Transform Your Outdoor Space with a Natural Swimming Pond
Build a Natural Swim Pond That Belongs in Your Backyard
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New Swim Pond Construction
If you want to build a natural swimming pond from the ground up, Kaw Valley Pondscapes can help create and install a unique water feature that fits your space, your landscape, and the way you want to use your backyard.
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Pond to Swimming Pool Conversions
For pond to pool conversions, our experts evaluate the existing pond first to determine what needs to change before it can support recreational swimming. We may recommend reshaping the swim area, improving the liner, updating the pump or filter, adding a wetland filter, or reworking the edges so the pond is safer, more comfortable, and better suited for use as a natural swimming pool.
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Natural Swimming Pond Design
A natural recreational pond should be useful, safe, and aesthetically pleasing. Our custom designs consider how the pond will look from the house, how it fits with the grass, trees, garden beds, and surrounding landscape, and how the swimming area will feel once you're actually using it.
Our Design and Build Process For Chemical-Free Recreational Ponds
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When you contact us about our services, we’ll begin with an initial consultation. During the call, we’ll talk through how you want to use the pond, whether that means recreational swimming, a natural pool for the family, a space that supports fish and wildlife, or a backyard feature where you can swim and relax.
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Next, we review your property and the conditions that will shape the project. That may include reviewing photos, access, available space, light, an existing pond, or scheduling an on-site visit.
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Once we understand the site, we can recommend a design direction and provide you with a formal quote. After the design and quote are approved, we dig and shape the pond, install the liner, place stone and boulders, build the filtration system, add gravel, install the pump and skimmer, and plant the areas that effectively support the pond’s ecosystem.
Learn Why Customers Trust Kaw Valley Pondscapes
“Our natural swimming pond is a beautiful creation that we enjoy year round. We swim in it just about every day from April to October, listen to frogs from January to June, and keep an eye out for surprise visitors like egrets, herons, and cormerants. The fish are thriving and breeding on their own, sustaining the habitat created. The pond was well worth the investment despite the challenges posed by our sunny and hot location.”
Why Choose Us As Your Natural Swim Pond Contractor
At Kaw Valley Pondscapes, we’ve been “teaming with nature since 1996.” We don't treat a natural swim pond like a standard swimming pool with a different shape. We consider how the pond fits into the land around it, how you want to use the space, and what kind of maintenance services will make sense after the project is finished.
That approach helps us plan and build natural swimming ponds that are useful, beautiful, and easier to live with over time. Whether you want a new swim pond, a pond to pool conversion, or a full backyard water feature, we can help you choose a sustainable solution that fits your property and the way you want to swim.
Where We Work
Kaw Valley Pondscapes is based in Lawrence, KS, but we proudly serve homeowners throughout the United States. From city neighborhoods to wide open rural landscapes, our team travels to design and build water features that complement your environment and your way of living.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A natural swimming pond is a swimmable pond designed to look and function more like a natural water feature than a traditional swimming pool. It uses biological filtration, water movement, plant life, gravel, and beneficial bacteria to help support water quality.
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In some designs, fish and swimming can exist in the same broader pond system, but it depends on the size, design, filtration, and how the pond will be used. Kaw Valley Pondscapes can help determine whether fish make sense for your natural swimming pond or if the swim area should be designed separately.
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The price depends on the size of the pond, the depth of the swim area, the liner, filter system, wetland filter, stonework, waterfall features, access to the site, and the overall design. The best way to get an accurate number is to request a customized quote based on your property and project goals.
A smaller maintenance or repair project will usually cost less than rebuilding a waterfall, reshaping pond edges, replacing equipment, or updating the full water feature. The best way to get an accurate number is to request a customized quote based on your pond and what it needs.
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A natural pool needs time to settle into balance as the filtration, beneficial bacteria, and aquatic plant life begin working together. The exact time it takes varies depending on a few factors, including the location and size of your water feature. We will include a timeline as a part of your project plan.
Ready to Enjoy Your Dream Natural Swimming Pond?
Contact the Kaw Valley Pondscapes team today to get started on your natural swimming pond.