Our new pool build time lapse!

New pool build over a two month process.

[@Lee.Willcox]

It's been 8 months since I watched this video and I still can't get the damn tune out of me head 🤬😡😫🤣 Nice pool and a beautiful garden.

[@SacredFire777]

😂

[@cleoushealth7581]

I enjoyed watching the shadows of the trees and the cast from the sun move over the grounds and the fluffy clouds...I’m I weird or what..lol

[@ConcreteLand]

Loved the pause to let us hear the dad laughter at the tree falling. 😂

[@shellybrown5524]

I love it. Well done.

[@jimclark7917]

That wood framing the perimeter scares me! ROT city.

[@AndrewLumsden]

OMG that music is even worse than some call center's on hold music. 😳

[@dashaway1460]

How lovely! May you have many years of enjoyment with your beautiful unground liner pool. We had had ours for over 35 years. The liner has been changed three times. We love it!

[@TheGeargoesdown]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@suv27]

Thats great, I’m looking to see how much I would spend on one 😂

[@mapenzimatamu8503]

Thanks for sharing. It turned out beautiful. Kindly gives us updates, what type of pool, costs pros and cons.

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Looks so inviting well done 👀🦘👍

[@RealDailyThom]

I have never seen pool construction like that. I have to assume this is a very dry climate given the use of wood. Odd Eric has never answered any questions on this design.

[@turbocat1984]

Me either. No rebar... looks dodgy AF to me. If it's only supposed to last a few years that's fine I guess.

[@taylor11089]

I have seen Plastic Formed Sides (instead of Plywood) for Liner Pools, that were Backfilled with Gravel, with Dirt then Concrete Patio On Top. I have never seen a Plywood Formed Liner Pool that was Back Filled with Dirt. Like Others have mentioned, I Hope it was Marine Grade Plywood. But, if someone was going to do a Liner Pool, Aluminum Formed Sides instead of Plastic or Plywood would be the Best Choice for the Formed Sides. I’m a Believer in a Full Concrete and Rebar Formed Pool, or Full Fiberglass 1 Piece Pool Insert.

[@g2macs]

Whoever did your grass for you are cowboys, amazed it lasted to the end of the vid.

[@mchapman132]

It’s beautiful, good luck.

[@mariuspretorius8052]

Mareezx 🥱🥱🥱🖐❤❤❤💯💯💯💯

[@nadiaboudane485]

Beautiful

[@radfishguy6784]

That's gonna look real sweet in 10 years when those palms are big!

[@e2U]

Needed a BBQ, Gazebo on the hill, and a Jacuzi. Without those, it should be criminal : ) looks very nice. What's the life span of the treated wood? Also, could you make a 14" wide, by 4' deep and 5 Kl long lazy river with that technique? Jeff

[@uniqko]

Very beautiful

[@sturmbringer2011]

So is this a temporary pool? They used wood for the inner structure and then buried it. That's going to rot in 2 to 5 years. And I cant see any reason not to uses cheaper composite or galvanized or powder coated steel panels. No concrete apron as a footer was applied to the outside of the form as well. Many questions...

[@58nunzi]

I was thinking the same thing. I'm a Carpenter going on 40 years. I've NEVER seen wood buried like that. It will last until the final payment. I kept waiting to see what they were going to do with the framework. But they just buried it. It won't last.

[@jimclark7917]

Agree. I am also a 40 plus year carpenter. Rot is my concern.

[@Adriwatt]

I was thinking the same. Maybe it is marine plywood as somebody wrote before? What do you think? Could marine plywood do the trick?

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@jimclark7917 there is a company called Amwood homes is the name I believe and they build new houses on wood foundations however I think they are applying a tar like substance to the wood structure before they backfill…. But I saw no such application here.

[@IanF_youtube]

@@58nunzi Pressure treated wood works in dry climates but is not reliable. It was used as a cheaper way to produce more vinyl pools.

