How to make a swimming pool with your own hands. A beautiful and refreshing solution.

Summer. Heat. The summer season is in full swing. Who would not want to have a swimming pool in the country? Photo beautiful self-made swimming pools are pushed and to build their own. Collecting all will into a fist, pretending all the pros and cons, we say to ourselves: "Why not?" And then active searches of information begin, inquiries of experienced people how to make a swimming pool with their own hands.

It should immediately be noted that the independent construction of the basin and its maintenance is not cheap, and it will require considerable financial and physical effort, but the decision is made, to retreat late. Let's dwell on one of the relatively inexpensive ways how to make a swimming pool by one's own hands At home in the country. So, let's get started.

The first thing you need to start with is to decide the place for the future basin. It is advisable to choose a sunny place so that the water in it warms up better. The absence of closely spaced trees will partially relieve us of the question of whether there will be an indoor pool at the cottage. After all, falling leaves are a source of additional pollution. You'll have to spend a lot of time and energy cleaning.

The second important criterion when considering the question of how to make a pool your own Hands, is its size. Naturally, the more, the better, but also the financial costs will increase directly proportional to its size. The most optimal option for a summer pool will be:

-the depth is 1.2-1.5 m;

-length of 2.5-3 m;

-width of 2.5-3m.

It should be noted that the rounded forms of the basin of the basin will most harmoniously fit into the country landscape, but will require great efforts in their implementation.

The place is chosen, the size and shape, too, it's time to start earthworks.

Digging out the volume is 15-20 cm more than the size of the pool - this will be the thickness of the walls of the bowl. Two - three days plus one "human power" and a 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 begins to take shape. Now you need to take care of the waterproofing. As a waterproofing material, polyethylene and even ruberoid can serve. They need to cover the walls and the bottom of the excavation, without forgetting to make an allowance of 20-30 cm from the top. If the roofing material is used as a waterproofing, its joints must be treated with bitumen (observing safety measures when working with hot material). It turned out a kind of black box.

Now you need to fix the reinforcing mesh to the walls and the bottom . It can be purchased or manufactured independently of steel wire or reinforcement 8-12 mm in diameter. If it is planned to make side walls by the pool, the edges of the reinforcement should protrude above the level of the excavation to a height slightly less than the height of the sides. If desired, the pool can provide a drain for water using a pump. Then the reinforcing mesh on the bottom is laid with a slope of 2-3 degrees, and in one corner with the help of plastic pipes with a diameter of 1.5-2 inches equip the drainage pipe.

Next, you can begin to concreate the bottom, observing the slope. In advance, taking care of the drainage hole, you need to close it with a wooden or cloth gag. When preparing concrete, you can use cement M-400 in a ratio of 1: 3. To distribute the concrete evenly, a rammer is used.

After solidification of concrete (5-7 days), you can proceed to install the formwork. Its height is made taking into account the sides of the future basin. As a material, a chipboard or plywood with a pre-fixed (using a furniture stapler) on the working surface with polyethylene is ideal. It is important to install spacers from the bar so that when concreting the walls, avoid deformation.

So, the basin bowl is ready. After 7-10 days (to prevent the cracking of concrete all this time, we pour the bowl with water), you can proceed to the interior finish. Ideal is a glass mosaic or tile.

When the finishing works are completed, you can proceed with the decor of the pool, because everyone knows for himself how to make a swimming pool with their own hands, so that it looks also very beautiful.