Building a Natural Swimming Pond

[@JS-ss6ig]

Wow, this is beautiful! When I win the lottery(ha ha), I would build one of these instead of a pool

[@apocalypse2571]

I live in Florida and haven't heard of a natural pool before. Probably because it would quickly looks more like a swamp than a pool. But I would still LOVE to have something like this in my yard. How cool that would be

[@visitor3756]

Apoc Alypse I've actually seen a few in South Florida

[@nelsonteves5240]

Apoc Alypse

[@StarMakersJM]

Aligators would take over?

[@RoudlyJeantinord]

@@StarMakersJM well said. That's alligators paradise in Florida

[@Hundred100]

in florida its wise tobe able to see the bottom clearly...

[@freshimpactco.8698]

This is by far one of the most beautiful natural pool scapes I have viewed. It's a shame the owner has gone and put out plastic chairs by the pool lol. But seriously it is a spectacular job!

[@laughingman370]

Fresh Impact Co. Its wooden chairs

[@loganstahl4676]

Fresh Impact Co. those aren't wooden chairs...

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

That's an interesting perspective. Try it here... plus.google.com/u/0/photos/109081559165699794062/albums/6008931634009499185

[@johncoaleii1423]

One of the best videos I've seen. I'm planning on beginning to lay some drain tiling in mid February. Hoping I can get some water flowing better and dry out my ground enough to begin digging in May. I'm building a large clay bottom. I'm having a team come excavate but I'm going to contract goods, plumb, install, place and ultimately build everything. I've long wanted a pond but this came about unexpectedly. I had some turn of the century tiling collapse which subsequently led to backing up flow, drainage and now have a spring bubbling in my crawl space. I have a high water table atleast 3 artesian Wells and springs within a 1/4 mile. Where I'm digging my pond in fact has a deep which is why I must lay tiling to be able to build a sound dam. I'm a master fabricator by trade, by master I mean NASA and Lockheed Martin to name a couple, no dummy. I've also kept exotic animals my entire life including amphibians, Fancy Gokdfish, Saltwater and tropical fish so I have a solid understanding of filtration principals. I'm going clay bottom with an intake, 2 pumps for 18,000 GPH. I'm gonna build a similar elevated platform of earth about 3-2 ft to set up a bog that'll be 50x40 then go through a choke point, trickle make a couple spills then enter the main body. Im also going to have a main body 150x200 that kicks into a choke point and goes to 3-1 ft about 60x75 ft. My plan is to gravel it with river stone primarily. I might do some random boulders and will use boulders framing but my build is simply to large to feasibly buy that many tons of stone. I'm hoping to keep it under 50k, we shall see. 😆 So many videos offer music, nonsense, just show what matters and keep it short and sweet 😆 your video was really good and offered views and advice that is critical.

[@Solitudelakemanagement]

Wow, beautiful water features! A little backyard oasis, that's what it's all about.

[@georgewashington938]

very nice pond - I bet the atmosphere around the pond is very soothing.

[@klairesoper6685]

That’s the most beautiful pond I’ve seen so far.

[@TheJaxsonjack]

Beautiful result! Thanks for sharing!

[@lydiahalliday6532]

KZbin randomly selected this video for me but WOW. That's beautiful and amazing !

[@thepoptingz]

Breathtaking

[@samuelgreen8449]

Awesome pond!

[@Bamacountry88]

Wow,that was amazing!! Beautiful work

[@thenaturalswimmingpondco.1883]

For everyone that wants to know the price. I would charge around $65,000 to $75,000 for this job. Fully landscaped with outdoor lighting. We are in texas

[@okay207]

Welp my shovel and a lot of time will have to do

[@georgewashington938]

thanks for the information! It is helpful for perspective.

[@jainubeezy1]

Well damn. That ain't affordable for most people.

