Turning a CHEAP Intex Pool into a Backyard Oasis
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Our back patio area is getting a makeover, again! We are installing a small Intex above-ground pool and are planning to turn it into our budget summer oasis, which is on Molly's top prenatal care wishlist. In this video, we demo the old layout, prep the ground for the pool base and start setting up our new Intex Pool. Soon we will have an entire wood surround, concrete pavers, and an outdoor shower!
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Best part of this project is this cute couple doing it together and having so much fun!
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the only one I saw doing demo was the pregnant one!!!
As another super pregnant mama (I’m just a few weeks from my due date now!) a pool like that would be soooooo nice!!!! It will definitely help as you get bigger and baby weighs more on your back! Congratulations and prayers for a safe and happy healthy pregnancy! 🥰💕
When I got the phone call that they were gonna induce my labor for my twins a month early, I was floating, w/a huge t-shirt on over my suit, in the nearby lazy river at the water park. End of August in Texas? Only place on EARTH I could get comfy, lol. Good luck to you and congrats!
OK, I'll chime in . 1984, I'd been living in my new house for 3 years. It is in a small subdivision that was a cornfield. NO SHADE. I needed something. Found an old pool free if I removed. It took me about 6 hours to put everything in my puckup. Working afternoon shift I'd come home and dig until sunrise then sleep. Just befor heading into work I'd take a quick look at my effort in broad daylight. It took me 2 weeks to dig the hole and manicure the bottom and edge. I bought a 24 foot by 6 foot liner for it. So I dug 2-1/2 feet down 20 feet across and tapered the edge up to the Aluminum pool wall. I hand piled dirt up around the edge to get the height. The finished size was a full 7-1/2 feet deep across 20 feet at the bottom. I figured 20,000 gallons and it took my well 2 full days to fill. For many many years we used that pool. I took the best care using liquid chlorine and muriatic acid. I restored the otiginal diatomaceous earth filter and it worked flawlessly. I ran 10 gallons/ min thru 900 feet of Black plastic tube on the roof of my pole barn for solar heat. It provided +10°F to the temp. Research Cyanuric Acid to keep the chlorine from evaporating so quickly. A solar cover helped keep it warm. I found 85°F was my favorite temp and I maintained it pretty well. l hav a e mail at yah oo moparbens@ it . com if you'd care to converse. ben/ michigan
All that for 85 degree water? LOL, waaayyy too hot. Gotta be "refreshing" or it ain't worth it. But you're a genius/hard worker and I applaud what you did for sure. (Just lost me at the very end! lol)
@@purselmer5931 That's not too hot for me. I had a solar cover, as well, and I still wanted the water warmer.
@@IVant2BAlone Wow, good on ya, lol. For me, when the air's hot, if the water's not cool, I tend to overheat easily. But hey, to each his own! Blessings to you.
@@purselmer5931 I am the opposite in that I get cold easily. Blessings to you, too.
Love the respectful discourse in these comments, it's becoming less and less common. Good on ya!
I bought an above ground pool a couple years ago but we didn’t use it because we bought a hot tub. My husband cleaned out the garage and took the box the pool was in and we offered it to our neighbors who have kids. The little girl waved at my husband and said….Hello neighbor! Thank you for the pool!
I’m glad it got put to use.
The key to pool maintenance is Saltwater. Use a saltwater generator to chlorinate the pool. Sooooo much easier. Also a sand filter not that cartridge system. That size pool you would need about 80lbs of pool salt and the Intex Chlorine generator. Look into it, so much easier to keep clean and water crystal clear.
Totally go with salt if you can. Hotels & resorts use salt so it does the job. Plus it doesn’t wreck your hair like chlorine can 🙂
I thought that rusted the metal legs?
It definitely does ! But it's worth it. you get a few years of enjoyment, plus the salt water is better for your skin. You tan better, too .@bobbysmith855
@@shirleyviera1133 That's good to know, thanks.. 😊
Agreed.
Just drill a hole in the bottom of the lights 😬 I done it to mine because I’d got new ones, and they had holes in the bottom 😊 now they don’t fill with water 👍
I guess you missed the part where she said the lights were also hanging too low.
@@montialarson 🤷🏻♀️ if the lights hang low, move them, if they fill with water, chuck ‘em 🫤 drill holes, keep them and move them 🤷🏻♀️ not sure what you’re getting at 😬
@@montialarson aha the ligth is forgibben to hang up higher. They stop working from that
LOL… I just did this last week because I refuse to get new ones 🥴🤭
We have the same pool, and we live in the Netherlands. It's nice to see y'all building a wall around it. We keep it as it is, while being jealous looking at your woodwork.
Congrats on your new addition!! Please be careful lifting heavy things. I did the same with my first and ended up in hospital.
Although I saw the heavy lifting and was reminded of myself when pregnant - demolished a hut and green house alone and loaded them up and took them to the council tip and I think all that moving around was probably good for me when pregnant.
@Amy. you are right..that heavy lifting can possibly cause complications. Your mind my tell you yes, but it's about the baby. ❤
Sweet couple. So happy you enjoy where you put your money! More people should be so content. Have a wonderful summer and a great road to parenthood, you two!
Pools are the best investment for fun and relaxing at home. Still trying to talk my daughter and her husband that I live with to get one so my two grand children can enjoy it as well as them. You won't be sorry.
Pools are a horrible investment if you take into account the time and money needed to maintain it. You have to keep it clean and maintain your pH and chemical levels. You have to skim the leaves and clean the filters or else you can kill your pump. I bet your daughter and son-in-law haven't bought the pool yet because no one has the time or inclination to clean and maintain one more thing. Unless you plan on doing it? Or are you offering ideas for how your daughter and her husband should spend their money and their time?
And kids have to be watched when in the pool. So they can "invest" in a death trap for their kids and pay for that pleasure.
@@TiredMommy-kt2nc buzz kill
@@TiredMommy-kt2nc not talking about a big in the ground pool. Maybe a 12 ft round above ground.
@@TiredMommy-kt2ncthere's one of you in eeeeevery comment section.
@allencampbell3350 yeah, you'll live
One of the best investments I ever made was buying a pool. We were the only ones that had one, so of course everyone wanted to be at our house. We told my youngest daughter that was 5, that she had to help get the yard ready and remove the sod… my baby went out there in her rainboots, tank top and shorts dragging her Daddy’s shovel. She wanted that pool! Haha! She didn’t know we had installers coming to do everything. It was the cutest thing to watch her! 😉
My son and daughter-in-law bought an above ground pool and have enjoyed it for several years. Their kids love it as well as nieces and nephews. We have a lot of hot, steamy days in Iowa and they said they love getting home from work and jumping in the pool. The local firemen will fill the pool in their area.
We just put foam on top of our level ground and it works wonderfully!
Yikes. What a mess. Please don’t do this. Ugh.
We used foam insulation sheets under ours. It works perfectly!
Agreed, I loved my saltwater pump and filter. No chemicals!!!
We had that pool turned into a salt water pool and bought a bigger pump. Built a deck all the way around it. We loved the whole area so much. Pool lasted for years the deck not so much. We were out every day all summer long. I guess around 10 years of use.
Putting a corner tarp or an umbrella somewhere so you can always choose to get out of the Sun but still be in the water that's called having your cake and eating it too 2😅❤
Get a sand filter as soon as you can afford it - they are amazing for keeping it clean.
They work amazingly. Friend of mine, her pool was always dirty. As soon as she could afford it, she bit the bullet and bought the sand filter. That pool was never dirty again. They are expensive tho, even the cheaper ones, but if your going to go ahead and buy one don't get the cheapest one.
Love the fact that you are a woman doing it all yourself - GURL YOU ROCK!!!
We’ve got one of these in our backyard for the last 4 years and its the best thing, ever. 💜 glad you guys got it up to enjoy!
Use sand under the bottom of your pool also if it didn't come with a cover, might want to get a tarp, it will save a lot of cleaning and save on chemicals.
Mama Molly was right! A pool in Alabama during the hot months is a joy! Papa Dylan will enjoy it, too! 👍👏✨😍
Honestly don’t know how we’ve gone all these summers without one🤣🤣
@@Woodbrew 👍❤
Warms my heart to see individuals taking responsibility and improving what they can. As opposed to crying and demanding that someone else change their life.
Like Biden voters
@@benjamincresswell3713 well I was trying to give omage to my brethren without painting a huge target 🎯 on my back...but yes, like Biden voters.
@@BrianLawrence-vk3puHow does one manage to take a simple DIY video and turn it into something political? Sad.
@@melaniegentry4813I agree it is sad.
Responsibility? Huh? Don’t get it. It’s a cheap plastic pool.
We also have this kind of pool. We were thinking about getting a pool, and I first thought about something really solid, rather big, with stairs into the pool, with a roof on top. I found a website with a configurator and ended up with a price tag of 30000+€😑
So we got this type of pool. Much cheaper, but does the job. If it lasts five years, then it really wasn't expensive. I got a pool cleaning robot, very convenient. The robot is just dropped in the pool, and runs for about an hour. If the battery is drained, it stops at a wall for easy pickup.
The baby in tummy is singing Elvis song I’m all Shook Up after the gravel compacter 😂
Bwahaha you guys are adorable. I’m also pregnant, and we live in North Carolina… 1000% humidity and 1000°… I’m going to use this video to talk my husband into putting a pool in 😁
DO ITTT🤣🤣 Good for the swelling, good for the weight, and just makes me happy!
I have that cart. Just a tip the handle comes off and you can use the pin to attach to a mower and pull it if you want to save some time and energy.
Great pool project and video. I'm so envious, it costs me $90/month to use only 3,000 gallons of water for 2 people, this would cost me about $60 to fill. Wells are definitely the way to go. Water is all around us, there is no scarcity, there is only control.
Good for him wearing a shirt with sun protection! Big job - y'all did great.
The hubby looks very much like the male lead in Beautiful Creatures. AND has the accent! Also... we all learn as we go.... good job at taking it in stride and making sure you do it the right way for you.
i would have left the gravel, and put foam or rubber horse stall pads over top or even i really heavy duty top would have protected your pool from the gravel.. foam board and the rubber mats make a really good surface underneath the pool
We got the same pool, but we got a sand filter and we got reusable balls instead of sand and it works so better than sand.
Excited to see what you all do with it! We love our Intex pool. Also congratulations on the baby you guys are going to make great parents!
Thanks man! Your pool build is epic!
@@Woodbrew to know that you have seen my pool video is a huge encouragement thank you guys so much! Keep up the great work!
Great job, welcome to pool life. You will have fun and sleep better. Be sure to teach your child to swim. Enjoy and best wishes with your baby.
Draining & Heating A Pool: I had an in-ground pool to empty out for repairs and paint, and later to heat up quickly for a child's 4th birthday party. I bought a submersible pump from Harbor Freight and ran garden hose from it out away from the house. After completing the repair and painting, I filled the pool and needed to heat it faster than just waiting on the Sun. I bought a roll of black plastic irrigation tubing. With the pump at the deep point of the pool and the tubing laid out around the concrete pool deck, I started the water recirculating five days before the party. That deep pool (9 feet at the deep end) was quite comfortably warm the morning of the party and all I had to do was remove the pump, coil up the tubing and put it all away. Total cost was under $75 in 2004.
We had a pool in the Florida panhandle a bunch of years ago, one thing I struggled to do was keep the water cool in all that sun. I hope you enjoy it for years to come and please remember safety for that baby after turning into a toddler!
Off a stock tank pool FB page I follow, add a cover, canopy and no kidding add bags of ice to the area where you enter the pool.
Keep your gallon milk jugs, fill with water, and freeze. Throw them in when it gets too hot. When they thaw, throw them back in the freezer. Obviously, plastic jugs are reusable. It works great! I think I used 4 or 5 jugs.
You could have used the pool filter to drain the pool, it is afterall a water pump. It's how I drained the water from our pool when we moved.
You are going to love having that thing. There's nothing like getting in at the end of a long, hot work day and cooling off. I'm working in my garage and taking a break to watch, and then I will jump into our pool to cook off too.
We had 10 grand kids in ours every year! It is an awesome pool for the money
That was adorable 🙂 My wife and I , and kids, and grandkids have done this countless times :-)
it's enjoyable to watch others do it too, brings back memories stretching out the bottom with all the kids inside etc 👍😎✊
PS Gramma made a happy face in the sand one time, the 'soot' settled in the depressions LOL
Thanks for a wonderful video and thinking how you put together. Such a cool backyard. Thank you so much my dear friend for sharing how you did it. You did a great job. Duration for all of.
Even if you had used a weed barrier, the wind blows seeds onto the gravel so the weeds will still grow.
Yeah a barrier is good for about 1 year. Then organics mix in on top and weeds and grass grow. Should spray the gravel with a pre-emergent, just like the lawn.
@@jasonfournieror quick careful flame weeder works great and doesn’t kill wildlife or cause cancer.
I built a wooden frame around basically the same pool. add 3in of foam board insulation under and around it, and a heater from inflatable hot tub
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. You don't even look 3 months pregnant God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 ❤
The drain hole should be towards the grass, Get cover for leaves
You'll love it .had mine for 3 years and it'd perfect. You will probably need a bigger pump and buy two chemical clothes and chlorine tables and water softer tables is all you need
You guys are awesome! Teamwork makes the dream work and have a great pregnancy! Best of luck to you both
To keep the pool clean, make it slightly brackish, and siphon vacuum the dirt off the bottom once or twice a week. It's better for your health too cuz chlorine is a carcinogen.
To make it brackish you can just float a cattle salt lick in it every once in a while. Just keep it brackish enough so you don't see algae growing in it.
Oh thank you so much
We put heavy duty rubber under ours which we had to place over stones. Worked a treat.
Always wet before you compact, spray and let it sit and soak in, the water acts as a lubricant and will pack tighter and deeper.
Great to see you back on my feed. What a fun way to catch up with you both. Congratulations on becoming soon to be parents.
I've told everyone I know also that once our pool is in I can't take phone calls because im gonna be in the pool so I suggest if you need me bring a bathing suit cause thats where I will be holding all social meetings 😂
My husband wears tight tank tops underneath his long sleeve sun shirts. He says the sweat captured by it cools him off when the sweat was just dripping otherwise. He doesn't wear the tank top if he's not going to sweat, though.
A friend of mine just got a pool like this and invested a little bit more on one of them salt water filters. It sounds like a good alternative.
Finally the pool ! I’m so happy for the both of you .. pools are such a great thing to have . Hope you are in the light of god and god bless the both of you.. Happy first day of July!
Yes, finally!! We’ve been enjoying it just about everyday already! And thank you🤗
@@Woodbrew welcome so happy for you !
8:00 I own that same compactor and I love it. It’s easy to use, it’s not too heavy, it’s easy to move.
I used old carpets underneath to keep any punctures from happening.
You go girl❣️. I can hardly wait to see you floating in the pool with a cool drink! 😎🇨🇦
Get a small sand filter. It will keep it clear and so much easier to take care of.
Enjoy
I know if feels good to get stuff done, but be careful with the lifting, pushing and big stuff. Take it easy ❤️
She did all the heavy work
Right?
Just an adorable couple! Great editing!
I have the same pool and we use the water filter pump to drain my pool. In a few hours
God Bless your family🙏
OK, I'm 40 seconds in...... and I haven't checked in with you guys in quite a while...... so you just brew my mind!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! You guys are going to be epic parents!! 😊 xXx
OH MY GOSH. I just found this video by random and I already love you guys! (:
Very nice.... Ultraviolet light is the worst thing for any plastic liner. Build a deck around it to protect the sides and cover it when not in use. It'll save water, keep dirt out of it, and keep the UV light from ruining your investment.
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love that stain color. could hardly tell that you even moved the pool lol.
you should get a bigger pool. {you will one day} and invest in a bigger, sand pool pump. enjoy..
we are buying the same pool from amazon... we were wondering if you had the measurements from the tip of the leg braces to the other tip on the short end
That was a lot of fun hehehe! The joy it brings to preggy Molly. Lovely to watch 😍
Would look awsome if you put some decking steps around the front sides and corner and some decking from the back corner up to both sides of the fence with some room for sitting in deck chairs, to cover all it in.
