Hey,
Background is we have two kids ages 10 and 6. We're building a 32x16 Lagoon and the standard dig spec is found here which makes it a diving pool:
http://lathampool.ca/literature/specs/steel/LAGOON-16X32.pdf
We have no interest in ever installing a diving board but would like to have the option of adding a jumping rock (feet first) or slide at a later point. We forsee lots of jumping, cannonballs into the deep end as the kids get older so additional depth is desirable. That said, we really want a good sized shallow end and expect to spend the vast majority of our time in the shallow end. The default dig spec only has 7ft 8in length of shallow end and with the design of the pool that would actually be less at the curve. That's unacceptable to us and we're willing to sacrifice depth for more shallow end. We'd like to make it another 1.5 or 2ft longer and feel that would make a big difference in the general feel of the shallow end (keep in mind that according to the dig spec the shallow end would be quite wide at 27ft, just don't want the length to make it feel restricted). I have two options being considered at this point:
Option A:
9ft 3in of shallow end @ 3ft 4in depth
14ft of transition slope at 1:3 (i.e. max recommended slope)
6ft @ 7.5ft depth deep end
4ft transition up wall according to standard dig spec
Option B:
10ft 1in of shallow end @ 3f 4in depth
11ft 8in of transition slope at 1:2.5 (i.e. steeper than max recommended slope)
6ft @ 8ft depth deep end
4ft transition up wall according to standard dig spec
What option would you go with and why? I used some boards to visualize a 1:3 slope and that appears quite steep to the point that I'm not sure a child could recover from stepping out of the shallow end onto it anyway. Would a 1:2.5 slope be that much worse for kids accidentially venturing beyond the shallow area? Which option above is a safer overall? (Note: when I compare both options both of them have a depth of 5ft at the 14ft 3in mark - one gets there from a depth of 8ft with a steeper slope, while the other starts at 7.5ft depth and goes up more gradually to hit the 5 ft depth mark at the same location in the pool).
Thanks,
Chris
Background is we have two kids ages 10 and 6. We're building a 32x16 Lagoon and the standard dig spec is found here which makes it a diving pool:
http://lathampool.ca/literature/specs/steel/LAGOON-16X32.pdf
We have no interest in ever installing a diving board but would like to have the option of adding a jumping rock (feet first) or slide at a later point. We forsee lots of jumping, cannonballs into the deep end as the kids get older so additional depth is desirable. That said, we really want a good sized shallow end and expect to spend the vast majority of our time in the shallow end. The default dig spec only has 7ft 8in length of shallow end and with the design of the pool that would actually be less at the curve. That's unacceptable to us and we're willing to sacrifice depth for more shallow end. We'd like to make it another 1.5 or 2ft longer and feel that would make a big difference in the general feel of the shallow end (keep in mind that according to the dig spec the shallow end would be quite wide at 27ft, just don't want the length to make it feel restricted). I have two options being considered at this point:
Option A:
9ft 3in of shallow end @ 3ft 4in depth
14ft of transition slope at 1:3 (i.e. max recommended slope)
6ft @ 7.5ft depth deep end
4ft transition up wall according to standard dig spec
Option B:
10ft 1in of shallow end @ 3f 4in depth
11ft 8in of transition slope at 1:2.5 (i.e. steeper than max recommended slope)
6ft @ 8ft depth deep end
4ft transition up wall according to standard dig spec
What option would you go with and why? I used some boards to visualize a 1:3 slope and that appears quite steep to the point that I'm not sure a child could recover from stepping out of the shallow end onto it anyway. Would a 1:2.5 slope be that much worse for kids accidentially venturing beyond the shallow area? Which option above is a safer overall? (Note: when I compare both options both of them have a depth of 5ft at the 14ft 3in mark - one gets there from a depth of 8ft with a steeper slope, while the other starts at 7.5ft depth and goes up more gradually to hit the 5 ft depth mark at the same location in the pool).
Thanks,
Chris