Nah bro this is legit crazy. The benefits of an inground pool are not gained here. There's no deep end. There's no thermal regulation. There's no protection from digging rodents. There's nothing gained here that you couldn't have achieved with a little deck next to the pool.
One summer we complained to our dad that we were bored. The next day the six of us kids were digging a swimming pool in the backyard all by hand with wheelbarrows, picks, shovels, and ramps. It was 15 x 32 feet at 6 feet deep. Took us two years to dig it then a block layer and texture guy came in for the finish. Put in a filtration system and she was good to go. That was back in 1964 (65) and it's still there and in good shape. Lol From then on we were very careful about using the word "bored" around my dad. Edit: To clarify, the entire project took two years to finish not just the pool itself. When school was in session we only dug when we had time. For those who have shown an interest: Wikipedia- Sylvan Ambrose Hart, The Last Mountain Man (aka~ Buckskin Bill), 5 mile bar, main fork Salmon River, Idaho
Yeah hell be tired if taking care if it after the second year anyway. You'll only use it the first year. It's better to talk your neighbor into getting one all the fun leave when done. 👍
Whats the best thing about having a pool, the water. If you use chlorine for sanitizer, l doubt you said the water is the best part of having a pool. Instead of emersing your body in a hazardous chemical concoction look into using a food grade 35% salution of hydrogen peroxide.
@@cwheels01 Sure. Having pride in your country matters a lot. Look at Haiti, a lot of people have no pride in the country thus it's turned to a failed state. Ukraine, many people dont want to fight for their people. Pride in ones country lays out the ground work for something to fight for.
I done plenty of these before and I can say it's a good choice between spending 40 to 60 to 80,000 comparison maybe 3 to 10,000 depending on how how big the sizes and if you choose to put a deck away around. Good job
@@tf1977sledyou can’t plus he built the deck sitting on bare ground!😅🤣😂. Between the deck sucking all the moisture off the ground and zero retaining wall hold the earth in place, they’ve probably already had to replace it. Edit: sorry he installed a 2x6 wood retaining wall. 😂 A buried railroad tie 7”x9”will degrade between 7-10. Hopefully no one is in the pool when the wooden structure rots
As a pool professional I always hate to see diy people try to build or repair things themselves because they normally do something wrong and then cost themselves more money in the long run in fixing it. But thus build here was actually pretty legit and looks great. Just keep a decent cover over top of it in the winter and make sure you drain out those pipes well and this thing should last
My parents did this in the 80’s for us kids. They even let my 12 year old brother work the digger. It was a circular pool. They left about a foot above ground and stuccoed the exposed outer wall. We loved it for years.
As a pool builder/contractor I’m not really. Because all this is is an above ground pool with the ground dug out walls to reinforce earth around it an a deck. Not much difference than leaving it above ground with steps to a deck built around it.
@@AquaTech225And a basement is just a room put in a hole in the ground. What's your point? They DIY'd a pool for 17.5% of the quote. Of course it's going to have some compromises. But it gets the job done enough for them.
I did something like that with a round aluminum pool that I bought for 400 dollars, from a guy that didn't want it, but I put the dirt right up against it, as long as you don't drop the water past the bottom of the skimmer you have no problem with it. It's been in the ground for over 20 years now.
Not only did you save so much money but you should be absolutely proud proud proud of the accomplishment among family and friends who helped out to get this project done and you did a phenomenal beautiful job.. good for you
My dad did this 30 years ago with a metal round pool. He had sand hauled in to soften the bottom. It lasted over a decade & survived a liner change no problem.
I grew up in a house that was built in the 30s and a pool with vinyl lining was put in sometime during the 60s by my great-grandfather. That pool served a couple generations of children in my family very well until there was an issue with the pipes leading to or from the filter in the early 2000s (not sure of the specifics) and my great-grandmother decided that since all of her grandkids and great-grandkids were grown, she’d rather empty and fill it in for a garden than dig up the concrete and fix the problem. If properly cared for, I’d say you can expect like 40+ years of life out of that pool! Then again.. they don’t make things like they used to anymore so maybe it depends on whether the pool liner was built to last or a result of planned obsolescence. Anyway… I wish you and yours allllll of the happiness and great memories that my great-grandfather’s pool provided our family 🙃
@@S-L-E-E-P-Y-J-E-J-JBIGGESTFAN $7000 dollars for a plastic bag filled with water in your back yard. It wont last, any year could be its last. next things you know its been 5 years and $7000 more dollars in repairs, and upkeep, and you find out you need to replace it and spend all that money over again. By cheap, get cheap.
The community pool we are members of lasted 45 years before it needed to be resurfaced and new drains put in (due to change in laws). That's amazing! Taking care of your property really makes a difference.
I Canada most inground pools are steel framed uppers with a plastic liner and the bottom is type of concrete that the liner rests on. This might have something to to with our winters and frost upheaval, but the liners often last ten years or longer with only partial drainage during the winter season. What was done in this video is almost the same technique as professional installation in my location. Edit:- The concrete used for the bottom of the pools is either vermiculite or grout, and is troweled right over the soil, then the liner is placed over this surface.
Improvise, adapt, and overcome! All my kids learned carpentry, electrical, and plumbing at home. When they moved out they each had a full toolbox and can tackle almost any project.
