From Mud to Glory - Remarkable Transformation to an Organic Pool
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- How Owen and Gabriele made a wonderful Organic Pool from a very unpromising muddy hole.
I make another joyous visit to a pool in Dorset I have been helping with and I am deeply impressed with the results these guys have achieved.
If you would like a pool made for you in the South West UK then Owen and I may be able to help.
Just email me : david@organicpools.co.uk
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"I too rub water on my legs for a disproportionately long time" cracked me up :)
Yes, the pool definately has excellent curves. What a beauty. A feast to the eye. I could watch this pool all day
Lmao
That is some of the finest humour I've heard in a long time, and continue your pragmatic approach.
Nobody could miss the obvious. But I swear I've watched this 10X because I'm so into these water gardens..... The swimming would be a secondary benefit.
I've surfed my whole life and won a 3.5 ocean marathon swim..... So, I would swim everyday in it. But, I'm mesmerized by the plants.
THANKS AGAIN David, for sharing the coolest thing EVER. It's cheap, easily maintained, function and above all beautiful.
"You can't do it", "Not gonna happen" are the two sentences that make me do it anyway no matter what, just to prove them wrong :)
Great looking pond.
I discovered the whole concept of organic pools thanks to your videos about 10 months ago and now I cannot wait to buy my first house and try tackling this project!
Hi, it's Owen here. Excited to hear! Please get in touch if you need any help.
"I have the edge on photogenics but...pragmatically I have agreed".
I enjoy your videos but the intro to this was by far your funniest. I was laughing!
Wow after having build a regular type ( chlorinated ) pool I see this
video. We are on top of a small mountain with a circular view. My wife
is a farmer at heart and I know this would have suited her style much
better than what we have. Fantastic - - garden pool !
You can convert it, he has videos on that
I have seen natural pools made with regular pool shells. Here's one that another gentleman made with a "separate" filtration system
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I have a challenge for you to consider . Convert a regular pool into an organic pool . Our mountain hill top has a natural basin next to it that is already over a meter lower than the cement pool. Can a separate organic pool or pond be made to link up to the commercial cement swimming pool to become the natural source of fresh water. The area for the filter pool would be quite large. We have lots of rain water here and I was trying to think of a pond to catch the extra water. Looking forward to your expert input on this as a challenge project. Think of have many existing pools that could benefit from this more natural technology. I am astonished at what you create.
You’re definitely better placed behind the camera David. Face for radio, accent for print😉
Great video thanks👍🏻
Green sand is a special kind of hell. All the worst qualities of sand, all the worst qualities of clay. We've done two reasonable sized forestry jobs near Chard in Somerset, and it's not something I'd ever choose to work on again. Kudos for the fantastic end result.
No pain, no gain. Beautiful thing. I will make one some day soon hopefully.
The lady's got the best landscape.
Owen, instead of using Cedar planks, I'm using Railway Sleepers that are covered by Light Blue reservoir quality liner that I'm hoping will look lovely. If you want to see the end job let me know. Only pleased to pass on to you what I've done & learnt. I bought the plans from David but have changed things, hopefully they will improve what I'm attempting to do. My main concern is the pond aspect for snakes frogs Dragonflies and newts, not just swimming. I will create a thousand places for the creatures to hide and flourish in. Ideally I'm hoping to get Great Creasted Newts into the pond, that would be amazing.
Southampton UK
Southampton UK
That dive before work was awesome!
Looks so lovely....both G and the pool😀
I wanna have not one but TWO mermaids like that swimming in my pool😊
That's a wonderful sight and the pool isn't too bad either 🙂
"Last words?" "What a way to go. See you on the otherside" *calmly jumps head first. Piano player doesnt react at all. * wish movies wrote endings as good as that
Just so beautiful and peaceful ! I love it !
10 minutes!!! I feel blessed x
you made me laugh
Really enjoyed your film, between you and the builders you've done an amazing job. It's a briiliant answer to a recreation and wild pond.
It's a truly beautiful pool project you realized there.
I love it
Thank you!
I really love your style Mr. Butler! And the pools are nice too. ;)
Make you a deal. If she comes with the pool I will take one🤣
If you build one. They will come
Love the gratuitous, lingering underwater shots of Gabriella. I hope Mrs Pagan Butler doesn't see this...
Kane Danaher she was probably the one thumbs down lol
She did an outstanding job.
Meet the new Mrs PB .
She should av gone to specsavers
she just enuff at home with the kids
me too
The time required to assess a natural pool is 6-8 years to see if all the regeneration zone needs to be rebuilt. Few people talk about that when promoting the concept. Three weeks is not an indicator. Experienced builders always start with a test hole to assess potential problems.
your humor is perfect :)
WAWOOOW nature is amazing I wish to be there great job dear 😙😙😙
Pretty neat! I don’t like that it’s so dark though and u can’t see through it. That would creep me out.
