Build your own DIY swimming pool for under £5000 - self build, UK
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2021
- A timelapse of my lockdown project. A small 5m x 3m x 1.4m plunge pool/Swimming pool.
Follow along with my new swimming pool build.
• How I'm building a bud...
NOTE:
This video is for informative purposes only. The construction method, technique, and materials were all specified by a structural engineer.
Always consult a structural engineer if you are considering building something like this. - Навчання та стиль
I forgot to throw in the beach ball at the end and the whole pool just broke apart. Remember to follow all steps guys.
Haha... Yes that's a critical step in the process!
Great achievement man!
Thanks very much for the kind words! I do miss that pool! Moved house now, and onto pool #2 !
So Nice. Great Job. Thank you.
And your backyard view is Wonderful.
Wow what a beautiful pool! You make the process look easy, which I am sure it was not, but still very rewarding.
Thanks Tim. Working at night and in Winter for the majority of the build was the most challenging part for sure!
Great little project! Perfect sized home pool.
Thanks for the note, Yes it's not too big for the garden, and relatively inexpensive to keep warm. Circumstances changed, we've now moved, house, and I'm building another shortly!
Thanks a lot.. was looking for an easy straightfoward way to make a pool myself... and you did bro.. you taught me good stuff.
You're welcome!!!
Oh my goodness that looks so good and you make it look so very easy
What a stunning property you have !!! You are so blessed
Thank you so much for your kind comment. I have recently moved house and I am about to make another video of the making of the new pool! Still on a budget!
Great!! must be a good feeling getting in for the first time after all that work!
It was! The temp has been around 28-32 for the last few months! It's one of the best things I've built for sure!
Very cool you did a great job
This looks great 😎👏🏻
Best Method to build a DIY Pool. Strongy recommend
Thanks Thomas!
Great Job!
Well, great and smart constitution . Without massive german Bunker - Beton ! Best wishes from Naples ! 🇮🇹🍀🇺🇸
Best video on the internet
Haha Thanks James! You found it then. I'm just putting together my first video for the new pool !
Great job
wow , looks so easy to have pool, cheers
It was a fair bit of work. But it was easier than I had initially imagined!
your a really cool dude :) regards from Germany!
What a great pool, we’ve dug ours in the last few weeks and I’ve stoned the floor up over this weekend. I was going to use block on flat bu after watching your video (and seeing your thread on the poolhelpforum) I might just go with hollow blocks and paint! You’ve done an amazing job, hope I can match it.
Good work! Yes I opted for that block and paint option as I didn't want a corner radius. Also didn't want the liner to potentially puncture!
@@poolsandprojects I’ve been fitting the reinforcement this week, I’ve wired the vertical bars into the floor mesh so it will be as strong as possible. Concrete pump arrives on Wednesday to lay the slab. I’ll be back for render advice soon!
@@ryanaustin2336 nice. I didn't have the skill to work out where the L bars should be located to fit into the first course of hollows! Good luck with the pour.
Are you in the UK? If so, contact Julian at Antel. He is very knowledgeable and gave me all the info I needed re: rendering. He'll be able to give you much better advice than I!
I first watched Nicole build a plunge pool and now yours! I just lost my husband and I seriously would pay you to do this for my daughter and I. We would love something like this. My daughter and I always wanted a pool. I would love to hire you!
So sorry for your loss Jennifer. If Nicole can do it.... So can you! I'm moving house soon and will be building version 2... You can also achieve similar things by sinking an above ground pool into the ground. Check out the FB group called above ground pools UK tips and advice :-)
Awesome & brilliant.
Thank you!
Very nice
Many thanks
Very good
Love it
Great job! You helped me decide. We will build our own pool. Cyprus weather should make our job so much easier 😉
Thanks for the video
Excellent.....how's the progress ?
nice
Brilliant job , have you any videos of building the filtration system?
Hi David, I don't sorry, but a happy to answer any questions you have. It was pretty basic, simply run a few 50mm pvc pipes through the wall to the shed, and connect up to the pump and sand filter combination unit. and then run pipes back to the pool return jets.
