tiling – Specialised Build

Swimming pool refurb and building of terrace area

This was a total rebuild of a swimming pool and terrace area. This shows what can be achieved with some imagination. The renovation of the pool included the following –

All new plumbing installation, with all new fittings
Installation of new LED lights
Installation of counter current swim pump
Installation of massage fountain
Fit out of pump room with all new electrical control boxes, pumps for cascade, filtration and swim pump.
Installation of salt chlorinator with automatic pH dosing system
Raising the depth of the floor
Finished with Renolit AlkorPlan TOUCH VANITY reinforced membrane, for a truly luxurious result
Supply and install of cover system (not pictured)
Build of complete terrace around the pool, tiled, with correct falls and drainage
Building of pump house, outdoor toilet and storage area

As you can see from the before and after photographs, a lot of work went into creating the perfect pool. The marble effect of the TOUCH VANITY membrane gives the water a stunning blue turquoise colour. The TOUCH range is textured and feels luxurious. At the end is also a video of the installation.

Swimming pool liner and associated works by www.piscinaliner.com

Pool and terrace renovation

Swimming pool construction

Swimming pool rebuild, Estepona

White marble lined pool

Terrace construction, Estepona

Pool refurb, Estepona

Pool and terrace works, Estepona

Builders, Estepona

Pool repair and renovation, Costa del Sol

Swimming Pools

Total Swimming Pool Renovation, Costa del Sol

This is a total renovation of an old swimming pool. The prefabricated pool surround was breaking up and was painful for people to walk on. The inside of the pool was painted. After 30 years of paint being applied, it was looking a mess and the paint was starting to come off in patches.

The first thing that we did was to demolish the existing pool surround. This waste was removed to a treatment plant.

The swimming pool was then drained and allowed to dry a little ready for the sand blasting. The sand blasting removes all the loose paint back to the original render and ensures that the new tiles will be well stuck.

The surround is made from very hard white concrete. We build shuttering and then pour in the mix. Once it starts to set, we float it to level the stones in the mix. This creates a smooth, yet non slip surface. Once the concrete is fully set we remove the shuttering, polish the edges and make expansion cuts.

The last stage was to tile and grout the pool. In this pool the choice was high quality AlttoGlass mosaic tiles from the North of Spain.

As you can see, the results of this 5 day project are stunning.

Pool Renovation San Roque, Cadiz

Pool Reform San Roque, Cadiz

Pool repair and renovation, Costa del Sol

New Pool Surround, Marbella

New Pool Surround, Estepona

Pool tiling

Tiling painted pool

Quality building services on the Costa del Sol, Spain. Working from San Roque & Sotogrande to Nerja and the areas of Marbella, Mijas and Fuengirola. Inland we regularly work on building projects in Monda, Coin and Alhaurin el Grande

Interior

Building works to bathroom, shower installation and tiling, Marbella

In this project, our professional building team got to work in Marbella. The old guest bathroom was stripped out, the walls were then made good. The old floor tiles were also removed. In the area of the tiling in the shower zone, the walls were first waterproofed to ensure no leakage problems.

The tiles and colour scheme for the bathroom, were chosen and specified by the client. We think the result of this small project is very good.

The bathroom suite comprises a toilet, wash basin and shower, with new plumbing and taps.

waterproofing ready for tiling of shower

Building works, installing new bathroom

Tiling of a bathroom, Marbella

Interior

Interior plastering and plasterboard, Coin, nr Marbella

Interior plastering and plasterboard, Coin, nr Marbella.

This beautiful country house is in the hills above Marbella on the way to Coin. In this post, you can see the progress that our building team has made on the interior of the property. The house was very old and had constantly had new parts added and so none of the rooms had straight walls or ceilings of the same height.

In this part, which will be the lounge, we have removed columns, chimneys, false ceilings and stone cladding. We have then installed the plasterboard on all walls and ceiling. This will mean that where there were 2 rooms with several different finishes and different ceiling heights, there is now one type of wall and one level of ceiling.

There is a cavity between the plasterboard and the original walls, so this will give added insulation.

All the floors will have the same slate grey tiles throughout.

In the adjoining room, we have started to strip out the ceiling and this will get the same treatment.

Removing false ceilings, campo house, Marbella

Coin, Costa del Sol Builders

Interior plasterboarding, Marbella

Renovation of villa, Marbella

Coin, Malaga, Building company

Building services, Costa del Sol

Plaster board, interior, Marbella

Total villa renovation

We have also installed all new windows, with double glazing and persiana shutters and completely rewired the entire house. The finishing touch will be a new cast iron wood burning stove

Interior

Kitchen design and installation for country villa, Coin, Malaga

Kitchen design and installation for country villa, Coin, Malaga. Coin is a large inland town, about a 30 minute drive from both Marbella and Fuengirola.

As the kitchen is probably the most important room in the house, it needs to be carefully planned to ensure that the area flows smoothly. Our designers provide plans and 3D designs.

In this example, we completely stripped the room to a bare shell. All the old tiles were removed, along with all the old plumbing and electrics.

The client chose white cabinets with concealed handles and a stunning grey silistone top which glitters in the light from the shiny silver accents.

The walls of the kitchen have been left painted, which allows a quick colour change in the future, for this reason we specified that the upright of the kitchen work surface was slightly taller than usual.

The kitchen has been specified with dual ovens and all new matching equipment.

All the electrics in the kitchen are new, which has allowed us to put plug sockets and switches in more suitable places, as the hob and extractor unit have moved to the centre island. The dual ovens needed an uprated supply and the fridge has moved to a new location. The sink is in more or less the same place as the in the original kitchen, but has all new water supply and an undersink water heater.

As part of this project, the floor was stripped out and then tiled using a dark grey non slip tile. This tile will continue throughout the house, giving a modern feel to the villa.

This kitchen installation is part of a much larger villa renovation project, which has involved stripping most of the villa to a shell. On our facebook page we have a complete gallery of the building works that have been carried out.

Bespoke kitchen installed in villa, nr Marbella

Builders installing a new kitchen in Malaga

White kitchen, with no handles, Coin,nr Marbella and Mijas

Our builders preparing the floor for tiling

Walls plastered and painted ready for kitchen to be installed

Painting and decorating after plastering kitchen

Walls rebuilt with new windows

Designing and planning of bespoke kitchen

Plans and design for the kitchen

Exterior

Collapsing garden wall retaining wall and terrace re built

Collapsing garden wall retaining wall and terrace re built, Estepona, Malaga, Spain

Due to poor quality of building this garden wall became dangerous, showing huge cracks. It was about to collapse into the street. Once we started to demolish the wall, we found that there was nothing supporting the terrace and the wall had no reinforcing. Inside the terrace the wall is around 1.60m high, but out in the road it is just under 2.5m high, so if it was to collapse it could do significant damage, injure someone, or block the road.

The wall had cracks and would have eventually failed but the damage was aggravated by heavy rain at the end of 2016. The torrential rain flooded the terrace, then washed out the earth from underneath. If the wall had been built properly in the first place, this would not have been a problem.

We will completely demolish the wall, pour new reinforced concrete foundations and then rebuild the wall. The terrace will have a new concrete slab poured with the correct steel reinforcing and drainage points put in.

We will then tile the terrace in non slip tiles (essential in a swimming pool area), leaving it looking like new.

If you have walls with cracks, it is best to have them looked at by a professional builder before they become dangerous. It is possible that the damage can be halted, or underpinned, saving money.