Hi,
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but I need some advice.
We have decided now is finally the time to get a pool. My family (wife and 1 kid) want a pool for fun and relaxation. My kid absolutely loves swimming but gets cold very quickly.
My wife wants a pool she can swim in, not laps (we can't fit a lap pool).
I want something to relax in. I like to submerge myself and listen to music.
We have 2 areas of our backyard to choose for the location.
Our preferred location is directly off our back deck. This would be great as you would be able to walk straight out from our living area and into the pool. We currently have a garden bed retaining wall here which would need to be removed. Another challenge with this spot is our sewer line placement which is 1.4m deep. I have had a few installers out to quote and was told the zone of influence means the pool needs to be 1.4m away from the sewer line.
In this location it limits the width of the pool we can use (if fibreglass). If we go a concrete pool I actually have a quote for pretty much our dream pool - but i don't want the hassle of a concrete pool which i understand to be (extra chemicals, harder to heat and shorter warranty). This area is also sloped which complicates things especially for a fibreglass pool.
The other area of our yard is much easier to place a pool. We can fit a 7 × 4 fibreglass pool there. It's still a good location but not what the wife wants.
I guess my main questions to help me decide what to do are;
Is a concrete pool really much more work?
Is the width of a pool more important than length in terms of feeling spacious?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but I need some advice.
We have decided now is finally the time to get a pool. My family (wife and 1 kid) want a pool for fun and relaxation. My kid absolutely loves swimming but gets cold very quickly.
My wife wants a pool she can swim in, not laps (we can't fit a lap pool).
I want something to relax in. I like to submerge myself and listen to music.
We have 2 areas of our backyard to choose for the location.
Our preferred location is directly off our back deck. This would be great as you would be able to walk straight out from our living area and into the pool. We currently have a garden bed retaining wall here which would need to be removed. Another challenge with this spot is our sewer line placement which is 1.4m deep. I have had a few installers out to quote and was told the zone of influence means the pool needs to be 1.4m away from the sewer line.
In this location it limits the width of the pool we can use (if fibreglass). If we go a concrete pool I actually have a quote for pretty much our dream pool - but i don't want the hassle of a concrete pool which i understand to be (extra chemicals, harder to heat and shorter warranty). This area is also sloped which complicates things especially for a fibreglass pool.
The other area of our yard is much easier to place a pool. We can fit a 7 × 4 fibreglass pool there. It's still a good location but not what the wife wants.
I guess my main questions to help me decide what to do are;
Is a concrete pool really much more work?
Is the width of a pool more important than length in terms of feeling spacious?
