I am lazy and did not read all the posts but in regards for an automatic pool cover they can be added to an already built pool either with tracks on top of pool deck which are very low profile or underneath pool coping on the tile. Zodiac pool covers are really good and can hold multiple adults and have pump to keep standing water off, a lot lf Californians have them, thy are pricy!
New, proud owner of neglected 50 year old gunite pool
- Thread starter ulrichsd
- Start date
- May 22, 2013
- 2,796
- Pool Size
- 12000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Awesome! Can't wait to see it full and in the sunshine. Water will be a nice color for sure.
Thank you everyone for the positive feedback! They are supposed to be setting up the pump today but we were out and getting in later tonight.
As for the cover, it was too expensive, the built-in one doesn't fit with the stairs so it would have to be the track kind, and my wife's one condition was that we put in a fence around the pool (the backyard is currently fenced in, but we have two young daughters and a dog so we are aging a 5 ft aluminum fence around the concrete)
Somewhere down the road I'll be adding a heater.
As for the cover, it was too expensive, the built-in one doesn't fit with the stairs so it would have to be the track kind, and my wife's one condition was that we put in a fence around the pool (the backyard is currently fenced in, but we have two young daughters and a dog so we are aging a 5 ft aluminum fence around the concrete)
Somewhere down the road I'll be adding a heater.
smart move with the fence around the pool. If there is a back door to the pool area I would also put a door alarm on it just to be on the extra safe side.
Kim
Kim
Thanks, i was thinking alarms for the back doors would be good, especially now the pool is filling up, so i just ordered some on Amazon. Thank you!
I just thought of something else. The gate on the fence around the pool. What kind of latch will you have on it?
Here is a link to one that can even be locked with a key.
http://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Child-Safety-Latch-Meets/dp/B00522VZVE
Of course a child can climb a fence but..................maybe all of this will slow them down some.
Kim
Here is a link to one that can even be locked with a key.
http://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Child-Safety-Latch-Meets/dp/B00522VZVE
Of course a child can climb a fence but..................maybe all of this will slow them down some.
Kim
Thanks Kim, i was looking at something like that but that is a better price than the ones through home depot. Thanks!
violet-mermaid
Well-known member
Love seeing the transformation of your pool! I am also thinking about getting a fence for around the pool in the future- which one did you decide on?
NICE! Look at how nice that water looks like! It will look like that forever with what you have learned from TFP!
Kim
Kim
Thanks! I bought home depot brand, the 5ft tall Allure cosmopolitan black aluminum fence. Should be here in about two weeks.
http://m.homedepot.com/p/Allure-Alu...Cosmopolitan-Fence-Panel-AL60B22SN/205704843/
that is going to look nice when it is up! You are going to LOVE your backyard this summer!
Kim
Kim
- May 22, 2013
- 2,796
- Pool Size
- 12000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
If man can build it, a child will eventually find a way to thwart it!
I put one extra engineering control in place. I removed the deadbolt locks on my pool-facing doors and replaced them with deadbolts that require keys for both inside and outside. Now my kids would have to figure out where the keys are, figure out a way to get to them, and then actually figure out how to use them to unlock the doors. While not infallible, it is a rather difficult hurdle for them to get across.
I like that idea! ANY thing to slow them down! Just so long as YOU do not lose the key LOL!
Kim
Thanks Jay, yesterday I ordered the Magnalocks for the gate that do lock with a key.