Build your own swimming pool START to FINISH

Slideshow showing the excavation and construction of an outdoor swimming pool. Further details to add as captions later

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• Build
• your
• own
• swimming
• pool
• start
• to
• finish
• Site
• Location
• Digger
• Dumper
• Size
• Depth
• Excavation
• Levelling
• Pipework
• Pipes
• Drainage
• Steel
• Reinforcement
• Pressure
• test
• Hydrostatic
• valve
• skimmer
• concrete
• water
• waterproofing
• blocking
• blocks
• lights
• transformers
• coping
• paving
• ladder
• liner
• edgeing
• sand
• filter
• pump
• chlorine
• rubberised
• paint
• chlorinated

[welwyncottage]

@MountainDweller67

Hi, Only now green after winter shut down. I don't seem to have the ph problem you mention, mainly because I don't test for ph any more I just look at the chlorine level then add granules. If I'm honest I don't test for that either I just add 5 litres of granules a week and if the kids complain it's got too much in I leave it for another week. Yes sunny days and pool parties lower the water level by 2 or 3 inches.

[welwyncottage]

@chaderichunt

hi, see above posting and add this - ran out of letters

Paint £300.

Paving £600.

Ladder and roller for cover £100 ebay.

Cover £120.

Other electrics (trip switch and cables) £150.

Running costs - £100 on chemicals a year

I only run the pump and filter when I add the chemicals and when cleaning the bottom, 2 to 3 hours every 2 weeks

[welwyncottage]

@welwyncottage Hi, Costings Excavation, Digger and Dumper £300 for a 3 day hire. No skips as I graded the soil generated into a bank at the back of my garden Steel reinforcement, bars and mesh £400 Concrete base, ready mixed £1100 Concrete blocks, sorry I can't find the invoice Waterproofing additive £80 Sand & cement £300 Base levelling ballast and wall back fill £300 Copings £600 Certikin Pipe work, skimmer, drains and joints £200 Lights £600 Pump and sand filter £150 ebay

[welwyncottage]

@chaderichunt

Hi, I curved the vertical corners in case I had to use a liner but the pool doesn't leak so painting was the cheapest finish, The horizontal corners at the bottom have got a 45 degree angle approx 6 inch wedge to help cleaning (I tried to curve the bottom but it didn't look a good finish so I flattened the curves to a 45 degree angle before they set

Sean

[MountainDweller67]

@welwyncottage - yep, seeing the green at 6:15 reminded me why I didn't build an in-ground one...and, why when the kids left home, I didn't have one for years anyhow...if pH wasn't high enough, it was too high, oops, there goes the rain again...100-degree days pulled 6-inches of water out, pH is off again...uuuugh...you get old, too much like work...LOL...but hey, nice job!

[chaderichunt]

Also Sean, why not steps? How much money did you have in material for this pool when finished (estimated)?

[chaderichunt]

Nice job. Next time round your corners and the area where the bottom meets the walls. Makes for easier cleaning!

[voodoomelons]

@welwyncottage Brilliant, thanks!

[Frostype]

@welwyncottage Ow! That makes sense now. Excellent! Now I am theoretically ready to build my own pool))) Thank you very much Sean!

[welwyncottage]

@beramz83

Hi,

A lot of thought prior to starting, determination to finish and a little knowledge of plumbing and electrical work. Plumbing involved just planning pipe routes then glueing the pipes with a special plastic glue, I had never used this sort of pipe before or even glue for pipes, tools were a saw for cutting pipes and thinners for cleaning the pipe ends then glue. Electrical work lights and pump only. The wiring fairly easy for a novice.

The lights were expensive but worth it