Damn I wish we could all have a dad like you! You're AWESOME! You have no idea how many of us struggled moving out and didn't have a clue because we had parents who were too busy, or too OCD, to ever let us do anything because we wouldn't do it perfectly the first ever time trying. I'd never used a washing machine or dryer or oven/stove or even touched the heating/radiators. So I didn't have a CLUE. I had to pay a FORTUNE over the years on silly little jobs, like cutting grass and hedges, installing a countertop dishwasher and so many silly small repairs. I unfortunately was diagnosed with ms so I was in a wheelchair at just 20 so I barely had a year or two to learn before permanently ending up in a wheelchair and too physically weak to safety operate power tools. I hate knowing how much I missed out on learning. The first year in my own home at 18/19 was CONSTANT literal panic attacks. I didn't even know who to call other than my parents. Who then got annoyed the constant calls were interrupting their retirement 😂 I was the one who wanted to move in with my partner and his family at 16/17 for a year before moving into our own home so maybe they thought they had more time. 🤦♀️🤷♀️🤣 I still struggle almost 15 years later. You honestly have no idea what an incredible blessing that was for your kids. And one they'll likely not appreciate fully till they're much older and have their own kids. Then they'll realise how much more difficult kids makes the tasks but you stuck with for THEIR benefits. You didn't just give up and say it's not worth it. My brother was a dumbass and broke several big items, expensive lawnmowers oves washing machines and SOO many more. So he's the reason why we were all banned from touching anything expensive. ☠️🤦♀️🤷♀️🤣 And yup he's also useless at maintaining a home. Unfortunately though he chose to stuff his with like 6 kids. Which is a TERRIBLE IDEA. ☠️🤡☠️🤦♀️🙅♀️🤷♀️🤣
Same thing my dad did, and continues to do for my brother and I. He's been an electrician, plumber, roofer- literally overall contractor with high profile clients for going on 40 years. As a woman I love being able to diagnosis and repair my car and fix any leaks or maintenance on my house 💪👧🧠💅🔨
You realize it was not a single permit pulled on this lol. Lots of people can think outside of the box but when you actually have to do something that's in some way you shape or form safe that's a different story this is not your putting pressure treated lumber possibly in contact with a metal surface which is going to cause rust that little bit of paint yeah okay you have no access to your filter stuff from what I can see here you essentially have walls that may or may not actually be able to support the weight of the dirt behind them All this work was done and no one put a skimmer in I mean lol not a code thing but like come on no one was going to cut a skimmer into this pool. Yeah again thinking outside of the box very different than thinking with you know maybe getting a single permit
@@JoeBilello1969 I aint a fan of the town, this guy and people like him are the reason they are needed... how do you get to the pump and equipment that is too close to the pool for code, nothing is bonded I bet you, nothing grounded... When that wall fails it could puncture the pool and if someone is in it, could be sucked towards and impaled... no way to inspect the out riggers for rust/rot. They are covered in the ground with water dripping on them with chlorine/copper from the PT... This is the reason they have to exist. Would have been way better to dig a hole, run some pipe, set the filter / pump above ground, and use the liner as the entire pool with no structure.
@@mattlane2282 NO, actually they exist so COMPANIES WHO CHARGE PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG!!! This guy doesn't give a shit about how much you think you know being a "pool guy", if anything about this job goes wrong it's on him and him alone, no insurance company, nobody to blame, nobody to sue. Not every place actually holds you and your property hostage for whatever it is you wanna do on your own land, where I live the ridiculousness and hoops to jump through strips away any of the enjoyment a pool would bring. This guy has all the time in the world to perfect and learn from any of what he did here and I'm sure he values your input. 😅😁🤣😄😅
I have an above ground pool. 25' round. It was built in 1989. It's still in good shape. I replaced the liner twice since I've lived here (2001). The only reason I had to do it twice was a fire in my shed burnt the liner. The current liner has been in since 2006, and I have no plans to change it any time soon.
@@murgyj6198 I'm in New Zealand and you wouldn't get signed off to use the pool if it wasn't kid proofed. It's the nextdoor neighbours kids that you need to protect as well.
I was in the irrigation division of a company that did pool installations. Their pools cost several hundred thousand dollars, and were built in some of the nicest homes I've ever seen. One entire side of the pool had an edge that spilled over into a filter return, and for that reason they called them infinity pools. Some of the stonework for the decks was custom cut pieces of whatever material they were using. They had two Italian masons who did nothing but cut the stones. These customers had serious cash flow! No worries whatsoever where money was concerned.
7k, and you don't have to get anything demolished when it begins to crack etc years later... just take it down, and pop a new one up. only thing I'd consider changing is maybe adding a sump pit or some sort of drainage to the pit itself
41 years ago my father decided that he was going to put in our unground pool so he did. He had a friend dig the initial hole with his backhoe and then we hand dug the rest (400 wheel barrows). The frame is aluminum and then covered with a vermiculite/cement type mix then the liner. My dad passed in 2016 but the pool is still going strong. I just rebuilt the filter and pump system and vacuumed it yesterday. Good luck with your pool.
we did basically the same thing in 86' . never had to replace the pump so far, we have changed the liner once. It even doubles as a skating rink in the winter.
How efficient is that old filter and pump at this point though? Have you thought about replacing with newer equipment? Only reason I ask is because we recently replaced ours and I’ve kept the old as backups and it’s night and day difference in how it runs. Coolest part to me was how much more quiet it is now and probably the best was actually seeing a difference in my utility bill 😂
As a kid growing up my Dad did the same thing. He used an above ground pool kit he purchased used and put it in the ground. It lasted the next 3-4 years and he sold the house with it all set up and working d cxd
That's a 4 foot deep pool. Might as well get an inflatable pool if you don't want a deep end. Looks great and whatever, but the maintenance and upkeep of a large body of water you can only stand in is such a waste...
The wood and machinery rental is already 4 grand. What about the HOURS of cutting, forming, nailing, staining, etc, etc. Only a complete dip$hit would believe this cost $7K TOTAL. What about the dirt removal? The cost of the water? Y'all DUMB
10 Points to you...You had an idea and you put it into practice...Works for three years so far ...Have you met you objective...Absoulutely Good for you and you learned and saved too
This checks out. Most industries charge about 3-5x the material cost, and make 10-25% profit on everything they do. So getting rid of corporate overhead, employee pay, etc, you can do just about anything yourself besides fly a plane for 70% less
Our pool is 50 years old. Its on its 3rd liner, but its still in great functional condition. It is 50ft long, 25ft wide, 10ft deep and is built out of Plywood, 2x4s and vermiculite. My dad worked for a pool company at the time and they told him to never tell anyone how easy or cheap he built this giant pool because they would go out of business. Pretty amazing.
I did get a used above ground pool that was over half barried for 9 years. It still look new because they did it like you did. I was scared to do this but this is exactly what I’m going to do with my pool next year. Thanks for the video. Your pool looks really cool
You could even pull it out and just build a deck on stilts in the hole, no need to find a truckload of backfill, and you could reverse *that* easily as well.
