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The               Do-It-Yourself               In               Ground               Swimming               Pool               We               all               rely               on               our               specialists               to               do               things               for               us.

But,               they               hold               the               key.

They               can               charge               whatever               they               want               to               charge               and               either               we               pay               or               we               don't               get               those               things               we               want.

A               pool               is               no               different.
               You               can               go               to               a               huge               department               store               and               find               yourself               anything               from               a               baby               pool               to               a               nice               size               three               footer               that               will               hold               about               ten               people               at               the               most.

That's               one               way               to               avoid               the               high               cost               of               an               in-ground               pool.

It               cools               you               off               and               does               the               job.
               But,               what               if               you               really               want               an               in               ground               pool?

Now,               you're               looking               back               to               the               specialists               and               hoping               that               you               won't               have               to               sell               a               lung               to               pay               for               it.

You               have               two               kids               and               your               other               half               staring               at               you               with               hope               in               their               eyes               while               you               look               through               your               budget               and               see               if               it               can               happen.
               That               is               until               now.

I               have               come               up               with               an               idea               that               is               a               total               do-it-yourself               brainstorm               and               you'll               find               that               it's               easier               than               you               can               imagine.

Actually,               it's               nothing               special.

It's               just               that               all               the               construction               workers               and               pool               salespeople               throughout               the               world               would               have               you               believe               that               you               need               them               to               install               your               pool.

But,               think               about               it!

What               is               a               pool?

It's               a               hole               in               the               ground               with               water               in               it.
               Remember               as               you               go               through               this               completely               do-it-yourself               pool               installation               guide,               there               are               things               you               need               to               check               in               your               neck               of               the               woods.

Within               a               city,               there               are               city               ordinates               that               have               to               be               followed.

Construction               permits               might               be               necessary               and               noise               requirements               might               have               to               be               met.

In               my               experience,               these               things               take               a               quick               phone               call               to               the               city               clerk               and               you'll               get               the               direction               you               need.

Depending               on               your               city               ordinates,               you               might               need               a               licensed               excavator               for               the               actual               digging               of               the               pool               area.

Just               keep               those               things               in               mind               before               you               start               going               at               it               and               breaking               the               law.
               Another               note               before               you               begin               planning               is               that               you               need               to               put               on               your               imagination               cap.

This               guide               will               only               cover               the               basics.

The               basics               can               be               used               for               any               sized               or               shaped               pool.

But,               you               should               sit               down               and               think               about               your               property.

Then,               decide               on               a               good               design               for               your               pool.

Do               all               the               planning               on               paper               before               you               even               begin               to               mark               things               off               on               your               property               and               start               working               towards               getting               any               permits.

For               any               part               of               this               guide               that               you               don't               understand               or               are               hesitant               about,               don't               be               afraid               to               ask               questions               of               city               administrators,               construction               workers               or               anyone               else               who               might               be               helpful               to               you.
               I'm               assuming               that               if               you               are               reading               this,               you               are               an               intelligent               person               who               wouldn't               do               anything               that               would               harm               others               or               yourself.

You               also               wouldn't               take               any               steps               until               you               completely               understand               what               you               need               to               do.

This               pool               installation               method               isn't               hard               at               all.

But,               there               are               steps               that               need               to               be               followed               with               attention               to               detail               or               you               can               be               giving               yourself               bigger               problems               than               it's               worth.
               A               Hole               in               the               Ground
               I'm               sure               if               you               are               ready               to               install               a               pool               on               your               property,               you               have               already               picked               the               location               and               you               know               your               size.

Mark               off               the               edges               of               your               pool               with               some               paint               and               sticks.

Then,               take               one               last               look               at               your               beautiful               ground.

If               not               done               right,               you're               going               to               make               one               huge               mess               right               there               where               those               gorgeous               flowers               are.
               What               you               need               to               do               now               is               decide               how               you               are               going               to               dig               the               hole.

There               are               several               solutions               and               the               best               one               is               not               as               costly               as               you               might               think
               First,               you               can               invite               plenty               of               your               hardworking               friends               over               for               a               bar-b-cue               and               hand               them               shovels               when               they               get               there.

