Starting the build yesterday...on our way. (Can't show pics since I reached my limit??!?)
Anyway, we have to decide on a slide so they can put the plumbing in the right spot. We wanted to wait till next year, but they my other half raised the question....do we really need one.
Do you have one? Is it used that much or take up too much space.
I do have a 3 year old...but then just us too. Also, this is a sport pool with 5 1/2' depth.
Thanks.
Congratulations on your new pool. This is an exciting time!
Hopefully I can give a different perspective....or at least a fairly unique one. We built an IG pool in the spring of 2010, but we sold the house at the end of 2013 (Some circumstances changed and we were able to find a suitable house where we needed to be). We decided not to wait (so the kids could still enjoy a pool while they're young), and had a new IG put in last spring.
With the first pool we decided not to put in a slide. This was largely a cost saving measure because we had saved for the pool and didn't want to borrow money...the slide seemed like a reasonable place to cut costs. As it turns out, my children...especially the oldest, love everything and anything about jumping into the pool. When we built the second one they were absolutely killing me with wanting a diving board. We decided that we missed the option with the last pool and we would try to do something special the second time around. We had built a 4' constant depth pool the first time and were pretty set on maintaining that on the second go around. We also didn't want the worries of a diving board, and I'm certain I'd use it about 5 times a year, so we chose to put in the slide.
This is our second season and the slide is almost always on and almost always occupied. In fact, I specifically chose a stronger, bigger slide just so my "not so petite" self could enjoy it. You know what.... I do! I can't guarantee all adults are going to get on it, but speaking for this 43yo, I like it a lot and I won't have a problem going down it well into my fifties!
I wouldn't hesitate to put one in again... although someone needs to shoot me if I get myself into a situation where I need to build a third pool!
I am considering the SR Smith Typhoon. Does anyone have it?
Seems the most logic and safe for our set up. Plus doesn't eat up so much space.
As for width of deep end, we are good. Have a 35' x 20' pool.
This is the slide we purchased. I couldn't be happier with it. I chose it because it looks nice, it's tall (increased thrill, plus I can walk under it), nice balance of twist/speed, and the material it's made of made me feel confident it would last for a long time. We bought ours off of Amazon. The PB plumbed the line, but really didn't want any part of installing it, so I did that myself. The only real issue was I had to special order some 10" galvanized anchors to get the bolts below the concrete (that's below the pavers). Other than not having the right equipment to start, it wasn't that difficult.
The slide is really nice. It's 8' in the air with a slight twist...it really shoots you into the water fast. Our depth is 4'...maybe a couple inches over that actually, and we've had no issues at all. I do place a lot of rules on the kids as to how they are allowed to go down, but they seem to understand and have a blast on it.
Hehe. Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'll show myself out...
