How to Install a Shipping Container Pool #Container #Pool #usa #fyp

Our friend Jen Largesse has been renovating her backyard and the focal point will be a shipping container pool. Today she's at the factory to see how they're made. First the containers are delivered and unloaded into the facility. Keep coming. All right good right there. Once they're in the facility they measure and mark the height of the pool which is typically about five and a half feet. They cut the container using a grinder and then remove the top. Now that they've removed the top of the container they can start adding the details that turn it into a pool. Details are welded into the pool like the steps, benches, and window frame. Finally the wall is capped with a thick steel rim. Once the interior details are installed the raw steel is cleaned by sandblasting followed by a coat of primer over the entire pool. Last they apply a multi-layer top coat that protects the pool and gives it its color. Now this layer is extremely elastic to allow it to expand and contract with the steel as it changes in temperature. Now that the structure of the pool is complete all the equipment can get installed in the mechanical closet below the steps and then the lines can get attached to the jets and the skimmer just like a regular pool. But the beauty of this mechanical closet is that everything is hidden away but still very easily accessible for any servicing or winterization. Before the pool is shipped off they fill it with water to test the coating lines and jets. Once everything passes inspection the pool will be emptied, dried, and wrapped so that it can be shipped to its new home. But before it can be delivered there's a lot that needs to happen to prepare the site. The first step was to have our team excavate a level area that's big enough for the pool plus another four feet for the equipment doors to open at one end so that we can get to our pool equipment if it needs to be serviced. To support the weight of the pool we needed to add reinforcement at the corners. The excavator drove helical piers at each corner of the pool and as they placed the rebar tied in grounding wire to bond the helicals to the rebar which will later be bonded to the pool as well and then concrete footers were poured over the piers. We then supported the earth behind the hole with a retaining wall. Once the foundation for the pool was complete the excavator dug a trench from the house to the footings so that the electrician can run electrical power and the plumber can tie our gas line in for the pool heater. As a final step we also added drainage