[@aaronnguyen2736]

I like the pattern of the pool

[@Aryetti]

The grass mats/rolls are EXTREMELY delicate and need IMMEDIATE water after its flooring or already soaked soil otherwise it won't take root! 😱

[@bigjohn5689]

How long does this last? 2 years max

[@kathyfields71]

Amazing

[@allysonh6410]

Very nice!! Can you explain how the wood won't rot? It is gorgeous. And I even enjoyed the happy music 🥰

[@jonnfury6620]

@Welshwazza lol treated timber still rots when in direct contact with soil. The ‘treated’ in treated timber usually refers to it being termite protected not moisture safe.

[@Tevon93]

@@jonnfury6620 lol ever heard of ground contact treated wood? The “treated” in treated lumber usually means resistance to rot and insects. There are different grades of treated lumber. Ground contact being rated for being in contact with the ground.

[@donm2255]

@@Tevon93 I live in GA and that stuff never lasts more than 10-15 years down here. If I was spending the money, I would have upgraded to an all concrete design. Even above ground treated wood doesn't last 10 years. I replace a lot of wood on my deck at the 10 year mark because it was rotting.

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@donm2255 I agree I’m certain treated lumber still lasts longer but it’s still going to rot eventually.

[@e2U]

@Welshwazza Oh yeah, I've never seen treated wood rot out with constant water and under-cround use...like a fence post!

[@jazzyboydc]

My aunt had an old school concrete pool. Which did not have a liner. Wouldn't want a pool with a liner. Would have to keep buying a new liner every few years. If I had a pool I'd opt for a solution that didnt require a liner

[@IanF_youtube]

I prefer liner pools as new liners typically last 10-25 years and only cost a few thousand dollars, my neighbors pool liner was 30 years old!. Concrete pools need to be resurfaced every 10-15 years as well and the cost to resurface is much more costly than a new liner.

[@karensinclair4189]

Interesting type of construction. Makes me curious about it.

[@tim5158]

Wood pool and a “My Pillow” song too!

[@glenchristensen3689]

A pressure treated wood formed pool with a concrete bottom with no steel?? looks like a total failure project to me.

[@Stoertebekerxyz]

Yes, i think so too. The wood will be rotten in 4-5 years but maybe it is only temporal pool. when the children older than they want grass there again, maybe.

[@michjsear]

Steel in the patio but not the pool…weird.

[@frankboris1237]

COMPLETE FAILURE IS RIGHT.

[@BigBabyJane]

Hopefully not but, I'd be so pissed off at the liner separation on the Island by the 1st and 2nd step that was wrinkling and pulling away from the wall. That would bug me everytime I'd get in. And it would eventually be a trip hazard and have a hole ripped in it. Hoping they fixed that.

[@Yyyyyy5]

Yeah re bar seems important here.

[@jimclark7917]

Just curious on how you change out the liner after it goes bad? Perhaps the pool perimeter will rot before you need to change the liner..?

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

I was wondering that myself. How long will the timber frame last?

[@guntotinmama_]

Shabby job! That liner is not smoothed out, good way to get tears in it!

[@philtucker1224]

Very nice (flexible design) temporary pond pool. Nicer than having it showing above ground, but flexible enough for the liner to be able to rise up if the ground water table rises and tries to “pop” the pool out of the ground. Very sensible👍

[@philtucker1224]

I also noticed that they did not have to take away any of the earth spoil. That can often be quite expensive too…

[@MossEYE-]

It’s almost like you have never heard of a unground vinyl liner pool

[@freebird7284]

looks nice, i'd be planning my exit strategy for 6-8 years from finish.

[@tonyb1825]

Looks lovely best of luck with it. 1 question for ya I thought those pool wraps are meant to be perfectly smoothed out before filling the pool. Noticed alot at the deep end and at the corner of the steps. I'm not giving out about your project and thanks for sharing, it's just a genuine question. Seen a few of these now and they all say should be totally smooth after the vac has been used. If not then vac isn't sealed under the wrap correctly.

[@Ally4Gamer]

Not even having real grass there.... LOL Good job

[@peggiegreen4420]

I didn't like how big of an area that was put in the right corner of the pool for the platform steps!

[@minkhs]

why was the big tree removed, probably had been there for ages - the only tree you had....

[@benperrotte6946]

Are those walls pressure treated with marine plywood?

[@jcmk06270]

Eric great video and pleased that you've got a pool. However I'm seriously worried for you, the wood in contact with the soil will rot and that will be the end of the pool. Didn't your contractor tell you?