The pool is beautiful, the girl is beautiful... you my friend not so much however I do enjoy your humor... and your pools!
Very Nice David - still watching...
It is a watery wilderness!😊
Remarkable... Indeed.
I'm in love with her I mean natural pool
What a gal! 😍 I mean, pool
good job
David & Owen....A huge thank you for showing your pool, I'm just digging out mine now. To see the filtration system inside the plant section is a big bonus for me & will save me a lot of time.
Well Done...!!!
Southampton UK
Woman is a Wonderful Beauty that create by GOD for Man .........
Thank you Oh LORD 🙏🙏🙏
Incredible to see. Thanks for the upload, David!
beautiful pool
Comedy gold from the narrator in the beginning 🤣
I am here for Gabriela!!!
OLIVE I NEED AN OLIVE! 💕💕💕💕
😂😂😂 awesome intro!
Awesome pool
Very amusing & informative 👍🏻
Everytime I visit my backyard I see all kinds of animals like small garden snakes, toads and bugs I can’t imagine to have organic swimming pool like that 😆
I had an organic fish pond it used to fill up sediment in the bottom 6" a year then somehow eels found it & moved in for a while. fish where all eaten & the plastic membrane under the concrete got a leak & that was the end of the organic pool never again!
This is ART...
Thank you!
thanks Gabriele. much better camera work now that David can concentrate on that.
That sheilla though... Hilarious narration too haha
What a specimen!
Fine example of a pond, indeed.
Love these videos.
Can you explain how the groundwater problem was solved? Did the builders add drainage or just wait for a really dry spell?
Dirty water pumps can be hired from most large hardware stores. Dry spell is easier though
since the pool is on the slope I assume it was very easy to do simple drainage with pipes, once they deiced that they didnt want natural clay pond and chose to go with the liner.
We installed an extensive sump and underneath drainage system as well as made shutters for wall foundations.
Beautiful!
Love the swimsuit. I can't find it
Any info plz. Thanks
My pool's gonna need higher ends for flip turns! Atleast a small 1m wide area could be a bit higher?
Stunning pool, would ove to build one but not sure I could get one of your eco filters here inj South AFrica? YOur bubble pipes are easy to make as I watched that video of yours, but not sure about the filter pump! I do like the way you not only use water plants but grades of gravel to filter the water
They are available on EBay, shipping worldwide.
@@owencooke8663 Thanks good to know!!
What are the dimensions of the swimming area length width and depth and it's absolutely beautiful I'm hoping I can build one in the future
The swimming area depth is 2.2m , width is 5.5m, length is 12m
@@gabrielepangonyte1991 ačiū, kaip tik norėjau klausti nes ketinu daryti kieme kažką labai panašaus. Gal gali išduoti paslaptį kokias pompas naudojote ir ar užtenka žalios zonos vandeniui išvalyti?
@@arturasp9738 Hi Arturas, we used David's air pump system.
@@gabrielepangonyte1991 are those the dimentions of the swimming area? or the total size of the pool? What are the swimming area dimensions?
bit156 you can contact ODC Improvements or David himself for a consultation :)
I think I missed my classroom,, Is this the Chemistry lab Sir ? Yes ! ok then,,moving on am heading to my class ....noow, which way down this hall is that damm" room ? .... hmmm!! .... me thinks I spot it. sheesh.!
----- kekekekeke !!! couldn't resist. oh yes. nice video.
Rules!
#1 Shower before swimming!
#2 Dont pee into the pool!!
..thats about it🤔
Looking at your makes me think of the artist who draw a lovely picture and in the end just scratch a line through it in disgust. Amazing what a simple gesture can tell about someone. Wait till you lose your front tooth...
Looks so beautiful but I believe I can’t afford one the pool and two the beauty
Nevertheless if a number popped out here and there for some future planning would be nice
I came here for education on pond making but, found myself rewinding back over and over.....for a disproportionally long time .
Ohoho. I made a natural pool alright
Next video should be how to remove a natural pool from your house. I need to hire a drywaller a plumber and a painter
there goes that security deposit...
Great pool
Thank you!
Good chick !
That wood be my koi pond
I have two main questions for the expert 1) The water in my pond comes from a spring. The flow is heavy and therefore the water is very cold. This summer I am going to restrict the flow and run the input water through a black pipe lying on the ground ( so as to possibly heat the water more). The flow will be just enough to maintain movement of water over the pond’s overflow pipe. 2)I am planning to pump the water out of the existing pond and line it with clay so as to minimize algae growth. Could you comment on my plans?
