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Garden Pools in Worcester.

An ornamental garden pool can make a useful and interesting addition to most gardens.
Small gardens are not really suitable for a pool although a water feature could be made out of a half barrel, with a suitable liner, it will not be large enough for fish to survive.
If you have small children a pool should not be considered, because of the safety aspect.

Siting a pool.

A pool should be sited away from trees, in an open position, and where it will be in sunlight for at least half a day.
Try to site the pool relative to the surrounding garden, and where it will be a decorative feature.
A pool can reflect garden plants or feature such as a statue. And can become the focal point of the garden.

Constructing a pool.

After deciding on a suitable site, first mark out the shape of the pool. An easy way is to use the hosepipe, and lay it in the shape required, before digging the soil out.
You could of course use a preformed shell, but as with all pools, must be perfectly level.
After making the required shape, tap in four pegs around the perimeter, and level using a spirit level and a length of straight timber.
Dig out the pool and slope the sides. A shelve could be left 9ins. Wide by 9ins. Deep, to allow marginal planting. After digging out to the required depth, usually about two ft.put a layer of sand in the bottom and around the sloping sides use loft insulation, or you could use the special under lining quilt.
Next unfold the butyl liner, and place in the excavation, making sure the liner is equally positioned around the pool. Begin to fill the pool slowly removing any creases that form.
When the pool is full, trim off surplus liner. Finish off around the top of the pool by bedding coping stones in mortar, overlapping edge.