How to build a Natural Pool - DIY Organic Pool build
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- How to build a Natural Swimming Pool using the most widely copied Natural Pool system - David Pagan Butler's Organic Pools.
Free pdf visit organicpools.co.uk
and full HD DIY film on: vimeo.com/ondemand/organicpools
These pools work with nature to provide safe bathing water without the use of chemicals.
Bill made this pool for around £6,000. A fraction (1/10) of the cost of a commercial installation. The decking and paved areas were and additional cost. Bill bought David Pagan Butler's DVD (Natural Swimming Pools - a guide to building and designing your own) and Organic Pools DIY Manual. He also attended one of David's courses.
organicpools.co.uk
those must be some slippery ass algae steps
with the plants providing extra oxygen thus the algae stays away, besides the black color liner also prohibits algae growth while providing more warmth
Audio was lit af
Still the best call of the post 😆
Great ending with all the people swimming in the pool
If you use a lighter color liner will it allow you to see the bottom easier and maybe some solar powered lights. I want to know there are no snakes or other animals in it
+Henry Cristiano Gonsalves Dark liners help heat the water... :)
exactly!
Henry Cristiano Gonsalves exactly. I don't fuck with snakes
Henry Cristiano Gonsalves this is a paradise for piton in Florida.
DeVonte Gray it made me think of my childhood and still irrational fear that their is a shark hiding in the deep in lmao
Very nicely done. Did you add any tiny fish like Minnows or mollies to eat any bugs that decide to lay breed in the water ?
That's lovely. We cannot do that here in Florida, USA. You would set yourself up to be alligator bait!
mrreoww4840 what about a fence? aligators can't jump
pustel In florida, they figure out a way
pustel yes they can
They can climb fences and bust through your screened in pool with no effort. I'm not kidding. Don't know where you hail from but I've lived in west central Florida most of my life. Not only do you need to check for gators but water moccasins (venomous snake) but snapping turtles as well. Welcome to Florida kids!
mrreoww4840 😂 cant do it in chicago IL youd freeze 87% of the time
delicious swimming lol wtf
when dumb marketing goes dumber
Ha Kou lol
Jacob Clark LOL
Jacob Clark lol
Jacob Clark Eating snakes while swimming?? Dunno
How does this thing look now, three years later? Another video, please. :-)
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Mosquitos, frogs, algae and a fine for no drain.
Fuck that lol should've just build a regular pool
iLikePotatoes agreed
Looks like a flooded backyard... I don't understand why this is somehow better than a regular pool. It certainly wasn't any cheaper... Is it because it doesn't have a filter? Who wants to swim in unfiltered water... and fight mosquitos. You could have just dug a pond for 1/3rd less money, and been swimming in the same dirty water...
And the only thing "organic" about it, is the plants growing around the edge... seems like a silly waste.
RIPPER334 the plants do the filtering
David Ayers do they kill bacteria and parasites?
David Ayers No... no.
While some plants CAN absorb (and adsorb) SOME bacteria, and even a few heavy metals, these are typically leached fairly quickly back into the water colum. So using the term "filter" would be extremely loose in this example.
Mostly what aquatic plants WILL do, is take excess nutrients from the water (even then, only what they need to grow), and as a result of this nutrient reduction, algae is starved... and you have clearer "looking" water. Again... using that term loosely.
Plants won't do anything for parasites... they've never stopped a case of dysentery or foot rot... and the money you save on pool filter sand, you'll quickly spend on mosquito spray!
Basically, unless you are a fish benefiting from a balanced nitrogen cycle, and the added oxygen in the water, plants aren't doing much for funky, mostly stagnant water... (which this will become without proper stratification)... especially in the few numbers planted around this flooded backyard.
This is just another go-green money grab...
honestly I'd just pop some fish into it and use it as a fishing spot XD.
using it for swimming though? no.
I thought that was the case. Thxs
"DIY" with the help of some professional, haha! I don't think that's very DIY. Interesting to watch nonetheless.
Funny one there, har har.
Diy kits you buy at a store aren't really diy.