I               think               this               solution               might               take               an               entire               summer               worth               of               bar-b-cues.

But               at               least               by               the               following               year,               you'll               have               yourself               a               nice               size               hole               ready               for               further               pool               installation               instructions.

Now,               if               you               don't               have               a               sense               of               humor               or               if               you               have               a               hard               time               picking               someone               else's               up               when               you               read,               then               you're               really               not               going               to               have               a               fun               time               reading               this               do-it-yourself.
               Anyway,               choice               number               two               includes               a               backhoe.

You               can               rent               yourself               a               backhoe               from               a               number               of               places.

American               Rent-All               Sales               and               Services               is               where               I               rent               backhoes               when               I               need               them.

But,               in               your               area               there               is               a               "Rent-All"               of               some               sort.

Just               don't               get               it               confused               with               a               "rental"               store               where               people               rent               couches,               televisions               and               beds.
               The               thing               is               that               you               really               have               to               know               what               you're               doing               when               you               operate               a               backhoe.

In               fact,               if               you               remember               me               saying               earlier,               you               may               need               an               expert               to               do               this               for               you.

But               if               you               can               do               it,               if               it's               legal               where               you               are               and               you               think               you               can               handle               it,               by               all               means               save               yourself               that               much               more               money.

Anyway,               you               make               your               job               much               easier               by               pulling               the               dirt               from               the               center               of               your               pool               location               and               start               building               a               bank               around               the               edge               of               your               pool.

This               could               cut               digging               your               hole               down               to               half               the               time               and               you               don't               have               to               worry               about               dirt               removal.
               When               you               climb               onto               a               backhoe               and               get               a               little               worried,               you               have               all               right               to               be               because               you               can               really               do               some               damage               you               don't               want               to               do.

You               might               hit               your               own               house               and               then               you'll               have               to               call               off               building               your               pool               for               awhile               because               you'll               have               to               fix               the               hole               in               your               wall.

The               best               bet               is               to               find               a               friend               who               knows               what               he's               doing.

If               he's               willing               to               give               up               a               Saturday               in               May,               than               by               all               means               tell               him               to               come               over               and               you'll               supply               the               refreshments.

Most               friends               would               be               willing               to               do               it               for               that.
               Check               with               your               city               clerk               about               city               ordinates.

You               may               need               a               professional               to               run               the               backhoe.
               If               you               don't               have               any               friends,               then               you               really               need               a               pool.

It's               going               to               help               you               get               some.

So,               hire               a               landscaping               crew               if               you               need               the               hole               done               for               you.

That               cost               would               have               been               built               into               the               cost               of               installing               a               pool               anyway.

But,               it               shouldn't               come               to               more               than               a               few               hundred               dollars               because               it's               only               a               half               a               day's               work               for               someone               who               knows               how               to               operate               a               backhoe.

Of               course,               that               also               depends               on               the               size               of               your               pool.
               The               following               instructions               are               for               the               simplest               pool               design               possible.

But,               you               should               be               more               creative               than               that.

You               only               have               one               chance               at               it.

So,               make               it               a               kidney               shape               or               any               shape               you               want.

Let               it               have               different               depths               to               at               least               10'               and               start               out               with               2'               for               the               younger               kids.

Use               these               same               steps               for               a               smaller               hot               tub               on               the               side               if               you               want.

Of               course,               that               requires               a               little               more               work               for               the               temperature               change               and               I'll               write               about               that               shortly               after               I               disperse               these               do-it-yourself               pool               instructions               to               the               world.
               Design
               Now               that               you               have               your               hole               dug               and               you               have               extra               dirt               banked               up               around               the               edges,               it's               time               to               do               some               preliminary               design.

Your               hole               should               have               been               dug               to               specifications.

It               should               have               the               gradual               depth               where               you               want               it               and               the               edges               where               they               should               be.

So,               preliminary               design               concerns               the               forming               of               the               loose               dirt               built               up               around               your               edges.

That               dirt               will               come               in               handy               for               anything               if               you               use               your               mind.
               If               you               want               a               set               of               steps,               grab               your               shovel               and               start               kicking               some               dirt               back               into               the               pool.

