Don't know how I stumbled on your channel but glad I did. Super refreshing seeing someone being open and honest with how much things cost as it'll help countless people moving forward. Thank you
It looks very modern, aesthetically pleasing, and in terms of functionality, everything one would want in a pool at home. Awesome! Many good times to come by the pool, undoubtedly.
A great addition to your home. The kids will love it. We installed a fibreglass in ground pool about 12 years ago. The kids have grown up with it and now the grandchildren are using it. They are pricey but worth it for the memories we have acquired. I’m not surprised with the cost as ours, in Melbourne, was quoted at a basic price of $35,000 for a 9m x 4m pool. We upgraded in floor cleaning system, a large gas heater, solar heating and an 8 person spa. The total cost was in excess of $76,000. At the time it caused a few squabbles between the wife and I but she is happy I insisted on the upgrades as I now have medical issues preventing me from cleaning or maintaining the pool. With the upgrades it looks after itself. I get a pool guy around once a year to look after the chemical balance and any other stuff I can’t do. Lugging around bags of salt, etc is beyond my abilities now.
I have no idea why this video showed up on my home page but I'm glad it did! It gave me all the information I've wanted to know for a long time but getting someone to give you a ball park price over the phone is almost impossible. Thank you so much from the Sunshine Coast, Qld.
good size family pool, and the decking is a nice contrast to the tiles . only comment you may find the seaspray coloured fence and shed will create a lot of reflected heat and glare, we had primrose colorbond fencing , so we spray painted them woodland grey (a colorbond colour) and the glare and reflected heat was dramatically reduced
Thanks Garry. That’s definitely something that we’ve joked about. We may have to wear glasses out the back😂 I’m hoping it’s not too bad. Might have change some colours or add more plants. Definitely something ti consider though. Cheers for the feedback 👍
@@AddictedtoTools no worries ... also another thought ... with the pump/filter/heater/electrics, are you considering enclosing or covering them from the weather, as covering them will make them last many more years. our pump is just about to die and its over 25 years old
Nice work mate, appreciate the honesty with cost. Might be an idea to lose the weed mat before planting. It will do more harm than good if you leave it in. If you’re worried about weeds better off using cardboard and mulch.
Very informative video mate. I'm looking at getting a small plunge pool in too. The decking on yours looks top notch! Definetly made the right choice there instead of concrete or tiling.
Cheers mate. Definitely look into all the pricing differences with plunge and concrete pools unless you’re really wanting the plunge look. We went down that avenue in the last house and with everything done the plunge was about the same price. We thought it would be cheaper
Great video. Very informative, Ive been quoted 61K for a 6x4 fiberglass which does not include crane, excavation, tiles, fence (I think ive worked that out to be another 17-20K) I am also 8 hours from the nearest capital city so have to factor transport etc in.
God, that's expensive essentially just for a delivered pool. I'm looking at a 15mx3.8m fibreglass pool a couple hours out of a city and if it gets up over that $70k mark I'll have to pull the pin.
Yeah must be COVID tax, for the installers to come to where I live ($2599 - as there are no installers here or at least any with a track record) Transport of the pool ($6584) I am also getting an underground blanket box and heater which is pumping my price up. Base price of the pool alone is $39328 which I found competitive with another installer from our of town.@@simpletonballsack
Nice deep step on the pool. Perfect for lying in the pool and little ones. We dug our pool by hand due to access issues. Our is half out of ground for added seating and it’s only 5x4m. Losing that much water each day??? Did they use CEMETITIOUS grout not the EPOXY grout they should of used. We live on the sunny coast. In the 14 years we have had our pool in we have never lost that much water, no cover.I guess yr maintaining yr water level now?? We put in a lighter oak coloured and textured mill boards which are also composite. They get bloody hot and they are worn off now 13 years later and need replacing. Good option to raise the gap.
@@sonjakozman1699 Yes my friend. Epoxy is waterproof. Cemitous grout is NOT. Water passes right thru it. Like yr bathroom tiles. If you see black mould inside the silicone around the corners it’s mould coming from BEHIND yr wall. Most tilers won’t tell you this.
