I was in apartment maintenance for over 30 years and have taken care of pools most of my life. This was an exceptional job, and when money isn't the huge deciding factor, and you want to do something correctly, and beautifully, this was one awesome job, and my hats off to you sir.

This man took his time to explain what he did. In my opinion, he did a great job. Also is his pool. Enjoy brother.

Why can’t we all have a man like you 😭😭😭 This looks amazing but I’m 100% sure that I cannot do all that. It’s very impressive. Your family is lucky to have someone that knows how to do things!

I was blown away by all your upgrades! Wow I wish I could have someone to do all that to my easy set pool and backyard. This is the best set up for pools I have seen. CONGRATS!

So impressed with how you thought everything through and really helpful that you shared it here. We have a 12X36 and it gets complicated to keep it clean and stable. Great job!!!

Probably the nicest above ground pool set up I've ever seen. Another plus with your set up is that if or when the pool itself dies your back to swimming for $1500 & a day's work.

This was the most helpful video I've ever seen on a pool setup. I just bought a Best way metal frame above ground pool and I've had second thoughts on putting it up. This gave me a lot of useful information and ideas. Thank you

Absolutely the best planned installation. I love it. Well done, well documented.

Wow! This is the perfect set up! I mean.. you really thought through everything you wanted and made it happen! This is amazing!

what an amazing job you did - I admire the organization, innovation, and neatness of your work - I can tell you have high standards

Going to building my own setup soon. Watched all your pool videos to get ideas. Your ideas and setup are very thought out. Thanks Mike!

I love it! The quality of your video, professional explanations, the logic and planning, and the end result with landscape details ... Perfect for when you get the pool you really want and with a great portion of the cost finalized.

As someone who owns a pool maintenance business. This is about the best above ground pool set up I've seen. Level concrete surface, real oversized pump and filter!You actually added value to your property! Great Job!!!

Yo man this is impressive. You don’t mess around with your pool set up.

Love it! Extremely thought out and well executed! I especially love the pump and plumbing set up.

This is the absolute best. All the info, the way you chose to do everything, all the tips…so appreciated

Looks amazing! I know your family is going to have a lot of fun out there.

This guy knows what he’s doing and he not playing no games

Sir, Latin America needs your help to fix their infrastructure. You have done an amazing beautiful job here! Very professional indeed! First class! 👌🏽

Many thanks for your pump timer settings, it makes a huge difference with the chemicals. And the electricity prices didn't even change, the chemicals went way down and the pool is crystal clear. Nice work on your pool.

EXCELLENT VIDEO! As a pool owner myself of in ground for most of my life (59) and a few years with above ground, you thought of EVERYTHING! I've never had a sand filter. I've had DE, DE Cartridge and salt water. You made a relatively inexpensive pool into a beautiful pool! Great job!

You’re the most smartest guy I’ve seen on KZfaq so far. Ohmygosh wished my husband could come up with ideas like this. I do our pool every year, our problem is the pump. Always the pump. Wished someone could do that to our in text pool

Enjoyed, very informative for anyone seeking or considering an above ground pool. Total cost for this project is way cheaper then basic inground pool in our rural area in which you also to wait 1 year for a permit to even begin construction. That is also after you have paid or financed your pool and its your turn on the wait list. Any kind of pool is great during this whole crazy pandemic. Very good job. Excellent video.

This looks beautiful, you will have many years of happy memories for your family and pool time

I love it! I would pay you to do this for my yard. It’s definitely inspired me to strive for something like this! Thank you (:

After my own heart man, I appreciate all of this. I did all of the above, except I used sand not concrete. I also used pavers to hold down the metal legs and couple of yards of pebbles to cover then legs and make the pavers level to the rest of the ground. I also used the Intex salinator, along with a sand filter, and I used the Bluewave pump, 1.5 hsp Levelling the ground is the hardest part, took me days of removing dirt, and adding more sand then I thought I needed. I bought a high end collapsible plastic pool ladder. It was baby safe, as the ladder pulled up and collapsed into itself. I bought the intex valves for attaching the hoses from the pump/sand filter. Rather then using hard piping, which would have been better but I used proper flexible pool pvc. My pool was 16x12 oval. I ran the saltwater 8hrs a day. I also made my own pool vaccum using a .50 micron filter sock. I bought my pool long before the pandemic. Anyways, we didnt own the home at the time so I didnt run electric. I did drive a metal rod into the ground to ground the pump. It ran for 4.5 years no leaks, nothing wrong.

