“I love it when a plan comes together”. Anyone spot the 1980s popular TV culture reference to the A-Team? Probably my favourite TV program as a child. Perhaps, dare I say it how I got into the whole “DIY thing”. I always marvelled at the inventions the A Team cobbled together. I loved making things as a kid. I still love making and creating “things” today. I remember vividly playing “A-Team” with my younger brother – I was always Hannibal Smith – the “man with a plan”.
Author Archives: buildahottub
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Sep
Sep
With the increase in electricity prices all over the world, we’re all looking for alternative ways to heat our hot tubs. Air Source Heat Pumps are a great way to reduce the cost of your hot tub and allow you to keep using them even after the utility price hikes.
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Aug
Aug
Even on vacation, there is always something to learn about the swimming pool. There is always something that we can “take away” with us in terms of the design, layout, plumbing etc etc.
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Aug
Aug
When Mel got in touch back in July of 2021, his goal was pretty straight forward. He had sent me a picture of a pavilion with an on ground hot tub that you can see below. This was the inspiration and this is what he was setting out to achieve. Oak framed pavilion with an in ground hot tub. Perfect.
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Jul
Jul
Edward got in touch as he was currently in the process of building a new holiday let property and wanted to incorporate a hot tub.
With his builders already on site, he knew that it would be a much cheaper option for him and his team to build the tub rather than getting a spa builder in.
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Jul
Jul
Danny first got in touch with me back in May of 2021. What he was looking to do was to build a Pool and a Hot Tub with an overflow.
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Jul
Jul
Rob got in touch with me late last year through the website. Here are some extracts from the email he actually sent.
Design / Ideas Related, DIY Hot Tub Building, Materials and Construction Related
How To Install a Counter Current Swim Machine on a Hot Tub or Plunge Pool
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Jul
Jul
How to install a swim jet? With space being at a premium in most of our back yards, a counter current or a swim jet is a great addition to a DIY Hot Tub, Swim Spa, Plunge Pool or Cocktail Pool. Traditionally, not even traditionally, normally, these pieces of equipment run into the several thousand of dollars to install.
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Jun
Jun
Jody got in touch with me back in May of this year. He was planning a pool and hot tub combo in his backyard but was getting quoted astronomical amounts of money by pool builders.
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Jun
Jun
Yes, you can build a DIY Swim Spa is the short answer. In general, Swim Spa, Endless Pool, Counter Currents, Swim Jets tend to all be mixed and matched into sentences used to describe a small pool that has a “machine” to enable you to swim continually.