So here we go. I found a local pool guy that works with his son and a couple other guys, and he was quite willing to let me DIY most of it, while helping me order things and basically make sure I don't mess anything up. The bigger guys wanted to do turn-key, and I am a DIY'er at heart.
16'x36' with 6" radius corners, vinyl over full width steps. The second "step" will be a 40" wide tanning/play ledge, perfect for my plastic adirondack chairs. I am planning on a full-width bench on the deep end wall. The steel, liner track, and some assorted odds and ends will be a little under $5k. Liner will be another $2kish and I will have this guy and his son install the liner. They are also going to pour the decking. Ill do most of the rest, with likely some input and/or suggestions from him.
Hardware:
Pentair EasyTouch 4 unless someone can convince me otherwise ($700)
Pentair Dynamo dual speed pump (already have)
Pentair Clean and Clear Plus 420
4 1.5" lights, the S.R. Smith ones on Amazon for $179 each seem to be rated well, and someone on here used them with good success
4 returns
1 skimmer
Heater (model/brand TBD) to be added in the fall
The only thing I am struggling with is the depth. The pool my parents had when I was growing up had the water depth in deep end at 5'. I am 5'7" and standing on tiptoe I could walk around and breathe. We never had any issues jumping, playing, splashing, etc and we were all over the pool. The pool they have now the deep end is 6', nobody can stand, and aside from my kids and my sister's kids jumping in some, basically nobody uses the deep end at all. When we are over there, I would guess 95% of all activities are between the steps and about halfway down the slope. Same thing at a friend's house, they have 8' deep and diving board, usually 1-2 people will do a dive, and otherwise, there are 10 people hugging in the shallow end. I know this is one of those highly personal decisions...I am stuck on the 6' deep end being the norm, and the fact that even my best friend, 6'5" 300lbs will struggle to hang out down there. So...I think Im going with 5' water depth. We are also members of our community pool which has diving boards if we feel the need to do some olympic style diving.
Planning to start the dig in about two weeks. Mini-pool below, sad to see it go...been 5 great summers for my boys. The shallow end will be where the mini-pool is, the deep end will be at the swingset, and you can see the lake from that end of the pool, which is why I wanted a bench down there.
16'x36' with 6" radius corners, vinyl over full width steps. The second "step" will be a 40" wide tanning/play ledge, perfect for my plastic adirondack chairs. I am planning on a full-width bench on the deep end wall. The steel, liner track, and some assorted odds and ends will be a little under $5k. Liner will be another $2kish and I will have this guy and his son install the liner. They are also going to pour the decking. Ill do most of the rest, with likely some input and/or suggestions from him.
Hardware:
Pentair EasyTouch 4 unless someone can convince me otherwise ($700)
Pentair Dynamo dual speed pump (already have)
Pentair Clean and Clear Plus 420
4 1.5" lights, the S.R. Smith ones on Amazon for $179 each seem to be rated well, and someone on here used them with good success
4 returns
1 skimmer
Heater (model/brand TBD) to be added in the fall
The only thing I am struggling with is the depth. The pool my parents had when I was growing up had the water depth in deep end at 5'. I am 5'7" and standing on tiptoe I could walk around and breathe. We never had any issues jumping, playing, splashing, etc and we were all over the pool. The pool they have now the deep end is 6', nobody can stand, and aside from my kids and my sister's kids jumping in some, basically nobody uses the deep end at all. When we are over there, I would guess 95% of all activities are between the steps and about halfway down the slope. Same thing at a friend's house, they have 8' deep and diving board, usually 1-2 people will do a dive, and otherwise, there are 10 people hugging in the shallow end. I know this is one of those highly personal decisions...I am stuck on the 6' deep end being the norm, and the fact that even my best friend, 6'5" 300lbs will struggle to hang out down there. So...I think Im going with 5' water depth. We are also members of our community pool which has diving boards if we feel the need to do some olympic style diving.
Planning to start the dig in about two weeks. Mini-pool below, sad to see it go...been 5 great summers for my boys. The shallow end will be where the mini-pool is, the deep end will be at the swingset, and you can see the lake from that end of the pool, which is why I wanted a bench down there.
