Good evening folks.. So i found this forum while searching for ways to sanitize pools etc. I found ecosmarte (which was pretty quickly debunked by some of you folks, and havent seen the OP come back to defend it) I have looked at DrinkablePoolWaterSystems (new ish) which sounds promising, but again, could be complete garbage.
Be that as it may
I am shopping installers, options, etc. I have never owned a pool, but the older I get the more I realize i want one.
Married, 2 kids, 4/6, they are jacked.
So, I wanted to get some input and advice etc on my build, options, etc.
I modeled my home, then the backyard, then the pool etc.
Keep in mind, the grey patio where the fire pit is, is already existing. The Stone wall, is as well. However its a solid wall today. My idea is to break it open in the middle and have that be an entry to the pool (i think it looks good)
The awning over the couch area is also not there today. That door (near couch) will be a new door, leading in to a current guest room. That room will be tiled. Across the hall from that room is a bathroom. It seems like a very quick, easy way to eliminate the need for a formal pool house + bathroom etc. I plan to put an air curtain up above the french doors to allow those doors to be open, and bugs and air conditioning to remain in their respective places.
I am pretty set on a fiberglass pool ( i know up front cost is more). I just feel the maintenence, etc is so much less. I dont like the wrinkling in vinyl, the look over time, etc...
So here is the video i created.
LaBarre Pool Project - YouTube
Ok... chemicals. I hate the idea of chlorine. Not as a sanitizing agent, but as a skin drying, eye irritant. Is there any way around this?
Salt water chlorine pool.. Is it really that hard on pumps, etc? I know id have to replace the cartridge every few years, I can handle that, but other than that is it that bad on everything else? Also knowing I am going fiberglass, might that make salt water more appealing?
Im still in the information gathering phase, as you can tell. I just want to make the best decision possible.
thank you folks
Be that as it may
I am shopping installers, options, etc. I have never owned a pool, but the older I get the more I realize i want one.
Married, 2 kids, 4/6, they are jacked.
So, I wanted to get some input and advice etc on my build, options, etc.
I modeled my home, then the backyard, then the pool etc.
Keep in mind, the grey patio where the fire pit is, is already existing. The Stone wall, is as well. However its a solid wall today. My idea is to break it open in the middle and have that be an entry to the pool (i think it looks good)
The awning over the couch area is also not there today. That door (near couch) will be a new door, leading in to a current guest room. That room will be tiled. Across the hall from that room is a bathroom. It seems like a very quick, easy way to eliminate the need for a formal pool house + bathroom etc. I plan to put an air curtain up above the french doors to allow those doors to be open, and bugs and air conditioning to remain in their respective places.
I am pretty set on a fiberglass pool ( i know up front cost is more). I just feel the maintenence, etc is so much less. I dont like the wrinkling in vinyl, the look over time, etc...
So here is the video i created.
LaBarre Pool Project - YouTube
Ok... chemicals. I hate the idea of chlorine. Not as a sanitizing agent, but as a skin drying, eye irritant. Is there any way around this?
Salt water chlorine pool.. Is it really that hard on pumps, etc? I know id have to replace the cartridge every few years, I can handle that, but other than that is it that bad on everything else? Also knowing I am going fiberglass, might that make salt water more appealing?
Im still in the information gathering phase, as you can tell. I just want to make the best decision possible.
thank you folks