[@BranDone-qv6qv]

I’m almost certain that isn’t wood 🤣

[@benjamin7027]

Don't worry, this pool will last quite a while ,wood or not.

[@Perfectguns89]

Treated wood pool have a decent life expentacy in dry ground such as this one, we've had one since 1985 and the wood is still in decent shape.

[@countalucard4226]

Glad you put deep water end in the pool. How much does a pool like that cost?

[@mattsmaintenance7139]

Why no steel in the concrete??

[@peteranders6893]

Well it's really easy to do that, when you hang the pool from the ceiling and then just flip the picture around, but the clock in the upper right corner gave it away. I also suspect you sped up the footage.

[@Adriwatt]

😂

[@sewforlife5728]

Looks really cool shape, but don't like the brown lining. Makes it look like a muddy pond.🤷

[@alandixon7948]

Wet the soil and then lay the turf roots search for the water

[@stayhumble6437]

So much land and such small pool. I dont understand people… you have the space… use it

[@labronzep702]

Builder: you said you wanted it done on the cheap… #nailed it

[@Jennifer62389]

I would not trust that pool made that way.

[@rbon9414]

Exactly what I was thinking. They are in for costly repairs in the future.

[@m13eldjazair91]

Très bon travail franchement c'est jolie a regarder

[@tampazeke4587]

Is that a wooden form and frame? Won't it rot in the ground eventually even if it's treated? I've never seen a brown pool liner. I really, really want to like it but it would take a bit of growing on me. Very nice!

[@samagon00]

I've had wood buried in the ground and it was over a decade before it started to properly rot. maybe the concrete pad over the top may keep enough moisture out of the soil directly near the wooden frame that it lasts longer? I'd probably still not want to own the house when the wood rots, it will, it's just a matter of how much time.

[@TheGeargoesdown]

It might be a wood frame, but it’s very common in our area. They last for decades here.

[@joonasrissanen1748]

That is scary, no rebar’s in the pool walls at all, just wooden molds that will rotten away as the earth was just dumbed against it.

[@TheGeargoesdown]

Yup, so scary.. it’s a vinyl liner pool! Rebar could probably puncture the liner!! Rebar has no place being in a liner pool!

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@TheGeargoesdown I see all the comments they seem negative and I would be worried about rot too but I have an above ground pool so obviously it’s a liner I think what people don’t understand is just how tough pool liner is also people are taken back by the volume of water but all those supports on an above ground are mostly there to raise the top ring that the liner hangs from the liner itself is mostly responsible for holding that large volume of water. That wood frame is really not doing as much work as people think it is. There is a part of me that also thinks that this pool will last a lot longer than what people think.

[@rjm5455]

notice the time lapse counter in the upper right corner is either backwards or upside down

[@chrisnoyes9397]

Do you have any good sized cracks in the concrete around the pool? I noticed it was poured directly on the ground with no gravel base after it had been dug up and only compacted by the mini excavator.

[@TheGeargoesdown]

Nope! No cracks!

[@BranDone-qv6qv]

What’s with the big mounds of dirt?

[@mattlanza8420]

Mortaring down the coping stones ON TOP of the poly liner? So how do you change the liner?

[@conanderbarbar2594]

Tropical palms should not be planted too close to ponds. They make a rapid growth of roots and stems. 🌞🌞🌴🌴🌞🌞

[@ss-uz5su]

احكاا نخحح٠٠

[@eseoleimeseoleim5254]

is that pool for summer season only ? i wonder how come the wood coverd by soil as see as that ...should be new tec way in the wood

[@vinorob]

Excellent job. Looks like somewhere in Mississippi?

[@TheGeargoesdown]

Yes sir!

[@jimmiejohnson2146]

Looks great from start to finish.. But the music gets a lil monotonous after a awhile.

[@MrAndalva]

I have a doubt about resistance to time, the wall of the pool was made only of wood, and it was not even given a treatment for the humidity of the subsoil, what is going to happen with time?

[@jimmytwizzle7836]

Thank goodness for the mute button. What irritating noise.

[@markallisonmc]

Looks Nice wondering why you didn’t remove the pile of dirt!

[@TheGeargoesdown]

We kept it for privacy, and planted some amazing banana plants on the mound!