Your set up is awesome!!! We are on our 3 rd year with the Intex 18x52 ultra frame pool but the hubby took it down to re- level it. So glad I came across your video because he wanted to pay someone to do the work and this looks like a great long term solution!! Thanks so much for sharing ☺️

EVERYTHING about this setup is PERFECT, I saw the upgrade video to the frame pool too. Absolutely love it. Just fantastic. I totally 100% understand why you did this type pool. I actually did something similar, poured a concrete slab for this type of inflatable ring Intex. Used the felt gorilla pad under the pool too. Now I can take the pool down every fall, and put a firepit and chairs there. My yard is sloped too. The concrete was expensive but well worth it. I don’t have an awesome deck though, like you do. That is gorgeous! Seriously, nice job.

Coming from Scotland it’s not something we could have, but I can appreciate the work that has went into it. Well done and happy pooling 👌

you did an amazing job..it really speaks to your character amazing

Hi Mike - Great video and commentary. I think the project turned out fabulous. You are a very knowledgeable guy and did everything first class. I know that you and your family will have years of fun in that pool and that is priceless. Enjoy and thanks for sharing. Love PegEgg

This is a great video. My daughter just lost her second pool to not being level and on top of cinder block that cut into the fabric of the pool. She is so upset but I told her to watch KZfaq videos before they do anything else. This was a good video and very informative. Thank you for your advice.

This is a dream setup for a pool. Nicely done! I just wish you had lead with 25:41 😅

This is beyond thorough!! 💯

Absolutely perfection! These pools in a box can be amazing if they are complimented with all the proper accessories. I love everything you did with yours and the explanation with pictures of what happens when you go the cheap route. Favorite video! Very helpful. Thank you.

Man, you thought about EVERYTHING before it could happen! The good thing is the set-up should work for any future replacement pool you have to put in since these pools do not last forever. I love this set-up! Wish my husband enjoyed pools. He hates them.

Love this set up! Please do a 1-2 year update.

I thought I was OCD 😃. You did a very good job guy.

Great video Mike. Love the set-up... we have a metal frame 18ft Intex, brilliant idea and set-up... pasted details onto my husband..Thank you, from the South Coast in the UK

☆ Amazing job this not only looks great and works well you definitely put lots of though & pure ingenious planning. Thanks for not thinking everything is disposable. When most folks think about above ground pools they believe they are buying a huge version of a blue vinyl kitty pool with filter, pump & pool top was a bonus. To many people don't really plan things in advance & you have to be flexible enough to adjust your plans as problems arise, as we can see you did the job right & it will last. Beautiful job pool, decking, pump, power, and concrete work. Great video with pro's & con's and the you tube photos of the poor examples. All I can say is ☆Amazing Job☆

Looks beautiful!

And I thoughts I am mad, building a deck at the side of my above ground pool, build a pool house 5m away and added a solar system. Great work.

I love, love, love all the upgrades. It was very well thought out and the waterfall is AWESOME and even though is cost quite a bit, it looks like money well spent. GREAT PROJECT!!!

I have one of these pools, I've maintained it with just keeping the chlorine tabs in it. Also, the pump kept it going all season- it's weak, but it is sufficient, for those who wonder. Having said that, I still plan on upgrading to a sand filter so I don't have to buy those silly filters every few weeks. Nice video and upgrades!

My man, u just need to get a proper, metal sided pool at that point :)

the price you spent on all of it you could have got a company to put in a pool for that price some pools installed only cost under $10,000

Fabulous job. Well thought out , clean, attractive. Great set up. Looks great. Also love the upgrade on your other video.

