Building a swimming Pool, what tile adhesive and grout to use?

Building a pool with mosaic and large format tiles, I am using the Ardex tile adhesive and grout in my swimming pool build, these modern products have been developed in such a way to enable a simpler outcome and ease of use
I look at adhesives and epoxy grout and talk about the tanking system that we used, Vince also shares his advice on building a pool in this video
ARDEX heritage dates back more than 60 years and, as a global manufacturer of high-performance building materials, ARDEX has remained at the forefront of the UK professional tiling and flooring industries. With an extensive range for swimming pools, their products are designed to work together as systems that not only fast-track installation times, but that also produce long-lasting, durable finishes. As a result, ARDEX has been specified on many prestigious projects, including the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games as well as the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Edinburgh for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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[@ricos1497]

Just the information I need. Thanks, Rishi Sunak.

[@dlite1972]

Brilliant 😂

[@Howt-ooo]

Dien 😂

[@Scott12719]

As someone who's renovating every room in my house it's nice to have some variation on the channel and it's re-assuring to see X77 being used here as I'm renovating my bathroom in 4 weeks time using the same adhesive. It will be my first time tiling and I'll be using some of the carpentry techniques you've taught me, story sticks, scribing etc. it's all been so useful, thanks again Robin!

[@vandyFixer]

No wonder you're excited about it Robin. The whole project is awesome and the pool looks very inviting. I hope you and your family get lots of enjoyment from it. Well deserved.

[@skiathosmobi]

It's great to see someone who knows his subject 👍😎

[@douglaslyfe3494]

I met Vince at the Ardex Academy in Haverhill a couple of months ago when I attended a BAL training day. He was really knowledgeable and a great guy. I'd highly recommend their training days. The one I went to was arranged through Tile & Stone (Norwich) and everyone (including really experienced tilers) all left with more knowledge at the end of the day. It was well organised and I learned loads. Well done Robin for highlighting best practise and doing the job properly. Cheers, Mat from Norfolk

[@fardastevie2827]

robin your pad is the bees knees well done to you sir

[@fardastevie2827]

enjoy your fruits of your labour well done 👍👍

[@garyhollywell2112]

Robin it looks amazing, at some stage in the future would you mind sharing what the running costs are per month / Quarter for such a pool (energy, Chemicals etc) please?

[@ukconstruction]

I will Gary

[@paulosullivan3991]

At last ,great video .my head as been spinning , top class

[@fredthomas7254]

Have been excited to see this myself. Looks amazing.

[@jamiefors5062]

Great insight and a lovely pool, looks mint

[@samposton9101]

Nice Robin. Come together nicely. Bet it was nice having the pool yesterday!

[@SJWardBuilders]

Looks really amazing, well done! And as always you have given me great advice especially as I have my own pool project in the pipeline!!

[@ukconstruction]

Great to hear!

[@Petertronic]

I've been looking forward to seeing more on the pool, great video. I really like the look of the mosaic.

[@ukconstruction]

More to come!

[@JakeBM4]

Awesome! Looking foward to seeing the plant room

[@ukconstruction]

Coming soon!

[@jaydave90]

Beautiful workmanship, truly amazing!

[@ukconstruction]

Thank you very much!

[@antonyporter5045]

stunning job as always

[@martinclarke6209]

Morning Robin. Very educational as always, love seeing this pool come along, what a wonderful lifestyle asset and as always the devil is in your detailing! Enjoy the fruits of your hard work, buddy All the best. Martin✊️

[@ukconstruction]

Thanks Martin, I'm off for a dip now!!

[@GSMah]

Robin is an amazing contractor (like hens teeth these days). This goes to show if you master you craft and provide quality A1 service to your customers you will reap the rewards. 👍

[@ukconstruction]

Wow, thanks!

[@johnstewartrichards5922]

Easy to imagine a Carpenter jumping straight in after a hard day at work. Extra pool water filters might be needed for Sawdust filtration! ; )

[@johnchincotta1qwdb15]

Nice one Rob

[@sttm1283]

really nice pool.

