DIY pools in the country, in the bathhouse, in the yard +1000 photos

After all, the pool can be used not only as a place for swimming and water games in the summer, but also as an ice rink in the winter.

It is believed that making a pool with your own hands is very expensive and requires certain professional skills. But if you have an elementary desire and a small number of tools, then you can build a very serious and not expensive pool with your own hands.

Next we will consider do-it-yourself several options for building a pool, from the simplest to a practically professional pool.

We will tell you how to choose a place on the site for the pool, what tools you need to have, what nuances should be taken into account during construction.

After reading this article, you will have no doubt about the reality of the embodiment of such a wonderful and very useful structure as a swimming pool.

Site selection

1. Before starting construction, you must choose place on the site for the pool.
2. You should immediately take into account that the pool should be located remotely from the beds and large trees to prevent the ingress of various branches and leaves that will pollute your pool.
3. The best thing place the pool on the highest elevation of the site, as this will eliminate the problem with the drainage system.
4. And finally, you should choose a place close enough to the water supply and the possibility of draining old water.

The choice of form and design features of the pool

That's when you have decided on a place on the site, you need to decide on the design features of the pool.

As for the choice of the shape of the pool, here a very large number of options. Pools are round, oval, rectangular, polygonal, etc. Whether you come up with yourself or take an idea from the Internet, for example, it is important to provide that the pool does not have a large number of sharp corners. Avoiding sharp corners will significantly reduce the possibility of injury when using the pool.

Further it is worth determining the depth and location of the pool. Typically, the depth of the pool is about 150 centimeters, but if you suddenly want to set a springboard, the depth at the diving site should not be less than 250 centimeters.

It is very convenient to choose the bottom of the pool with a slope, then when dividing, part of the pool with a not deep bottom is perfect for children, and adults will feel great deeper too. Also, pools are both flush with the surface of the earth, and above the surface. With this choice, you must also take into account the features of the location of the plot and communications.

Some examples of pools are presented below in the photo.

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The device of the pool on the site using improvised materials

You can create a beautiful and at the same time functional pool on your site using improvised materials.

Anything can be used as a building material, from a rubber tire from some big tractor to plastic bottles.

The use of easily accessible materials will significantly save on financial resources, and the beauty and functionality of such a pool is not inferior to the more difficult to build.

Below you will find detailed photos on the construction of the pool on the site of a tractor tire, plastic bottles and wooden pallets.

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The device of the pool with a plastic film

Polyethylene film It has a very high waterproofing, but at the same time it is quite fragile material.

Small impacts with angular or sharp objects can disrupt this material, so you have to work with it extremely carefully.

In order for your pool to serve for a long time, you need to use a film 1.5-2 mm thick.

The huge advantages of polyethylene during the construction of the pool are the ease of use and low cost of the material. But you will have to face a little difficulty, namely, evenly spread and stretch the polyethylene around the perimeter of the pool.

Below is a detailed photo report of the construction of the pool on the site using plastic film.

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Do-it-yourself frame pool in the country

A very common option for making a DIY pool on a frame basis.

Both wood and metal can serve as a frame.

Wood is knocked down or twisted with screws, metal is welded or pulled together with bolts.

Material for the interior of the pool is often used PVC fabric. PVC fabric is not an expensive and very dense material, which is also waterproof. For example, advertising banners are mainly made of PVC fabric.

For exterior decoration, sheet materials such as plywood, chipboard, OSB can be used, but you can do without them if you strengthen the very frame of the future pool. This option is perfect for seasonal use, because it is easy to disassemble and does not require much effort during assembly.

Such a pool can be operated in summer and in winter in order to preserve the materials and release monthsOne on the plot can be stored in a garage or utility room. If you plan to use the pool year-round, you can pour concrete around the perimeter and decorate it with tiles or other material.

You can also extend the operational properties of the pool and even install it in the greenhouse. Below on the photo will be presented options for frame pools.

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Monolithic reinforced concrete pools

The most time-consuming and financially costly designs of pools of monolithic reinforced concrete.

The complexity of the construction lies in the laborious preparation and pouring of the base and walls of the pool.

Such pools have an expensive and aesthetic appearance and usually flaunt against the backdrop of large cottages and luxury mansions. However, an ordinary citizen can also afford to arrange such a pool on his site if you make an effort and have a decent amount of free time.