Excellent build - not sure how I haven't seen this before but definitely a job well done.
I've just put someone on to you with regards to advice about natural swimming pools.
..it's a pond? lol
Joy Acuyong it's the beauty of marketing ;)
Joy Acuyong it's a little bit of both pool and pond
its a swimming pond
No, it's a natural pool
John Phox ponds aren’t dirty, people are...
Won't the wood rot over time? And what about mosquitoes and such? I know the water isn't stagnate but still it would be considered a pond no?
Yes, but the integrity of the wood will be maintained for years and years, and if you're that worried, the lining can tear, the cement and mortar can crack, etc. etc.
And mosquitos require stagnant water to breed, which is why the problem exists. This body of water is circulating. Mosquitos won't be a huge problem.
Plus mosquitos don't live everywhere, so where this guy lives is also a factor.
larsonny77 wood will not rot if it stays submerged.
larsonny77 wood needs oxygen to rot, so if submerged then you're fine. You realize Venice, Italy was built on a wooden beam foundation right? You know how old that city is? It'll be fine.
What about the frogs?
Republic of Texas, actually Italy uses Piles it sit on, not just beams, and only sinking due to the wood deteriorating due to the movement of the buildings and people walking rhythm, woods does not live forever underwater where aquatic wood borers persist and is only 'sinking' due to tides thus why they have built those barriers to protect it sometime into the future.
They really should look at replacing those piles with carbon/dyneema/fiberglass/kevlar composite piles as they are impervious to rust unlike steel, wood borers and rot like wood, or washout and rust deterioration like reinforced concrete. But that would be a vast and very highly costly operation
they should sell ocean blue or green tarps instead of black. it will give the water a nicer and more inviting look!
ask about whether a white or black/green plastic tank is better, you will find the white tank is an algae farm, black is a good passive heating system to warm the water along with a medium to dark green or even blue also help keep algae at bay along with the plants providing natural algae killing oxygen into the water as well
shyt!! that looks like mo money spent then just buying a regular pool. lol it looks to scary to get in anyway.. fuckin snakes goin be living there. smh hell nah
What u mean?
Dat nigga Roger LMAO
Build it in south east asia then it would be nice place for pythons and crocs
they have natural bodies of water there so clear yet plenty of swimmers enjoying those spots with no worry of crocs and aquatic snakes which by the way pythons are constrictor types and have no fang or venom
"Organic", "eco", "bio", "natural", "save the nature"... Love this shit!!! But you cut a forest of oak to make a fucking deck. I'm sick of you.
Pretty much all of the wood harvested in the developed world is harvested sustainably.
seigeengine The key to your statement is "developed". Check into Brazil and other Amazon logging, You have been misled.
and whats with the all the plastic? isnt it supposed to be natural? this video is a joke
Sustainably harvested wood is actually good for the environment, it ties up carbon into a permanent fixture rather than letting it fly around in the air. It's a big assumption to think that wood is from Brazil, oak doesn't even grow in Brazil.
Sure it's a fair bit of plastic but compare that to a huge fibreglass and plastic shell and all the necessary filtration equipment and chemicals and it is definitely more natural than a normal pool.
othercousin I haven't been misled. This isn't Brazil.
Grizzleface Please provide your video where you demonstrate how to make a pond/swimming pool out of natural materials in a secure and reliable way.
isn't an organic pool just a man made pond?
its organic in that the plants while they remove some biology stuff they provide oxygen and the limestone gravel along with charcoal filter also maintain health and clarity are all ORGANIC, so is the wood sleeper wall clearly seen, oh and if this is a pond, then I guess an olympic pool is still a pool even if it is built into a natural one.