I knew a guy who did something fairly similar. He wanted to build a pool but he was getting quotes for like $60,000 which he thought was outlandish. He rented a backhoe and did it himself over the weekends and it took him like three months to finish and I think he said he was in a total of $15,000 When it was all done, it was actually really nice.
Just beware when the liner around the frame starts to break down! It can give you a rash on your arms, similar to a fiberglass rash if you rest your arms on the edge. Ours is doing so this summer, so we'll probably replace the liner next year. Ours is above ground and we've gotten 4 years out of it. You could try sealing it if you notice the same thing happening to the liner around the top of the frame, but the rest of the liner is still good. We were going to seal ours, but we also have a small hole that we patched, so we'll just end up going for a new one next year and probably seal it from the get go. Enjoy your pool, it looks beautiful! ❤
It looks like he has covered the edge of the pool with the deck so that should help with shielding it from the UV rays and that breakdown like you are seeing in yours.
A friend of mine just did something similar. He bought a steel shell with liner pool. Had it partially submerged. A little more than halfway. Built a deck around 3/4s of it. Total cost about $8k. Much cheaper than the $25-30k quoted for the full in ground.
@adamm6343 don't need a nail gun nothing wrong with a hammer... you can dig a fence post hole with a spade 🤣 excavator day rate not that expensive where I live.. or even rent one and do it your self.
As an above-ground pool owner I've had my pool for twelve years now same liner, as long as you keep the water chemicals balanced and close it properly your liner will last a really long time
And keep your dogs out of it. Those claws can mess up a vinyl liner and you might not even know where the holes are if they don't just shred it outright.
Down here in the South, it's damn near a necessity! It's FAR too hot to do ANYTHING outside on MANY days of the Summer (& some of Spring & Autumn as well!) due to the EXTREME HEAT
@@vickymen2035 What city inspection ? We inspected it with thousands of cannon balls and many summers of memories. When the house sold so did the pool so ..... I guess we passed inspection 😁
@@Gixxer-Mo thats awesome, Thats the way it should be handled: home buyer likes your place makes offer you wanta sell your place: both partys agee on $$$ amount done no other people need to get involved .Thats one thing this country has let go way to far , is big brother and tax us to death and regulations that we the people can govern without government involvement We handled everything just fine prior to big GOVERNMENT over step .If you walked into a local city or state regulatory office and asked a specific question relating to what that office regulates id bet money the majority of thoughs workers there in that office can't and wouldn't do that kind of hard work.
Why are inground pools so expensive now? Nothing has changed except now they are easier to install. Seems like greed. Has to be 50% margins on pool installs now.
That’s a lie no above ground pool liner is making it 20 years. They don’t even use 27mil liners at intex. Liners are built to last 7-9 years. If it holds water it’s brittle and about to shatter at any second.
Gotta hand it to you, you took a situation that would've been more than likely over priced and made something beautiful for the whole family and saved your family a lot of hard earned money. Great work brother.
@Controlroomrealif you're paying $250,000 and you don't do enough research to know there was a pending lawsuit or whatever over safety concerns, your fault.
That's what I'm talking about!!!! I use that filter for almost everything and it has saved me tens of thousands, helped improve my skills in so many areas, brought so much satisfaction, and has given me things I couldn't have gotten any other way. Well done!!!
I am pleased to see that you've done this. I had this idea about 15 years ago when my wife and I owned a home, but luckily we got divorced before I did it or she would have got the built-in swimming pool as well!
@@Kenwood.. mmm... I haven't uploaded anything. I'm the worst self promoter 🙈. Maybe this weekend I can upload some pics to Instagram. I'll let you know. Was a very simple, but sturdy and safe construction.
VERY NICE MY GUY! My husband use to install pools way back before we even met over 30yrs ago. He thought you did a great job & he said that's a hell of an idea!
@@TheTrentTribethis is an awesome build! You have me interested in such 😀so after numerous pool seasons how’s dealing with any unwanted critters and such wanting to make a home in that cavity under the deck and between the pool and wall?
This guy gets crazy lucky with soil type and location and everyone in the comments is acting like it's genius and would work anywhere. There are very good reasons that "retaining walls" and giant holes in the ground are not built this way. With most soil, that hole around the pool would be a mosquito cess pool and the board "walls" would have collapsed.
1776: “sir for your bravery fighting off the British army of over 2,000 strong, we declare you a patriot” 2024: “sir, for building a pool in 7 months, we award you the title of TRUE PATRIOT!”
We bought a used 25' diameter round above the ground pool when I was a kid.. rented a small back-hoe, and buried it about 3' deep. It sat about a foot above the ground.. which was back-filled up right against the sides. Never had a problem with it for the maybe 5-7 years we lived there before moving. Luckily, the neighbors didn't complain.. which they could have considering we raised the height of the rest of the yard and that affected drainage. I remember a couple particularly heavy rains where the one neighbor had standing water for days in the back of their yard. Luckily.. the properties all pitched slightly toward the back.. and because there was a school behind us, there was an area for excess water to run off to.
At 18 I went to work for my dad, plumbing, digging ditches for water service lines, sewer services , and gas utilitie replacements... Those were some long summers and winters ...
This is actually a great idea. Especially if you ever plan to sell a home in the future. Sometimes pools can be a negative for some buyers and this is a much easier to undo set up than a permanent in ground pool
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@ohboy2592 No, he didn't. He filled to the board. If he had backfilled completely to the side, he would have covered the filter and pump. Watch again. It has a high likelihood of implosion when it rains heavily the first time.
@@joeydover I missed that. I can only guess that he has more sand than clay in it and he’s hoping that the ground never get saturated and holds water. That’s a big gamble
the only ones calling you crazy is the people that couldn't charge you 40k
And the other people who paid 40k for their pools
80k**
Exactly
Nah bro this is legit crazy. The benefits of an inground pool are not gained here. There's no deep end. There's no thermal regulation. There's no protection from digging rodents. There's nothing gained here that you couldn't have achieved with a little deck next to the pool.