[@tomhermens7698]

This is not the way to build a pool unless you want to do it again. Beton / Concrete is the only lasting material. Believe me.

[@LifeofLeium]

Those houses are giant

[@jeffwilhite2456]

What size plywood do y’all use

[@walter5401]

Anyone else think of sims during the video?😂

[@ayamcantik9239]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍top

[@SLO_5oh]

That looks like ass! I'd be out of that house and away from that disaster they planted in roughly 3 years time

[@suzie901]

It turned out to be a pond instead 😒

[@kanifuker721]

The turf laying is atrocious and that pool will rot underneath leaving what you started with, a big hole.

[@clairep8225]

I agree with the comments. Pretty underwhelmed by this one and I’ve seen loads!

[@aok2727]

This looks like Oklahoma!!

[@studiodorian2513]

Without wanting to be pro green or otherwise, was it really useful to remove these large trees? Anyway the laugh at 00:32 was not.

[@eltonnoway7864]

Yep, larger tree with hanging over the pool area ultimately result in a lot of leaves, debris, bird poop, squirrel nests etc in the pool.

[@nickcalthrop4779]

How you gonna skate it with all that water in there?

[@FLOWERSANDSLOTS]

I've had 4 in-ground pools in my life and I have NEVER seen wood (regardless of it being pressure treated) used for framing. ALWAYS gunite/concrete. I know some manufacturers use fiberglass but not wood.... wow..

[@TheGeargoesdown]

It’s not a gunite or fiberglass pool. It’s vinyl liner.

[@FLOWERSANDSLOTS]

@@TheGeargoesdown Yes, I know. There was a substance OTHER than stone dust applied to base prior to liner. I'm stating that regardless of a liner (with concrete walls) or true gunite with no liner...I've never seen wood. :)

[@jackdaniels2657]

No rebar?

[@chriswalls5648]

Isn't the pool liner supposed to be completely tight?

[@leightongalleries6057]

Aren't you glad you posted it. Got comments? Sheeesh

[@Double_A-Ron]

OK I have to ask. Why is the date and time encoding flipped horizontally and vertically?

[@TheGeargoesdown]

When the trees were being cut down the camera was “the right side up”. For the rest, I mounted it upside down to get a constant angle for recording. Sorry.

[@BigCountrySo-CaL619]

With all that work, might as well used concrete.

[@ubdkd]

So so many points of possible failure. Who builds a pool like this?

[@mikewatts6813]

Looks like a little over 60 days start to finish. Your pool contractor did you right. A family in my neighborhood started their pool in April 2021 and it was not finished until the middle of October 2021 - which, to me, was totally ridiculous. They would be gone (I assume doing other jobs) for weeks at a time with no work being done what so ever. Your contractor did a good and timely job. Looks like you and your family will have a great back yard to enjoy for years to come - very nice.

[@alanaz4265]

@Mike Watts. Most likely worker and material shortages. Pools in my area are taking 4 to 6 months and customers are being told as much before construction begins. Skilled workers are in high demand with low availability.

[@58nunzi]

This pool was not built properly. Nobody buries lumber to rot away in a couple of years. It was done quickly because it was not done right.

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@58nunzi the lumber is treated I’m sure but you are right, I still have my doubts. It’s not the water in the pool I would worry about it’s the water on the outside when it rains. However I do know they are building new homes with wood foundations so maybe there is something to it. Maybe they are using tar on the outside of those home foundations however I don’t see that here.

[@LorettaofPalmSprings]

What country is this?

[@eltonnoway7864]

I'm not a fan of the liner installation. Years ago, we has a pool installed almost identical to this son. Our pool company also left wrinkles and slack areas in the pool liner (just like the ones you can see at the steps in this video at 8:23) Granted when a new liner is installed like the one in this video the pressure of the water on it when filled will makes all the wrinkles "appear to go away" but on close inspection you can actually feel the folds in the liner where the wrinkles got squashed flat by the water pressure. Anyway, when the pool was 5 years old it started leaking water. Upon draining and investigation we found cracks in the liner in all areas where the slack and wrinkles were compressed due to the weight of the water which squashed the folds flat. The sharp crease at the edge of folds is where the liner split. NET: We had to have the liner replaced at a cost of seven thousand!) Because cause of the liner failure was explained to us we selected a different company to install the new liner. They spent a lot of time working and fussing the liner in conjunction with the vacuum system until it had absolutely no wrinkles or folds with smooth flat surfaces everywhere. They said they would never fill a pool until the liner was wrinkle free. The installer said they see liners like this install in this video fail all the time due to the wrinkles and folds.

[@TheGeargoesdown]

That’s terrible you have hand your liner replaced after a few years! The video doesn’t show it right. We did have some wrinkles and they ended up draining the pool and redoing the liner. We don’t have a single wrinkle.

[@lolaottinger3038]

We bought a house with a pool that had a vinyl liner, there were cinder blocks all around, and it went from 3 to 8 feet deep, a few years after we moved in, we replaced the liner, and had the pool stuccoed all around, we loved the house but almost didn’t buy it because of the pool. There is a YT channel called Jessie At Home, last year they installed a new liner in their pool, it’s the largest vinyl liner I’ve ever seen installed and you should be able to see the video from start to finish.

[@proartwork7189]

This looks like Texas, somewhere North East of Dallas.

[@user-zq1ph6op9l]

Очень интересный бассейн, но вся Венеция Италия из Сибирского листвяка на сваях стоит под водой. Если вода уйдёт, то сваи на воздухе сгниют...

[@aaronnguyen2736]

What will happen to the root

[@davidcarvin3699]

why did they leave the mounds of dirt

[@carlahauschildt6397]

So the unpainted wood goes right up against the earth?

[@sherylefrisk7940]

How much does a pool like this cost?

[@mariuspretorius8052]

mareezx 😴😴😴😴😴😴😮😮☹☹🙁🌷🌺🥀🏵🏵🥀🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@bogey19018]

A wooden pool?

[@jonport_]

Yeah wood is not a good idea

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@jonport_ I agree but the pool liner is probably doing more work than the wood. Pool liners also have a fine woven thread in them. They are surprisingly strong.

[@leegibson5469]

3 years later. You are sick of it and want it gone.

[@petarjurkovic]

I watch and I don't believe: - a wooden pool, so it would all fall apart in my country for the first year - and the first winter would raise that concrete path a few centimeters in height and everything would crack regardless of the iron reinforcements In my country, winters are cold and summers are hot, plus there are earthquakes (Europe/Croatia).

[@jackdaniels2657]

Whats the point of plastic?

[@Synch9256]

Which country is this in? I can only hope you have common-sense laws that ensure compulsory fencing. Most western countries do, but at the end of the video, still no fence!

[@tiffanyrose8810]

The pool is too small it's should have been bigger with that giant yard that you have.

[@TheGeargoesdown]

It’s about 20,000 gallons… it’s as big as we want.

[@Yyyyyy5]

Video probably doesn’t do it justice. It’s got to be 25 feet across from furthest point at a minimum and it’s 8 feet deep I heard. This ma’am is a good size pool and yes you can swim laps in it even with it’s fun shape. People need to think sometimes and the brown liner does not make it look like a muddy pond if you were actually there. Infact the brown liner is cool if anyone asked me even though they didn’t.

[@dimitrakapa4887]

Fix at first the outside of the pool....in the end the pool....now all the water is dirty🙄

[@adibajrami2449]

O DER chi bon

[@paulnicholson8524]

I would have left the water out. Then riide bikes , skateboards, roller blades.

[@tokkiota1983]

I can't understand... You kill a tree to build a pool? Was it necessary?

[@polljones8921]

I feel so sorry for the pool owner paying all that money for this. Some people really just haven't got a clue

[@dcshotcrete]

Should've used Shotcrete

[@adk1guy]

wow, I wonder what the price tag was? I'll guess more than 40K. Expected life span 20-30 years with a new liner every 8-10 years. I guess 6 k for replacement liners, for 30 years plus the 9% return you could have on the money = 21,545 = 61545 /30 years = 2151.05 per year. That's not to bad if you can afford it.

[@ColeSpolaric]

Ummm, was the camera upside down?

[@TheGeargoesdown]

That was on intentional for the camera mounting and angle. I flipped the video after it was done.