- Oct 25, 2015
- 5,809
- Pool Size
- 28000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Folks,
*** EDIT: This is a long, long thread. So I suggest you press the "jump to latest" button top right and go back to the previous posts as you have time and desire to do
so.*** To make navigation a little easier first ~30 pages are for the house construction, rest is for the pool construction that began in Feb 2024.
This is the start of a thread that I expect will take a year or so to complete. We're finally getting to build a new house and pool exactly the way we want to. I think a little context is in order up front here since it will drive a lot of the pool decisions. My job has been to manage large construction projects around the world and we've ended up living wherever we could find something "reasonable and close". So the house and pool (if there was one) was never really designed to complement each other. Then we did a 6 year sailing adventure living mostly year-round on the boat somewhere in the Caribbean and the ocean was our pool. After that we bought a home with a pool in Florida and we love it here but need another adventure. Since joining TFP I've followed many owner build threads with great interest since I knew this would likely be part of our next adventure. That day has come. We sold our house last week and closed on our new property two weeks ago. So our next adventure will be to OB the house and pool. We really want this pool design to be integrated with the home and site not just added in as an afterthought. We are getting close to complete with the architectural design and next step will be to meet with a pool design company and and do this collaboratively with the architect. The home is on about 1/2 acre and looks out over a lake between two holes on the golf course. So it seems to make sense to put a pool behind the house that has an infinity edge that overflows to the lake. Our site is elevated a good 15' above the lake and about 200' away. Does an infinity edge sound right for this situation? And can you please comment on the pluses and minuses of an infinity edge? The pool will be covered with a screen enclosure that also encloses the patio. The back of the house faces roughly west. I'll add some photos and drawings after we get the next rendition from the architect.
Thanks.
Chris
*** EDIT: This is a long, long thread. So I suggest you press the "jump to latest" button top right and go back to the previous posts as you have time and desire to do
so.*** To make navigation a little easier first ~30 pages are for the house construction, rest is for the pool construction that began in Feb 2024.
This is the start of a thread that I expect will take a year or so to complete. We're finally getting to build a new house and pool exactly the way we want to. I think a little context is in order up front here since it will drive a lot of the pool decisions. My job has been to manage large construction projects around the world and we've ended up living wherever we could find something "reasonable and close". So the house and pool (if there was one) was never really designed to complement each other. Then we did a 6 year sailing adventure living mostly year-round on the boat somewhere in the Caribbean and the ocean was our pool. After that we bought a home with a pool in Florida and we love it here but need another adventure. Since joining TFP I've followed many owner build threads with great interest since I knew this would likely be part of our next adventure. That day has come. We sold our house last week and closed on our new property two weeks ago. So our next adventure will be to OB the house and pool. We really want this pool design to be integrated with the home and site not just added in as an afterthought. We are getting close to complete with the architectural design and next step will be to meet with a pool design company and and do this collaboratively with the architect. The home is on about 1/2 acre and looks out over a lake between two holes on the golf course. So it seems to make sense to put a pool behind the house that has an infinity edge that overflows to the lake. Our site is elevated a good 15' above the lake and about 200' away. Does an infinity edge sound right for this situation? And can you please comment on the pluses and minuses of an infinity edge? The pool will be covered with a screen enclosure that also encloses the patio. The back of the house faces roughly west. I'll add some photos and drawings after we get the next rendition from the architect.
Thanks.
Chris
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