I LOVE YOUR SET UP! It looks neat, quality, detailed, and overall beautiful! I appreciate all the work you put into this. Last summer we bought a cheap $30 inflatable pool for the kids. Junk. It kept flopping on one side and then the other. We had to keep inflating it over and over. I'm considering buying this one for this up coming summer. Will definitely use these tips!

I'd never be able to afford to "Do it right" You've got approximately a 15,000 dollar set up (electrical, cement, pick, connectors, lights,, ect) for a 500 dollar pool.

couldn't imagine the money spent deck built Hayward pump all for a blow up ring pool 😂 Cheach there own

This was one of the most informational videos ever on above ground pools. THANK YOU!!!!

Mike, very clean setup! Nice Job. Excellent touch with the Waterfall & Pool and Deck Lights.

16 GRAND Mike it looks amazing but what the hell were you thinking

Why would you “invest” in all these expensive extras like a nice deck, ladder, the concrete etc for a cheap inflatable ring top pool?

You did a terrific thing with your time during covid. Im appreciative of your sharing-even costs because anyone should count up the costs as much as possible before delving into personal projects. You completed it! I like that you convert that space during winter.

Mike Awesome video! I'm doing something similar with the concrete pad. I had one poured for our pool and Bonded the steel mesh and a little earth around the pad along with the steel sided pool water and pump. NICE Job and Video! like the auto chlorinator, lights, ground rod, waterfall etc. I get it, the pandemic, only comment is should have gone with a steel sided pool and been done. Again Awesome job and happy to see another individual that over thinks or engineers a project. Thought up front saves dollars and aggravation down the road. I will look into the waterfall feature. All the best and Thank you for the post.

At that price you should of done an inground pool and been done with it.

This guy is savage.. sees a walking stick floating to his doom and goes "so yeah it sucks them in"

I love your set up. I'm trying to find ideas that I can use to make my pool nice. So glad I found this video of yours. Won't be spending the$$ you did but you've given me great ideas! Thank you

It's a gorgeous setup. Pretty awesome and filled with very important info as well. Thank you!

Can’t believe how much money you spent on pump and deck for a the pool that cost 200-300 bucks. But good job man!

You spent 16k to make an Intex pool look good? Could have use that money toward a nice in ground pool. I think someone needs money management lol

You did an awesome job on the set up. Thank you so much, for sharing this valuable information, definitely helps a lot.

As a plumber, I can say you did a very neat job on your piping, good job altogether.

The money they have in the concrete and the ladder and deck and pump they could have got a nice steel pool 🏊‍♂️

Hey Mike, what an amazing job. I love it when people do things the right way. It appears you do things the right way, and then some! I'm glad I saw this today because I recently purchased the Intex 16'x32'x52" and am in the process of getting my yard prepped for it. My yard has a pretty significant slope so we have to do a few retaining walls but now I have some other things to consider. Anyway, your setup is amazing thanks for sharing!

You are good wish my husband was that handy we just bought that pool, can't wait till it's up!

Very well constructed, and strategic planning. Much application that do work well congrats two thumbs up.

Beautifully done! I love your yard.

You did a fabulous job. I also purchased the Hayward system, oversized. Definitely something you spend extra on.

Thank you I watched it all! I would love a 2 hour video thank you again! It was fun and awesome to watch

Very nice thing to do for your family! We just recently bought an above ground pool;CO-VID is just getting worse and we don't really want to go anywhere so we're super excited! 😇💖

Really good ideas! Thanks! I got a 15ft radius by 48in deep. Haven't put it up yet but glad I saw your video. Gave me ideas for sure! Love the waterfall and lights. You did an awesome job on it for sure!

...and best above ground pool ever. This is definitely a project to be very proud of.

This is absolutely amazing! Pray we have our own backyard some day and I’m doing the same thing! People act like you can’t take it down and put it back up!

This is the best above ground pool set up I've ever seen

Wow 😱 you have done an amazing job👍👍 I wish I could do all that set up . Super impressive 😎

Nice job! I love the idea of creating the deck and the environment.. So cool!

