Channel: This Old House

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Description: In this video, House One editor Jenn Largesse takes her backyard project to new heights with a container pool installation. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. There’s a new kid on the block when it comes to backyard pools. Container pools, or pools made from recycled shipping containers, are becoming more popular, and there are a lot of good reasons why. These pools are long-lasting, mostly self-contained, and relatively affordable compared to their in-ground counterparts. Here are the steps on how to install a shipping container pool. Skill level: 5/5 Cost: Between $16,000 and $40,000, typically Time: Depends on the company Where to find it? Jenn tours the manufacturing facility of Trek Pools (trekpools.com/) in Anderson, Indiana to see how their shipping container pools are made. Once home, Jenn is joined by Joel from Trek Pools to install a 8’x’20’ shipping container pool with pre-installed Hayward equipment (hayward-pool.com ) and an Automatic Pool Cover (automaticpoolcovers.com/). Working with the teams from All Crane (allcrane.com/) and Shippers Highway Inc (shippershighway.com/) the pool is lifted over the house and placed onto the concrete foundation poured by Kurtz Concrete (kurtzconcrete.com/) and supported at each corner by helical piers. Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House Insider to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home. Follow This Old House: Facebook: bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter Pinterest: bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG How to Install a Shipping Container Pool | Ask This Old House youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse