Swimming pool help
- Thread starter Beefsmith
- Start date
- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
Pool volleyball apparently.I pretty much thought that was the case.
The net though, flying fish?
Great fun, bought a 4m round pool this time, only 2ft deep for my little lad 4 and half years.
I've been in it as much as him!
- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
Watch the sunburn as the pool and the water rub it off. I have two lying about the house tonight you could use as examples.
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
I wanted to build one from a grain bin I’d taken down. It was 27ft diameter and four feet high with two rings bolted together. Thought I’d dig a hole and drop the first ring in then back fill to support it more. Found a cheap liner online too. Had filtration system from the old inground pool that was here when I moved in. Long since filled in. Wife decided it was going to be a death trap so ended up buying an about ground one from local rip off artists. A bit bigger but the metal sides were cheap shite and terrible to work with. Should have gone with plan A
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Did you fill it with the tanker??
I built one out of squares a few years ago, was a mighty job too but I got some looks of the other half when I rolled up with the tanker to fill it.. just didn't understand that I run a few loads to wash it well out
- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
No, filled from borehole.
The Son
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- Location
- Herefordshire
I did one out of squares and silage sheet when family was younger, lasted a good few years
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Hi
I have just revamped my pool our first liner lasted 13 years was the cheap version.
We have just upgraded to the expensive version with soft backing.
Life very much depends on chlorine level and running temp.
Do not attempt to repairthe existing concrete tried that years ago on fish pond , you will be chasing your tail and the water bill and heating bill is a joke.
Get a good cover, we are now using a motorised floating cover, which has reduced heating and improvedchlorine control.
We have a roldeck , but there are some really cheap alternatives which I honestly think would be asgood. Go for European made equipment!
We have also put a slide back overall cover on
The only draw back is that i. The last couple o f years the cost of these upgrades has increased dramaticaly.
We have spent far more than the pool originally cost with no digging wall or plumbing cost
If you need sny assistance pm me
I have just revamped my pool our first liner lasted 13 years was the cheap version.
We have just upgraded to the expensive version with soft backing.
Life very much depends on chlorine level and running temp.
Do not attempt to repairthe existing concrete tried that years ago on fish pond , you will be chasing your tail and the water bill and heating bill is a joke.
Get a good cover, we are now using a motorised floating cover, which has reduced heating and improvedchlorine control.
We have a roldeck , but there are some really cheap alternatives which I honestly think would be asgood. Go for European made equipment!
We have also put a slide back overall cover on
The only draw back is that i. The last couple o f years the cost of these upgrades has increased dramaticaly.
We have spent far more than the pool originally cost with no digging wall or plumbing cost
If you need sny assistance pm me
Doing it for the kids
Member
I’ve just built one, 10x5.
if you have a concrete base of sorts I’d go for a liner from a reputable company who will come in and repair the existing base first. Modern liners last a long time, unless you are planning on moving soon the £6500 option will probably give you 15 yrs plus enjoyment.
if you have a concrete base of sorts I’d go for a liner from a reputable company who will come in and repair the existing base first. Modern liners last a long time, unless you are planning on moving soon the £6500 option will probably give you 15 yrs plus enjoyment.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
An uncle who happened to be a civil engineer converted an air raid shelter into a family swimming pool by blocking up the doorway. I can't say what he did to manage that but it didn't leak.
Other half used to swim regularly at the local pool until Covid put a stop to it, she then got a very large bee in her bonnet to get an above ground pool and couple it with a rubber bungee where you tie one end of the bungee to a wall/whatever and the other half around your waste and effectively swim on the spot - too much time on her hands with Google!
Despite my best efforts couldn't dissuade her and she bought a cheap above ground pool, thanks to Covid these were in high demand and the only one she could get was oval shaped. First sacrifice was my recently installed concrete pad for landrover and tractor maintenance which was deemed the best place for the pool
Pool installed on insulation sheets
Insulated with bubble rap around the pool and then 150mm insulation.
Wood frame around insulation
Fionally cladding and an insulated roof operated by a Lidl Parkside electric hoist
Then autumn arrived and wind under the doors required a housing for the pool
Second hand pump and 3kw heater via Ebay.
Grand daughter trying out the bungee.
Give other half her due she has used it regularly even during the winter, heater had to be on at least 3 hours a day to keep water up to temperature in the winter, she accepted 26C as a minimum temperature for swimming and once in wasn't a problem, it was getting out with a temp of 5 degrees or similar that was the problem - and the sprint back to the house for a hot shower! Insulation proved it's worth and the roof insulation really worth it, temp drops a lot when it's lifted,
Despite my best efforts couldn't dissuade her and she bought a cheap above ground pool, thanks to Covid these were in high demand and the only one she could get was oval shaped. First sacrifice was my recently installed concrete pad for landrover and tractor maintenance which was deemed the best place for the pool
Pool installed on insulation sheets
Insulated with bubble rap around the pool and then 150mm insulation.
Wood frame around insulation
Fionally cladding and an insulated roof operated by a Lidl Parkside electric hoist
Then autumn arrived and wind under the doors required a housing for the pool
Second hand pump and 3kw heater via Ebay.
Grand daughter trying out the bungee.
Give other half her due she has used it regularly even during the winter, heater had to be on at least 3 hours a day to keep water up to temperature in the winter, she accepted 26C as a minimum temperature for swimming and once in wasn't a problem, it was getting out with a temp of 5 degrees or similar that was the problem - and the sprint back to the house for a hot shower! Insulation proved it's worth and the roof insulation really worth it, temp drops a lot when it's lifted,
Courier
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- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
Easier to create a circular pool ‘cos not having to deal with right angles and the ratchet straps naturally form a circle when loaded.
Doing it for the kids
Member
that’s a serious relationship, what happened to the poor Landy!?
Oliveau
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- Location
- Indre et Loire, France
As you already have the hole, why not rip the old concrete out and start again. A better job in the long run with modern materials, and while you are at it build in a safety ledge around the outside to make it safer for children. My pool man also advised that max depth should be no more than 1,8 m otherwise it never really warms up.
In the attached photo the slope on the concrete is not as steep as it looks - optical illusion. 10m x 5m 0.8m at shallow end and 1.8m at the drain hole.
Doing it for the kids
Member
1.8m is Not that deep for diving. How often do you spend down there to notice the chill!?
Just had a quote today for that at £7k if we widen it to the 5m so adding that in and then plumbing etc it’s looking like a £10k job. The liners are much cheaper but I’m being told fibre glass is the way to go.