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Published:
December
16,
2009
£50,000
project to re-tile Burnham-On-Sea swimming pool hits setback

The
£50,000 project to replace every tile in Burnham-On-Sea's
swimming pool got underway this week and immediately hit a setback
when it emerged that the scale of the problems is worse than first
thought.
The
owners of Burnham Swim and Sports Academy, Mark
and Sara Cox-Conklin,
have received
the "disappointing" news that the necessary repairs
will be more extensive - and expensive - than hoped.
Mark
told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "Unfortunately,
the work is bigger than expected."
"The
team has found that water has seeped in behind the tiles onto
the concrete rendering and then the chlorine has turned the rendering
into a sand-like material. This is why the tiles have been coming
off the pool's walls over the past year."
"It
is a huge job and means the costs have risen by an extra £6,000
to £52,000 and will take longer to complete."
"However,
we allowed some extra time in our schedule and still expect the
whole project to be completed within six weeks and the pool to
re-open on January 25th."
He
added: "We're determined to get the problems resolved once
and for all."
"We
have employed the best team of specialists and, once completed,
we will have three layers of rendering over the pool's concrete
base."
The
repairs come after a wall of the pool partially collapsed last
December
and a large number of tiles came off the side in several places
earlier this year.
Mark
stressed that the centre's popular Starbucks cafe, cardio studio
and sports shop will continue to be open throughout the work over
the festive period.
Burnham-On-Sea.com
was first to report earlier
this month that the sports academy's £330,000 extension
had been given the go-ahead by district council planners.
Meanwhile,
Pontins at Brean is opening its pool to the public over the next
few weeks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7am - 9am while
Burnham pool is closed. Entry costs £2.50 and users enter
via the Security Gate.

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