Wasnt sure of the earthing rules with those glass panel spigots - good idea keeping them out of the pool zone. I know a guy that had to rip up his slab cos the sparky that did his pool was clueless 😵
Damn! Yeah don’t want to miss that. If that happened now I’d get the insulated spigots. I just found out ours are the insulated version so they can actually be closer.
@@DodgyBrothersEngineering It's cause any electrical fault has a much higher potential to kill in a wet environment - lowers the resistance of the skin. Everything within 1.25m needs to be bonded to the earthing system of the properties electrical system, that way if a conduit breaks in the slab and freakishly comes in contact with a metal exposed part it will trip the RCD/CB. If the same situation happens and the metal part isnt earth bonded, that part will be potentially deadly to touch.
Hmmm interesting, I didn't actually know about the earthing with pools. I mean yeah, it makes total sense, I'm just surprised I haven't heard about it before. Could this possibly be a state based rule that maybe isn't in place in Victoria?
Nice video.. I regret putting travertine around our pool as bits of pool salt and other chemicals damages the surface, even when we were being very careful.
Nice pool. Just a heads-up that it looks like you've got some calcium build up on your chlorinator cell. Can be pulled out and cleaned with an acid wash.
Great job. Impressed how the fence turned out. Let’s see how long the composite timber lasts. I’ve seen conflicting comments about them. The tiles are beautiful. My opinion on pools when we bought our home: most are too small to swim. We saw too many homes with tiny pools that are only good for very young children. We wanted one where you can swim in as we age. We ended up buying a home without a pool as they were a hindrance and we have more yard space instead and the kids love it. I remember one home had a nice lap pool (about 20m long) which was fantastic but the location wasn’t ideal. Do people use their small pools regularly once the kids get older?
I had an 8'x12' hottub/plunge pool for 32k in El Paso, TX. Several people with a large pool tell me they should of gone with a plunge pool. Less maintenance for sure.
Great work mate. My pool shell is in, and I am planning to concrete around the pool too - can I know who used for concreting and tiling - Also, did you install the frame yourself? I am based in Brisbane too !!
That’s a great price for the pool! I’ve been given some pricing (this week) for a 7x3 of approx $65k plus fence and landscaping etc. circa $80k finished product. Pricing in Sydney is just crazy atm.
Hey Matt, this video was good! Lol, the way you made it sound the other day on your Instagram stories, I was expecting barely any footage, but you edited it perfectly, well done. My question - with hindsight, what would you have done differently? Like let's say you got asked to do another one next year, would you do any of those process differently?
We put a pool and deck in at our place, same size 5x3 heated etc. virtually the exact same as yours except slightly deeper and a smaller main step. Came in at 45k including the heater and about 6m of glass fencing. Took them nearly 9 months to do it though. Worst company ever. In Bris as well. What heat pump are you going with? Only just found your channel today but subscribed already as it’s very diy informative 🤙
Hey Benton. That’s a bit of time to wait. Not sure what brand heater we will use, the last one we had for the same setup was a 9kw and worked great. Great to see more people on here from brisbane.
Hey mate, do you have a review of the glass fence? We have a similar size pool being built and we are deciding on a glass or poolperf fence. We have read mixed reviews with glass being dirty with mixed reviews if products like enduroshirld work. Also do you get much glare of the surfmist fence? Cheers mate
Pool light is ac 12v and should just run a switch wire to a power point out side and plug the spa electric transformer in out side where ur one way box is
Don't you mean ELV. Haha I think a quick laid back video of how your trade side of things went would be good without the carry on that so many youtube trade channels have. Enjoyed it nice work.
hey mate, just wondering about how much your spending on this massive reno vs possibly over capitalising on the house? or are you going to flip it and do another?
