Marley Manor Pool Barn
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This is another classic form of pool enclosure with side aisles and King post trusses, this time with a highly efficient stainless steel ‘gib and cotter’ tensioning system between the foot of the King post and the tie beam. The building is the work of local architect Robert Trembath who continues to carry out excellent work in the area. (Photography: Duncan McNichol)
Besides the pool barn we fabricated a stairs tower and fitness studio adjoining the main pool. These shots taken in our workshop at prefabrication stage, and show the conical roof of the stairs tower and its main octagonal roof post which lands on the corner of the top plate of the fitness studio to make a neat termination. (Photography: Duncan McNichol)
Here is the main pool barn roof frame assembled ready for us to cut and pitch the oak rafters. When roof structures have a level of complexity is pays to pre-assemble in the workshop before final assembly on site. (Photography: Duncan McNichol)
Here we see the hip end of the main pool barn and the stairs tower and fitness studio roofs assembled on site nearly ready for hand over to the builder to clad. (Photography: Duncan McNichol)
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