Lola was a good one mate
Wow great video.... Epic construction with some amazing results!
Well done.
Few questions if you have time.....
Sand is the backfill behind the insulation on the walls?
The epoxy paint makes the pool watertight I guess, what is its lifespan..... Do you need to re do it ?
All plumbing is going through the walls, did you build in place or drill through?
Also how have you sealed the plumbing connection to the wall?
I would love to build the same one day!
Hi, sorry for the delay in responding, yes sand is the main backfill material although the insulation filled a lot of the gap.
Unsure on the lifespan of the paint. Of you follow the instructions and give it a few clear coats, I guess it'll last 5 years or so. As long as you keep your water balanced.
I set the pipework into the block before I filled the blocks with steel and concrete. I did nothing to seal around the Hayward concrete feed through.
Good luck!
Thanks for the very useful video. 2 questions ..did you use any insulation under the base or around the sides and did you use waterproofing in the render or is the Antelope payable good enough seal
Many thanks if you can help
Niall Roy
Southport
Did you watch the video?
great video i've watched yours and Nicole's so many times trying to build up the courage to do it. Would be great if you could add a list of building materials and pool equipment used
Thank you 😊... Sure I've been meaning to do that for a while. I've got the spreadsheet there. Just needs some tidying up!
@@poolsandprojectsDid you get anywhere with that spreadsheet? 😊
Also quite interested!
Bumping this. That’ll be my summer project!
Wow, fantastic! I've watched Nicole's video several times over the years but never got around to doing it. I just might do it soon. Question; how many watts does the pool pump use? Thinking of using solar power on mine as property is off grid.
Hi, pump is a mega SP100. Used 0.75kw. but only sized that size as I now run a 19kw air source heat pump. A pump 1/3 the size would be fine!
@@poolsandprojects hi. Question on your video. I did see anywhere where you pipes went for your pump. Where about did you put them. I'm considering in doing 1 in back garden in the next couple of yrs. Just waiting to get the money saved up?
Is your pool heated or is the pump just to clean it?
How much roughly did it cost you to build it.?
Im on my way to your swimming pool now 😂 only joking, man i could do with one of those in my own garden haha!
Hi mate, this is very helpful for my future pool build. I guess it's not really practical to have a sloping bottom with this build method? Thanks for the video
Apologies for the delayed response... I expect yours is built now! If I was going to do a sloping bottom i'd probably build it deeper and flat, then fill it in, but i'm not a pro so not sure how to do it properly! Flat base is great for pool games and general fun though!
Hi. I love this video and am totally inspired. Could I ask how big you pool was and how long you think it took you overall to do? Trying to work out if it's possible to diy with all we have on, children work etc. Thanks so much. Also, we have a 3 year old. You mentioned about making a safety cover, did you do that? the covers we have seen are so expensive. Thanks
Hi Mark, Pool was 5m x 3m x 1.4m depth (give or take a few cm). I think I started digging in sept. And jumped in on June 1st the following year. So around 9 months. I could have done it a lot quicker if I'd got a digger to dig the complete hole. I am a busy man with children and work. And as long as you can keep the site safe then you can take your time. I had very little help and had a new born at the time! I also now have a 3 year old and a 1.5 year old! I never made a safety cover, but I built a fence all the way around with a lockable gate. I also had a webbed meshed cover that was strong but wasn't a safety cover. Pools are incredibly dangerous. I have since moved house and am about to build another pool (slightly larger: 6.5 x 3.5 x 1.4 depth. I am in the process of making the first (possibly of many) videos about it. I will be building this one from ICF. Do the subscribe notifications thing and hopefully you'll see when the first video is up. The first video of new pool may answer some more questions!
Very inspirational, we’ve been umming and ahhing about building a pool. You make it look so easy. What is the overall build cost, (if you don’t mind me asking)😊👍🏼
Thanks Ben, roughly £4500
British innovation 😊
Why thanks Tony! Moved house and building a slightly bigger one this time!
