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Rod Taylor
Australia
Приєднався 21 жов 2012
Building things with foam, ikea hacks and other DIY projects
Modern Organic Natural Pool after 6 Months In
This was a quick short video I took of the natural pond after 6 months. Some of the plants have grown and everything had started settling in. The water was still the original water from the beginning, so you can see that it is very clear. We had some small sucker fish in there to keep the alga down off the tiles as it would build up if we had a few sunny days in a row.
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How to build your own organic natural pool - cheaply and quickly DIY
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This is the shorter version of the organic natural pool I built using m-grade foam and render. This really is an easy way to build a pool, especially if you have access issues. This pool was built completely by hand, no heavy equipment. Just shovel, wheelbarrow and general tools. If you have access to a 4-axis hotwire machine, and able to buy m-grade foam blocks, then you can build this pool ex...
Floating Concrete Bar - made out of foam and render! DIY Selfbuild
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This small project is a Bar in the back yard that was to look like polished concrete. Obviously pouring so much concrete is difficult, so I decided to build this out of foam and render concrete over the top. The foam is M-grade polystyrene, and has been reinforced with aluminium (25mm RHS in the uprights and 20x40mm RHS in the benchtop). The render is a Dulux Venetian Plaster polished concrete ...
Gas Fire Pit - Looks like concrete, but it's foam!
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This fire pit project was a bit of fun to see if we could make a floating concrete fire pit...out of FOAM! The process itself was pretty easy, using scrap pieces of foam cut on the 4-axis cutter and assembled with spray-on contact adhesive. As it was cantilevered, I needed to add some strength with aluminium. 12mm rebar was chemset into the concrete and the cores were filled with 55mpa concrete...
MAKING OF FNAF Springtrap Costume Out Of Expanding Foam - DIY cheap and easy tutorial
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The making of the Five Nights At Freddies (FNAF) Springtrap costume, made completely out of expanding foam from a can, some plastic scraps and a pool noodle. The whole costume cost only $20 (excluding the old phone we used for eyes) and the build took around 5 hours in total (spead across a 2 week period). Credits: Ethan, for being so patient while the foam set Music from bensound.com Artwork o...
FNAF Springtrap Costume made for $20 from Expanding Foam Can
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This was our Five Nights At Freddies costume, made out of expanding foam from a can, and lots of scap pieces found around the house. The whole costume cost only $20 (excluding the old phone we used for eyes) and the build took around 5 hours in total (spead across a 2 week period). Check out our making of the costume video.
Natural Swimming Pool Modern Design Made Out Of Foam - Organic Pool / Pond Selfbuild DIY
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We built a Natural Swimming Pool built out of M-Grade Foam block. It's a modern design to fit into a small modern back yard. The pool has 2 regeneration zones, each with scoria and plants. If you are looking to build your own pool, this is a cheap and relatively easy option! Total cost for the pool and back yard was under $8,000 AUD. The poor access to the back yard required a pool shell to be ...
Meccanoid with custom upgrades
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We have done a few custom upgrades to our Meccanoid, with some body covers, amplified voice, and swapped around the head servos to be a bit more realistic. More videos of customisations coming shortly.
I’d love to try this on my own project but have a few questions. Where did you get the foam cutouts done? Would you be interested in consulting on unique project like this? Would give full credit to you. Could send pics to show project layout. Wondering as well whether finishing was concrete or stucco work.
beautiful❤❤❤
Very nice. Looks like alot of hard work. But worth it im sure.
Hello, what type of foam did you use? And any ideas on where I can purchase some? We are thinking of doing something like this in our back yard. Thanks
Nice work
This small pool is destined to fail. The lava rocks will clog and eventually form very smelly and toxic gases and then the bad bacteria will outgrow the beneficial bacteria. Soon you will get sick swimming in it.
size of the pool pls
Awsome thanks!
What a fantastic pool. Looks incredible.
Hey, how tall is your kid, and how much foam did you use? I'm planning on doinh a costume like this, and I was planning to buy cans of 500ml (340g) to use for it. Im 5'9", how many cans you think I'd need? It's my first time with expanding foam, so I have no clue
I love it!just wondering about the plants and adding any chemicals ,chlorine,algaecide,or clarifyiers,etc....will the plants live through addition of these ?or do you not plan on using them.?is this a swimming pool/jacuzzi?.....it's easy for me to be critical in hindsight...but if the rgb underwater light was on the opposite side ,so you didn't see the direct source,it would have been ideal.love the glow of the wall and plants and the shadows.really nce effect
Hi Rod, Great video. I am based in Melbourne. Where did you get your foam panel?
love what you are doing, been developing lightweight concrete products for several years, good to see someone with creativity that knows what he is doing ...... excellent job!.
