Indoor Pool Glass Roof Renovation

jakeblat

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Jul 27, 2021
95
UK
Pool Size
26000
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Liquid Chlorine
This has been a long and tedious project but it's finally over so here's some before and after photos.

This wasn't a project I intended to get started on so soon, but a very windy storm in November 2023 ripped a roof vent off the roof of my indoor pool.

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On with a tarp and off I went to make an insurance claim.
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The insurance company tried everything they could to reject my claim and offer a very small settlement amount to repair the vent and damaged roof panels, however due to the age of the roof it wasn't actually possible to source replacement parts, their price was theoretical and I argued for a full replacement. Their decision was "final" after several months arguing with them despite making a formal complaint. We made an appeal to the ombudsman, arguing the decision was unfair as nobody could actually repair the roof to the previous condition. After almost 6 months of waiting for someone to be allocated to the case it only took a day for the ombudsman to agree with our argument and instructed the whole roof be replaced. It was almost a year on from the storm damage actually happening and now I had to wait for surveys and dates for the work to take place.

January 2024
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Work was meant to start late January however this was the beginning of lots of issues. Scaffolding was built externally and internally over the pool for access, however this was delayed and new dates several weeks later had to be booked in with the fitters.

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Scaffold deck over the pool being constructed
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March - Disassembly of the roof

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All removed in a day!
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New structure going up
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At this point a few broken parts were discovered, but getting replacements fortunately didn't cause any delays.

The previous roof was polycarbonate panels however the cost for an upgrade to glass wasn't too bad so glass it is! First pieces going in
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Here begin the real problems, cracked glass
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Several pieces of glass were cracked and needed to be re-ordered, however this turned out to be a slow process because the panels are oversize (3.2m long) and special order (self-cleaning, low-e, laminated and toughened). Not only that but some of the pieces of glass were missing and nobody could work out how it had happened.

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Time to wait some more for the replacement glass...
 
Mid March now and some replacement glass had finally arrived
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Getting there
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A new problem, the company installing the roof could no longer provide an electrician and I had to organise one myself to wire up the motorised roof vents and reinstate the rest of the wiring/lighting...

And wait, that doesn't quite look right, one of the pieces of glass has a different tint to all the others that's only visible on overcast days

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Thought I should go and check everything else looks ok, and nope there's a crack in another piece of glass

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At least there aren't any panels missing even if there are issues
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April - Last pieces of glass replaced and down with the scaffolding
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New roof looks great!
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May - The work is finally done (well almost, the electrician hasn't finished yet). We also replaced all the windows and sliding doors as they were ~25 years old and we changed the colour of the roof so wanted everything matching

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All that glass looks amazing, definitely a worthwhile upgrade

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Wow wow wow. That's gorgeous!
I fantasize about enclosing our pool. Of course that would never happen being in US California. Maybe one day when we win the lottery :ROFLMAO:
 
10 year warranty of the roof, 5 years on the doors and windows, 1 year on workmanship. Because the majority of the cost was paid by the insurance this is a bit shorter than standard because the claim starts to become "betterment" rather than like for like replacement.

The thermal performance of the building is much improved with the more modern/higher efficiency double glazing (low-e argon filled). There's no heating /cooling but it easily gets to 40C on a sunny day and we're not even into summer yet. I can keep the temperature down by opening the roof vents (which I'm working on fully automating)
 
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