Hey. Probably around $200000. Not sure what we are doing with it yet. Will live in it for awhile and see. The idea behind the reno is for the experience. 👍
Thanks for the video! Really informative.. also have been looking for similar chairs so thanks! Just wondering if the colorbond fence would need to be earthed if
Hey mate. At the 9:20 mark they are pebblecreting which is a spray on cement which contains small colours rocks. This surprisingly shows up this colour when water is added
In reference to your comment Running this pool on magnesium While I have seen that system run on magnesium, it is not specifically made for magnesium And is your comment I don’t know a lot about it that is a very common that leaves pool consumers down what’s called the pool barrel After 10 years, they get completely burnt out with all the advice and all the sixes and all the repairs while those fixes and repairs might’ve been appropriate and relevant, it’s not joined up as a holistic approach What exactly are you after because generally most call consumers don’t understand everything that they’re after Nae let the conversation take its own course, and they disconnect with the process of that transaction We all have different ways of informing ourselves about subjects that we know we are not informed about which is great. You already said, I don’t know a lot about it and as a tradesperson you’re better off, knowing yourself that you don’t know about something, then assuming yourself that you do so well done 👍 What I do, sometimes when I can’t tell an item apart, and they all say the same thing Have a look in your own area for an independent consultant that is able to sit down with you and what are you exactly after and having a look at your pool? What would he have done differently to make it perform a little bit better? I can already see some issues That I would’ve done different, but then again I do do most things extremely different in my pool career and my personal life
I'm dreaming of digging a big hole in my backyard and making a pool, farmer butcher style. Anybody tried going as cheap as humanly possible and using a shovel, bags of cement, tiles, and minimal pipework and pumps.
@@AddictedtoTools bad root system,they search for water and break pipes.when they flower they will drop berries everywhere.ive been working with pools for 25 years and my customers tell me they wish they never had palms
Don't know how I stumbled on your channel but glad I did. Super refreshing seeing someone being open and honest with how much things cost as it'll help countless people moving forward. Thank you
Cheers mate. Hopefully it can help some. It’s hard to budget and figure out a lot of this work.
Have a great week.
Yep, I thought the same, I'm in a einilar position and him addressing the shortfalls really helped, few mistakes we would have easily made
It looks very modern, aesthetically pleasing, and in terms of functionality, everything one would want in a pool at home. Awesome! Many good times to come by the pool, undoubtedly.
Great video mate, nice to see someone covering 'real' details of a build and not just the end instagram product.
No worries mate.
The feature "timber" deck looks really good against the contrast of the lighter tile. Well done turning a problem into a really elegant solution
A great addition to your home. The kids will love it. We installed a fibreglass in ground pool about 12 years ago. The kids have grown up with it and now the grandchildren are using it. They are pricey but worth it for the memories we have acquired. I’m not surprised with the cost as ours, in Melbourne, was quoted at a basic price of $35,000 for a 9m x 4m pool. We upgraded in floor cleaning system, a large gas heater, solar heating and an 8 person spa. The total cost was in excess of $76,000.
At the time it caused a few squabbles between the wife and I but she is happy I insisted on the upgrades as I now have medical issues preventing me from cleaning or maintaining the pool. With the upgrades it looks after itself. I get a pool guy around once a year to look after the chemical balance and any other stuff I can’t do. Lugging around bags of salt, etc is beyond my abilities now.
This is really informative and helped me out a lot. Thanks for sharing!
I have no idea why this video showed up on my home page but I'm glad it did! It gave me all the information I've wanted to know for a long time but getting someone to give you a ball park price over the phone is almost impossible. Thank you so much from the Sunshine Coast, Qld.
Getting a pool soon, thanks very much for taking the time to do this, some good tips that helped us!
good size family pool, and the decking is a nice contrast to the tiles .
only comment you may find the seaspray coloured fence and shed will create a lot of reflected heat and glare, we had primrose colorbond fencing , so we spray painted them woodland grey (a colorbond colour) and the glare and reflected heat was dramatically reduced
Thanks Garry.
That’s definitely something that we’ve joked about. We may have to wear glasses out the back😂
I’m hoping it’s not too bad. Might have change some colours or add more plants. Definitely something ti consider though. Cheers for the feedback 👍
@@AddictedtoTools no worries ... also another thought ... with the pump/filter/heater/electrics, are you considering enclosing or covering them from the weather, as covering them will make them last many more years. our pump is just about to die and its over 25 years old
Nice work mate, appreciate the honesty with cost.
Might be an idea to lose the weed mat before planting. It will do more harm than good if you leave it in. If you’re worried about weeds better off using cardboard and mulch.
