Hey All,
My first post here. Never owned a pool and just discovered TFP as I was researching on various things related to pool. I always used to think that pools are money pits (still hold that opinion sort of) and elitist and require lot of care and maintenance (translating to time and effort). Then family happened and we are blessed with 2 kids - 4 year old and almost 1 year old. We live in a newer neighborhood where lot of families have pools or are constructing one. The 4 year old goes to a swim school and has taken a liking to water. The house has appreciated well since we purchased and we have a large backyard with a pond view. The neighborhood pool is crowded or there is always an "accident" by some child so we never go there. So considering all this building a pool in our backyard seemed a reasonable thing to do since we are likely to stay put here for few years. I started jotting down our needs before we approach any PB.
- Should have a longish length to swim laps (the max the backyard can accommodate)
- Should have a decent size spa
- Should have a sunshelf for the kids to play
- Not interested in diving so keeping the deep end to 6'
- Will not employ any pool service company - so maintenance should be as minimal as possible - both the pool and deck
- Should be able to swim in the winter shoulder months - at a minimum use the spa
- Will need a pool cage and the current view should not be obstructed as much as possible
- Though we are in FL, we are not sun lovers. The backyard faces west, so anything to block sun would be great
- An outdoor toilet or privacy room for changing wet clothes - not a must but good to have
- All aspects of the pool should be controllable through phone/tablet remotely
- Need some space for entertaining guests around the pool.
With these needs in mind we approached couple of PBs that had good feedback and track record from our neighbors. I am attaching a quote and the drawing from one of them that we really liked.
I still don't completely understand all the nuances of the equipment they are providing but wanted to get the feedback from the community if this looks good or should I be asking for something to be replaced?
Also any other items that you all suggest that I need to keep in mind prior to the build.
I am going through the past threads to improve my knowledge in this area but I thought I would post my build here and get your feedback.
Thanks in advance!
Made 2 changes to the design - the shallow end is now 3'6'' instead of 3' (so 3 steps from the sunshelf instead of 2) and added an auto leveler for the water level to stay constant as we might be out for long periods of time. With those 2 updates the total came to 89K.
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