16-24th May 2014
Bales
Found a great source of straw bales near(ish) to work. Super friendly farmer even lent me a trailer to transport the bales (I think he thought a was a little mad and took pity on my tiny trailer that my Dad made back in the 70's). £2.50 each. Good tight bales. Sunny weather. Little help from big Gaz. 3 trips. Sorted.
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| Bales - under wraps |
Polystyrene Sheets for base
Got a good deal on some 8x4 sheets of polystyrene. When delivered found out they were the posh foil coated variety which means they were a superb deal ;-)
Pinning the bales
Decided to use wooden stakes (trying to eco balance the use of polystyrene) instead of steel rebar. 32 off 50mm 1.5m tree stakes.
Drainage
As I am effectively below ground level, I have got a ton of sand (lucky to have a local sand and gravel quarry) for £20. Hoping that will give any ground water somewhere to run through rather than standing under the pool. Covering the sand with groundsheet to keep the bales dry from rising damp. It will do for this mission but think a better solution needed for a more permanent installation.
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| Levelled & raked |
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| A little help from my not so little girl |
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| Ready to build |
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