@@ryanvess6162everyone doesn’t want or need a deep end.
One summer we complained to our dad that we were bored. The next day the six of us kids were digging a swimming pool in the backyard all by hand with wheelbarrows, picks, shovels, and ramps. It was 15 x 32 feet at 6 feet deep. Took us two years to dig it then a block layer and texture guy came in for the finish. Put in a filtration system and she was good to go.
That was back in 1964 (65) and it's still there and in good shape. Lol
From then on we were very careful about using the word "bored" around my dad.
Edit: To clarify, the entire project took two years to finish not just the pool itself. When school was in session we only dug when we had time.
For those who have shown an interest: Wikipedia- Sylvan Ambrose Hart, The Last Mountain Man (aka~ Buckskin Bill), 5 mile bar, main fork Salmon River, Idaho
Thank God he didn’t want you kids to build a pyramid
@@sstills951🤣🤣🤣🤣
Slow clap.
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Sounds like your dad is a veteran lol
@@aszczepaniak1015 WW2 Pacfic Theater, heavy bomber mechanic. He was a good dad and human being.
The other advantage is that if you ever get tired of maintaining it, its considerably easier to get rid of it
Yeah hell be tired if taking care if it after the second year anyway. You'll only use it the first year. It's better to talk your neighbor into getting one all the fun leave when done. 👍
@@jamarjames9501didn't he say in the video he's in his third year
@@Jondoe_04yup he did
If you invest money into something just to get tired of it later then you're the biggest moron
@@jamarjames9501 hes in hsi third year but okay.
You saved so much money because you knew people with skills and equipment and you did the work yourselves. It’s a great result!
This isn't exactly complex. Watch a few UA-cam videos and you're all set.
Some ppl cant even assemble a baby crib, let alone a full size pool..
So cool to see someone actually did this. I’ve been thinking about this for a couple years.
We have too.
Same!
Whats the best thing about having a pool, the water. If you use chlorine for sanitizer, l doubt you said the water is the best part of having a pool. Instead of emersing your body in a hazardous chemical concoction look into using a food grade 35% salution of hydrogen peroxide.
Me too
@@gloktrchlorine is not a hazardous chemical concoction bro. Just go swimming you will live.
You sir and people like you are what make the country so great.
Yo no lie, my first thought was, "I love America." 😂
@@hypotheticalsinglewoodyDoes it matter?
Can I spot the ex wife in the foundation?
@@cwheels01 Sure. Having pride in your country matters a lot. Look at Haiti, a lot of people have no pride in the country thus it's turned to a failed state. Ukraine, many people dont want to fight for their people. Pride in ones country lays out the ground work for something to fight for.
Hardly makes a great country, but a good idea.
I done plenty of these before and I can say it's a good choice between spending 40 to 60 to 80,000 comparison maybe 3 to 10,000 depending on how how big the sizes and if you choose to put a deck away around. Good job
how do you keep rain water filling up the hole outside the pool
@@tf1977sled right..gonna be a mosquito farm
@@tf1977sledyou can’t plus he built the deck sitting on bare ground!😅🤣😂. Between the deck sucking all the moisture off the ground and zero retaining wall hold the earth in place, they’ve probably already had to replace it.
Edit: sorry he installed a 2x6 wood retaining wall. 😂 A buried railroad tie 7”x9”will degrade between 7-10. Hopefully no one is in the pool when the wooden structure rots
As a pool professional I always hate to see diy people try to build or repair things themselves because they normally do something wrong and then cost themselves more money in the long run in fixing it. But thus build here was actually pretty legit and looks great. Just keep a decent cover over top of it in the winter and make sure you drain out those pipes well and this thing should last
Except the railing is climbable.
@@scott5654 your mom is climbable
Bro took that personally a year later💀
My parents did this in the 80’s for us kids. They even let my 12 year old brother work the digger. It was a circular pool. They left about a foot above ground and stuccoed the exposed outer wall. We loved it for years.
Wow, I thought we were the only ones who did this back in the 90s.
Those times are the best time's..
Memories you'll have for life 💯
Those are beautiful memories.
Did it eventually fail?
I did this in 30’s my dad let me use tnt to dig the hole.
As a Pool Guy , I am truly impressed. Great job.
As a pool builder/contractor I’m not really. Because all this is is an above ground pool with the ground dug out walls to reinforce earth around it an a deck.
Not much difference than leaving it above ground with steps to a deck built around it.
@aquaboss1750 no steps is a big difference
@@AquaTech225And a basement is just a room put in a hole in the ground. What's your point? They DIY'd a pool for 17.5% of the quote. Of course it's going to have some compromises. But it gets the job done enough for them.
@@AquaTech225I agree that would’ve been cheaper if you don’t own an excavator, but if you do it’s not a bad idea
Above ground pools are ugly too, the fact that its buried makes it much more eye appealing. Why hate?
I did something like that with a round aluminum pool that I bought for 400 dollars, from a guy that didn't want it, but I put the dirt right up against it, as long as you don't drop the water past the bottom of the skimmer you have no problem with it. It's been in the ground for over 20 years now.
Love it when folks do a great DIY job. Congrats!
Heck yeah this was a job well done
See you can 🎉🎉🎉
That's not crazy that's smart! You can't get a deck built for $7k these days, let alone a deck and a pool! SALUTE brother!
That’s how you do it
I got a 20x15x6.5 pool with a deck for $8.5k 😂
this is an old clip it was 3 years in 3 years ago there's a reason why there's not an update video he just mentioned it didn't show it ...
I build decks for less than 1k regularly
It’s not even a extravagant deck, it it’s looks great with the wire fence
Not only did you save so much money but you should be absolutely proud proud proud of the accomplishment among family and friends who helped out to get this project done and you did a phenomenal beautiful job.. good for you
I agree! It's beautiful
My dad did this 30 years ago with a metal round pool.
He had sand hauled in to soften the bottom.
It lasted over a decade & survived a liner change no problem.
I didn't expect it to look that good! 😮 Amazing work!