Then,               form               the               dirt               into               steps.

Start               with               a               solid               foundation               from               where               the               steps               will               end               in               the               pool               to               the               edge.

Add               another               layer               a               foot               or               so               in               from               the               foundation.

Take               yourself               back               to               when               you               were               in               the               fifth               grade               playing               with               dirt               and               you'll               realize               how               much               fun               you               are               having.

Add               layers               until               you               have               completed               your               set               of               steps.

Pat               the               dirt               down               until               it               is               solid.

Now               you               have               a               set               of               steps.

Of               course,               you               can               buy               a               set               of               steps               when               the               pool               is               finished.
               Now,               use               your               imagination               for               the               rest.

Look               around               the               pool.

Think               of               all               the               ideas               you've               picked               up               from               magazines               or               home               improvement               shows.

What               can               you               add               to               your               pool               that               you               would               really               like               to               have?

Would               you               like               a               seat               in               the               10'               depth?

Would               you               like               cup               holders               at               the               2'               depth?

Your               imagination               is               the               only               thing               holding               you               back               at               this               point.
               Fashion               the               dirt               around               all               your               features.

Pat               the               dirt               down               so               that               it's               as               hard               as               it               possibly               can               get.

Use               your               shovel.

Use               rammers               and               rollers               if               you               want.

Rammers               will               do               a               great               job,               but               they'll               give               you               the               shakes               for               weeks.

It's               like               taking               a               jackhammer               through               concrete.

But,               it               really               compresses               the               dirt               perfect.
               You               are               going               to               really               need               the               dirt               packed,               but               not               completely               yet.

So,               it's               up               to               you               and               your               budget               at               this               point.

Either               pack               the               dirt               with               a               rammer               now               and               then               pack               it               again               later               or               just               hold               off               and               only               do               it               once.

The               difference               comes               down               to               whether               you               want               to               rent               a               rammer               for               one               day               or               two.

But               the               more               you               pack               the               dirt,               the               better               it               will               be.
               Also,               remember               the               landscaping               around               the               pool               as               well.

You'll               want               a               flat               surface               around               the               edge               of               the               pool               where               you               will               want               to               put               lawn               chairs               and               tables.

So,               make               a               walkway               wide               enough               to               accommodate.
               Filter               System
               This               is               really               all               pool               installation               is               about.

When               you               get               a               pool               installed               with               all               the               money               involved,               it               really               only               comes               down               to               the               technology               of               your               filtering               system.

Otherwise,               you               really               are               just               putting               a               hole               in               the               ground               and               filling               it               with               water.
               But,               pool               filtering               systems               aren't               like               building               a               rocket               ship.

They               come               nowhere               close               to               being               as               complex               as               a               city's               flood               control.

It's               even               easier               than               plumbing.

All               you               have               to               do               is               make               sure               water               is               circulating               and               being               forced               through               a               filtering               device.

Now               that               you               have               the               basic               concept,               let's               see               what               you               need.
               An               in               ground               sand               filter               system               can               be               bought               for               only               a               few               hundred               dollars.

It               works               perfect               for               a               pool               that               is               basically               25'               X               20'               and               has               graduated               depths               of               2'               to               10'               for               a               volume               that               is               basically               25,000               gallons               of               water.

The               sand               filter               system               should               be               able               to               turn               your               water               completely               over               in               an               8               hour               period.

So,               you               won't               need               the               filtering               system               on               all               the               time.

Only               on               days               when               people               want               to               swim               will               you               need               to               switch               the               filter               on               and               let               it               go               for               the               entire               8               hour               period.

If               the               pool               goes               unoccupied               for               more               than               a               few               days,               turn               the               filter               on               for               an               8               hour               period               anyway.
               You               can               hide               the               filters               in               several               ways.

Hiding               them               in               a               pit               in               the               ground               that               you               cover               over               with               a               plastic               or               clear               door               is               the               most               popular               method.

You'll               have               to               reach               down               into               the               pit               to               change               the               filters,               but               it's               out               of               sight               out               of               mind               for               the               most               part.

