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Here's a short video showing natural stone pool copings and pavings being laid on a pool renovation.
Here the mason spreads on a PVA adhesive on the pool masonry.
He then lays a bed of mortar directly on this and lays the pool copings working to his string lines.
The last stone is measured and cut to size allowing 1cm each side for the joint.
These natural riven faced copings have a bull nose on the pool side
and a quarter rounded edge on the paving side to soften the transition to the paving.
Sometimes, paving is laid under the pool copings so this softened edge is important.
These pool copings are chocolate colour to match the local stone but we also import a
grey and a cream colour. Oakwood Import stock and deliver all over France.
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Bed in the cut stone and check its level with the stones either side.
In fact, the job starts with laying the 4 internal corner stones and a straight stone
either side.
Then mason's lines are set up and tensioned. One for line, along the bull nose edge and
one for level on the top of the stone.
If the pool has a roman end or square steps, use the string line to lay the roman end starter
stones or the external corner stones (as here) working to the lines.
The mix should be sand and cement tile adhesive in about 3 to 1 ratio. You can add some PVA
adhesive to the mix.
Keep mortar away from the edge of the pool to avoid spillage.
Lay the stones leaving 1cm gaps for the joint.
For the paving, lay a sand and cement screed to a slight fall away from the pool
(about 2cm in 1m).
A small cut out may be necessary for the skimmer lids.
The paving is calibrated to 20mm thick.
The pavings are laid on a thin bed of mortar on top of the dry screed and tapped into place with a rubber mallet.
After the paving is laid, the joints will need to be filled.
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