Lining with clay has no real bearing in terms of algae growth. The only way to limited algae is to design a system that maximizes beneficial processes that use up nutrients that would otherwise be available to algae. If you have a natural spring feeding your pond , your best bet could be to build a negative edge as the outflow, overwhich detritus can be taken (thus minimizing pond nutrients)
So nice and transparent water.
What kind of water pump do you use?
Such a beautiful pool :D
funny, love it
That was some hole he dug.
Would it be okay to add fish to this?
Hi David, in India, an hdpe liner is more easily available than an epdm liner. I plan to excavate my soil and just add a geo textile layer and over it the hdpe liner. Do you think it would last
I wonder how it'd look if you tiled it with white/lightblue tiles, would it visually look like a regular pool?
Karlis Bikis or lights so when and if you needed to see in deep parts
David I’m also interested in a lighter center part. Most pools in your channel have a dark center. How could make it lighter (sand or white stones maybe)?
This is also what would sell it for me, a lighter pool, more like a tropical pond. How could you achieve this? White sand in the bottom? Adding mineral to water like in Iceland lagoon?
I's a natural environment so there is sediment accumulating at the bottom, and sand would make it very hard to clean, I would assume that white flat stones, like marble or quartz maybe would work, but then the pool wouldn't look as natural in my opinion.
Blue pool liner. Kinda takes from the "natural" effect, but mixture of a modern pool with the actual natural water and filtration
Thanks for the info re: the algae. Could you also suggest how I could realistically warm the water coming from that spring. It is too cold to swim in now.
Amazing. It looks like the pool was filled from a hose, was tap water used or was it from another source? Thanks
Hiya ,
Thanks for your question, we had no way of filling that amount of water using rain water in our time frame so yes we laid a water pipe about 5th of a mile from the main house . Tap water isn’t ideal as it makes the water very green very quickly but sometimes you have no choice unfortunately. Thanks . Owen
That pond looks wonderful!
We are currently working on the design of ours and like the way you have put the bubble lift pumps in the planting area out of the way. Did this present a problem, getting enough depth to give them sufficient power?
I'll second that question, would be great to know how that works.
Hi Alex, no, the air pumps can be kept inside the regeneration area with no problem.
It looks nice but is it safe to swim in this water?
How is the wooden frame keeping the gravel anchored?I noticed the liner is below, so does it just sit there?
Hi when the wooden frame has been submerged then it will anchor the gravel for as long as you want. Or don't use Cedar but Railway timber and cover with the liner.
Southampton UK
So you linered right over the mud hole....
What size does the airpump have? And what material are the columns that hold the jetty up - the ones half under and half above the water surface?
How long until the wood needs to be replaced? Does it rot underwater?
No, if it always stays underwater and the pool is not kept drained with the wood exposed to the sun.
Do the underwater wooden walls get slimy with algae?
You shouldn't get algae if the water is low in nutrients and you have lots of plants.
No, you don't get algae. At the time of filming this pond was only 3 weeks old (so you can experience things like New pond syndrome (NPS) , now the plants have fully established and it is crystal clear & super pretty.
Would an under gravel style filter with the span the bottom of the rectangle help circulate the middle portion? Any thoughts on that?
I like our way of explaining. Were you a teacher or will you become one ?
No I wasn't. But possibly, when I grow up.
what about some lights inside?
Have you done any pools with out the plastic liners?
All other alternatives are a lot more expensive.
How you keep water so clean without chemicals
Suberb. ☀️
great pool! looks inviting. just wondering if the pool floor and sides will get green and slippery over time?
Hi....it all depends on your water quality, that's the key always.
Southampton UK
Preciosa sirena.
How long will that rubber last? 30yrs🤔
Can anybody explain how do they solve the snake problem? Such these pools in my opinion, They would be a great attraction for such creatures especially in hot dry days. 🤔
Perhaps It’s not a problem since there’s no such thing as dry in Britain😅
There are no dangerous snakes in Europe and the venomous ones aren't aquatic
Nautilus anyone know about USA?
@@ElinWinblad A fence would be a viable option.
Nautilus snakes don’t care about fences lol
What you do during winter cover pool
Your like Jarvis Cockers Mate
Name of the piano piece?
Hi Organic S.Pool fans, please can anyone tell me what 2 sizes of gravel do you need.? Also I need to mix in sand with the gravel, what ratio is gravel to sand.? I'm building my 1st pool/pond at the moment.
Many thanks
Southampton UK
When does she turn into a mermaid, or does that require saltwater?
What kind of wood you use to put under water? Are they treated by chemicals? Are they poison for human and water plants?
Hi....medium term it shouldn't be a problem but why not use Railway Sleepers instead and cover those with liner, especially if the liner is light Blue, it will look lovely.
Southampton UK