lborne said:
Just an FYI, our friends wanted a regular plastic spa with contoured seats and found a pool builder who was willing to install it as an overflow to the pool and plumb it into the pool plumbing. If you are interested in this route, I will get them to take a photo and I'll post it here.
i'd like to see that!
We went to a local Home and Garden show today...made the mistake of talking to a hot tub dealer. Discussed Spillway Spa's and other options, such as digging down and basically "burying" most of a hot tub into the ground to give it more of an integrated look with a pool....I looked at the spillway website and wasn't overly impressed with the options.
So wife and I came home and debated above ground hot tub vs. spa - an age old debate I'm sure. I searched this forum a bit to similar debates and found some that were helpful.
But here's the deal...I understand that we'll never get the comfort of a hot tub in a spa, but can we get, well, closer?
Build relaxed, 45 degree seats and some 45 degree seats, multiple (like 6) jets to hit the back in multiple areas, adjustable jets (I swear I saw a posting about this but not sure where), and other things to make the spa more hot tub like?
I don't get the sense that the "big builders" like Shasta and Presidential do this much, but I have one smaller custom builder that I may be able to do some significant custom work like this...
Am I crazy? Will too many jets in the spa diminish the "strength" of the jets? Can cemented-spa jets be only "so close" to each other (like 8 inches) compared to 3-4 inches in some hot tubs?
Just wondering. My biggest issues with a separate hot tub is managing two separate systems - filters, pumps, water, etc...I like the integrated concept; AND I want to set with my head low to the ground for viewing the TV I plan to put in my sunken bar - if I'm in a hot tub, it'll be near impossible to see the TV unless we elevate the roof of the sunken bar - which is definitely an option...
thx all - thought I had this decision made on our yet to be built pool, and hate to rehash it. DW and I really need to start narrowing some options and making "final" decisions!
RK