Fitting The Wooden Vertical Support Planks; Fitting The Top Shelving Brackets - Plastica Self-Build Eco Wooden Pool Installation Manual

Fitting the Wooden Vertical Support Planks

• Locate the wooden vertical support planks and 5mm x 100mm screws
• Refer to your pool layout drawing for the positions.
• The vertical support planks are designed to be fixed so their edge is against the pool
wall [see figure 17].
• Each vertical support will need cutting to match the pool wall height. If the vertical
support plank is cut too long it will make fitting the top shelving difficult. It is
advisable to number each vertical 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.
• 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 it is level with the top of the pool wall, a set square
will assist. The top shelving will eventually rest on the vertical support planks, the
triangular top shelving brackets and the pool wall. From inside the pool pilot drill
(4mm) through the top plank and into vertical support 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 vertical support plank 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 brace tight against the pool wall.
• In a similar way fix a screw through each horizontal plank into the support plank.

Fitting the Top Shelving Brackets

• The top shelving that runs around the perimeter is supported by wooden brackets.
These triangular brackets are fixed against the pool wall
• Locate the top shelving brackets and place them on top of the pool wall in
approximately the positions indicated on the Pool Layout drawing of your sized
swimming pool.
• From the fixings kit locate the 5mm x 100mm screws, two are required for each
shelving bracket.
• With a pencil mark the centre position of each shelving bracket on the top of the
pool wall according to the dimensions on the Pool Layout drawing.
• Position the wooden external ladder in the middle of your chosen wall. On each side
hold a shelving support tight against the outside of the ladder and mark its position. The ladder is later bolted onto these
shelving supports.
• It will be easiest to fit the top shelving brackets by having one person in the pool and another outside holding each bracket.
• Level the top of the shelving bracket with the top of the pool wall, a set square will assist. The top shelving will eventually rest on
both the shelving bracket and the pool wall. Pilot drill (4mm) the top hole through the pool wall and fix the screw horizontally
into the shelving bracket.
• Make sure the bracket is vertical with a spirit level and then pilot drill and fix the lower screw.
• Repeat this procedure for all the top shelving brackets.
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[see figure 18].
Figure 17
Figure 18