Concrete Pools: Features of Construction in Winter Conditions

Every owner of the house wants to make it even more cozy and beautiful. Having built a swimming pool in your home, you will add not only joys but also health to all the inhabitants of your house. Previously, to build a good pool, it took a lot of time, effort and cost, now it has become much more affordable. The technology of construction has become much simpler, the choice of materials is huge, and the prices have become much more moderate. The most convenient and durable are concrete pools - if the process of manufacturing is approached by all the rules, then such a pool will be uninterruptedly serving you for many years. In addition, the pool of concrete gives a lot of freedom for the designer's imagination: the ability to inject any shape, space in terms of finishes and accessories and many other advantages.

It is not always possible to build a swimming pool in the summer, sometimes you have to work in the winter, and at low temperatures some processes will be coordinately different from working on summer days. In this article, we will look at the construction features that are common to all concrete pools in winter conditions.

The most important feature is the concreting process, on which we will stop our attention. A competent approach to this part of the work will guarantee good strength and long life of the pool. The problem of concreting at negative temperatures is that when the concrete freezes, the water in it turns into ice and the curing process stops. In this case, the frozen water breaks the concrete and the surface is covered with cracks, and the elements of sand and gravel very poorly adhere to each other.

In this regard, the work should be carried out at zero temperature, closing the construction site from cold air, then the temperature inside will be above atmospheric. Closed area is desirable to further heat, thereby approaching the desired temperature. The concrete mix should have a positive temperature, therefore it should be preheated in advance. The embedded concrete on cold soil begins to cool quickly, so the soil needs to be warmed up in advance, and the concrete should be constantly blown with warm air. And only after the solidification of the mass is complete, the heating of the concrete can be stopped.

There is also a method of curing concrete at a negative temperature. Antifreeze additives are added to the concrete mix , which lower the freezing point of water. Thus, the concrete safely hardens at minus temperature.

Properly approaching the whole process, you can make a wonderful pool that will serve you for many years and will not disturb you.