Post #814688 by doctorexotico on Sun, Jan 12, 2025 11:42 AM

Actually it was super easy. I went to Lowe’s and bought a pond tub to use for the basin. I used 2” foam to insulate the foundation wall using construction glue and the the plastic tabs that hammer drill into the foundation as well. Then take expanded metal like you would use for a tile base and shape that into whatever you want. I attached that with 4” concrete screws to go thru 2” of foam and then 2” of concrete. You could have a pool contractor spray it but this would have caused more mess than I wanted,so I just put multiple coats of mortar mix( spread by hand) to give me a 1 1/4” shell.