How to Make a Cheap and Deep Swimming Pool 

Sounds good!

Thank you. However this pool started leaking. I made a video on it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M-pGe6zu5xA.html You might be relieved not to be so handy after you watch it. Thanks again,

Cool, have fun!

You’re welcome 😊 I just finished the redoing this pool because the glue on this one gave up. I’ll post video soon. Thanks,

Thanks We love it!

Thanks We love it!

Thanks! It’s a fun pool to. My daughter and I swam for over an hour this evening and had a blast. Thanks again,

Thank you for the kind words!

Thank you!

Sounds good! Have fun!

Thanks so much!

Hello! Yes, I would be glad to. The deep spot in this pool is about 32” or so making the overall depth of the deepest area 6’6” or so. It is square-ish with walls that are about 45 degree angle. The width is obviously limited by the width of the pool minus that flat spots on the sides that should be about 2’. These flat areas are important because I need an area to walk by the deep spot and more importantly for overall stability of the above ground walls. Everything would get more difficult the deeper you go, glueing together the liner, getting in out during construction, etc. With all that being said and you want to go deeper I would make it longer so one side is slopped at around 25 to 30 degrees while the other 3 sides are closer to 45. As far as positioning to one side there is no problem. Ours is slightly off center because of the layout of the preexisting deck. Hope this helps, and I’ll try to get a video about what I do different done in the next few weeks. Meantime feel free to ask more questions! Thanks,

@@sculptureforasmallplanet Thank you so much!

Isn’t it amazing how much a deep area adds to the swimming experience!?!

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Thanks No I haven’t but I’ll look them up. Thanks for the tip

Thanks!

I was feeling a little nuts making it but I’m glad I did! Thanks,

I’m glad I did but do have some issues. You might want to check this out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M-pGe6zu5xA.htmlsi=xpfe7G5hk0JM6uHY

@@sculptureforasmallplanet thanks I think I have an idea of what to do now.

Try using some cord or string to pull the top edges of the deep area liner up. Run them in loops so after the top pool holds it in place you can pull them out. This helps with the wrinkles that are from gravity pulling down the edges. Other wrinkles are just a pain. Hope this helps.

Hello, I used an material from an intex easy up, round pool to line the deep spot of an intex 16’x32’x52”. The liner and frame came in one big box. Don’t know how thick it is, sorry. Hope this helps!

I didn’t have a pond liner. I just did this pool over and I used the old pool. Works better than the little pool I used in this first one, but I learned a lot. Video will be out soon. Thanks,

Thanks for the question. I was just using a figure of speech but I did a little research and it turns out that it was fairly accurate. It would take about 7 yards of concrete to make similar size pool. 1 yard of concrete is responsible for about 400 pounds of CO2. 7x400=2800 pounds of CO2. A metric ton is 2204 lbs. Of course there are many variables of transportation, labor, equipment etc that could be debated forever. I know this style pool isn’t for everyone or even a small number of people. So if you’re looking at an traditional in ground but you still want to decrease GHG I would recommend a solar cover and solar heat. I have a video on it. Thanks again and stay cool!

I’m not sure, but I recommend putting a flat edge around the deep spot that decreases the chance that the walls of the pool get undermined. This pool flat spot is about 24”. Hope this helps! Thanks

I agree you want to be able to reach the bottom of the pool! Water is also an issue. Sorry to hear that you had to close yours down do to lack of water. But pools can also be mini personal reservoirs that ca be filled in the spring with natural sources. Then provide water security and fire protection through the summer. Thanks,

Hi, I used HH-66 vinyl cement. It works pretty well except that it turns a brownish yellowish color so don’t go to far beyond the lamination. And it doesn’t hold the thin vinyl as well. So the thin dark blue, peace of mind patches, are coming off but all of the thick fake tile pieces are holding tight. As well as the thicker round bottom of the inflatable ring pool. No leaks or anything just that I wouldn’t bother with the cheap thin vinyl if I was going to do it again. Hope this helps. Thanks,

​@@sculptureforasmallplanet as soon as you comment they are doing to change the formula so it does the complete opposite 😅 Thanks for sharing

@@religionisapoison2413 yeah maybe but it isn’t all that great anyway. This pool is going on it’s sixth year and the glue is letting go. So if they change it hopefully it’s better!

@@sculptureforasmallplanet good point, thanks for the update. That's still a decent run. More permanent you'd probably just have to go with gunite and use some sort of concrete under it.

@@sculptureforasmallplanet actually I've not seen any liner X gunite hybrids. If you look into it in your freetime and find something send me the video title or similar. I imagine there is a way to do something like that... Use the liner for the walls and then beneath the pool you could potentially dig in any manner you want, unless the liner acts as parchment paper against the gunite. I'm looking at buying a house, a big compound of sorts, and we're both remote so the condition of the home is just that it has a deep pool for diving. After a day or two of looking at solutions it's pretty apparent there should be a more affordable solution for a good quality deep in ground pool than what is current.

Thanks! It’s definitely welded together in the factory. Looks like between two rollers. And yes maybe it could be deeper but if I was to do it over, I wouldn’t make it deeper. It’s deep enough to give a real swimming experience for us. Thanks again!

@@sculptureforasmallplanet Thanks for the reply.... I agree that your pool is plenty deep for sure! I was just wondering out loud how much depth I could get away with without doing anything to the pool liner. I was wondering if an un-altered pool liner might allow for more depth in the middle of the pool just by stretching. Even if it worked (without breaking) it would only add a little depth.... And so I'm thinking about trying your approach.

@@endorphinder sounds good. Might want to do some experiments before you put to much time an money into it. My deep spot has about 40 to 45 degree slope. It would be really hard for me to go steeper. Also I have 0 experience with flexible liners so have nothing to offer there. Best,

Hello, I used the wrong kind. As well as some other mistakes all shared in this video More on How to Make a DIY Swimming Pool, Cheap and Deep! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--488tGIGw3E.html Thanks,

Thank you friend! I’m actually redoing this pool right now. Check out this video, More on How to Make a DIY Swimming Pool, Cheap and Deep! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--488tGIGw3E.html It covers a lot of the stuff that I messed up the first time. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks,

Hi, I’ve used small amounts of Boxers vinyl cement and it seems to work pretty well. Vinyl is kind of wired stuff so I suggest testing your adhesives before committing to a larger project. Thanks

Hi, I’ve used Boxer’s vinyl adhesive in small amounts with success. Vinyl is weird stuff though so I suggest that you do test before you apply to a bigger project. Thanks

Thanks! This pool in the video is finally starting to leak Can waterproof tape and a little pump save the day? DIY deep swimming pool repair ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M-pGe6zu5xA.html I looked for a liner that would fit but couldn’t find one. Let me know if you know where I can get one that is flexible enough to line a pool like this. Thanks again

Sorry to hear that. Hope you find something that will work for your situation. Take care,

Actually I might have to do this one over! The glue I used started to give it up and it was leaking. I patched with tape and it’s still holding to this day but I don’t want it to drain out in the middle of the summer! Thanks,😊

Hello. The deepest spot is 6’6”. I would not recommend trying to make a pool like this 12 feet deep. Thanks,

Thanks for letting me know keep up the good work

Yeah, it’s a little less than two meters.

@@sculptureforasmallplanet ok thanks

Hello, That would be I n comparison to in ground concrete pool with steel reinforcement which are material and labor intensive. Thanks,

@@sculptureforasmallplanet ok cool

Yes, it is involved but it you compare to most other pools that are 6’6” deep it is a lot less money

It’s about 6’7” deep. Thanks

@@sculptureforasmallplanet thanks good job

Hello, It’s about 6’6” Thanks,

@@sculptureforasmallplanet thanks!

Yeah, I would have put the deep spot on the far side but it's kind off center by about 5' because I wanted to be able to jump off the deck into it. When I made it my daughter couldn't touch bottom anywhere so I put a chase lounge chair into make a spot so she could stand up. But you're right it isn't a traditional deep end but it could be if one wanted it to be. Thanks,

Hello, Mostly in the concrete. Thanks,

Yeah, my wife was pretty skeptical at first too. She’s sold now though.

That’s a good question. When I was doing research before I started I found stretchable liners for the aluminum walled above ground pools. These liners would allow a gradual increase in depth across the entire bottom of about 1.5 feet. I was looking for a deeper pool and a lower price tag. Thanks for asking!

“GTH…”, that’s funny. Thanks,

Thanks for the suggestion but I'm not in this for money.

Hello, would this idea work on a 14 ft circular pool? And did you just cut the cheap pool to put it in the deep part?

not sure what you mean. can you say more?