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Someone asked me if I have any more recent pictures, so here are some more in-progress pictures. We have been swimming since May, but not much relaxing happened last summer. The scenario was more like work, jump in and cool off, do some more work, jump in again, etc. Even after we had water...

MamaC- the liner was around $1200, but we got a discount on that. We referenced this site a lot--lots of good information here...also there is other info on the net, and also search youtube for "diy vinyl pool" and such. Also, we talked to people we know who had pools built, and learned a lot...

For bemoreswim, a picture of the bad girl who caused us so much stress: She really is a very good dog--I'm sure once everyone was out of the pool that day, she just needed to go see what the big attraction was in there for two days! We had the light on last night, and discovered that the...

They made it to our measurements. We ordered it through a local company, and I believe it took about 10 days. Good luck with your vermiculite! :)

Installed the liner today! We had a crew come out to do this as well. They only got here about 2 PM and were actually only here about an hour or so, after we had a bit of water in it, they left and we finished up with the faceplates, light, and skimmers ourselves. Were able to get the...

Vermiculite is done! Unfortunately after the verm guys left this morning, our dog walked on it! Ugh. We were able to fix it--sort of. But what was a flawless job, is now very flawed. This just makes me sick. Is there any chance we can sand it smooth after it's hardened? The part they did...

MassNerd--now I understand why you asked that question...because in the pics you can't see the concrete collar, right? The reason for that is because it has been partially backfilled over the concrete.

MassNerd--the rebar/PVC holds up the plastic cover to keep out rain. We did pour a concrete collar over the wall braces and stakes. :)

Five-foot rebar pounded into the ground at an angle...with 1" PVC pipe inserted over them. It's worked great so far. We had some rain while they were in the middle of trowelling verm, and were able to pull the plastic back over really fast....and it looks like another shower is on it's way.

Where the trees are, is were the pool will be. Hubby clearing trees. We have our own excavating business, so dirt moving equipment was not an issue for us. Attaching the a-frame braces Bringing the excavator in to dig the deep end Finished dig Ready for the concrete collar...

We have always wanted a pool with a diving board, and planned to get a DIY kit online when the economy improved. Well, last summer we were able to get an almost complete kit (a few things were missing, such as liner, light fixture, braces) for $2000 on Craigslist. Everything is about 5 years...

This is the liner we ordered...can't wait to see what it looks like with water! Unfortunately it will be at least 1-2 weeks till we are ready to drop the liner.

That wall is beautiful! Nothing can compare to natural stone. Can't wait to see it finished!

We ordered our liner last night--and it is the same one you have. I am pretty sure I will love it. I am so glad I saw this thread, and would love to see more photos of your pool. Thanks! I think you are wise to focus on the hardscape first. That will be the bones of the design, and the...

Hi, I am choosing liners, and yours is one that I'm considering. I am wondering if you could post a few more pictures that show the color of the water? It looks like, from what I've seen above, that the water is a rich turquoise color--would you say that's true in real life? Thanks so much...