Hell that's 7000 worth of lumber
At least
i mean the pool is what ...800 bucks? the project was building the deck ! ha !
Yeah thats why it cost 7k
It definitely is now
@@routtookc8064and digging the hole..
I grew up in a house that was built in the 30s and a pool with vinyl lining was put in sometime during the 60s by my great-grandfather. That pool served a couple generations of children in my family very well until there was an issue with the pipes leading to or from the filter in the early 2000s (not sure of the specifics) and my great-grandmother decided that since all of her grandkids and great-grandkids were grown, she’d rather empty and fill it in for a garden than dig up the concrete and fix the problem. If properly cared for, I’d say you can expect like 40+ years of life out of that pool! Then again.. they don’t make things like they used to anymore so maybe it depends on whether the pool liner was built to last or a result of planned obsolescence. Anyway… I wish you and yours allllll of the happiness and great memories that my great-grandfather’s pool provided our family 🙃
7,000 damn dollars!? Ok I would pay that for that a pool in my backyard that’s beautiful “!
@@S-L-E-E-P-Y-J-E-J-JBIGGESTFAN $7000 dollars for a plastic bag filled with water in your back yard. It wont last, any year could be its last. next things you know its been 5 years and $7000 more dollars in repairs, and upkeep, and you find out you need to replace it and spend all that money over again. By cheap, get cheap.
The community pool we are members of lasted 45 years before it needed to be resurfaced and new drains put in (due to change in laws). That's amazing! Taking care of your property really makes a difference.
I Canada most inground pools are steel framed uppers with a plastic liner and the bottom is type of concrete that the liner rests on.
This might have something to to with our winters and frost upheaval, but the liners often last ten years or longer with only partial drainage during the winter season.
What was done in this video is almost the same technique as professional installation in my location.
Edit:- The concrete used for the bottom of the pools is either vermiculite or grout, and is troweled right over the soil, then the liner is placed over this surface.
Yeah this wouldn't really work in Canada. Used to work for gib•san pools they would shake their heads at this.
I have built about 200 inground and 20 above ground pools.
It would take me less work and time to install a proper inground pool and at the same cost.
The cost of a pool is so stupid insane that I'd never do it.
Probably because you can’t afford it. Try constructing one yourself.
@@Elmandcc43 Good one!
@@Elmandcc43who tf just has 80k for a pool
@@SuixdeCityme💀
@ClipitSpeKz well lucky you then. 😂
Improvise, adapt, and overcome! All my kids learned carpentry, electrical, and plumbing at home. When they moved out they each had a full toolbox and can tackle almost any project.
Best Advice I have ever seen! Self reliance is invaluable!
I wish I had been part of your Family.
Damn I wish we could all have a dad like you! You're AWESOME! You have no idea how many of us struggled moving out and didn't have a clue because we had parents who were too busy, or too OCD, to ever let us do anything because we wouldn't do it perfectly the first ever time trying. I'd never used a washing machine or dryer or oven/stove or even touched the heating/radiators. So I didn't have a CLUE. I had to pay a FORTUNE over the years on silly little jobs, like cutting grass and hedges, installing a countertop dishwasher and so many silly small repairs. I unfortunately was diagnosed with ms so I was in a wheelchair at just 20 so I barely had a year or two to learn before permanently ending up in a wheelchair and too physically weak to safety operate power tools. I hate knowing how much I missed out on learning. The first year in my own home at 18/19 was CONSTANT literal panic attacks. I didn't even know who to call other than my parents. Who then got annoyed the constant calls were interrupting their retirement 😂 I was the one who wanted to move in with my partner and his family at 16/17 for a year before moving into our own home so maybe they thought they had more time. 🤦♀️🤷♀️🤣 I still struggle almost 15 years later. You honestly have no idea what an incredible blessing that was for your kids. And one they'll likely not appreciate fully till they're much older and have their own kids. Then they'll realise how much more difficult kids makes the tasks but you stuck with for THEIR benefits. You didn't just give up and say it's not worth it. My brother was a dumbass and broke several big items, expensive lawnmowers oves washing machines and SOO many more. So he's the reason why we were all banned from touching anything expensive. ☠️🤦♀️🤷♀️🤣 And yup he's also useless at maintaining a home. Unfortunately though he chose to stuff his with like 6 kids. Which is a TERRIBLE IDEA. ☠️🤡☠️🤦♀️🙅♀️🤷♀️🤣
@@yvonnesmith2578super underrated comment
Same thing my dad did, and continues to do for my brother and I. He's been an electrician, plumber, roofer- literally overall contractor with high profile clients for going on 40 years.
As a woman I love being able to diagnosis and repair my car and fix any leaks or maintenance on my house 💪👧🧠💅🔨
Hats off to you for thinking outside the box. I can appreciate people who don't conform to the normal restraints of how things should be. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You realize it was not a single permit pulled on this lol.
Lots of people can think outside of the box but when you actually have to do something that's in some way you shape or form safe that's a different story this is not your putting pressure treated lumber possibly in contact with a metal surface which is going to cause rust that little bit of paint yeah okay you have no access to your filter stuff from what I can see here you essentially have walls that may or may not actually be able to support the weight of the dirt behind them All this work was done and no one put a skimmer in I mean lol not a code thing but like come on no one was going to cut a skimmer into this pool.
Yeah again thinking outside of the box very different than thinking with you know maybe getting a single permit
I guarantee the pool will last longer than the deck
@@mattlane2282Yeah because God know that the township needs to extort some money outta ya.
@@JoeBilello1969 I aint a fan of the town, this guy and people like him are the reason they are needed... how do you get to the pump and equipment that is too close to the pool for code, nothing is bonded I bet you, nothing grounded... When that wall fails it could puncture the pool and if someone is in it, could be sucked towards and impaled... no way to inspect the out riggers for rust/rot. They are covered in the ground with water dripping on them with chlorine/copper from the PT...
This is the reason they have to exist. Would have been way better to dig a hole, run some pipe, set the filter / pump above ground, and use the liner as the entire pool with no structure.