Clear               plastic               coverings               are               perfect               because               they               are               easy               to               peer               through               if               you               think               there               are               any               problems.
               So,               dig               yourself               a               nice               2'               X               2'               hole               that               drops               about               3'               depending               on               the               size               of               your               filtering               system.

You               can               choose               to               supply               electricity               to               the               filter               through               an               extension               cord               run               from               the               house.

Many               people               with               out-of-ground               pools               use               this               method               for               their               filtering               systems               if               they               have               one.

There               are               concerns               that               water               and               electric               don't               mix.

So,               that               would               be               your               call.

You               can               dig               a               ditch               and               run               electric               through               conduit.

The               electric               would               be               run               through               a               safe               pipe               system               that               can               be               buried               under               ground.

It               depends               on               how               elaborate               you               want               your               do-it-yourself               pool               to               be.
               Remember               once               more               that               electrical               work               such               as               running               wires               through               conduit               should               be               done               by               a               professional               and               permits               for               electrical               work               may               apply.
               You'll               also               want               to               make               a               channel               from               the               filter               pit               into               your               pool               area               so               that               you               have               a               passage               for               your               hoses.

You               filter               has               an               output               pump               and               intake               valves.

Your               hoses               will               run               from               the               output               pump               into               the               pool,               then               from               the               pool               into               your               intake               valves.

But,               the               hoses               can               be               channeled               through               to               the               pool               from               one               passage.
               After               you               have               the               pit               and               the               channel               in               place,               you               can               make               it               look               nice               with               some               concrete.

But,               it's               not               necessary.

As               long               as               you               build               a               frame               that               you               can               secure               about               4"               down               from               the               top               of               your               pit,               you'll               be               able               to               fix               your               door               to               it               and               be               done               with               it.

That               way               you               have               a               cover               that               protects               your               filter               from               leaves               and               other               debris.

If               it's               strong               enough               of               a               cover,               people               can               accidentally               step               on               it               from               time               to               time               with               no               fear               of               it               breaking.

Hopefully,               your               family               and               friends               can               learn               soon               to               stay               off               the               doors.
               You               are               actually               ready               to               run               your               hoses,               so               you               are               going               to               want               to               use               the               rammer               and               really               pack               your               dirt               before               you               do.

You               should               plan               on               spending               all               day               packing               the               dirt               before               applying               your               next               layer.

You               want               it               to               be               so               smooth               that               you               think               you               are               ready               to               put               the               water               in               the               pool.

But,               you're               not               really               there               yet.

You'll               just               start               to               see               it               happening               for               all               your               hard               work.
               Go               ahead               and               run               your               hoses               at               this               time.

Place               a               hose               from               the               output               pump               into               the               pool               area               and               hoses               from               the               pool               to               your               intake               valves               depending               on               how               many               valves               your               filtering               system               has.

If               you               have               placed               a               filter               system               at               each               end               of               the               pool,               you               will               have               enough               circulation               for               the               water               to               keep               clean.

Chlorine               chemicals               exist               that               you               can               simply               throw               into               the               water               and               monitor               with               a               water               quality               test               kit.
               Layers
               You               most               likely               have               a               few               rocks               here               and               there               in               the               dirt               and               that's               not               good               for               the               next               few               steps.

So,               you               want               to               order               yourself               some               sand.

You               only               need               a               2"               layer               of               sand               that               is               packed               pretty               tight.

Anywhere               from               2"               to               5"               will               actually               be               perfect.

Before               the               sand               is               dumped               into               your               pool,               make               sure               you               have               your               hoses               properly               placed.
               This               is               no               major               thing.

You               basically               run               at               least               one               intake               valve               to               the               bottom               of               the               10'               depth.

You               want               it               to               be               as               centered               as               you               can               possibly               make               it.

Then               you               spread               the               other               intake               valves               strategically               throughout               the               pool               area.

If               you               have               one               filter,               then               you               could               possibly               have               two               intake               valves               to               place.

Do               the               math               from               there.