[@DemoNiq]

that's more than my house

[@sisir37]

We get a 2500sqft house here in India for that money lmfaoooo

[@SpeedDemon-vm2lp]

Beautiful. I wish I could afford this.

[@BuildBeach]

Great project. Didn't know there were resources like you all so geographically close to us. Good to know..

[@dreamtime1730]

Man you did a wonderful job there.

[@benpaynter]

Looks awesome

[@bigsky445]

HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE 10M SUBSCRIBERS?! This was amazing to watch the entire process, packed with great info & the final product.. WOW! BEAUTIFUL! ❤ New subscriber! ❤

[@Cenepk101]

Stunning !!!!!! Come build me one !!!!!!

[@edbeaulieu5916]

Great job!

[@charlesgrant6985]

Beautiful 🇺🇸

[@MoneyAhoy]

That looks amazing!! Nice work.

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Really nice job! Well Done!

[@BobanOrlovic]

I didn't know Jeb Bush did ponds

[@nancycampbellgibson2634]

Boban Orlovic I thought the same thing.

[@TomTomTom87]

hahahahaha

[@SuperKevinzen]

Boban Orlovic Yes ! He did ! After he has been fired from the Florida Governor’s job !

[@Waterboy1175]

awesome job.

[@brianmccafferty5696]

Beautiful work

[@bza069]

WOW. !!!

[@sableann4255]

This is what I want to do on my property

[@gregbrashear]

casual quarter mil pond build, lol. Beautiful!

[@EMILCAT7]

It certainly looks outstanding, but all newly made swimming ponds do. I would value it better if the water remains crystal clear after a few months.

[@suzannahseidel6031]

Those last shots are obviously a year or so later. No plants grow instantly.

[@paulinelyders9175]

Is there a reason you used a liner instead of bentonite clay? My understanding is that bentonite lasts forever, but requires a more sloped pond bottom. Also, do you use a pump to circulate the water?

[@stormysocks]

Beautiful

[@taniamoreno8972]

How do you keep water fresh? I love how it looks. But, how do you clean it?What about pumps and aratures ? That’s look at staph infections and amebas to grow. Especially in Summer.

[@MたいしS]

Does this increase the value of your home though? I would invest in this

[@koipond7121]

I like texas big property's big pond

[@dixiesedgwick89]

well done

[@xDropless]

With what budget can this happen? and is it possible to throw some koi fish and still be safe to swim ? regards

[@megasuperawesomestuf]

Gold fish would be better because they require less specialized care. I know you asked three years ago but I hope this gets to you!

[@enrgylife]

How much did something like this cost?

[@mattdarbyshire4962]

$385,000.00

[@The201Ray]

I always love these types of pools I'd still prefer the chlorine pool mainly because I can see what I'm swimming in. Don't want to get bit by something.

[@JDeWittDIY]

I'm also interested in seeing an approximate price tag for something like this.

[@kookaichanda5717]

I think it will be 50% more than a regular swimming pool of similar size. The rock, gravel, sand, and liners is about 10K. The other supplies 5K. The labour 15K. And add profit and design? And then you have to factor in cost of living in your area. Just a wild guess since no one is answering this question.

[@kookaichanda5717]

i'd say 15K in Cancun; 150K in London. :-)

[@harryjones]

@@kookaichanda5717 Actually just the rocks for this cost at least $10,000. Liner 5k plus. Labor 40k. I bet this pond sold for at least 80k. I guess 110k.

[@kc3366]

@@harryjones yeah, I bet you are right too. I know a guy built an elevator, just ground floor to upstairs. He paid 400k. Someone said it should be 100k. Another said 200k. The guy just shrugged.

[@bkp698]

it's very nice. but how do you keep it clean

[@roberthuttle]

Cool.

[@Twixlumer80]

YES those plastics look very natural

[@scottab140]

With all of those rocks for the bottom shelf, I don't thin it's necessary fro a plastic cover. It's unnaturally for natural ponds.