It's just a fucking pond
Shut the Fuck up pirate
"ORGANIC" POOL!!?!?!? IT'S A FUCKING POND!
what about keeping it clean from bugs
Never seen a bug infested natural pool that was properly maintained with flowing water. Seen plenty of neglected chemical pools succumb to algae and aquatic bugs
That's nasty
If you build that in Florida be sure to find toads,rats,snakes,possums,racoons,ducks swimming and a whole bunch of nasty insects floating dead in the surface
"builds organic pool" starts with an excavator, concrete, prefab block wall, mortar, plastic pool lining. FACE PALM.
also how the hell do u keep frogs, geese, ducks, snakes out of the water
never said it was built organically the word is referring to to the maintenance of the water using no chlorine and such
Face palm on this comment
Swimming in your own shit, technically qualifies as an "Organic Pool" - I don't recommend it...What is this endless quest for Inserting Organic infront of words making them Oxymoronic. Organic Concrete, Organic Synthetics, Organic Stone....It's all marketing Bollocks.
Plastic plants may be next ;)
And the final step is a fence to protect your baby.
If your child is that small, you should be keeping an eye on them anyways, and making sure they're always somewhere safe.
Fences don't exist to remedy parental negligence.
***** I'm aware. It's still moronic, however. It isn't the place of the government to make the real world into a safety blanket for stupid and irresponsible people.
***** Exactly.
Again, it's not the place of the government to make some people suffer to make the world a safety blanket for idiots and the irresponsible.
I totally agree! There's never been a child worth $7,000! And ALL drownings only happen to stupid, incompetent parents. Besides, a pool just looks better with a poor, dead baby floating in it.
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD A FENCE, YOU CAN'T AFFORD A POOL. DROWNINGS KILL MORE CHILDREN IN FLORIDA THAN CARS, GUNS AND POISONS COMBINED.
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Don't try to blame others because of your failure to look after your children. You neglected the child, leading to their death. The people with the pool are innocents, in fact, they're victims. They now have to go the rest of their lives knowing a child drowned in their pool, and that's all because you just weren't good enough.
Your weakness and neglect killed a child and likely traumatized other human beings. What if the family with a pool had a kid, and that kid was the one who found your drowned child?
Don't try to displace blame. The world shouldn't have to safeguard itself for your child, you should safeguard your child until they're capable of managing their own safety.
All I can see is a heaven for water moccasins, frogs, mosquitos, and amoeba
depends where you live, where i live there are no dangerous snakes and no amoeba's to really worry about, other than geordia
never myself heard of or read about anyone getting amoeba in such a pool/pond design, however said amoeba love to swim and thrive and endanger humans in public natural bodies of water and only a few dozen cases of non-survivors, also unless there is a food source such as insects then those critters are not going to be an issue if you neglect to care for and remove such issues and it will lead to aquatic snakes along with croc and gator feasting on them and making home as long as they have a food source to feast on.
I have enjoy swims in a few properly maintained nsp.
From a pool builder in the US I got one word for it. Amazing!!!! Grate work looks so good...
It's a pond bro. Not a pool
Vincent2wice from an English speaker in the US, grate is actually the word he meant to spell....idk if you know this but a grate is like a covering (a drain covering for example)
@@ChiliblockTrading it’s actually both
Hideously merky! You'd never be able to see what drowned overnight.
murky? black Liner went in, of course it is going to look so dark, unless you're legally or truly blind and deaf you would surely not see or hear is someone was drowning, I wear Rx glasses to see far objects and not even near legally blind and would be able to see someone clearly swimming in this clear water despite the liner color.
Joshua79C C You're a dolt 👌🏻
For people who like to swim in natural clean water but don't like plants or animals when swimming, there are ways to create a Natural Living Pool that looks like a normal swimming pool.
This type of Natural Swimming Pool is also perfect if you want to have a modern styled garden.
How?
O you forgot to say how
You just don't add plants to it @@nenala7684
I believe this is called a pond
Olympic size pool is more close to a pond, I seen cesspools that size and small as this which I never would swim in, this is pool size
also known as "how to flood your backyard"
Having a pool, that filters it water via plants and things like that is the dream, but then also, i wanna build it myself
Do the oal beams not float up? Do you have to attach them to the wall below, puncturing the liner?
Delicious swimming and UNHEALTHY pockets!!! How much did it COST YOU MATE? Where's the cost share? Huh? Write it down neh? I would have built another house with the freaking cost!!!