@@mattlane2282 NO, actually they exist so COMPANIES WHO CHARGE PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG!!! This guy doesn't give a shit about how much you think you know being a "pool guy", if anything about this job goes wrong it's on him and him alone, no insurance company, nobody to blame, nobody to sue. Not every place actually holds you and your property hostage for whatever it is you wanna do on your own land, where I live the ridiculousness and hoops to jump through strips away any of the enjoyment a pool would bring. This guy has all the time in the world to perfect and learn from any of what he did here and I'm sure he values your input. 😅😁🤣😄😅
A family that works together.. you're blessed.
You somehow skipped the last two words.
I have an above ground pool. 25' round. It was built in 1989. It's still in good shape. I replaced the liner twice since I've lived here (2001). The only reason I had to do it twice was a fire in my shed burnt the liner. The current liner has been in since 2006, and I have no plans to change it any time soon.
The only crazy thing is your pool fence has horizontal bars which make a perfect ladder for anyone including small people
Except it’s electric
@@Benwazworld😅
@@shanti2u554 that would be just diabolical
It's a good-looking pool too. I like that fence around the perimeter.
Right! It'll look amazing whith some landscaping to finish it off etc.
Fence is wayyyy too close to the pool nowhere to sit along the edge
A fence that could easily be climbed by a young child and they drown. Pool fence slats are vertical for this reason.
@@roilhead truuuee, butt... not everyone has or wants kids tbf 🤷
@@murgyj6198 I'm in New Zealand and you wouldn't get signed off to use the pool if it wasn't kid proofed. It's the nextdoor neighbours kids that you need to protect as well.
Not crazy, just very talented. I sure wish I knew someone like you guys, so I could afford to put in a pool.
you are people like them guys. you just gotta get off your ass and do it. what you dont know, you learn as you go. 'Murica.
@@DieselRamcharger 3 years of work. i dont think there counting the 3 years of labor
looks nice
these dudes arent talented anyone could do this and do it better. like me. im better
@@pitking503they've had it for about 3 years not it took 3 years to put in and build the deck
I was in the irrigation division of a company that did pool installations.
Their pools cost several hundred thousand dollars, and were built in some of the nicest homes I've ever seen. One entire side of the pool had an edge that spilled over into a filter return, and for that reason they called them infinity pools. Some of the stonework for the decks was custom cut pieces of whatever material they were using.
They had two Italian masons who did nothing but cut the stones. These customers had serious cash flow! No worries whatsoever where money was concerned.
7k, and you don't have to get anything demolished when it begins to crack etc years later... just take it down, and pop a new one up. only thing I'd consider changing is maybe adding a sump pit or some sort of drainage to the pit itself
You get mad props bro, you did an amazing job
41 years ago my father decided that he was going to put in our unground pool so he did. He had a friend dig the initial hole with his backhoe and then we hand dug the rest (400 wheel barrows). The frame is aluminum and then covered with a vermiculite/cement type mix then the liner. My dad passed in 2016 but the pool is still going strong. I just rebuilt the filter and pump system and vacuumed it yesterday. Good luck with your pool.
we did basically the same thing in 86' . never had to replace the pump so far, we have changed the liner once. It even doubles as a skating rink in the winter.
May your dad rest in peace. They just don’t do anything like they use too. Great idea
ur old man seemed like that smart dude!
How efficient is that old filter and pump at this point though? Have you thought about replacing with newer equipment? Only reason I ask is because we recently replaced ours and I’ve kept the old as backups and it’s night and day difference in how it runs. Coolest part to me was how much more quiet it is now and probably the best was actually seeing a difference in my utility bill 😂
@@vincestyles1030Youre the problem. If you want things built "like they used to," get off your ass and get to work. 🤦♂️😂
As a kid growing up my Dad did the same thing. He used an above ground pool kit he purchased used and put it in the ground. It lasted the next 3-4 years and he sold the house with it all set up and working d cxd
100% support this!!! 7k over 40k any day. And everything you learned from this can be built upon if anything needs to be fixed/upgraded in the future
That's a 4 foot deep pool. Might as well get an inflatable pool if you don't want a deep end. Looks great and whatever, but the maintenance and upkeep of a large body of water you can only stand in is such a waste...
A real pool is permanent. Wood rots.
@@ES-hr6vg
No wood touches the water…….
Youll only be there 3 times a year really
The wood and machinery rental is already 4 grand. What about the HOURS of cutting, forming, nailing, staining, etc, etc. Only a complete dip$hit would believe this cost $7K TOTAL. What about the dirt removal? The cost of the water? Y'all DUMB
This is great! And I bet the liner will last longer because it’s not getting sun exposure on the outside layer. Not too shabby for $7k!
Sun exposure would do _alot_ of damage.
@@colinargotisonly on the inside though.
It will rot soon and leak to vround
If he makes himself a nice cover he won’t have to worry about it for a looooong time
$7,000 in material. Not counting all the time and labor
You all did a fantastic job!! Kudos 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
10 Points to you...You had an idea and you put it into practice...Works for three years so far ...Have you met you objective...Absoulutely Good for you and you learned and saved too
This checks out. Most industries charge about 3-5x the material cost, and make 10-25% profit on everything they do. So getting rid of corporate overhead, employee pay, etc, you can do just about anything yourself besides fly a plane for 70% less
sick build. you deserve some props for that and the amount you saved. dad award goes to you
No way is 7000?
RogueTurban absolutely.
Our pool is 50 years old. Its on its 3rd liner, but its still in great functional condition. It is 50ft long, 25ft wide, 10ft deep and is built out of Plywood, 2x4s and vermiculite. My dad worked for a pool company at the time and they told him to never tell anyone how easy or cheap he built this giant pool because they would go out of business. Pretty amazing.
whats the vermiculite for? i just googled it and it says it expands with heat?
@andymiller3366 it's a good hard base that won't rip the liner, and if the ground shifts then it won't crack like concrete
Question: but did it pass city inspection?
@@ucanalwaysbekinder apparently google was doing to much earth science and not enough construction in its early years
same mine is about 39 years old & only 2 liners
I did get a used above ground pool that was over half barried for 9 years. It still look new because they did it like you did. I was scared to do this but this is exactly what I’m going to do with my pool next year. Thanks for the video. Your pool looks really cool
There's no better feeling than completing the job yourself look's great well done
This guy from Guam is definitely NOT calling you crazy!! Nice job, enjoy!!
