Hey guys I am in the process of getting a 16x32 rectangular Vinyl liner pool installed and I am trying to find good free software(or very inexpensive) to help design my backyard. We have a 12x16 concrete slab off our patio door that we currently have a pergola and a table and chairs. We intend to connect the pool concrete border with this concrete slab (there is about 5 feet in between) using poured concrete (pool builder charges $8 a square foot). I wanted to lay things out on something other than a piece of paper. Does anyone know of any software I can use ?
Landscaping around pool software ?
- Thread starter gdog2004
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Its free, easy to use and there are tons of tutorials on YouTube to get you started
Its free, easy to use and there are tons of tutorials on YouTube to get you started
Thank you. Its pretty fancy. Does everything in it need to be 3D ? I just need sort of a basic layout tool.
Oh, I thought you were looking for a 3D design.
Try Sketchup Layout which is also free or better yet post up what you have and if I'm in a good mood I'll do it for you
Try Sketchup Layout which is also free or better yet post up what you have and if I'm in a good mood I'll do it for you
- Feb 6, 2015
- 6,096
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
@gdog2004 - whether you know it or not, you just hit the landscape design lottery. Brian has some serious skills. Take him up on his offer before he changes his mind.
JodieM
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- Jul 18, 2013
- 522
- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Truclear / Ei
I use Garden Planner. It is free software, but I went ahead and purchased the program. It was like $39. The unlocked version has a few extra features and printing options that I found worth it.
I use realtime landscaping software by idea spectrum. Created the following video from it.