Awesome! I would love to build something like that. Do you post plans/design etc...?
Hi could you please post an update of this project🙏🏾is it still running? Nice and clean?
Awesome!
Thanks!
im still trying too understand how you will manage algae growth in the pool. also how with urine effect the plants😂. also has the water become less cloudy? and could fish be incorporated 🤔 it would be a power hungry build. to keep running 24/7
I only run the pump for 2 hours per day from 10am to 12pm which is enough to heat it back up to 24 Celsius and filter the water, unless we are in the pool and then the pump runs while we are swimming. Therefore it is very cheap to run. We do get a small amount of algae forming during the hottest parts of summer when the temperature is above 30 Celsius, but we have 5 sucker fish (Bristlenose Pleco's) in there and they eat any algae that forms. I also put a pool cover over the top during these days so it receives minimal direct sunlight. The plants actually maintain the water quality, so I have never had to add any chemicals and the pool always tests around 7.2 PH. I'll post some more videos soon, as the pool has been in for 4 years now and still has the original water in it.
Looks like fredbear to me….
TRASH
Are you gonna upload soon
I have just uploaded a quick video of 6 months in, which just shows the plants growing and the water clarity. Check it out, and I'll upload a few more this week.
@@rodtaylor3034 ok I have notifications on
Beautiful Idea and work but the gray tile leaves the water looking mirky at best… not refreshing at all in pics….
Thanks for the feedback. The water is actually very clear, and the videos you saw were the first few days in. Check out my most recent video and have a look at the water quality there. I'll upload a few more recent videos this week.
What is the app used for eyes?
I think we used Halloween Animated Eyes app by Asylum Bound Games. When you rotate the phone you get 2 eyes.
How practical has it been? By foam do you mean Cork sheet? How dies that even hold up?
Hi Sanam, The foam is an M-Grade building foam, used on houses and for building fences, etc. It is simply an expanded polystyrene foam (XPS). It is very strong, especially with the concrete reinforcing inside it.
Several people repeatedly ask about the size- it’s because too small to read in drawings, and pixelates too much to read as soon as you zoom at all..still loving it!!
Media filter ???
I put a cloth aggregate filter (to stop rocks and pebbles going into the pump), with scoria (volcanic rock) over the top. Then plants directly into the scoria, no dirt, and they push their roots down through the rock into the cloth and form a natural media filter. Very simple.
WOW ITS SO NICE!!
Thanks! 😄
Chees
Whoever made this is good but the I need to be kind of big
Жмыхнуло
Big brain trap
It’s still cool!!
Wow….so nice. I’m so loving it
Thanks so much 😊
I'm interested in building something along this line. The plant thing is intriguing but I'm curious if you have more pests to deal with such as snakes and such
We definitely do not have any issues with snakes, and surprisingly I haven't seen many frogs which might be the reason. I had thought frogs would love it, but we live on a river so they have no reason to come over to my little pond. We do have lots of dragonflies, spiders, waterboatmen, and other creatures.
head: MEGAAAA eyes: smoll bean
If Springtrap had Parkinson’s
This is SO great!
Glad you liked it. :)
Fantastic build and a great looking design. 👍🏻
Many thanks!
Good job! ;)
Thanks! 😄
the design would actually allow you to use the upper part where the water flows trough as a filter system.. the pump you installed looks strong enough for that. just cover the first part of it with a sealed removable top, fill it with gravel and install an aluminium mesh filter on both sides.. the only downside is you will have to clean it manually, since backwashing wouldnt be easy if not impossible.
Yes, I already use the upper level as a filter during summer. In winter there is minimal algae so not needed, but in summer the extra 'upper' filtration keeps the algae down. :)
Beautifully done. How Ming did it take and what’s the cost? Prices of concrete has once gone up again. Some builders are starting to ration it. Does this bar hold up to time or has it started to flake and chip?
Hey Chris, I used off-cuts of foam, so the foam itself was basically free. The render was the most expensive part, as it's a special concrete render from Dulux. Unfortunately the renderer only put 3mm of render on the top instead of 6mm and some cracks have appeared on the top but it actually makes it look more like concrete with these. The top is also in direct sunlight and weather, so it takes a hammering. No cracks or movement anywhere else.
rather a bath tub than a pool :) but looks nice
It's definitely a 'plunge pool'...no good for doing laps! Cheers.
