FAQ: How Much Does a Natural Swimming Pool Cost to Build?

Aside from any special site conditions, a basic family-sized NSP (about 50ft overall, with a 30ft swimming area), complete with a wooden jumping pier, underwater wooden wall, starter water plants and built-in biological filtration system, typically costs $65-70K to build (Turn-Key, including materials, heavy equipment rental & labor). For the materials alone, this same NSP has $25-35K worth of stuff (including pumps, a water-tight liner, plumbing, lumber, stainless steel screws, skimmers, filter media gravel, starter water plants, decorative river rock, etc.). The rest of the cost to build is equipment rental (which often costs $8-10K), and the labor to put it all together. A waterfall or additional geology around the NSP (one 20T load of large rock from the quarry) adds an average of 10K-15K to the overall project cost.

For more info on the cost of building a Natural Swimming Pool or Pond, as well as help getting started visit our Design & Build Options page. For pre-made NSP plans that are ready to download & share with a local fabricator, check out our Essential NSP Plans.