Awesome, has the epoxy held up to the chlorine for the last 2 years? I want to build a lap pool.
Yes it seems to have been fine. I did a clear coat as well which is what you do when using salt apparently. I've moved now and am about to start building another pool!
You do make bit look very easy! We’ve got 3/4 of a massive hole in our garden and have stalled. Can I ask if you had plans drawn up or was it all done by you? Do you have experience in building? And what made you go for rendered rather than block and liner? Thanks 😁
Hi K, I had specifications for the grade of steel reinforcement for the walls and thickness of the concrete base. It is worth noting that this pool is quite small and has been over engineered from a strength perspective. No plans as such. I have absolutely no experience in building whatsoever. I didn't fancy a liner, as didn't want the risk of the liner puncturing and floating. A few friends of friends have had this happen and was an absolute nightmare. Plus the cost of paint was around £150 Vs £2500 for a liner! I also didn't want a liner as I couldn't have square corners. Most cheap liners require a 6" corner radius which in my opinion is not very pleasing to the eye!
If ya don’t mind me asking what did ya back fill with around the pools edges
Sure, regular 20mm scalpings at the base, and sand around the pipes. I also used a load of the initial excavated rock. As long as the back fill is drainable and won't damage the plumbing you're good !
This is amazing me and my dad are going to build this we are starting soon and was wondering if you could maybe send me the full formation on this build please?
Hi Andrew, fantastic, not sure what the formation is? Happy to help answer questions!
Nice one thank you, whats the L/W/D, how thick was the bottom footings? What type of breeze blocks did you use was they standard blocks?
@@AJs255 excavation was 6 x 4 x 1.8 (ish). Finished pool is just over 3m x 5m x 1.4m. Bottom reinforced slab was 6-8 inches. Used Hollow blocks filled with steel in each hole and filled with concrete for walls. Hope that helps!
Just one question, could you please tell us what materials you used on the concrete blocks? For rendering, waterproofing, paint etc? Many thanks
Hi. I agree, boating is fun! Contact Julian at Antel. He will be able to tell you the detail of what you need. Much better than I can remember!
UK based Company who specialise in the materials for the walls and floor etc
wondering how the epoxy paint is doing after this amount of time. Great video by the way 👍🏻
Thanks! Paint looks good. Showed no sign of issues when I moved house and left the pool behind!
Hi! Great video! I was wondering how long it took in total and what the cost is for upkeep each month? Looking to build one in my garden because it is BOILING hot. 😂
Hi Eve, it took around 5 months. Not full time. Maybe a month or two full time. It's a salt pool so no cost for upkeep. Just the electricity to run the pump (and heater in the colder months). Summer around £3 per day for filtration.
Heating is about £500 per year. Used from march - October
this is class 👏👏👏
Thank you :-)
Great work but don't know about the Benny Hill music ☺️. I'm wondering if you put in a hydrostatic valve in the base of the pool Incase water pressure builds up under the pool? Did you put any built in lights in the pool? Hahaha, I also studied Nicole's videos before I found your video. Hats off to you, you built it. In Australia, it would cost $80000 AUS dollars to build that size.
Hi, for some reason I missed this comment!! One year on... Yes there wasn't much choice in windows movie maker at the time 😂. There was no need to install a hydrostatic relief valve as this pool was built on very high ground with exceptional drainage. I put a single. Light in the near end which lights it up nicely as it's quite small 😀.
No worries for the late reply, busy raising kids. I noticed after your render application, you didn't put a waterproof membrane ( not needed?) . Has the epoxy pool paint been okay? What kind of render mix did you use? About to start planning mine. Cheers
Do you have a list of materials you used. Would help me this year to build my own.
Also would you do something different this time. I'm thinking about insulated polystyrene blocks for walls
I've been asked a few times for the material list. I'll tidy it up and attach a link to the video.
I have considered polystyrene ICF blocks. Definitely a time saver but the cost is too prohibitive and I wouldn't be able to afford to build a pool using this method.
