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• Locate the 45mm thickness wooden vertical
support planks and 5mm x 100mm screws.
• Vertical support planks are positioned each side of
every metal brace, refer to your laminated pool
layout drawing for the position of each one. Each
metal brace is boxed in by using a wooden metal
brace cover that is screwed to the vertical support
planks.
[See Figure B25]
• On the outside of the pool place a vertical support
plank each side of every metal brace. The vertical
support planks are designed to be fixed so their
edge is against the pool wall. Note that the vertical
support planks need not be installed tight against
the side of the metal brace, they must be spaced
to suit the width of the wooden metal brace cover.
[See Figures B26 & B27]
• Each vertical support will need cutting to match the
pool wall height. If the support is cut too long it will
make fitting the top shelving difficult. It is advisable
to number each support with its position and cut to
suit that position. Cut each vertical support so that
it is level with the top of the pool wall.
[See Figure
B25]
• It will be easiest to fit the vertical supports by
having one person in the pool and another outside
holding each support.
• Position each vertical support so that the top of the
support is level with the top of the pool wall, a set
square will assist. The top shelving will eventually
rest on both the vertical support plank and the pool
wall. From inside the pool pilot drill (4mm) through
the top plank and into vertical support plank and fix
with a screw.
• Ensure that the screw pulls the vertical support
tight against the pool wall.
• Use a spirit level to position the support vertically
and draw a corresponding vertical line down the
inside of the pool. This line should mark the centre
of the vertical support plank.
• Pilot drill (4mm) through the bottom plank and into
vertical support and fix with a screw. Again ensure
that the screw pulls the vertical support plank tight
against the pool wall.
• In the same way fix a screw through each
horizontal plank into the vertical support.
• In a similar way fix another vertical support plank
the other side of the metal support brace to suit the
width of the wooden metal brace cover.
[See
Figure B26]
• Note that the second vertical support does not
need fixing to each horizontal plank.
[See Figure
B26]
• Locate the wooden metal brace cover and fix it to
the two vertical support planks to box in the metal
brace.
[See Figure B27]
• Repeat the above method for the remaining
vertical supports at each metal brace position.
• If you have 70mm thickness vertical support
planks, fix them in place according to your
laminated pool layout drawing at his stage.
Fitting the Wooden Vertical Support Planks
Figure B25
Figure B26
Figure B27