Wow nice! Great info with the pricing.
Very informative video mate. I'm looking at getting a small plunge pool in too. The decking on yours looks top notch! Definetly made the right choice there instead of concrete or tiling.
Cheers mate. Definitely look into all the pricing differences with plunge and concrete pools unless you’re really wanting the plunge look. We went down that avenue in the last house and with everything done the plunge was about the same price. We thought it would be cheaper
Great video. Very informative, Ive been quoted 61K for a 6x4 fiberglass which does not include crane, excavation, tiles, fence (I think ive worked that out to be another 17-20K) I am also 8 hours from the nearest capital city so have to factor transport etc in.
God, that's expensive essentially just for a delivered pool. I'm looking at a 15mx3.8m fibreglass pool a couple hours out of a city and if it gets up over that $70k mark I'll have to pull the pin.
Yeah must be COVID tax, for the installers to come to where I live ($2599 - as there are no installers here or at least any with a track record) Transport of the pool ($6584) I am also getting an underground blanket box and heater which is pumping my price up. Base price of the pool alone is $39328 which I found competitive with another installer from our of town.@@simpletonballsack
hey Matt just found your channel. Loving the content! looking forward to seeing the progress with the house
thanks mate, so good. straight forward
Nice deep step on the pool. Perfect for lying in the pool and little ones. We dug our pool by hand due to access issues. Our is half out of ground for added seating and it’s only 5x4m. Losing that much water each day??? Did they use CEMETITIOUS grout not the EPOXY grout they should of used. We live on the sunny coast. In the 14 years we have had our pool in we have never lost that much water, no cover.I guess yr maintaining yr water level now?? We put in a lighter oak coloured and textured mill boards which are also composite. They get bloody hot and they are worn off now 13 years later and need replacing. Good option to raise the gap.
Thanks for adding your comment, was it epoxy grout that was necessary?
@@sonjakozman1699 Yes my friend. Epoxy is waterproof. Cemitous grout is NOT. Water passes right thru it. Like yr bathroom tiles. If you see black mould inside the silicone around the corners it’s mould coming from BEHIND yr wall. Most tilers won’t tell you this.
Wasnt sure of the earthing rules with those glass panel spigots - good idea keeping them out of the pool zone. I know a guy that had to rip up his slab cos the sparky that did his pool was clueless 😵
Damn! Yeah don’t want to miss that. If that happened now I’d get the insulated spigots. I just found out ours are the insulated version so they can actually be closer.
For those of us not electrically inclined. Why the need to earth the pool?
@@DodgyBrothersEngineering It's cause any electrical fault has a much higher potential to kill in a wet environment - lowers the resistance of the skin. Everything within 1.25m needs to be bonded to the earthing system of the properties electrical system, that way if a conduit breaks in the slab and freakishly comes in contact with a metal exposed part it will trip the RCD/CB. If the same situation happens and the metal part isnt earth bonded, that part will be potentially deadly to touch.
@@WillmannElectrical in the video he talks about using low voltage. Would it be safe to assume that the light in the pool is something like 12v DC?
Hmmm interesting, I didn't actually know about the earthing with pools. I mean yeah, it makes total sense, I'm just surprised I haven't heard about it before.
Could this possibly be a state based rule that maybe isn't in place in Victoria?
That's quite a small pool - but thanks for the pricing info.
Yeah we don’t really understand larger deeper pools. Comes down to how you utilise it.
Nice video.. I regret putting travertine around our pool as bits of pool salt and other chemicals damages the surface, even when we were being very careful.
Oh no, really? Was is the acid? I’ll have to watch out for it
Was there any slope on the block ?
Great video... tha ks for the info and ideas of pricing
Nice pool. Just a heads-up that it looks like you've got some calcium build up on your chlorinator cell. Can be pulled out and cleaned with an acid wash.
Great video. Heads up your salt cell needs a quick clean to remove the calcium buildup. Quick acid wash (mild) should do the trick
Oh true. Is that because I’m low on acid? I only just topped it up the other day. I’ll get into that.
