Summer. Heat. The summer season is in full swing. Who would not want to have a pool in the country? Photos of beautiful home-made pools are pushing for the construction of their own. Having gathered all our will into a fist, having estimated all the pros and cons, we say to ourselves: “Why not?” And then an active search for information begins, questions experienced about how to make a pool with your own hands.
It should be noted right away that independent construction of the pool and its maintenance is not a cheap activity and will require considerable financial costs and physical effort, but the decision has been made to retreat late. Let's dwell on one of the relatively inexpensive ways to make a do-it-yourself pool in his country house. So let's get started.
The first thing to start with is to decide on a place for the future pool. It is advisable to choose a sunny place so that the water in it warms up better. The absence of closely located trees will partially save us from the question of whether there will be an indoor pool in the country. After all, falling leaves serve as a source of additional pollution. You will have to spend a lot of effort and time on cleaning.
The second important criterion when considering how to make your own pool hands - this is its size. Naturally, the bigger the better, but financial costs will increase in direct proportion to its size. The best option for a country pool will be:
- depth 1.2-1.5m;
- length 2.5-3m;
- Width 2.5-3m.
It should be noted that the rounded forms of the pool bowl will most harmoniously fit into the country landscape, but will also require great efforts in their implementation.
The place is chosen, the size and shape, too, it's time to start excavation.
Digging out a volume of 15-20 cm more than the size of the pool - this will be the wall thickness of the bowl. Two to three days plus one “human power” and the foundation pit is ready. By the way, in advance you need to take care of where to put the soil. Alternatively, it can be used in the construction of garden paths and slides.
Our future pool is beginning to take shape. Now you need to take care of waterproofing. Polyethylene and even roofing material can serve as a waterproofing material. They need to cover the walls and the bottom of the pit, not forgetting to make an allowance of 20-30 cm above the edges. If roofing material is used as waterproofing, then its joints must be treated with bitumen (observing safety measures when working with hot material). The result was a kind of black box.
Now you need to fix the reinforcing mesh on the walls and bottom . It can be purchased or made independently from steel wire or reinforcement with a diameter of 8-12 mm. If it is planned to manufacture the sides by the pool, then the edges of the reinforcement should protrude up above the level of the pit to a height slightly lower than the height of the sides. If desired, a pool drain can be provided with a pump. Then the reinforcing mesh at the bottom is laid with a slope of 2-3 degrees, and in one of the corners using plastic pipes with a diameter of 1.5-2 inches equip the drainage pipe.
Then you can start concreting the bottom, observing the slope. Having taken care of the drainage hole in advance, you need to close it with a wooden or fabric gag. When preparing concrete, you can use cement M-400 in a ratio of 1: 3. For uniform distribution of concrete, tamping is used.
After the concrete has hardened (5-7 days), you can proceed to the installation of formwork. Its height is made taking into account the sides of the future pool. Particleboard or plywood with pre-fixed polyethylene (using a furniture stapler) on the working surface is ideal as a material. It is important to install spacers from the beam, so that when concreting the walls, deformation is avoided.
So, the pool bowl is ready. After 7-10 days (to prevent cracking of concrete all the time, pour the bowl with water), you can proceed to the interior decoration.
Glass mosaic or tile is ideal.
When the finishing work is completed, you can proceed to the decor of the pool, because everyone knows for themselves better how to make a pool with their own hands, so that it also looks very beautiful.