Came to see people doing so I cN 100% confirm I don't want to lol. Gj though!
Haha cheers, it's a fair bit of work!
Hi Richard, awesome video. Couple of questions:
1. Did you have any ground water issue when excavated?
2. Where’s your drainage system?
3. What size rebar did you use for the base and the wall? And did you use hollow blocks? Did you run both vertical and horizontal rebar?
Hi,
No ground water issues
No main drains - 2 low level suction points
Vertical rebar only down each block. All steel 10mm
All specified by a structural engineer. Family friend though so specs were gratis!
Richard. Fantastic job and very well done. You must be chuffed to bits. Could I ask several questions? 🙄😁
Planning permission?
Steel bar size ? I would be building roughly the same size max.
Water meter? If so cost?
Where did you buy the pool kit? Pipe filter etc etc not blocks lol
I've always wanted a pool myself and now I have a big enough garden to fit one. Any advice greatfully received bud. Thanks in advance. Simon
Hi Simon, yes it's pretty good. Water has been 28c since the start of April! And just come out after a nice 2 hour swim after work!
Right then. Planning permission not generally needed if you are not in a green belt type area and the pool is outdoors. However you'd need to check with your local council maybe. Steel bar was specified by a structural engineer for the volume, ground conditions etc. That was 12mm. No meter. But wouldn't matter as once it's filled with about 20m3 it's never emptied.
Regarding the equipment. I bought all the bits separately mainly from Bosta. I went with metric 50mm pipe for everything. Most of the fittings are Hayward.
Used for a year last year without a heater and temp did get to 30c but not for that long. Only during the heat wave. I have subsequently got a 19kw heat pump and larger sand filter set from AES. Which keeps it at 28-30c.
I'd take all that with a punch of salt as I'm no expert!
@@poolsandprojects Richard thank you so much. This may be the pool inspiration I've been looking for. If you can do it so can I. Did you use standard hollow 9" blocks or were they special to accommodate the Re bar ? 6 or 9" base slab? And finally as I'm sure you're fed up of answering questions lol the render mix. Any particular gauge and additive?
Thanks again Richard. So very envious, not just the pool but view also, that helps :)
@Geardownthreegreens no problems! Nope happy to answer questions. I'd stress the importance of the structural engineer. I went for a 6" slab. Standard hollows. contact Julian at Antel for all rendering and pool paint stuff. They're the best!
@@poolsandprojects much appreciated Richard, really is. You've answered my questions. 1 day....maybe.... fingers crossed. I'm going to start pricing everything up. Thanks again, You've been very helpful 👍
I’ve wanted a pool for so long. Crazy prices. I want to build my own.
Apologies…on reviewing the video I now see the insulation….is the Antel paint a good enough water seal to stop leakage
Thanks
Hi, yes the Antel paint is a good membrane. But not as good as a tiled finish as I guess it needs to be re done periodically.
Although it's worth noting that the Antel SBR mix in the second render coat provides a water proof membrane. Paint is more cosmetic. Definitely go for a light colour for a nice natural blue pool..avoid electric blue paint!
Hi, where did you buy the pump / pool parts from?
Hi. Pump from AES, pool parts from Bosta
Great job!! Did you have to have a permit to dig that deep?
I didn't. Although I believe you still need to check with your local council. Pools are classed as garden projects in the UK
M8 I am doing the same thing watched that Nicole tones as well , question what did u use to render the wall and did u tank it ? As I am stuck I have built my structure 7m×4m and no one explains what products to use in the UK for the render process
Thanks bro
Awesome....send some pics. Keen to see other's projects! So I'd speak to tech support at Antel. They gave me all the info, right from bare block to fully finished. Not sure what tank it is? I just rendered it and painted with Epoxy paint!
@@poolsandprojects how did you render it ie what did you use ? Plastering Sand? and what ratios? Thanks Rich are u on insta? Can ping u some pics of progress
@@triniapache Hi, I used all the rendering products from Antel, think it was just normal builders sand. Julian at Antel gives you all the detailed information regarding ratios and rendering. From memory. The two coats were a 1:3, and 1:5. And one had the Antel product and one didn't. Both used standard blue circle cement. Make sure you scratch the first coat (incl floor) very well.