@@rodtaylor3034 right. 1 secound "laps" at best. :). but looks good enough to not mind about. thanks for the video.. i keep building stuff on my house myself. your videos are a good inspiratioin.
@@rodtaylor3034 unless you choose to install jets that allow to use it as a swim spa. That's what I shall be doing :)
fantastic job!! I've been looking for something like this for my small backyard, and this is just the ticket!! this gives me hope for creating something as beautiful and functional as this pool. thanks
Thanks Doug. Glad I could inspire you. Another option you might consider is Plungie Pools...they are pre-fab concrete pools craned into position.
Wew so many sharp edges.. goodluck to the users 😱😱😱
Hi Senpai, The glass tiles aren't sharp, and the render definitely isn't sharp. The only issue we have encountered is on a hot day, the flat edge gets VERY hot...might consider putting a coping paver around the top in a lighter colour so we don't get burnt bums!
Awesome pool mate!! What state are you in? Im curious about the foam panels and want to use something similar for my pool in Qld. Can you tell me where you got the foam panels from?
Hey Sean, I'm in Vic. The foam comes as a block 1200mm x 600mm x 2500mm, and you can just search for m-grade foam supplier to get the material. You will need to use a foam hot-wire cutting machine so maybe search for someone who has this machine also? Most foam manufacturers will have a machine, and you can just send them the drawing files. I'll see if I can hunt down a contact I had up there for you.
So are you gonna wear a helmet when you get in and out of the pool that has smooth tile and no chlorine in it to kill the algae Oh and I think you should put the music louder while you mumble in the background
We have been swimming in this pool for well over a year, and although you do get a slight film it's definitely not slippery under your feet. I had also asked the band to stop playing when I talk, but they kept on playing. :)
How has the pool held up so far? Would you have done anything differently...
The pool is still going well. I'm about to post up another '1 year' video, so keep an eye out for that, but the main things we notice is on a hot day the edge of the pool gets very hot so I probably wouldn't have gone a dark colour. Also would like to not have to use the pump, so better planning of a air-pump system in the overflow. I'm happy with the tile colour choice, and although it's glass it's definitely not slippery under feet, and we put some sucker fish in there too to eat any algae. I also installed a gas heater (you will see in my next video) and the pool is kept at 22C when we aren't swimming in it and we put it up to 26C when we swim.
Gorgeous use of space! I like your filtering system, wish more would dump their chemicals
Thanks! It's a small area, and I don't think I could fit anything else in there! Natural pools are definitely a great option. You definitely don't need to shower after swimming, no chlorine smells.
@@rodtaylor3034 I get enough chlorine in my city water. I'm looking at building a pool like yours with jets (swim spa) in front of a 12x16 brick shed convert into outdoor/ bbq/ pool house hangout space. Have the deck be pool cover when not in use. Was wanting to do salt water but ur layout got me thinking... I'm just not sure how it could survive southern summer temps & winters. Never know how far south the attic blast will come down.
Awesome work Rod!
Thanks Bernie! Glad you liked it.
Nice job. How did you get it past council. Did you need engineering to be done for that construction method?
These foam panels are actually used for retaining walls and fencing, and are engineered to 1.2m for retaining walls and 2.4m for fencing. Mine are retaining less than 600mm out of the ground as they are 600mm under the ground level. Retaining walls have pressure building up behind them and therefore need to be very strong, however water on it's own doesn't do that and therefore doesn't need to be anywhere near as strong. Think about an above ground PVC pool liner which can easily retain 10000 L of water with just a 0.5mm liner and a steel frame to support the top. Concrete pools need to be stronger so they stay as a single unit and don't crack. My light-weight foam panels are connected to the concrete at the bottom (reo chemset into holes in the concrete) and a ring of reinforced concrete around the top, with the vertical reinforced concrete 100mm 'cores' inside the panels connecting it all together, the unit becomes a single strong box shape. Cheers.
@@rodtaylor3034 thanks mate, appreciate the detailed response. So long and short of it, council did not require an engineers report?
Some epic and innovative ideas. Congrats and looking forward to the update video. Thumbs 👍
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully gave you some inspiration. Working on the next video at the moment. 👍
Wonderful and beutiful brother🙏🙏👍👍👍
Thank you so much 😀
Super nice very amazing..I loved this thanks for sharing this video.
Glad you enjoyed my video. Are you looking at building a natural pool?