It's a bonus that if you decide you don't want it, or sell the house it's a lot easier to remove.
Great point
You could even pull it out and just build a deck on stilts in the hole, no need to find a truckload of backfill, and you could reverse *that* easily as well.
Makes sense 😅
Lol except you'd have a massive hole that would fill up with rainwater... Could turn it into a pond I suppose
@@TomTomTomTom538 with or without a pool in the hole, water would get in. So you have a solution for that, be it a drain or a pump.
I love that mindset. Congratulations on doing it and having it look natural at the same time.
It is natural
I knew a guy who did something fairly similar. He wanted to build a pool but he was getting quotes for like $60,000 which he thought was outlandish.
He rented a backhoe and did it himself over the weekends and it took him like three months to finish and I think he said he was in a total of $15,000
When it was all done, it was actually really nice.
Quote was fine. Many people value their time more not having to do hard labour for 3.5 months then 45k in savings
My father did this same thing in the mid 80s. It lasted for a decade. Great video.
As someone who works for contractors on pools everyday, you really impressed me man, dang good job! 👍
Intex pools and filters are trash
@@oldpopcorn5631hard graft built the country not 12 year olds in moms basement
@@Wolfpax89 There's one in every crowd! Wolfass!
@@kevinnixon7997 i should’ve know them fucking nixons always trying to secretly listen 👂 stfu 🤫
@@kevinnixon7997 yeah when i build a pool made from amazon parts il hit you up kevin 🤣
Just beware when the liner around the frame starts to break down! It can give you a rash on your arms, similar to a fiberglass rash if you rest your arms on the edge. Ours is doing so this summer, so we'll probably replace the liner next year. Ours is above ground and we've gotten 4 years out of it. You could try sealing it if you notice the same thing happening to the liner around the top of the frame, but the rest of the liner is still good. We were going to seal ours, but we also have a small hole that we patched, so we'll just end up going for a new one next year and probably seal it from the get go. Enjoy your pool, it looks beautiful! ❤
It looks like he has covered the edge of the pool with the deck so that should help with shielding it from the UV rays and that breakdown like you are seeing in yours.
Just cut pool noodles and cover the edge.
If it works, it works... Enjoy your pool! Looks great 👍
A friend of mine just did something similar. He bought a steel shell with liner pool. Had it partially submerged. A little more than halfway. Built a deck around 3/4s of it. Total cost about $8k. Much cheaper than the $25-30k quoted for the full in ground.
My brother did this with a smaller round one at his house, it came out beautiful. It’s been in the ground 5 years and no issues
Hard to believe 7 k especially with the cable rail system. Even so, your not accounting for the most expensive part, labor.
@@michaelreese8211when you do it your self why would you account for labour? I don't charge myself to work on my own house 😅
@@garyhowe88you have nail guns, air compressors, saws, augers, excavators………?
Did he have uninsulated pvc all around it like this?
@adamm6343 don't need a nail gun nothing wrong with a hammer... you can dig a fence post hole with a spade 🤣 excavator day rate not that expensive where I live.. or even rent one and do it your self.
As an above-ground pool owner I've had my pool for twelve years now same liner, as long as you keep the water chemicals balanced and close it properly your liner will last a really long time
And keep your dogs out of it. Those claws can mess up a vinyl liner and you might not even know where the holes are if they don't just shred it outright.
My only gripe is the retaining wall made of wood that will obviously soften up from all the ground water and erode over years
I still remember the 90's VHS that came with our intex pool from Costco. Happy memories.
Mine came with a dvd
@@whatliesbeneathurbanexplor1631 Makes more sense as ours had about five minutes of instructions on it and the rest was hour's of blank tape!
I think it was called PriceClub at that time haha
looks great. It is so much fun to have a pool in your backyard.
Down here in the South, it's damn near a necessity! It's FAR too hot to do ANYTHING outside on MANY days of the Summer (& some of Spring & Autumn as well!) due to the EXTREME HEAT
Man I wish
Our family did the same in 1994. Amazing experience as a team. You can only imagine the satisfaction if you've done it yourself. 👍💯
Question: but did it pass city inspection?
@@vickymen2035 What city inspection ? We inspected it with thousands of cannon balls and many summers of memories. When the house sold so did the pool so ..... I guess we passed inspection 😁
@@Gixxer-Modid Anne frank hide in there
@@Jarbeefus69 this makes no sense
@@Gixxer-Mo thats awesome, Thats the way it should be handled: home buyer likes your place makes offer you wanta sell your place: both partys agee on $$$ amount done no other people need to get involved .Thats one thing this country has let go way to far , is big brother and tax us to death and regulations that we the people can govern without government involvement
We handled everything just fine prior to big GOVERNMENT over step .If you walked into a local city or state regulatory office and asked a specific question relating to what that office regulates id bet money the majority of thoughs workers there in that office can't and wouldn't do that kind of hard work.
Awesome poo
Well done to all involved !!!
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Enjoy your pool !!!!
My dude you and your crew here get the highest of praise. That shit is fire
I'm a contractor, and I'd do it myself too. You did an excellent job. 👍👍👍👍👍
Lol yea and three years later 😅
Why are inground pools so expensive now? Nothing has changed except now they are easier to install.
Seems like greed. Has to be 50% margins on pool installs now.
Thats not crazy, thats being resourceful. Enjoy your pool 👍
It looks great. It clearly works. Well done x
My childhood neighbors did this about 20 years ago. It’s a great pool and hasn’t needed a liner change yet.
Where do they live? Is there freeze? Snow?
I mean mine last 6 years above ground
was
How did you get permits
That’s a lie no above ground pool liner is making it 20 years. They don’t even use 27mil liners at intex. Liners are built to last 7-9 years. If it holds water it’s brittle and about to shatter at any second.
Great job looks beautiful.
10 years on my Intex liner. Going strong, never taken down or emptied
5yrs here. Just winterize it like a normal pool.
Great job. Thanks for teaching the rest of us. Bravo
Gotta hand it to you, you took a situation that would've been more than likely over priced and made something beautiful for the whole family and saved your family a lot of hard earned money. Great work brother.
Came out beautiful!!!
Looks great! I love to see people think outside of the box and do d.i.y. projects for a fraction of the cost.
Until little Johnny comes along with a small pocket knife...
@Controlroomrealif you're paying $250,000 and you don't do enough research to know there was a pending lawsuit or whatever over safety concerns, your fault.
Ou really think rhat it cost fraction of 7k
@Controlroomreal except he only paid $7000 and not $250,000😂
This is THE BEST way to do an above ground pool! If you have the land and can bury it like this man did youll get so much more life out of the pool
Building this From scratch like by „yourself“ is an amazing job dude !!
Great job!! Looks awesome.
Looks amazing! I love the deck around it. Congrats on doing it yourself and saving so much money
That's what I'm talking about!!!! I use that filter for almost everything and it has saved me tens of thousands, helped improve my skills in so many areas, brought so much satisfaction, and has given me things I couldn't have gotten any other way. Well done!!!
I am pleased to see that you've done this.
I had this idea about 15 years ago when my wife and I owned a home, but luckily we got divorced before I did it or she would have got the built-in swimming pool as well!
😂😂😂 damn.. hope you're living your best life now.
I did this 5 years ago, it looks so good and the pool is still in perfect condition.
Do you live in an area that has cold winters?
@@Wileycoyoteee not really. It gest cold, but never snows. The sun do hit very hard in the summer though.
Link?
@@Kenwood.. mmm... I haven't uploaded anything. I'm the worst self promoter 🙈. Maybe this weekend I can upload some pics to Instagram. I'll let you know. Was a very simple, but sturdy and safe construction.
And think of all the sun damage or protecting on the outer plastic this is a great move
Genius! Wow! Someone give this man a medal. I am sick of contractors over charging for a pool it’s bull! 🇺🇸👌🏻
geeze...how many pools have you paid for?
Intex pools are brilliant fun. Worth every penny
That’s not crazy, that’s insane. Thanks for sharing it’s gonna be my next project.
That came out beautiful. Well done
Looks wonderful! Kids don't care what it looks like they just want to swim!
If I had the skill set and the help I would have risked it too!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Nice work! You saved big money!!
I have a friend who owns a hardware store and built one of these but the big. Only cost like $5,000.
Smart move and looks great!
VERY NICE MY GUY! My husband use to install pools way back before we even met over 30yrs ago. He thought you did a great job & he said that's a hell of an idea!
Hell of a job!! Nicely done looks beautiful! I would def invest in this method
It’s our 5th pool season and it’s done well. We would totally do it again.
No
@@TheTrentTribethis is an awesome build! You have me interested in such 😀so after numerous pool seasons how’s dealing with any unwanted critters and such wanting to make a home in that cavity under the deck and between the pool and wall?
@@TheTrentTribedoes the water stay cooler with this technique or about the as other pools?
@@longwindingroad not sure to be honest. Ours stays warm once the nights get warmer and stays that way until September/October.
This guy gets crazy lucky with soil type and location and everyone in the comments is acting like it's genius and would work anywhere. There are very good reasons that "retaining walls" and giant holes in the ground are not built this way. With most soil, that hole around the pool would be a mosquito cess pool and the board "walls" would have collapsed.
This is what DIY is all about! A true patriot. My hats goes off to you and to everyone involved in this project
A true patriot?
A true patriot? The hell are you talking about
1776: “sir for your bravery fighting off the British army of over 2,000 strong, we declare you a patriot”
2024: “sir, for building a pool in 7 months, we award you the title of TRUE PATRIOT!”
We bought a used 25' diameter round above the ground pool when I was a kid.. rented a small back-hoe, and buried it about 3' deep. It sat about a foot above the ground.. which was back-filled up right against the sides. Never had a problem with it for the maybe 5-7 years we lived there before moving.
Luckily, the neighbors didn't complain.. which they could have considering we raised the height of the rest of the yard and that affected drainage. I remember a couple particularly heavy rains where the one neighbor had standing water for days in the back of their yard. Luckily.. the properties all pitched slightly toward the back.. and because there was a school behind us, there was an area for excess water to run off to.
I love people that prove it can be done for cheaper!!🙌🏽
5 people working for that long. Plus the chance of something going wrong and not lasting more than 5 years. Still not worth it
@@mikec4308exactly people will spend twice to try to save then loose money and still think they are smart
Intex really comes in clutch! This was amazing!
Not crazy at all if you know what you are doing. Really great job
At 18 I went to work for my dad, plumbing, digging ditches for water service lines, sewer services , and gas utilitie replacements... Those were some long summers and winters ...
I love your pool!
That was a great idea!
Love it!
This is actually a great idea. Especially if you ever plan to sell a home in the future. Sometimes pools can be a negative for some buyers and this is a much easier to undo set up than a permanent in ground pool
But since it’s not a permanent pool, it adds no value to the house
@msmith4700 you didn't read his comment ? 😂
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This is gorgeous!!! I must save this video!
I basically did same thing 4 yrs ago.
Works like a dream and its still like new.
We love it.
Great idea! Does the hole collect a lot of rain water?
I believe it never rains there 🤔👌
It just get absorbed into the ground
Decent idea. I'm curious about water filling the hole during a storm. Do you have a pump system for drainage?
My thoughts exactly
What hole? Water won’t fill in around the outside of the pool. He backfilled it.
@ohboy2592 No, he didn't. He filled to the board. If he had backfilled completely to the side, he would have covered the filter and pump. Watch again. It has a high likelihood of implosion when it rains heavily the first time.
@@joeydover I missed that. I can only guess that he has more sand than clay in it and he’s hoping that the ground never get saturated and holds water. That’s a big gamble
As a pool man, I can say with the pool full, the water provides pressure outwards to equal the pressure inwards. Still, many other concerns exist.
That's a beautiful build man
What a fantastic choice. I'm impressed. I love it.