@@poolsandprojects Thanks Bro I spoke to Julian and said u recommended me, 😉 I got the sbr and all that I needed Thanks for all your help bro will upload video when completed 👊🏼👍🏼
@@triniapache Nice - One final thought - In my opinion I'd go with a shade of grey for the inside colour. Avoid Electric Blue! You'll get a much nicer natural blue colour with grey!
Hi Richard, you have done a great job. Can you build the same for me in Old Coulsdon?
Hi Wideaway, thank you very much! Doing a Reno at the moment on a new place. That doesn't have a pool. I'll be building another one in the coming years!
Great video . How many hours of work did it take you to complete the pool?
Great question. I don't know to be exact. But I think I could do one of these in a Month, maybe just over if It was full time work. I did it in spare time whilst taking care of a new-born. Took 6 months!
Hi Richard, great video! We are going to start ours soon 7mx4m, I can’t wait after watching your video. As you are now a year after how is condition of the pool now? Do you use in winter at all? What cover do you have. Many thanks!
Hi, I started using it March. I only acquired a new air source heat pump in Feb this year. And heated pool to 30c. I only have a solar cover and a debris cover. Neither of which do much to keep heat in in winter. I will be moving house soon and I'll be building another pool with a retractable hard cover !
Regarding the condition of the pool, it still looks and works brilliantly, and it's had daily use since it was built. Some of the paint has come off the base because I didn't wait for the instructed period of time before filling it!
Thanks Richard! We have dug the hole now so all systems go! How deep did you do your concrete base?
@@camillac9526 hi... Remember that the thickness of the concrete base is dependent on the walls,pool volume, and ground conditions. Mine was about 8" thick. Reinforced with 10mm steel I think!
Shame I can’t send you pic, concrete is in
@@camillac9526 Can you do a short video and send the link?
I celebrate that you actually dug up manually, with 1-man-power, without any of these fancy excavators. Do you still have a lower back after this Sir? 😁
hehe thanks! Back was fine! it was the arms that took a pounding! I am in the process of building a pool as i've moved house. I used a digger this time!
Is epoxy paint 100% waterproof? And how long does it take to repaint?
Hi, yes it is waterproof. It lasts about 8 years (apparently!) if you look after your pool water balance.
I've not repainted it so unsure on repainting time. But the first three coats took a day on this small pool.
I chose epoxy because it was the cheapest way to make the pool watertight. Contact Julian at Antel if you need more advice on the paint 😀.
How many evenings did this take you to build?
Wow good question. Took about 6 months with 2-3 evenings a week. I reckon I could have done it start to finish in a month if I was at it all day every day!
I want to build a pool like this in my backyard in southwest Florida but I’m worried about city permitting. How did you go about dealing with permits?
Hi, fortunately in the UK (at time of building) we don't require planning permission. But we are required to build within certain parameters. Which vary between our local authorities.
Hi Can you please list the white goods such as skimmer and inlets you used and and any link for the supplier
Hi, I 've been working on the parts and materials list. I'll get it linked in the description as soon as possible!
How did the render and paint hold up I didn't think that epoxy pool paint was waterproof?
It's been pretty good. The epoxy paint is the waterproof membrane. It's a 2 part mix. It's designed to waterproof a pool. Tile would be best. But the paint is a fraction of the price! I believe it's better than that rubber based chlorine paint.
@@poolsandprojects what was the name of the paint you used? Cheers 👍
@@jonathanlinehan9316 good question. I can't remember the exact name. It was Antels epoxy swimming pool paint system. Search that and it should come up
@@poolsandprojects Legend that's for the reply
Hello, just rendering ours now with antel stuff! Did you put PVA on blocks before rendering?
Hi Camilla, great stuff...! No I didn't, I guess that would help to bond first cost of render to the blocks. I drenched the block prior to the first coat of render though.