I spend $260 on groceries every 2weeks for 2 people and 1 kid. That pool was a great deal!
They do sell padding for under the pool to not only protect the liner but stop creatures from burrowing
Pure physics. 1) The depth of the pool isn't much so the pressure is low. 2) The hose is small diameter and long. Both cause resistance to flow. Combine low pressure with high resistance and you get a LONG time for the water to just trickle out.
Good to know! We bought a pump and it got the water out in no time🤗
I'm glad my local pool is a couple of blocks away, I am too lazy to do this 😂.
Local piss too 🤮
STRONGLY recommend that you get an above ground Sand Filter for your pool... The paper filters with never keep up with it. A sand filter can clean the entire pool in no time. Trust me, I had the exact pool, but larger.. and deeper...
Definitely try some different things before you finalize and add water. You really want to be able to get in and out all the way around and that spot is big enough to have the pool and a hot tub eventually good luck.
We are on our 3rd above ground pool starting small to the largest you can get and converting to saltwater system will by far help with EVERYTHING no shocking with chemicals after a hard rain etc and no it is not like the ocean people who have been in are shocked they can’t tell it’s saltwater. Trust you will not regret it.😊 Not a big project either, you have done way more complicated projects! Coming from a Florida family, we are not as capable, lol.😅
I so much enjoyed this video! It also gives me hope for installing a pool of my own.
Congratulations on the baby.
You two are adorable…so fun to watch!!
Can you let me know what stain you used on your fence?? Love it!
Man, that was a lot of work! Good for you guys
Even when the guy showed up for the video, the pregnant lady was still doing most of the work 😮
My concern with salt water is emptying the pool in the fall. With chlorine, we wait for the chlorine to dissipate or use a dechlorinator, then we can use the water to water the lawn and garden. I’d be afraid to use saltwater for that though
We have a larger intex pool similar to theirs. We just leave our pool filled all year long. We live in Virginia so we have all seasons. We just shock it then just cover with a tarp and it's just fine each yr, no draining or refilling. Also, we tried the saltwater system but never worked for us because our water is too hard 🫤
Have the same pool. Works great.
🙋🏽♂️ Definitely go with salt system. Mine lasted 12 years. 💁🏽♂️ Wipe the METAL DOWN with WD-40 each year. NO RUST. 🤷🏽♂️
Damn. I was only anticipating my wife having cravings for pickles or Taco Bell during pregnancy. I didn't know it could extend to pools! 😭
Rectangle pool is the only way to go minimum 52 inch though and its way easier to clean and swim in.
Oh my goodness, you two are so dang CUTE!❤ New sub here- excited to see your pool build adventure, and future projects!🤗
We have weeds in Texas known as nut grass. They will grow right up underneath your pool lining and poke a hole right through it. I know this from personal experience.
Could you use saline water instead? Less chemicals is good.
Do yourself a favour and buy a sand filter according to the size of your pool. Just a little tip from an pool owner in austria.. ;-)
You two are a great team! 🤙
I don't recommend drinking anything other than water while in the pool. If you spill anything it will cause mould to start growing. Of which the only cure is to drain, scrub, and rinse. One or two drinks might not be an issue, but a pool party can turn into a nightmare days later. Especially if people were drinking beer.
I have a silly question did you contact your water department with your meter reading and tell them you were filling a pool because usually they charge you for sewage as well as your water usage at the same time and they’ll deduct sewage from your water the total for the time that you’re filling your pool so it’s a discount at least most of the country does that I don’t know about your area but most of the country lol
We are on septic so we don’t get the sewer side of the bill, but you are absolutely correct✌🏻
Don't lift anything heavy. I went into early labor doing that. And no shoveling!
Ya'll need to put some type of shade cover over it. The water will really turn warm.
Can’t wait to see the finish!!
Can you tell me what type of wood is the fence and what color and brand stain you used please?