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    When we first started designing vinyl-lined DIY pools in the 80s, it was almost impossible for families to have a really nice, good looking swimming pool that didn’t cost many, many thousands of dollars, whether they were professionally installed in-ground, or the above ground style. These days, there are a lot more options available to families and homeowners, but we’ve decided to include several of our most popular DIY swimming pool designs for those who want a fun family project that provides years of enjoyment and healthy exercise.
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HOT TUB
$20.00 		16' x 32' PLYWOOD POOL & DECK
$25.00 		LAP POOL & SPA
$25.00
Soaking in hot, circulating water has been a well-known source of deep relaxation through the ages. It’s hard to equal the massaging action of warm moving water that somehow seems to loosen and relax tense joints and muscles. Now with many mechanical components within easy reach of the homeowner, it’s a simple project to provide a hot tub spa to get this same relaxation in the convenience of your own home at less cost than ready-made models. These plans are for a 4’x4’ hot tub using plywood and fir construction, and a polyethylene spa liner. It’s an easy family project, ideal for both the backyard or a vacation home. This is our most popular sized pool, measuring 16’x32’ with a depth of 39” in the shallow end tapering to 7 ½’ in the deep end. Wall construction is pressure treated plywood, and the plans include instructions for a reel back cover. The pool is surrounded by a generous sized deck on all four sides made with 2”x4” cedar stock. Plans also include instructions for installing a ladder and pool light. Lap pools make a lot of sense, providing full-length swimming without taking up much yard space, maintenance, energy or money to build. It’s easy to take care of, and with its all around insulation and small surface area, it keeps its heat, especially if covered. The combination of vinyl liner and small capacity keeps chemical costs down, and the narrow shape is easy to clean. These plans include directions for building a 4’x32’ concrete block pool, along with a 5’x5’ spa and surrounding wood deck. Depth of the pool is 4’ and depth of the spa is 33.”
LAP POOL & DECK
$25.00 		ABOVE GROUND LAP POOL
$25.00 		FUN POOL
$25.00
Lap pools make a lot of sense, providing full-length swimming without taking up much yard space, maintenance, energy or money to build. It’s easy to take care of, and with its all around insulation and small surface area, it keeps its heat, especially if covered. The combination of vinyl liner and small capacity keeps chemical costs down, and the narrow shape is easy to clean. These plans include directions for building a 4’x32’ concrete block pool, along with a surrounding wood deck. Depth of the pool is 4’. The Above Ground Lap Pool has proved to be one of the fastest to build and most efficient to use pools we know of. It’s completely self-contained, with all of the hardware, pump and filter system and even a roll-away solar cover, all kept beneath the stepped decking that serves to reinforce the wall structures. The stepped decking covers just two sides of the pool to conserve both building costs and yard space. And by reversing the layout shown in these plans, the pool can be built to fit in either a left of right-hand corner of the yard. The pool measures 8’ x 27’3” on a 16 ’x 34’ minimum pad with a depth of 39”. This is a smaller above ground pool measuring 12’x18’x 39” deep, and construction is concrete block. The 3’ wide decking runs around all four sides of the pool, and there are wide steps that lead up to the deck for easy lounging and entry to the pool.
   
 
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