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24 Mar ’13
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We have done the "traditional pool" thing ad nauseum. Last year we just put up one of the round ones with the inflatable ring (ugly blue thing). I've looked all over Pinterest and I like those natural pools, also like the ones made from stock watering tanks. I really like the deep ones made from shipping containers!!! I have a shipping container here but I don't think the hubby will part with it for that. A pond was the original plan but I don't think we can squeeze the money out this year... I also don't want something huge and expensive to maintain... what to do????? Something like this would be cool.
15 Feb ’12
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here is a couple different methods
http://thehomesteadi.....hread1704/
I have a book that shows how to make one out of tires that is pretty brilliant, let me see if I can find the book, will post it later today
15 Feb ’12
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Here you go HFF, here is the book I was talking about
The Renewable Energy Handbook: Amazon
I took some pics,
They actually built 2 pools, their main one and a bio filter one, the water flows out of the main and down the to the filter pool, then they pump it back up into the main
they take tires and fill with soil and stagger them, which creates steps going into the pool
they excavate the middle some more and build steps going up the sides
and then use a liner and fill the pool
that's pretty much the basics, the book goes much more in depth with the piping and the hot tub they built into it as well
15 Feb ’12
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I will see if I can get some pics of the hottub they built later
15 Feb ’12
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I came across this article you might like HFF
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