Shipping Container Swimming Pool: INSTALLED!! & My Thoughts 

Good question

and over $40,000 + the cost of the excavation, concrete work, and moving. Not sure why go with a shipping container at this price. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful pool, but what if you don't have $50,000 - $60,000 to spend.

Hey Andrew, you can't actually use concrete for a pool. Concrete is a pourous material and can't be sealed well enough. I think what you are referring to is a gunnite pool, which is quite a bit more expensive up my way...even with my concrete box. All in I was at $40k: Pool, concrete and site work. Hope that helps. -A

Agree. Could have simply added a vinyl liner to the concrete box. Is the concrete box even necessary? Can’t the container go straight into the ground with a proper base of sand/gravel? And then back fill with dirt?

@@amytaylor5587 he explained that you need a gap between outer pool wall and ground wall.

there have been people that just seal up a container and drop it right in the ground you don't need to do any of this this project shouldn't cost more that 12k

Amazing! so glad i could help.

The container cannot be set directly in the ground. It would block the vent for the heater rendering it useless.

Yes, you would put the heater above ground.

@@Z71hosestretcher yeah, that’s not the way these pools are sold. All mechanicals are pre-installed. I’ll show the “machine room” in the next video - just gotta find the time to shoot it.

$90k for a small shipping container pool is outrageous!! Wayyyy expensive, crackin up

​@@stedmans4christ I'm not saying I added a hot tub to my shipping container pool....What I'm saying - to add a shipping container that can serve two purposes - a pool and hot tub at only $30K, thats a good deal...not to mention in some parts of the country it's very difficult to find skilled teams that can complete a new pool project in the next year. My project took 8 months and that was merely adding a hot-tub.

I totally hear you Jake, I know what you meant. Thanks for the comment and price indicator. helps to know what stuff costs in other areas! Enjoy the tub!

Hey Zach, yeah, I’ve been trying to my man! Work is nuts. I was actually just thinking about this today. Thanks for the extra motivation.

I was hunting for a follow up video as well

Thanks so much Kerry!

Making a video update to this one in May. Will make sure I address this! Thanks.

Thanks so much! 🙏🏼

thanks so much!

Hey Katharine, thanks so much! So, I've only had the pool this one season, but with that said, I am super happy thus far. Literally no maintenance, but jury is out on this until after my first winter and getting it setup again in the Spring - I am not anticipating an issue, but want to be clear that I havent gone through a winter yet. I LOVE the auto cover, its a child safe cover, which also keeps wildlife out of the pool...it has a 4 digit lockout on the keypad, and should also be noted: its the only part of the pool you CANNOT control from your phone, this is obviously for liability reasons, and I have no issue with it. Only note on the auto cover is that they installed it on an aluminum bracket which flexes so the cover is a bit out of square. I am working with the company to alleviate this, I just haven't had the time to test out our latest solution, so just ask if they have switched to a stronger bracket if you are going with the auto cover. no safety issue that any other pool doesnt have durability seems great - will know more over time - i will be doing another video in the next year or two, but judging by the build quality and coating they used i am not anticipating any issues. overall i would definitely recommend Tangle.

@@CarrinoAnthony thank you :)

I have a sump pump in the concrete pit hooked up to pvc pipe that ejects excess water

Thanks JT

Thanks so much! They didn’t give me an expected life on the paint, but it seems to be a thick, durable coating. I’ll definitely be paying attention to it and will report back in a future video.

@@CarrinoAnthony You're welcome! I'm really interested to see if they've been able to come up with a paint that can better withstand the chlorine. The chalking isn't the worst thing in the world, it just doesn't look as pretty as when it first gets painted.

So far no chalking at all. I test the pool once a week and adjust/ add chlorine as necessary.

@@CarrinoAnthony Just an FYI...Pentair also has a pretty sweet auto dispensing acid tank that keeps the PH level spot on. The monitor that's part of it also tells you the chlorine level so you know how to adjust. Of course it's more money, but it's been so much easier and less hassle.

thanks!

a concrete box is not a sufficient material for a pool. It is porous, and would crack in the winter during freeze thaw. Pools that look like concrete are made of gunite, and are way more expensive. I wanted a small pool because I didn't want to heat a large volume of water, and we just like to float and cool off.

Thanks!

well, he's older so i guess i look like him.....

@@CarrinoAnthony well there you go. I was just trying to remove the perceived importance of someone like George Clooney by saying you look like him. Maybe I should have just said, you and George Clooney look alike!

@@FFAdventuresOriginal ahahahhahahah 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Me too.👍😂

it should be automatic in youtube. i dont know how to do it. sorry.

@@CarrinoAnthony Thank you so much for the answer Anthony! I changed the settings and I can see the subtitles in Spanish !!!

I haven't looked in awhile, but I know they have had a few price increases. Ugh. I imagine the pandemic didn't help the cost of shipping containers!!!

Making a video update to this one in May. Will make sure I address this! Thanks.

I don't...at all actually, which surprised me. I did anticipate it being a problem so I installed a sump pump pit down there as well and daylight-ed the pipe toward the driveway slope

Yup. About the same.

$9000

they had a price increase not too long ago, but their prices are listed right on their website....i believe it is $33k USD

pool cost varies, but you can get it right on their website: www.TanglePools.com concrete work was $9,000 - site work was wrapped in to my overall build and I moved a lot of earth so not sure how to break that out for you. Hope that helps.

incorrect. Asked and answered in another comment here. TLDR: bare concrete is porous.

I’m not, but they did give me a discount on the pool to have it included in my series.

Total cost was $9,000 That’s a 30’ long x 8’6” wide 6” thick slab with rebar mat and 6” thick walls with rebar cage doweled into the slab 🤙🏼

I am just passing the 2 year mark and zero rust. Whatever the coating is these guys used is super impressive. I'll be shooting an update to this video in May and will make sure I address this!

Because concrete isn’t sufficient for a pool…concrete is porous. Pools are fabricated out of gunite.

Laurence if you can't bring anything constructive to the conversation you can just skip my channel. I have no issue with folks disagreeing with how I do things and/or my choices, but you can keep your commentary on my mindset to yourself.

this was the final install. I have plans to build additional decking around it, but didn't have the budget at the time. Hoping to do it this summer. And I'll be shooting an update to this video in May with all the things I've learned having this pool for 2 years now.

@@CarrinoAnthonyawesome job we were wanting something similar but with a rolling deck cover since we have small children and limited space in our yard. Thanks for all the ideas and great job ❤

@@CarrinoAnthonywe can’t wait for an update video 😊 before starting our project as well hope y’all are enjoying ur pool

It’s a coating…not sure what the paint is called, but there is zero rust anywhere.

Appreciate it!!

Hey Chris, up here by me the 3 main factors were: 1. Labor is way more expensive and I cannot do a gunnite pool for the same money, and I wasn't interested in fiberglass or liner 2. pool contractors are literally booked out to 2024 right now 3. I had so much site work I had to do the idea that this pool could be fabricated offsite and then dropped in the hole and hooked up in one day really helped my overall build schedule. (separately I'm a shipping container nut and love the aesthetic as well, but the above were my main reasons). Hope that helps answer your Qs!