Hello. My wife really wants me to build a pool and now that I am back living and working in Northern Californa (Hayward, in the East Bay Area) I must proceed and fulfill her desire. Note I am really excited too.
I have been on this forum for a few years now but things in life (having to move for work etc) have delayed this moment until now.
The idea (that came from my wife and was validated on this forum) is to buy an "in-ground vinyl liner pool kit" and perform the build myself. I am not saying I'll do everything on my own, I will hire subs for some parts.
The pool will be primarily used for swimming, as my wife routinely drives a long way to swim for hours. We also have three children that might enjoy it. I will instead have fun with the maintenance and cook for them on the BBQ area we are also building.
Our primary requirements are, in no particular order:
I have attached a preliminary plan that show the pool position relative to the house and the immediate surroundings. I live on the hills so the flat area comes at a premium. We feel like 36' x 18', 3'4" to 8' deep pool is a good size. This plan was several years in the making and I had input from talented professional landscape designers; however, I strongly value the input of assiduous pool users and owners that might catch some practical issues.
https://www.poolwarehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/18-X-36-X-6-RADIUS.pdf is a common dig profile for this kind of pool, it would end up being just shy of 24,000 US gallons.
I have a vague idea of the main pool equipment, discussed in another thread:
Any advice or comment on what I have written so far is very welcome.
I have been on this forum for a few years now but things in life (having to move for work etc) have delayed this moment until now.
The idea (that came from my wife and was validated on this forum) is to buy an "in-ground vinyl liner pool kit" and perform the build myself. I am not saying I'll do everything on my own, I will hire subs for some parts.
The pool will be primarily used for swimming, as my wife routinely drives a long way to swim for hours. We also have three children that might enjoy it. I will instead have fun with the maintenance and cook for them on the BBQ area we are also building.
Our primary requirements are, in no particular order:
- no fences of any sort.
- auto cover primarily to maintain temperature but also as a safety device and to prevent deer, raccoons, opossums, skunks, to go for a swim without our permission
- fastlane or similar device to swim a lot
- a deep end for the kids to enjoy - although we are not planning for a diving board now
- solar heaters, even if I'll have to delay the installation of those to next year I think as I need to re-do the roof first
- nice RGB lights
- state of the art plumbing and equipment, I tend to be annoyingly meticulous in this regard
- very energy efficient, everything is so expensive in this state it really pays off
I have attached a preliminary plan that show the pool position relative to the house and the immediate surroundings. I live on the hills so the flat area comes at a premium. We feel like 36' x 18', 3'4" to 8' deep pool is a good size. This plan was several years in the making and I had input from talented professional landscape designers; however, I strongly value the input of assiduous pool users and owners that might catch some practical issues.
https://www.poolwarehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/18-X-36-X-6-RADIUS.pdf is a common dig profile for this kind of pool, it would end up being just shy of 24,000 US gallons.
I have a vague idea of the main pool equipment, discussed in another thread:
- Pentair IntelliFlo Variable Speed Pool Pump - 011028
- Pentair IntelliChlor IC60 Complete Salt Chlorinator System
- Pentair Clean & Clear Plus, 520 Sq. Ft. Cartridge Filter
Any advice or comment on what I have written so far is very welcome.