Larger species of fresh water clams (never use zebra mussels) will filter additional microbes out of the water specifically things like algae. Enough vegetation should limit excessive algae growth through nutrient depletion.
That is not the right environment for clams.
The plants provide oxygen which is what keeps algae at bay, ever seen a pond using those floating fountains? those fountains are helping oxygenate and thus reduce to the point of elimination of algae. The plants are doing the oxygenation and filtration of certain other biologicals that are not harmful to you but to keep it in check.
Kirk Lazarus Nutrients provided by what or whom? You're a dolt! Those plants would die in less than a week, unless you you start filling that nasty swamp with enough fishes to support an ecosystem that doesn't exist in the first place 👌🏻
What happens if I piss in it
I would put palm trees🌲🌳🌴
you mean go on vacation for two and a half weeks and not realize you left the water hose on the whole time?
this must be so expensive that you should just make a god damn pool.... And let's be honest, that thing is going to become a smelly, green and nasty frog swamp... or you really think that water is going to be Crystal clear for ever...????
I live in the southern U.S., and I can think of is water moccasins and alligators. Lovely pool for someone in an area better suited for it, though.
The white colour bottom makes the pool transparent cleanliness & inviting ... but i dont know whether the white or blue colour available or not ..
Nice, will be a nice home for plenty of parasites, great for swimming don't you think?
Yes a heaven for naegleria fowleri... Forget it. If it is artificial use chemicals!
one day your going to go swiming and meet a snake
very few swimming type of snakes and unless they got a food source like frog, toad or other delicious food, they will not be an issue even if there is any in the region
whoa, a snake? omg, that is some mortal danger for a human being. Fucking pussies
How can call this an organic natural pool with all that concrete and plastic lining...??? Ridiculous....
could you please link be to some organic pool/pond liner?
Lol think your missing the point, this pool is a natural pool meaning no chemicals lmfao. Hilarious comment.
Right the plants clean the water not chlorine
the plants, along with the gravel of limestone and charcoal filtration do all the cleaning, not just the plants which are there to also add oxygen to prohibit algae growth
Like this idea keen to try on a slightly smaller scale. I have extreme weather conditions in my part of the world. My biggest concern is alge forming,and
evaporation during summer. Maybe a pond to to see how it goes first then a small pool. Thanks for sharing this, the pool looks very inviting, and I hope the owner enjoys his new pool.
For delicious swimming?.... I'm on to you hannibal
I've wanted one of these for a while, but I have concerns about snakes making their homes around it
Inspiring stuff!! Love the natural look and how the edge area would be a haven for wildlife (frogs, newts etc.). If me and the fiancee get a big enough garden when we get our house together, I'm definitely doing this!!! :D
certain queers do stuff like this. like compost toilets and stuff. it's gay
how is that a organic pool it's full of bricks and concrete what a joke that's just an underground pool
In Alabama we call that " organic man made snake Pitt of death" .... na
I live in Georgia and my pond has a shit ton of snakes
@@Dieselsaabvolvo Have fun.
I would have dug this by hand but that’s because I bench press hardcore
Won't it turn into a pond? And get all nasty?
the plants, limestone gravel shown being added, along with charcoal and even a uv and or ultrasonic filters help prevent it much like typical pools but without the salt filter or chemicals to treat it, the plants providing additional oxygen and pumps moving the water eliminate algae aong with deterring mosquitos which prefer standing water
Creases never went away as the video explained they would.
Bad setup
a natural pond sounds like a sesspool or bacteria
could this be done with saltwater and coral to get a nicer color of water?
Probably just a fish pond now
Two Men in Fort Worth Texas built a spring fed public pool of 1 main gallon capacity in 1951, it had sand well fluidized bed filtration and was crystal clear, but the concrete didn't last after many repairs and a few owners it fell into disrepair after a drowning in 1981
Lol... diy swimming pool... what a joke
that look creepy. look like the house is in flood water.
how you drill hole for drain pipe through ground?
how big your hdpe liner?
I have a back yard that floods badly. I would love some figure out some way to make one of these in my back yard that is connected to the current of the stream when it rains.
