How to make a ball pool

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Lots of people have asked, "Why does an adult need their own ball pool." But a pool like this is just fun. You cannot sit among the balls and not smile. It's as if you are spinning in jelly and floating on plastic bubbles of colorful joy. Someone who spends most of their summer in a ball pool can relieve stress or reflect on what it means to be an adult in the 21st century, or what you dreamed about when you were a kid, teenager, or college student. But in reality, this is just a pool with balls on your balcony. Doesn't that sound amazing?

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1 Think about the size and location. Unless you're on a very large budget, you probably don't want a ball pool to take up your entire living room, as it will be quite expensive. Perhaps you have a small spare room or balcony where you can take up some of the pool area and keep it to a minimum (and hence cost). If you decide to use a balcony, then it must have a roof, or you have the opportunity to cover this area so that water or various insects do not get there. Also keep in mind that choosing a location for your pool is important for both safety and economic reasons. For example, if you decide to make a pool in a corner, then you do not need to build 2 sides of the frame.
- Depending on the number of people you want to place in the pool, then, for example, at a size of 4 x8, there will be enough space to play in it for 3-4 people or for 1-2 people to jump all over the pool. The height of the pool should be such that a person of average height can easily climb in and out of it. You should also consider the depth of the pool and how many balls you want to fit there. About 2.5 feet will be enough to submerge a seated person without feeling like they are drowning in the balls.This calculation will help you estimate how many balls you will need, as well as how much you will need to pay for them.
2 Take balls. Using the calculation above, you will find out how many balls you need to purchase. At first, the number of balls will seem too large to you, because, most likely, you, like most people, think that you only need a couple of hundred balls to fill the entire pool. But trust the math: for a 4′x8′x2.5 ′ pool, you will need more than 5000 balls. Search the internet for cheap balls. Ebay, Craigslist are good places to get these balls cheaply. If they've already been used somewhere, then don't forget to clean them up. Wash them in the bathroom or clean them with a spray diluted 1: 9 of bleach and a water solution, respectively, before putting them somewhere to dry. Do not put wet balls in the pool.
3 Fence off the area for your ball pool. You don't need balls to be everywhere. Therefore, make sure that no balls fall out of the pool. If you will be building a pool on a balcony or in a room with low windows, you will need to create a screen in areas where balls can fall. Fortunately, these screens are relatively cheap at around $ 10 per roll. With a construction stapler, you can easily attach the screen, especially if you are outside. On the balcony, you can attach a screen from the very top to the bottom, or simply attach it around the pool itself, leaving only an opening to get in and out of it. The screen can be under a lot of pressure as people play in your pool, so be sure to use durable material.
4 Assemble the pool frame. There is a good chance that drunk or excitable people will play in your pool. And indeed, why would this pool be needed otherwise? Therefore, you must make a solid frame. Especially it should be durable in the place where you will lick and lick from the pool. For example, in the photo, 8 long 2x4 slats are used for the bottom and 3 tall 4x4 posts for the walls. Since people will jump over the pool walls to get inside, they must be very strong. Punch off the frames and then reinforce them with L-shaped staples. Drive nails into large plywood boards in all 4 directions, inside and out. You can use L-shaped brackets on the inner corners of the frame (you will still cover them with foam padding) to reinforce the walls of your pool.
5 Make your pool safer. You now have a large, heavy wooden box. Not the funniest and safest for you and your noisy friends to play. Therefore, you need a foam pad. You can buy foam-padded bags at Walmart for about $ 20 per bag. It is a great material for your pool floor and walls as it is soft, durable and easy to clean. To cover a 4'x'3'x8 'area, you will need 128 square feet of foam pad, or approximately 8 bags.
- Start on the floor of the pool, securing all the pieces firmly. Once the floor is covered, move to the walls starting from the base, fixing these pieces to the floor. Glue the foam backing to the sides of the frame once you have them all secured in place. Use nails with a large head (to prevent them from slipping through the foam pad) to make sure the frame parts are in place. Once you've done the bottom, you can move on by gluing or nailing down the rest of the pieces. By this time, you have already noticed that the padding is higher than the walls of the pool itself. If you used 2 squares of spacers, then you will need 4 tall holders. Then cover any sharp edges, nails, potential debris, and other objects that you or your friends might stumble upon while jumping in the pool.
6 Place the balls in the pool. This is without a doubt the most enjoyable step in this tutorial. Just start pouring them out. You can ask a friend to empty them while you are lying on the bottom of the pool for an unforgettable experience.
7 Add toys, friends and enjoy! Any ball pool needs a small basketball net. But not only because it is fun to throw balls into the net, but also because then people can throw balls not only at each other. Also, each pool should have an inflatable shark. Now you can enjoy your amazing box, call all your friends and convince them that you actually did it!

Tips

Whenever you need to clean the pool, collect all the balls and put them in trash bags. Wash the pool with any detergent that can clean gum and foam and allow enough time to dry before tossing the balls back in. During this time, grab the balls and wash them in the bathroom, or clean them with a spray diluted 1: 9 of bleach and water, respectively, before putting them to dry somewhere. Do not put wet balls in the pool.
Use a tarp to cover your pool, especially if outdoors. You need to protect it from rain and dust, as it will be quite difficult to clean thousands of balls every time after a shower.