A mum has been hailed a 'genius' after building a DIY swimming pool for her kids in just one day. Arin Solange, 34, decided to make the incredible garden feature after years of wanting her own pool.
The mum-of-four, from St Louis, America, has gone viral on TikTok with 10 million views and one million likes after revealing how she created it, spending just £550 ($700).
"I wanted to give this a shot and we felt we could make a cute inexpensive way for the kids to swim all summer," Arin said.
"The DIY pool with filter and chemicals allows for easy upkeep. We love it. It was such a cute way to add a more permanent small pool to the yard for our kids."
Arin and her husband started by buying an eight-foot metal stock tank from a local tractor supplies store for £318 ($400), and then sealed it with Flex Seal.
She said: "We added Flex Seal to the whole pool as a white base – which was purely aesthetic but if you are going to paint you need to use a paint like Flex Seal first to adhere to the metal."
Next, they painted it with pink stripes for a colourful summer look, before adding a filter.
Arin added: "For the actual pool install it is simply cutting two holes and hooking everything up.
"You have to make sure you get a good seal with the silicone caulk around the holes but it is very simple."
Purchasing basic supplies from Amazon, they made the stock tank into a functioning pool with the filters and a chlorine dispenser to maintain the freshness.
They spent £238 ($300) on the supplies, including an above-ground pool pump, plunger valves, threaded inlet strainer, silicone caulk, the chlorine dispenser, chlorine tablets and liquid chlorine, pool water test trips, and a pool cover.
The finished look shows a pastel round pool with perfectly blue water ready for enjoying a dip and cooling off during the summer months.
In the video, DIY buff Arin says: "It was honestly one of my favourite projects to date."
Arin shared the transformation on TikTok, where she was branded a "genius".
One person commented: "This is the cutest little pool ever."
"I have wanted for foreverrrrrer I’m so jealous," said another fan. [sic]
Someone else added: "This is what we had growing up!!! My Dad did it and I always thought we had the coolest pool!"
"So pretty," another user agreed.
Someone else commented: "Omg so nice I love it it’s acc such a good idea!" [sic]
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