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Round natural swimming pool

Bluegill 18: a 18 ft round swim pond

Bluegill 18 natural swimming pool, concept rendering

Concept rendering

Site plan of the Bluegill 18 natural swimming pool

What it costs to build

Likely cost in Utah for each way to build it, from doing all the work yourself to having it fully built for you. The designer reprices it for your state and your yard.

Wild Builder$23,100 to $31,900$26,800
Guided Build$28,600 to $38,200$32,700
Partner Build$96,400 to $119,900$106,700
Turnkey Oasis$107,400 to $134,400$119,200

How this pool works

Bluegill 18 pairs a 18 ft round swimming zone with about 249 square feet of planted regeneration zone, roughly half the water surface. The swim zone is built as a sloped bowl with natural rock banks. A pump pulls water through a gravel and shale filter under the plants, where bacteria and roots strip out the nutrients algae would eat, then returns it clean over the rock cascade. No chlorine, no salt, and the water stays clear because something other than algae eats first.

Every number on this page comes from the same engine as the designer: the dig, liner, filter media, plumbing, pump, plants and finish work for this exact layout. Open it in the designer to fit it to your yard, or book a free 10-minute call to talk it through.

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