Build a pool

Building your own swimming pool with cement blocks isn’t hard, according to Darrell Buchholz. He built one for a friend, and now sells plans for others to do the same. “I built a pool for myself using pressure treated wooden sidewalls, but I live in sandy soil, which is more forgiving for wood-based walls,” says B...

Read the 4 rarely discussed points of swimming pool excavation to prepare the average swimming pool customer for what to expect.

Now this is a swimming pool done the right way.

A swimming pool can make a great addition to a big back yard, but installing one is far from a DIY project. In most cities, you won't be allowed to build a pool yourself, as construction must be supervised by a licensed builder in order to...

Concrete is responsible for some of the highest quality swimming pools ever built. When constructed properly, a concrete pool lasts for years before requiring basic maintenance or repairs. Concrete pools are made with shotcrete or gunite,...

Learn how to build your own DIY Hot Tub. It costs less that you think! Building your own hot tub is the ultimate DIY project

Sacramento gets hot. And when it's 100ºF+ (as it is all this week) you need some respite. Luckily, our neighbors have pools. But we can't spend every day at the neighbors' ...

Some people can make building things look so easy. This is good, since it let's the rest of us have the guts to try something like building a swimming. But if you take a look at some of the DIY swimming pools people have made below, it does show you that anyone can build one in their own backyard oasis. There are three

A swimming pool can make a great addition to a big back yard, but installing one is far from a DIY project. In most cities, you won't be allowed to build a pool yourself, as construction must be supervised by a licensed builder in order to...