@@poolsandprojects thanks Richard how is your pool and heat pump etc going? We have finally started building again rendering almost done! What chemicals did you go with?
So I've got a new job and have consequently moved house... Planning pool #2 now! Got to quickly renovate the house first !
@@camillac9526 chemicals wise. Just added salt and used a salt water chlorine generator to maintain the water sanitation
@@poolsandprojects amazing! Will you go bigger or same?
You clearly have no idea what you are doing. The builders I see, all smoke, drink lots of tea, and always arrive late on site you didnt do that once.
Haha....I'll try harder next time!
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Which city? Those views are sick man
Hi, Cardiff, South Wales 😀
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Any pool fence for the child ? It’s lovely pool 🏊♀️
Hi, thank you, yes, watch the video to the end 😊
Hard to see how you connect all these tank
Thanks. I didn't take any video about that. Ive since started making a new pool. New video is more detailed.
filter system?
Hi, yeah I used a fsf-500 filterset. Which is an integrated pump and filter from AES. Set on an 8 hour timer. All through 50mm pipes from Bosta UK.
Hello, could you please provide me with a drawing (grounds, plan) of what it looked like? and the second thing, could you please give me links to individual things for filtering? thank you
Hi, unfortunately I dont have a drawing. Maybe I can give you some information?
For filtering I use a remora fsf-500 sand filter set, and an Intex salt system.
@@poolsandprojects I'm probably most interested in filtration, how the pipes are connected, what to watch out for and what to avoid...salt system is better or why? what advantages does it have over chlorine? thank you again🙂
Salt become chloride anyway. Have a look for cooper ioniser
Super project. But in England i think you have only 1 month to enjoy your pool
The water temp is 28-30c from march to October :-).
@@poolsandprojects :) England of Caraïbes
this made me laugh lol
No drainage system??
Hi, yes there's two inlets and two outlets. However I will never drain it.
@@poolsandprojects where are the drainages? At the bottom? It’s something Nicole’s video doesn’t touch on either so appreciate if you can explain how you went about it. Cheers
@@boatingisfunUKmy research determined that a pool of this size didn't need main drains. I have two low level suction points down a single wall. No issues with circulation. Mainly as I've got a rediculously high powered pump!
Although I'd encourage you to do your own research.
What is the dimensions of the pool in ft
Just a smidgen bigger than 10x17
Nice pool but because it’s a smaller one I would have made it deeper.
It was made for pool games like pool volleyball. I can just about dive in! I may make my next one a bit deeper
Anyone else watch Nicole build a pool? 😅
Must have watched it over 100 times!!!
Can I ship you out to Thailand and you can live here for a few weeks and we build it in my garden together? I'm half serious
Haha... Had you messaged a few months earlier id have jumped at the opportunity! May need more than a week though!
@@poolsandprojects I know. Thanks a lot Covid! Could've had a pool in my front yard!! Hopefully traveling back to Thailand on new years day. Let's stay in touch, sir
Like the idea of having a pool
Lola was very nice
😁🤣
Can you come build this in my backyard I will pay you 🙂
Haha. Where abouts are you?! Would you consider doing it yourself, it's fairly easy if time is on your side :-)
one year later now, this pool will cost £10,000
Two years later now. Probably £20k. Although I hope not as I've moved house and I'm building another one!
A pool in the UK 😂😂😂😂
Can u come build mine I will pay $5000 usd for labor
Lol would like a trip over to the states! Wouldn't even like to put a number on the labour! I'm about to build another one!
That's awesome and beautiful. It actually looks like it wouldn't be to complicated to build either and def a lot cheaper the in inground pool. I've wanted a pool since we bought our house but our Nazi HOA doesn't allow above ground pools.
hi, any update to coat/ colur of your first 5k pool? julian @ antel contact? much apreciated! br, gerold
Hi, Yes, Julian at Antel is the chap who supplied the Render SBR and and light grey 2 part epoxy pool paint. I'll be doing my new pool in the same paint.