House Flipper 2: How to Build and Customize a Pool

Start with the proper pool system

The Pool Party update adds a proper pool-placement system. Use those pools as the starting point for a build rather than relying on the old upside-down approach. [1]

The same notice warns that upside-down pools have stopped working. An old improvised build failing after this update therefore has an explicit developer explanation; it is not a reason to keep repeating the unsupported setup. [1]

Steps

1. Choose the update’s customizable, resizable pool for the build. [1]

Resize and connect the pool sections

The system lets you resize pools rather than limiting every design to the original footprint. [1]

Multiple pools can be connected even when their bottoms have different depths. That gives the documented construction route for a connected design with depth changes, instead of hiding another improvised object beneath the water. [1]

Steps

1. Resize the pool to the footprint you want. [1]
2. Connect additional pools when the design needs more sections or different depths. [1]

Finish each surface separately

Each surface can be tiled separately. Use that ability to choose distinct finishes for different parts of the pool rather than assuming a single material selection must cover the entire build. [1]

The developer also supports building inside and around the pool. Custom stairs and tile patterns are examples, so the documented approach is to construct the design around the pool system rather than return to upside-down placement. [1]

Steps

1. Apply the intended tile finish to each surface separately. [1]
2. Build the steps or tile pattern you want inside and around the pool. [1]

Add pool fittings to the finished layout

Lights, ladders and drains are supported additions. The update’s item list also includes pool drains, fountains, a filter and ladder. Choose these fittings to finish the intended pool layout; the announcement does not publish a mandatory filter-per-area formula. [1]

Pool drains and fountains are among the introduced fittings. [1]

A pool filter and ladder are also included. [1]

Find the update’s pool-themed job

If you want the update’s job instead of starting a personal pool project, Save our summer! is in Coralroot Forest. It unlocks after either Setting up a movie set or Making room for our new baby. Complete one of those prerequisites when the job is not yet offered. [1]