[@daveirish8890]

Sure Would Love to see the owners Faces today........an update would be Great !!!!!

[@JenniferMBaker]

How much did this project cost?

[@JohnnyAnderson1]

guess would be 150k

[@buckifan5455]

OMG.......probably close to the price of the house.

[@megasuperawesomestuf]

I would imagine around $65-100k depending on location. This doesn’t look inexpensive. And I was trying to find DIY videos lol

[@sergiolozano700]

awesome

[@dedestephens4229]

We had a 5' black snake get into an in ground pool with four of us in it. I was able to encourage him to get out.

[@JohnWright-ol6hk]

How much was that job brother

[@benchristensen6552]

Where do you get in an inexpensive pond liner I want to be able to do the pond myself and save money

[@HowToGetMoreMetal]

What type of skimmer?

[@kurochan61]

so can i ask about filtration? I didnt see anything about the filtration

[@xtune5731]

skimmer and vegetation

[@staceyrivers3297]

SERIOUSLY!!!! HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST??

[@thenaturalswimmingpondco.1883]

around $65,000 to $75,000

[@rosemariedurward9130]

There is no mention of filtration or how it is done. I thought this was a swimming pond?

[@louisedumais6496]

how do you get such a large liner

[@Dandelionfleur]

I am gob-smacked, it is beautiful!

[@theproperty541]

Me next 🖐🏻

[@justinmason5713]

awesome does anyone know the song that starts at the beginning of this video?

[@mattgotsskill]

what if your liner rips LOL

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

Or wears out.. it is a serious question! www.aquahabitat.com/pond.liners.html for more

[@vickifrance]

What happens in 10 years when the liner needs replacing?

[@TheMiridian]

Anything will look nice when money isn’t an issue.

[@missystitcher6366]

How beautiful

[@aracelilazcon30]

Will frogs infest it???

[@YesWeCantaloupe]

Everybody talks about liner liner liner. What about clay?

[@baironbreak]

Sounds interesting, how to use clay as a subtitute for liner? Is it as costly and impermeable as the liner?

[@101fairplay]

so will you upload vids of when the bears have pool parties or of the snakes that will come for the frogs?

[@maxg9684]

I ain’t swimming with no toads

[@arcreations1973]

Pls put some minnows and mollies

[@littlebeavercreekhomestead311]

Very very cool,beautiful pond Great video. I built a natural pond, my cement pond out of 2 in. thick concrete coated chain link and chicken wire in 2012 and has held up well. It is 32 ft wide 52 ft long and 11 ft deep in the deep part. the swim area is 16 ft wide x 52 ft long and is stair stepped from shallow to deep. Shallow sides with gravel and drain tile and water plants for water clarification. It is on the highest part of my property not a good idea to fill a pond with run off but I have a 30 ft x 72 ft high tunnel with a ditch dug on each side then lined with plastic sheeting and filled with gravel, then into a 4 in pipe and into the pond. Click on my icon and watch my video and you will see I have no problem filling the pond.

[@Afroriqan]

So Negro Spiritual for the opening... thats not weird at all I guess

[@drghdrgh1140]

Right?! I saw that song at school. Omg. I was the worst singer too

[@Afroriqan]

Explodingtraps Nope its just weird. The two have nothing to do with each other. Its a bad background music choice

[@rebelx1845]

I have a space of 1200 square meters, I would like to make a lake but the reason I canceled the idea is mosquitoes

[@mixjacky]

REBEL X i want too but im think about frogs uhhgggg

[@leomag655]

add a skimmer!

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

A good design solves that problem and much more.

[@ibrahimmashaka5111]

The budget😅

[@skrewty]

I feel bad if these people dont make money out of theyre videos

[@jasonm9264]

🤑

[@steviepd]

Too much rock! Injuries galore!

[@buck_maize111]

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[@jaskervoniejasker9819]

Too much talking😧😧

[@S.C.E_construction]

Beautiful work