stock tank pool with pool liner built into our sloped yard
Find out how we added a stock tank pool in our sloped yard and made it work for long-term usage by protecting the stock tank from rusting with a pool liner.
We didn't have enough space for a standard pool and having a stock tank was really the only option. The rock retaining wall is the perfect place to sit and hang your feet into the stock tank pool.
I recommend that you also check out my blog post to see more photos of our stock tank pool and read about the process. I will be updating my post frequently: https://cuckoo4design.com/our-new-sto...
You can also see how we covered the pool pump in my blog post below:
https://cuckoo4design.com/the-perfect...
A new update about the pool 6 years later: • Stock tank pool liner installation update ...
And I also wrote a blog post about how the pool looked after our first winter:
https://cuckoo4design.com/opening-up-...
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Supply list:
• stock tank pool from Tractor Supply Company: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pro...
• Intex Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump for Above Ground Pools, 10-inch: https://amzn.to/2EGuQsO
• filter sand: https://amzn.to/2HI7iWq
• waterproof calk: https://amzn.to/2HF3Bke
• 8-foot pool liner: https://amzn.to/2WlLvMn
• bamboo fence: https://amzn.to/2EE9vju or this bamboo fence: https://rstyle.me/+T4uNCdKdwgEW1eJ5bT... or that bamboo fence: https://www.foreverbamboo.com/natural...
• skimmer: https://amzn.to/2WqJOND
• small pool vacuum: https://amzn.to/2Qs6bwK
• water test kit: https://amzn.to/2WuTOp8
• chlorine tablets: https://amzn.to/2Wwby3l
• chlorine tablet float: https://amzn.to/2EGwwCC
• frog log: https://amzn.to/2WxZyhE
• paver base sand: https://rstyle.me/+PIgOFjVyv5dgYjx_WT...
• large spring clamps: https://amzn.to/2WtOIJB
• 2 3/4” hole saw drill bit: https://rstyle.me/+2qmt8olWV8-x0pNc3v...
• power drill
• rake
• 2B stone
• landscaping rocks
• 2x4 piece of wood and level
• water inlet and outlet parts to connect to the pump:
Intex Pool Inlet Air Water Jet Replacement Part Kit which comes with plunger valve (number 10747): https://amzn.to/2EEzM15
The kit comes with plunger valve (number 10747), air jet valve (number 12363), air jet valve cap (number12373), inlet threaded air connector 1050-1900, part number 12371 and adjustable pool inlet jet nozzle (number 12369) but I didn't use the 2 strainer connectors (number 11070) and 2 strainer grids (number 11072) from the kit because I wanted the setup to be how I've seen them in other tutorials. So I bought the threaded strainer connector (number11235) https://www.intexcorp.com/replacement... and additional plunger valve https://amzn.to/2Ws8vch to add to the kit and complete the setup.
Frequently asked questions about our stock tank pool:
Q: Where did you get your pool liner for the stock tank?
A: We bought it on Amazon and linked to it above. I know that the round 8-foot pool liners have been out of stock for a while now and hope they will be back in stock soon
Q: Now that you have had your stock tank pool for a couple of years, how has it held up?
A: so far so good! We've had to patch holes here and there but it was definitely doable and we still love our little oasis very much.
Q: Why didn't you just put in a real pool?
A: If we had the room, we would have definitely gotten a deep regular pool but we don't and most of our yard is a big hill. The metal of the stock tank pool was the only affordable option that would also hold up the dirt and rocks.
0:00 Introduction
0:55 Before view of the backyard hill
1:02 Sketched plans before starting
1:07 Materials needed for stock tank pool DIY
1:12 Trench for electrical
1:18 Digging out the hill and ground
1:20 Adding paver base sand
1:26 Leveling and tampering with paver base sand
1:38 How we picked up our stock tank pool from the Tractor Supply Company
1:42 Rolling the stock tank into the yard
1:57 Failed Flex Seal paint job
2:25 Adding the 8-foot pool. liner to the stock tank
2:37 Adding a bamboo fence to the stock tank surround
3:02 Add metal spring clamps to keep the liner in place before drilling holes
3:18 Drilling the outlet and inlet holes
5:17 Finished and attached stock tank pool inlet and outlet
5:37 Pump setup
5:58 Fill up the stock tank pool with water
6:05 backfill between the stock tank and hill with gravel
6:15 Add landscaping rock
6:23 Finished stock tank pool
Music:
“Sunshine" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
extended Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
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