I appreciate it mate
Great job. Impressed how the fence turned out. Let’s see how long the composite timber lasts. I’ve seen conflicting comments about them. The tiles are beautiful.
My opinion on pools when we bought our home: most are too small to swim. We saw too many homes with tiny pools that are only good for very young children. We wanted one where you can swim in as we age. We ended up buying a home without a pool as they were a hindrance and we have more yard space instead and the kids love it. I remember one home had a nice lap pool (about 20m long) which was fantastic but the location wasn’t ideal.
Do people use their small pools regularly once the kids get older?
Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍
I had an 8'x12' hottub/plunge pool for 32k in El Paso, TX. Several people with a large pool tell me they should of gone with a plunge pool. Less maintenance for sure.
Great work mate. My pool shell is in, and I am planning to concrete around the pool too - can I know who used for concreting and tiling - Also, did you install the frame yourself? I am based in Brisbane too !!
All looks great. Let me know if you're still loving that palm tree in 5, 10 or 20 years. 😩😀
That’s a great price for the pool!
I’ve been given some pricing (this week) for a 7x3 of approx $65k plus fence and landscaping etc. circa $80k finished product.
Pricing in Sydney is just crazy atm.
Don't think it's Sydney exclusive... my 9x4 will be about $100k all said and done in Brisbane
@@sams1550 that’s crazy I put in a 8x4 on sunny coast for $35,000 with heating
@@KanyeWest2024 care to share the name of your pool builder?
@@sams1550 100K in Sydney? Bugger, that would be 200K on the Central Coast.
@@KanyeWest2024 I agree with Dave, you should share the name of the pool builder so everyone can get a cheap pool.
Cool channel mate. Are you worried the palm tree roots might mess up the deck or fence as it grows bigger?
Hey Matt, this video was good!
Lol, the way you made it sound the other day on your Instagram stories, I was expecting barely any footage, but you edited it perfectly, well done.
My question - with hindsight, what would you have done differently?
Like let's say you got asked to do another one next year, would you do any of those process differently?
Cheers mate.
I don’t think I would change anything. It all worked out well I think.
@@AddictedtoTools 👌👌👌
Great price, thanks for sharing the vid! Does the pool company you use operate out of vic or just brisbane?
I’m not fully sure. I would presume brisbane but it could be worth looking in their website
@@AddictedtoTools cheers will do, what is their name?
www.custompoolsqld.com.au
We put a pool and deck in at our place, same size 5x3 heated etc. virtually the exact same as yours except slightly deeper and a smaller main step. Came in at 45k including the heater and about 6m of glass fencing. Took them nearly 9 months to do it though. Worst company ever. In Bris as well. What heat pump are you going with? Only just found your channel today but subscribed already as it’s very diy informative 🤙
Hey Benton.
That’s a bit of time to wait. Not sure what brand heater we will use, the last one we had for the same setup was a 9kw and worked great. Great to see more people on here from brisbane.
You should put an under ground poll cover box
Love this mate.
Thanks mate 👍
Mate if you have any more vids about the pool, heating , pump considerations etc I'd love to see a vid.
What about earthing the skimmer box frame and lid? Looks like yours is a metal framed one.
Hey mate, do you have a review of the glass fence? We have a similar size pool being built and we are deciding on a glass or poolperf fence. We have read mixed reviews with glass being dirty with mixed reviews if products like enduroshirld work. Also do you get much glare of the surfmist fence? Cheers mate
What height does the boundary fence need to be? I can see there is quite a space for the garden which probably removed about 250mm off the height.
Pool light is ac 12v and should just run a switch wire to a power point out side and plug the spa electric transformer in out side where ur one way box is
Great vid mate. How much would you have saved it it were fiberglass?
Fiber glass cost for similar size pool minimum 46k average. So actually more than his.
Don't you mean ELV. Haha I think a quick laid back video of how your trade side of things went would be good without the carry on that so many youtube trade channels have. Enjoyed it nice work.
Good pickup. I always call elv lv. Bad habit. 👍
Don’t know about liters lol I’m 🇺🇸
But we are getting a pool ,so far
It’s up to 75,000.
hey mate, just wondering about how much your spending on this massive reno vs possibly over capitalising on the house? or are you going to flip it and do another?
