pool but not sure if it’s worth the investment. Do they actually work well on larger pool ...

pumpkins001
Finding My Feet
6 replies

Hi experts! I'm looking to build a double gate for my pool equipment and I'd like to match my Ekodeck Castellated Panel I have as a screen on a nearby ...

dbase92000
Growing in Experience
7 replies

Hello Team, I'm looking for a chlorine powder for my pool. I have a salt water pool so there is a chlorinator already making chlorine using the sal ...

jubjp
Getting Established
10 replies

I'm wanting to build a free standing, low-lying quarter circle deck to bear the load of a 1680kg spa (1680kg assuming that the spa is full of water an ...

kalradeepak
Growing in Experience
3 replies

Hi Guys Do you have any recommendation for buying electric / rechargeable pool vacuum for large in ground pool? Need vacuum without the need of existi ...

BrettSa
Finding My Feet
5 replies

I have built some basic decks for a garden shed & outdoor furniture in the past so have a basic understanding without being too concerned about weight ...

RobInglis
Finding My Feet
2 replies

We purchased a maisonette with a small, grassed backyard and old decked alfresco area. The vision was to build a backyard oasis with a plunge pool and ...

Firsttimerhelp5
Just Starting Out
5 replies

Hi All, Would love some suggestions on what we can do to update the current fence area and generally modernise the area?Many thanks in advance.

XTW77
Finding My Feet
6 replies

Hi, we’re updating our dated pool area and have a low wall of keystone blocks edging the outer area. We would like to render the blocks making a smoo ...

snowgoose62
Growing in Experience
1 reply

Hi there, I have a plunge pool that needs the floor raised about 100mm. The current 150mm concrete floor has been coated with Drizoro Maxseal Flex-M G ...

fr97sk
Getting Established
9 replies

        Hi all! i’m looking to do some work on the pool and surrounds. However, I have no idea on what can be done. The pool has pebblecrete insi ...

patrickhayes
Getting Established
2 replies

Hi, We bought this house and the pool area is quite dated. We will be: installing a glass fence on the retaining wall and across the lawn area and, ...

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