But               it               is               important               that               if               you               buy               a               filter               that               only               has               one               intake               valve               and               you               only               plan               on               using               one               filter,               place               the               intake               valve               center               at               the               bottom               of               your               deepest               point.
               Now,               place               your               output               hose               somewhere               mid-height               along               the               wall.

Affix               the               hose               into               the               dirt               with               a               coat               hanger               just               so               that               it               will               stay               temporarily.

If               you               have               two               filtering               systems,               place               one               output               hose               on               one               side               of               the               pool               and               the               other               on               the               other               side               of               the               pool.

They               will               naturally               face               in               opposite               directions.

So,               that               will               really               help               in               circulating               the               water.

Again,               a               second               filter               isn't               necessary               for               most               average               sized               pools.

You'll               only               need               a               second               filter               system               if               you               went               all               out               and               made               an               Olympic               sized               pool.
               Tape               off               the               ends               of               your               hoses               and               pour               the               sand               into               the               pool               area.

You               don't               have               to               pack               the               sand               as               good               as               you               did               when               you               packed               the               dirt.

Raking               it               will               work               just               fine.

Before               you               start               raking,               make               sure               you               locate               your               hose               endings               and               make               sure               that               they               are               physically               exposed               through               the               sand.

You               can               pull               the               hoses               through               the               sand               and               dispose               of               the               coat               hangers               at               this               time.

You               don't               need               much               hose               exposed               as               long               as               you               can               easily               see               them.
               Lining
               Lining               should               be               either               20               mil               gauge               or               25               mil               gauge.

You               can               find               vinyl               lining               anywhere               you               find               a               pool               supply               outlet.

They               come               in               various               heights               and               widths,               so               you               are               going               to               have               to               do               the               math               to               get               it               right.

From               the               center               of               your               pool,               the               vinyl               should               spread               out,               cover               the               sides               and               overlap               the               edges               by               at               least               a               foot.

If               you               have               a               25'               X               20'               with               a               depth               that               graduates               from               2'               to               10',               you               might               need               to               order               two               liners               and               bond               them               together               with               an               adhesive               that               seals               a               water               type               seam.
               But               if               you               make               it               easy               on               yourself,               you               will               have               chosen               an               easy               design               that               any               particular               vinyl               lining               could               cover               without               cutting               and               sealing.

For               instance,               an               18'X               33'               oval               pool               with               a               4'               wall               would               take               one               container               of               18'X33'               oval               overlap               pool               liner.

If               you               made               it               this               simple               for               yourself,               your               next               steps               are               so               easy               that               you               are               almost               finished               installing               your               pool               at               this               point.
               This               is               about               the               time               you               would               want               to               change               into               your               swim               trunks               and               take               off               your               shoes.

Get               ready               to               get               wet!

Place               the               vinyl               lining               in               the               center               of               the               pool               area.

Take               the               lining               out               of               the               carton               and               spread               it               out               in               the               pool               area.

The               vinyl               will               come               with               instructions               and               you               should               follow               those               since               they               will               be               written               in               greater               detail               then               they               are               here.

But,               basically               you               are               going               to               spread               the               vinyl               out               and               flatten               all               your               wrinkles.
               Spread               the               lining               out               and               simply               drape               it               over               the               edges               of               the               pool.

If               you               have               to               combine               liners               because               the               size               of               your               pool               is               rather               aggressive,               you'll               want               to               seal               all               your               seams               and               make               sure               that               every               inch               of               the               pool               area               is               covered.

No               holes.

No               air               in               the               seams.

Allow               your               cement               or               rubber               seal               to               completely               dry               before               continuing.
               Cut               a               hole               and               pull               your               intake               hose               through               the               vinyl               at               the               bottom               of               your               pool.

I               prefer               having               some               kind               of               screen               affixed               so               that               small               fingers               and               toes               can't               get               sucked               into               the               hose.

So,               fix               the               hose               to               the               vinyl               with               your               cement               or               rubber               seal.

Then               cover               the               hose               with               the               screen.

You               can               get               all               these               supplies               for               a               few               simple               dollars               at               any               pool               supply               outlet.