[@anthonyh6812]

Any chance you can do a non-tradies cost breakdown for the building/pool Robin? What a dream!

[@samsingh2042]

Amazing, you have a beauitful home sir

[@ukconstruction]

Thank you kindly

[@izmirfication]

Very informative , what is the main reason for using a trowel applied cement based mortar type pool waterproofing in this project rather than just brushing a two component elastic cementitous slurry.This detail may seem very useless but main practice is generally brushing an elastic slurry as it has all the features needed for this job.

[@johnfstockland]

Great looking pool, but seems more like an infomercial?

[@cuebj]

Nothing wrong with infomercials when they're good and it's obvious what they are.

[@Bond2025]

I would like to see something about reducing the echo in there, that would drive me mad. You can install various things to absorb and reflect sound waves to cancel them out.

[@Mushyboy007]

Clever ol boy

[@paulcloona9331]

Brilliant ❤️

[@nickhaley4663]

Thats a very big tadpole in the pool Robin

[@ukcarpenteroutdoors7081]

Hi rob , hope your well, I’ve done my own pool as well 12 m x 8 m. I used a liner for mine . Also and indoor pool. Hope you get your head around the chemical balance , took me ages lol 😂 Any update on latch jig? ATB

[@ukconstruction]

I use an auto dosing machine that measures the chemical levels and injects the correct amounts of chlorine and PH to maintain the levels I am running at 0.7ppm on the chlorine and 7.4ph how about you??

[@morrisonmeister]

@@ukconstruction I was wondering similar did you consider the pros and cons of a good quality pool liner?

[@ukcarpenteroutdoors7081]

@@ukconstruction my pool is hand dose, so check level twice a week and add chemical as needed takes abit more maths and knowing the amount of water in the pool . The system you have sounds great

[@ukconstruction]

I have an Asin Aqua Net that I can use remotely via an internet enabled app it is super convenient even just to check the water temperature!!

[@loafersheffield]

Large format porcs....... Thankyou so much, El Cheapo "so called plasterer". _-_-_-_-_-_-- Is there a chemical additive, that makes the water change colour, if you have a wee-wee in the shallow end?

[@MarkBirmes]

Is it okay to use rectified tile on a spa spillway or on the pool waterline?

[@ianroughley1933]

great vid yet again....but you look really tired M8 ...............time to rest and chill is needed for you bud 👍

[@S.p.h.2021]

Bitten by the pet shark 😂

[@cuebj]

Tiny comment. The echoes in the pool meant I couldn't hear and follow the words until I swapped to highish quality in-ear buds. Then, I realised the volume was OK, but the clarity wasn't. Living and learning about audio as well as building!

[@GeorgeMoore55]

Hi Dear🌹🌹 How are you doing?

[@liamrobinson7766]

Would be great advice if it wasn’t coming from someone selling their own product 👍 I’m sure there’s other brands out there that are fine

[@ukconstruction]

I had to choose a tried and trusted brand for my project, Ardex provided me with much advice and guidance from way back when I was planning the build, I had approached other brands but they did not have the same support so that is why I used them

[@grrinc]

Looks great, but Ardex pot lifes and opening times are nonsense. I had to abandon using their products because I was throwing away half the product and losing money. Technical support where useless. Gone back to my old brand. Cheaper, but reliable times.

[@lhfloors]

As a tiler I agree but all to do with temperature in room and surface what do you use now mate

[@grrinc]

@@lhfloors Yes agreed, ambient conditions can tilt times in either direction. I compensate and adjust accordingly, but in the UK we rarely drift out of the sweet spots. Right now, I'm back to Rocatex c2te slow for walls. Bucket life is superb and has great texture. I can happily mix entire bags and relax if I'm bogged down with cuts. Edit.. I even purchased Ardexs own birdcage mixer to replace my helix style. So I did try!!

[@tonynolan6334]

He said the grout keeps out Salmonella? Surely means Legionella? 😜

[@ukconstruction]

Salmonella can cause illness through contaminated pool water, chlorine correctly dosed will kill the bacteria its one of about 5 germs that can affect pools