Wow!! It looks great. I love the set up. Yes I guess because of the time period in which you decided to buy all this that sellers were talking advantage of the buyers, it did come out expensive for just a simple pool but you did an amazing job. I think the concrete was an excellent idea. The sand filter seems complicated but like you said you wanted to make it easier for you on the long run. Enjoy your pool. Still, I love your set up.

I absolutely love your attention to detail. Sometimes we just want what we want.......and it makes no difference to anyone other than ourselves. I also think you were very balanced and fair with your criticism. All around 5 stars!

beautiful! by far the best "quick setup" pool

You did a great job. Thanks for all the information. I really enjoyed the the way you set up the pump and electrical. The video was very helpful. Can you do a video on how to set up the pump with the ground. Thanks.

You have a very beautiful pool set up. I think the money is worth the finished product as well as any hassle that could have been prevented as you mentioned with the screenshots. I would love to hear about the filter and the steps you took to build it for future reference. My family and I are preparing to purchase a temporary pool for the summer but we are planning to eventually get a permanent pool and your video is really selling me on a permanent above-ground pool.

This is one of the most valuable video I’ve ever seen. Words are simple and easy to understand.You showed the worst side of it .good job

Pool professional here, great job dude. I hate Intex pools but you converted it into a the real deal

I love the setup!! Looks beautiful

Great video Mike! Thanks for being so informative. Well done!

Wow great job looks fantastic best I’ve seen yet .

I just ordered a 20X52 intex above ground pool for this summer of 2024 gonna just set it up as best as I can to use for now ( which I have been getting the ground ready / leveled 🥴🤦🏻‍♂️ before it arrives in a week 🥴 by using a skid steer and a compactor 🥴 this “construction stuff” is no joke 🥵 especially in this Texas heat 🥵🌞 for 51 year old guy who’s use to working M-F in a cold AC office 😬🥶 ) …. then come fall take it down and get that concert slab poured like yours and have it ready for summer of 25 🤗 …. Years back one time I had that bubble intex pool like in this video and you are correct on all you said especially the weeds grass growing at the base and cutting it maintaining it same as the pump intex provides which is trash thanks a lot for your videos on your above ground pool set up, one of the best on utube if not the best 👍👍 which I use as a go to for setting up my pool 🙂

This is a nice setting and clean look to the pool. Good job!

This man wasn't PLAYING!!! This is one serious pool set-up. Very,very proud to see so much thought that went into this. On the flip side...I'm intimidated in buying a pool now... 😂. I can'tt create this.

It looks very nice you did a good job and you will enjoy it for a long time

Super great video that allows others not to spend even more. I have had issues with those Intex pools as well. I'm sold on not doing it on the cheap but rather take the time and "do it right." Thank you.

Mike, I have to compliment you on the extremely professional work you did. Did you spend a lot, yes and you could’ve bought a slightly smaller filter/pump/tank but everything is so top notch I was wishing I had you to make my pool area look like that lol.I like how you made your deck strong enough to drive a truck across. Your upgraded steel ladder is very cool too. 🤙🤙🤙

Very clean set up. You can tell you spent some time thinking about this. Great Prior planning leads to a successful job and limits job issues. great job!

This is an awesome setup. Well done

Awesome job, and love the towel bars on the deck, great idea

i love your solution. Two tips for 100% perfection of this setup: 1.: noise insulation for the pump, possibly place it below ground, tho i am not familiar with the allowed maximal vertical displacement between your waterfall and pump, a box with insulation should also do it too 2.: it would look lovely to see the waterfall sprinkling out from below the deck from a sort of hidden position Great job regardless!

What a wealth of information for my research, thank you! I'm saving this video in case I choose to go with an above ground pool.

The attention to detail, the craftsmanship, the patience and knowledge in this video is insane! To do it to a cheap blowup pool is mind boggling. Cement pad alone is worth 30 of those pools! It’s like building a 2 storey, 2 car heated garage for a moped! The water clarity in itself is pristine, so not only the effort to build all of this but the maintenance is obviously on par with the rest of the work. I’m honestly baffled. Couldn’t finish watching the video, hurt too much.