Should be titled how to get snake bitten
Here in Louisiana is quite the same but nice thought
Beautiful. What do you do about parasites and mosquito larva?
you may not get this comment notification but I hope you did some self research on this and find out how this type of or any other pool that is a maintained properly will not attract insects or parasites
how is organic when u still used rubber liner?
how is the water appears so dark ? is there a way to make the water more transparent and appealing ?
jj It has a dark grey/black liner. It is always going to look dark.
I have seen blue and green ocean waters in the tropics and even once of the 5 great lakes is blue and often so crystal clear you can see to he bottom as some sunken ship images shown proves this. Yet you still say its not clear despite its black due to the liner color? I can see myself with Rx glasses how clear it is.
cool but way too close to the foundation of the house
DIY mosquito farm
Seen neglected or poorly maintained pools with mosquitos living in them, never seen a good or well maintained pool of any kind with any mosquitos what so ever living in them, they do not like moving water much as they do lone stagnating water which they love to hang out and breeed in
Oak leaches tannins. Any issues with that ?
One question. Could you put an updated video. Also I'm sure you don't put chlorine because of the 🌱, so what do you do to keep the water clean for swimmers ?
absolutely nothing
are natural pools exempt from pool code?
what about snakes
very few snakes are swimmers and unless there is frogs or other delicious food for snakes lurking around then they are not going to be an issue otherwise
Awesome! I think it shall be called a poond...yes, a poond.
its 7 foot deep, that is deeper than a pond which is at most 2 foot deep and this is not large enough in area to be a pond
I'm watching this in 2017 and this was posted in 2013
2019 what up where you at 2021
Très beau félicitations🌈
Silly question : how did you manage to do the steps AFTER rolling the liner? Did you make the "structure" with the oak and then paved it ?
To the builders: Google "Naegleria fowleri".
To the paranoid: Infections of Naegleria fowleri are extremely rare. While there is a risk, when compared to the number of incidences where people swim in fresh water bodies (read: extremely common), the risk is almost non-existent.
The risk is further minimized the cooler your climate. The majority of cases of infection of Naegleria fowleri occur in warmer regions.
A fine water moccasin nest
but the frogs, gators, salamanders and others?
no bugs or other food for them = no visiting or hanging around or any interest in the water, unless you know they takke a swim to cool off
Excelent project!!!! I loved it! Thanks for sharing David!!! Greetings from Argentina!
Nothing organic about this
That's disgusting
I believe that an organic pool is a pond
would have to be a few feet shallow to be a pond, this is a pool despite similar in area to a pond
I wanted to comment on how BEAUTIFUL it was to have no stupid background music searing my brain.
Oh...and how excellent the actual build and pool is.
Louise, Australia 🦘
Mmmm.. doesn't look all that natural to me. Why all the concrete etc. You could have compacted the soil and stayed more natural like the Bill Mollison techniques.
Is rather swim in a damn swamp
It's all fun and games until the snakes come
that water bill was high.
Ya diy for 20 thousand dollars
This is pretty cool..
Good work guys.. Great job
No fishes?
You just created a source for insects to infest your house
I learned from other similar natural pool builders. They either breed small fish, let bats or dragonflies live around the pool, or cultivate insect-repelling and water purifying plants in the shallow areas around the pool. Also the extra filters will always run the water through the pump and so this kind of build isn't considered stagnant water pond at all. It is still a pool. And the 'natural' part doesn't really means all natural or untreated obviously; just probably using unchlorinated water so plants and other water-dependent animals can live in it quite well if included in the plan.
the comments don't lie 🤔
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More like, "How to get 100,000 mosquito bites for you and all your neighbors."
I'll stick to saltwater swimming pools
borrimami22 Agreed.
you can do this with salt water
I myself prefer non salty water, rather not be feeling sticky after a good long (1 hour or so) swim like I often did after swimming in the actual ocean. Plus the salt is still chlorine aka chemical in nature and yes you can do a natural salt water pool like this with salt water plants.
Not very natural
I hate baywatch add
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