Hello everyone,
Some time ago, we had a pool built, and after installing the pool surround, we noticed that the stones of the pool edging were not laid level. Over a distance of 2 meters (6.5 feet), there is a height difference of 2 cm (0.8 inches) or more. It looks visually awful, and the construction company says this is completely within the tolerance of the German standard and therefore is not a defect.
Can someone help me and tell me if this is indeed within the tolerance or if I am being misled here? Thanks in advance.
Best regards
Some time ago, we had a pool built, and after installing the pool surround, we noticed that the stones of the pool edging were not laid level. Over a distance of 2 meters (6.5 feet), there is a height difference of 2 cm (0.8 inches) or more. It looks visually awful, and the construction company says this is completely within the tolerance of the German standard and therefore is not a defect.
Can someone help me and tell me if this is indeed within the tolerance or if I am being misled here? Thanks in advance.
Best regards
I don’t think I fully understand yet who built what.
You installed the curbs, and they are uneven because they follow the headwalls that the contractor installed?
Or did he install the curbs, and they are sinking with a 1% slope (which looks like it in the first picture)?
You installed the curbs, and they are uneven because they follow the headwalls that the contractor installed?
Or did he install the curbs, and they are sinking with a 1% slope (which looks like it in the first picture)?
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plewin1004 Jan 2020 16:47guckuck2 schrieb:
I don’t think I fully understand who built what now?
You installed the curbs, and they are uneven because they follow the head plates that the contractor installed? Not quite.
The curbs were installed six months later by a landscaping contractor. We noticed that the pool edging (the coping stone basically on top of the pool) is uneven. We wanted to level it out with the curbstones, but that would have created sharp points between the curbstones that could cause injuries.
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HilfeHilfe4 Jan 2020 17:27Ok, so the pool and coping were carried out by two different companies? That’s obviously frustrating. But honestly, for a $75,000 pool, it’s worth getting an expert assessment.
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plewin1004 Jan 2020 17:28HilfeHilfe schrieb:
So, that means the pool and edging were done by two different companies? That’s certainly frustrating. But honestly, with a $75,000 pool, I would get an expert assessment. I will probably do that. Thanks
plewin100 schrieb:
Not quite.
The edging was installed six months later by a landscape gardener. During that process, we noticed that the pool border (the coping stone, basically the top edge of the pool) is uneven. We wanted to even it out with the surrounding stones, but that would have created sharp points between the stones where someone could get injured. So, does the coping stone form an S-shape instead of a straight line, or is it an issue of height difference (step offsets)?
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plewin1004 Jan 2020 18:42I sent photos earlier... the light-colored stone creates a wave in height. The black stone is perfectly vertical.