I've seen a lot of videos but your is one of the best ever! I will use your guidelines to build mine when I get ready. Home Depot could do very well with an instructor like you. Thank you very much!
@SenatorTonyKreutzer Mine is about 6.5 feet wide. i'd have to run out and measure, I don't remember exactly. i do knwo that I would have liked it even a bit wider. My original plans called for it to be wider. i had planned on using 6 inch block. When I found the blocks i didn't really think about their width. I ended up with 8 inch blocks which took out 4 inches.
@SenatorTonyKreutzer Mine is about 6.5 feet wide. i'd have to run out and measure, I don't remember exactly. i do knwo that I would have liked it even a bit wider. My original plans called for it to be wider. i had planned on using 6 inch block. When I found the blocks i didn't really think about their width. I ended up with 8 inch blocks which took out 4 inches.
@SenatorTonyKreutzer Mine is about 6.5 feet wide. i'd have to run out and measure, I don't remember exactly. i do know that I would have liked it even a bit wider. My original plans called for it to be wider. i had planned on using 6 inch block. When I found the blocks i didn't really think about their width. I ended up with 8 inch blocks which took out 4 inches.
@SenatorTonyKreutzer Thansk for watching, I'm glad it has helped! You can definitely do it by yourself. The thigns you will run into, especially at that length is keeping water out of your hole during the process. The rain was part of the reason it took me so much longer than I had anticipated. 5 feet will be too narrow if you plan on doing any strokes that take your arms out to your sides ie. the breast stroke or the butterfly.
you'll want to have it as wide as your arm span across plus more to allow for a bit of side to side movement as you will likely not swim exactly straight
@darkbigb Thank you! the cost will vary greatly depending on how you source your materials. the pump, for example, I purchased used through ebay at a savings of over 2,000$ Most of the cinder blocks i purchased through craigslist. All in all i'd say I spent probably around 2k.
DUDE!!! I am really impressed, looks like you found a good way to stay in shape, digging a giant hole and then moving the dirt piles. This is really pretty cool, good work.
How much did this cost you overall?
Michiganatheart 1 day ago
I've seen a lot of videos but your is one of the best ever! I will use your guidelines to build mine when I get ready. Home Depot could do very well with an instructor like you. Thank you very much!
May I call you Joe?
PLYNCH28 2 days ago
Well, poured at the base.
HOW WIDE IS YOURS ?
SenatorTonyKreutzer 3 weeks ago
@SenatorTonyKreutzer Mine is about 6.5 feet wide. i'd have to run out and measure, I don't remember exactly. i do knwo that I would have liked it even a bit wider. My original plans called for it to be wider. i had planned on using 6 inch block. When I found the blocks i didn't really think about their width. I ended up with 8 inch blocks which took out 4 inches.
thehoffaman 3 weeks ago
@SenatorTonyKreutzer Mine is about 6.5 feet wide. i'd have to run out and measure, I don't remember exactly. i do knwo that I would have liked it even a bit wider. My original plans called for it to be wider. i had planned on using 6 inch block. When I found the blocks i didn't really think about their width. I ended up with 8 inch blocks which took out 4 inches.
thehoffaman 3 weeks ago
@SenatorTonyKreutzer Mine is about 6.5 feet wide. i'd have to run out and measure, I don't remember exactly. i do know that I would have liked it even a bit wider. My original plans called for it to be wider. i had planned on using 6 inch block. When I found the blocks i didn't really think about their width. I ended up with 8 inch blocks which took out 4 inches.
thehoffaman 3 weeks ago
Man, THANK YOU for posting this.
I was considering to do a 5' wide x 25' long lap pool in my yard EXACTLY like yours, and not with poured concrete, but just cinder.
You just proved to me what I thought: That it can be a 1-man project.
Thanks !
SenatorTonyKreutzer 3 weeks ago
@SenatorTonyKreutzer Thansk for watching, I'm glad it has helped! You can definitely do it by yourself. The thigns you will run into, especially at that length is keeping water out of your hole during the process. The rain was part of the reason it took me so much longer than I had anticipated. 5 feet will be too narrow if you plan on doing any strokes that take your arms out to your sides ie. the breast stroke or the butterfly.
thehoffaman 3 weeks ago
you'll want to have it as wide as your arm span across plus more to allow for a bit of side to side movement as you will likely not swim exactly straight
thehoffaman 3 weeks ago
How much did this project cost? Looks good. Thanks for posting video.
darkbigb 1 month ago
@darkbigb Thank you! the cost will vary greatly depending on how you source your materials. the pump, for example, I purchased used through ebay at a savings of over 2,000$ Most of the cinder blocks i purchased through craigslist. All in all i'd say I spent probably around 2k.
thehoffaman 3 weeks ago
DUDE!!! I am really impressed, looks like you found a good way to stay in shape, digging a giant hole and then moving the dirt piles. This is really pretty cool, good work.
geophreigh 4 months ago
@geophreigh Thank you. It was a ton of work. When i first started laying the blocks, i thought to myself "what have I gotten myself into." LOL
thehoffaman 3 weeks ago