A monolithic reinforced concrete pool, due to its design, can be of any convenient shape and any size that the soul wishes. Also in practice, multi-level pools have gained great popularity.

Such pools look very beautiful and allow you to sit down and relax leaning against the pool wall after a hard day at work or a hot steam room in a sauna or bathhouse.

When decorating a monolithic pool, tiles are often used or simply painted.

Description of the phased construction in the photo.

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Pools made of blocks and bricks

The construction of swimming pools from blocks and bricks is widely used.

To do this, pour a concrete base on which subsequently laid waterproofing non-woven material or tiled. This method is somewhat laborious since the laying takes a considerable amount of time. In the future, the masonry is plastered and painted or faced with the same tile.

When building from blocks and bricks, very important nuances must be taken into account:

• it is necessary to seal the bowl from the inside - the water destroys the brick and blocks;
• heaving force will affect the walls.
• a brick wall consists of fragments, and if there is a weak spot somewhere, it is bound to collapse;
• it is necessary to ensure tightness from groundwater, they can contain a lot of something unprofitable and even very harmful.

Externally, the finish is slightly different from the pools of monolithic reinforced concrete.

Below are photos with options for building pools of blocks and bricks and finishing work.

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DIY polypropylene pool

The polypropylene pool is assembled using 5 and 8 mm polypropylene sheets. 5 mm sheets are used to assemble the stairs, as it bends more easily. The base is prepared from a concrete slab with subsequent covering of geotextiles and insulation.

In principle, assembling a pool of polypropylene is quite simple, but you will need tools such as a welding extruder and a hot air gun for welding joints.

Such a pool serves for a long time and looks quite presentable. He does not need interior decoration, since the sheets of polypropylene are smooth, and the color can be easily chosen upon purchase.

Below are detailed photos of the construction of a pool made of polypropylene with your own hands.

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Steel sheet pool

As an alternative to the pool walls, a steel sheet can be used.

 

Such pools are often made round, oval or in the form of a figure eight.

 

The sheet or sheets are fastened with a special profile. The basis for such a pool is made of concrete or highly compacted soil, a facing film is laid inside.

 

Description in the photo.

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Construction of the pool from the finished bowl

When building a pool on the site, ready-made bowls are used.

Such bowls are most often made of fiberglass.

This option perfectly saves time and does not require certain skills. But the prices for such pools usually start from hundreds of thousands of rubles.

Three stages of construction can be defined:

1. Dig a pit;
2. Install the bowl and equipment;
3. Decorate the pool.

A fairly simple device, as mentioned earlier, entails decent financial costs.

Description of work in the photo.

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The swimming pool in the bath and sauna

A lot of people dream of their bath or sauna, and everyone first of all sees in the building of the bath something disassembling, good, clean. well and the pool in the bath is a great place to relax after a hot steam room.

Construction options Little: 

Firstly it fonts-pools of precious woodthat have a very good effect on health, but are very expensive and come ready-made.

And we will consider the second option: this arrangement of a reinforced concrete pool lined with tiles inside the premises of a bath or sauna.

Also a very good option. the use of reinforced concrete rings in the construction of such a pool. The construction technology is practically no different from the construction of monolithic reinforced concrete pools. Usually the pools in baths and saunas are not very large due to limitations in the space of the structure. Examples of such pools are presented in the photo below.

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Equipment for pools

Equipment for the pool is selected individually. The most basic components are:

• filter,
• pump,
• embedded parts
• water heater.

The filter unit pump draws water from the pool bowl through bottom drains, skimmers or overflow trays andpumps it under pressure back to the pool through the filter and, further, through the supply nozzles. Pool pumps are divided into two types: self-priming and normal-priming. Both types of pumps can be with or without a prefilter.

It's important to know! The pump performance must not exceed the filter performance, otherwise the quality of the filtration will decrease due to exceeding the recommended flow rate through the filter, and the filter may be damaged.

Using embedded parts, water is circulated in the pool, which is necessary to maintain its cleanliness.

Water heating is not always used in the construction of private pools. But for those who wish, the equipment for water heating is calculated based on the number of cubic meters of water and the ambient temperature.

Repair of the old pool

Pools, no matter how strong they are, have the ability to break.

Liquid rubber is well suited for filling small cracks in concrete pools.

For the repair of polypropylene pools, welding of polypropylene may be suitable, but this method is far from always possible and therefore it is necessary to either order a new bowl or weld a new design from sheets.

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DIY pools, ideas

 

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