How Niel built a two-piece hard top hot tub cover from timber, foam, fibreglass and epoxy for about £700, step by step, with his top tips and what to think about before making your own.
Ben in Pennsylvania planned, dug, formed and poured his own concrete plunge pool, and added a clever dog grate. Here’s his build from start to finish.
Scott in Texas had the building skills but wanted the plumbing, parts and spa pack set-up done right. Here’s how his custom DIY hot tub came together.
Equipotential bonding isn’t the same as grounding, and on a DIY hot tub or plunge pool part of it has to go in before you pour. Here’s what NEC 680.26 and BS 7671 require and what to ask your electrician.
Ben built a heated, jetted stock tank hot tub for his California Airbnb using one of my stock tank hot tub kits. Here’s how he did it, and what’s in the kit.
DIY Infinity Hot Tub? Is this possible? Well, hopefully by the time you get to the end of this case study you will see and learn that it totally is.
Chris from Utah got in touch with me as he knew exactly what he wanted to build. He has even modelled it up in 3D – he just didn’t know how to plumb it in – this is where I came in.
Not all of the consultancy work that I do is a full design, sometimes I’m drafted in to work on the plumbing, or even the structural build too.
To learn more about my hot tub consultancy, you can read more here.
So back to Chris in Utah and his journey with his DIY Infinity Hot Tub.
Trey dug out a historic, earth-filled cocktail pool in Germany and rebuilt it as a keyhole hot tub, with a dual-pump system and a Comfortline heat pump in his basement. Here’s the build, in his words and photos.
Niels in the Netherlands is building a custom hexagon hot tub with fire pit heating. Here’s his build so far, from the dig and insulated base to the walls and control room, in his own words.
Practical ways to cut your hot tub heating bill, from the cover and insulation to heating schedules, with what each degree really costs at 2026 prices.
How Ben heats his off-grid hot tub for free with waste heat from his generator, and an honest look at what solar, boilers and wood really cost.