When               you               are               installing               the               hose               and               the               screen,               make               sure               every               hole               you               create               is               bonded               shut               with               your               cement               or               rubber               seal.
               Start               putting               water               in               the               pool.

Jump               in               and               get               wet.

I               told               you!

You               thought               I               meant               it               was               almost               time               to               go               swimming.

No,               you're               getting               wet               finishing               the               job.
               You'll               need               to               push               the               wrinkles               out               as               the               water               fills               the               pool.

You'll               also               have               to               remember               each               hose               as               the               water               fills               the               pool.

Stop               the               water               as               the               water               level               reaches               the               hose.

But,               don't               cut               the               holes               through               the               vinyl               until               the               water               level               gets               to               the               height               of               the               hose               position.

Otherwise,               you'll               get               a               mix               match               between               the               holes               you               create               and               where               they               actually               need               to               be.

Cut               the               holes               in               an               "X"               fashion               the               diameter               of               your               hose.

Pull               the               hose               through               and               apply               the               cement               or               rubber               seal               just               like               you               did               for               the               intake               hose.

Allow               the               water               to               fill               as               you               continue               flattening               all               the               wrinkles.

When               your               pool               is               full,               you               are               finished.
               Finish
               Of               course,               there               are               things               you'll               want               to               do               to               complete               the               look               of               the               pool.

You               have               lining               lying               over               the               side               that               you               want               to               hide.

You               have               landscaping               that               you'll               want               to               complete               so               that               your               yard               starts               to               look               like               a               pool               belongs               there.

These               finishing               touches               are               really               up               to               you               and               they               can               get               as               elaborate               as               you               want.
               If               you               want               to               hide               the               lining               underneath               a               concrete               sidewalk,               by               all               means               and               learn               how               to               do               that               too.

Or               you               can               create               a               border               that               you               can               tuck               the               lining               under.

Whatever               you               have               to               do,               you               have               to               make               it               durable.

You               have               to               imagine               children               running               and               jumping               even               though               you               might               have               told               them               not               to               do               that.

Your               pool               can               take               the               pressure.

But,               the               lining               around               the               edges               has               to               be               properly               hidden               under               something               durable.
               If               you               don't               like               the               cement               walkway,               there               is               a               liner               track               that               you               can               purchase               where               you               purchase               most               liners.

But,               liner               tracks               are               an               exact               shape               of               a               particular               pool.

So,               in               the               designing               stages,               this               is               one               thing               to               consider.

The               liner               fits               right               into               the               liner               track               and               you               are               finished.

There               is               a               little               pull               and               tug               involved.

But,               you               are               finished.
               This               breezes               over               the               basic               steps               of               pool               installation.

Now               that               you               can               see               that               it's               not               all               that               difficult,               use               your               imagination               and               design               any               pool               you               want.

Then,               figure               out               the               best               way               to               make               it               happen.

I'm               a               do-it-yourself               kind               of               guy.

If               there               is               any               way               I               can               find               to               do-it-myself,               I               will.

I               just               have               to               believe               that               there               are               other               people               out               there               just               like               me               who               will               appreciate               having               a               pool               in               their               yard               by               this               summer               at               thousands               less               than               what               the               professionals               would               charge.
               Final               Things               to               Consider
               A               safety               fence               for               neighbors               who               have               children               -               some               city               ordinances               require               a               safety               fence               around               a               pool.

But               even               if               not,               it's               nice               to               know               that               you               care               about               your               neighbors.

You               can               have               their               kids               over               to               swim.

Just               make               it               an               understanding               that               you               have               to               be               there               when               they               do.

Otherwise,               the               gate               is               locked.
               Cleaning               equipment               -               there               are               plenty               of               different               types               of               cleaning               equipment               from               nets               to               self-propelling               vacuum               cleaners.
               Pool               covers               -               winter               is               never               nice               to               the               swimming               pool.
               To               make               it               easy,               I've               listed               all               the               supplies               you'll               need               on               one               website.

Do               It               Yourself               Pool               Supplies!

I               list               everything               you               are               going               to               need               and               where               to               get               it               fast,               easy               and               cost               effective.






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