Hey. Probably around $200000. Not sure what we are doing with it yet. Will live in it for awhile and see. The idea behind the reno is for the experience. 👍
@@AddictedtoTools crikey thats a decent amount of coin but enjoy the build we will be watching keep up the great work.
Thanks for the video! Really informative.. also have been looking for similar chairs so thanks! Just wondering if the colorbond fence would need to be earthed if
Hey Bianca. Thanks for the feedback.
If then fence is within 1.25m it will have to be earthed also. That’s qld regulations. Cheers
@@AddictedtoTools Thanks for the quick reply! Okay too easy.. It looks like you’re in Brisbane - do you run your own sparky business?
Yeah I’m in brisbane. I don’t have my own electrical business though. I don’t have a contractors licence yet.
Not sure but did tou say. $60,000 dollars? Do you mean 60k U.S. ?
Thanks looking great
Thanks. It’s 60000aud
Is it possible to install a pool with no or minimal access to the backyard?
I notice the pool is untiled. Is the pool painted blue, and if not, where does the blue come from?
Hey mate. At the 9:20 mark they are pebblecreting which is a spray on cement which contains small colours rocks. This surprisingly shows up this colour when water is added
@@AddictedtoTools Oh ok. Thanks. And thanks for the entire video. Very informative.
What was the price all up
In reference to your comment
Running this pool on magnesium
While I have seen that system run on magnesium, it is not specifically made for magnesium
And is your comment I don’t know a lot about it that is a very common that leaves pool consumers down what’s called the pool barrel
After 10 years, they get completely burnt out with all the advice and all the sixes and all the repairs while those fixes and repairs might’ve been appropriate and relevant, it’s not joined up as a holistic approach
What exactly are you after because generally most call consumers don’t understand everything that they’re after Nae let the conversation take its own course, and they disconnect with the process of that transaction
We all have different ways of informing ourselves about subjects that we know we are not informed about which is great. You already said, I don’t know a lot about it and as a tradesperson you’re better off, knowing yourself that you don’t know about something, then assuming yourself that you do so well done 👍
What I do, sometimes when I can’t tell an item apart, and they all say the same thing
Have a look in your own area for an independent consultant that is able to sit down with you and what are you exactly after and having a look at your pool? What would he have done differently to make it perform a little bit better? I can already see some issues That I would’ve done different, but then again I do do most things extremely different in my pool career and my personal life
Are you in Brisbane?
Yeah mate
Did you consider fiberglass pool?
I'm dreaming of digging a big hole in my backyard and making a pool, farmer butcher style. Anybody tried going as cheap as humanly possible and using a shovel, bags of cement, tiles, and minimal pipework and pumps.
Attach a skima box to a plastic water tank and berry it in the ground
@@lppools 🤣🤣🤣
Everything is beautiful, but it’s such a shame they don’t water the plants they look like they’re dying !
We water the plants…
Gonna bank all that soil in the fence rail around the pool..hmmmm
40k is good price. I always thought installing pool is 100k job 😛
Why is the pool so small
Did you watch the video?
Would have knocked the wife's block off for getting paint all over the deck.
Putting palm trees around the pool is the worst thing you can do
Whys that? We had these at the last house with no problems
@@AddictedtoTools bad root system,they search for water and break pipes.when they flower they will drop berries everywhere.ive been working with pools for 25 years and my customers tell me they wish they never had palms
pool ? thats a pond mate
👍
Way too small. Not even worth it in my opinion
Hey mate. Could you elaborate how it’s too small? We love the size. Did the same size for the last house and they love it.
That accent kills me, I stop it after 2 minutes. Sorry
What? Why even write that?
That deck is rough as guts it looks like you built it yourself
Cheers mate 👍
Random as
@@AddictedtoTools 😂🤣😂😂🤣
Man thats alot for a pool
All up thats like 65k ish if u had to pay an electrician
An election?
So nice of you to make a swimming pool for the ants in the garden
??..
The before with the mature trees was better, shame you couldn't incorporate them into the design. But F**k the environment right.
Hey, what trees are you referring too? Thanks