Pool too big?

[Apoolperson]

Hi all. We finally bought our first home and have been saving every penny the past five year to install a pool. It has been a life long dream for us both to own one and something so nessary living here in hot Florida.

Here is the issue now. I’m having a meltdown panic attack because I think it’s too big for our rather small yard. Everyone told me once the gunite was poured it would shrink but it really only shrank about 6 inches on each wall.

What are your options? This is our first home and first pool so maybe it’s just the shock of seeing my backyard totally changed?

The pool is 28/15 leaving 8 feet of space between the house and 6 feet of space between the property lines. On either end 10 feet of pavers. We have a small screen room 10/10 which we now can only expand out due to the pool.

 

[aussieta]

some more info will help please
photos
measurements of your land
measurements of your pool

 

[kimkats]

It IS the shock of the mess. It will look MUCH better and balanced once it is done and you have your fav drink in hand as you float around enjoying your dream pool!

We would love to see a pic of your pool so far!

Kim

 

[PoolGate]

When you say shrink do you mean actually shrink?

 

[setsailsoon]

Hi all. We finally bought our first home and have been saving every penny the past five year to install a pool. It has been a life long dream for us both to own one and something so nessary living here in hot Florida.

Here is the issue now. I’m having a meltdown panic attack because I think it’s too big for our rather small yard. Everyone told me once the gunite was poured it would shrink but it really only shrank about 6 inches on each wall.

What are your options? This is our first home and first pool so maybe it’s just the shock of seeing my backyard totally changed?

A,

Welcome to tfp! Sorry to hear you are having this issue. It's difficult to respond to your question without knowing a little more about specifics about the issue. Large and small can mean a lot of different things to different people but I will try. Unless your yard is very very large the pool is typically the dominant structure in the yard. I would not worry about this too much. In fact if I had a small yard I would make the pool as big as I could. Please post some photos and dimensions if at all possible. Also at this point it's pretty difficult to make your pool smaller and that would not be my choice.

I hope this is helpful.

Chris

 

[Apoolperson]

some more info will help please
photos
measurements of your land
measurements of your pool

some more info will help please
photos
measurements of your land
measurements of your pool

Sorry about that. I believe the photo uploaded this time. The pool size is 28/15.

 

[Apoolperson]

 

[PoolGate]

Your backyard will become your oasis. Everything will center around the pool. What did you do in the backyard before the pool?

 

[wireform]

What? It'll grow on you big time. It's hard to imagine the end results but that will be gorgeous.

 

[Jimrahbe]

A,

There is no such thing as a pool that is too big..

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[WGpoolnewb]

This sounds similar to ours. It definitely felt huge during construction, and I had similar concerns. Now that it’s done I think it’s perfect.

 

[Jerz]

Looks absolutely perfect to me...

 

[TampaKathy]

I don't think anyone else will think that the pool is too big for the property. Lots of people in FL have tiny yards and they squeeze the pool in with what looks like even less than 6 feet of buffer! Also, tell the PB to cap the rebar sticking out of the gunite...that's a safety issue.

 

[bertschb]

Pool size is like horsepower, you can't have too much. If anything, I would have made it bigger

 

[Apoolperson]

When you say shrink do you mean actually shrink?

I anticipated the walls of the pool to be more like a foot or more which would provide more yard/paver area but the walls are thinner then I thought.

 

[Casey]

A 15'×28' pool is small in my opinion. I did a 16'x40' in my yard n the pool feels small! Your pool looks huge because of your small yard. My pool looks small because of my yard is huge! It's an illusion that your mind is playing on you.

 

[PoolGate]

I anticipated the walls of the pool to be more like a foot or more which would provide more yard/paver area but the walls are thinner then I thought.

The coping goes on top of the pool "walls" and then from there you'd do pavers. For your yard, I think I would pave it all and be done with grass. Maybe leave just a tiny strip on the edges for your trees.

 

[Oly]

Reminder to self, revisit this thread mid summer and see if APP has a different view point.

 

[brimorga]

Heck no, that pool looks amazing. Also remember, that sun shelf is a seating area. I wouldn't necessarily think of that as pool. To be fair, I did tell my pool designer I wanted my pool as big as possible!

 

[kul]

Dude! Your pool is going to be amazing. It’s always a shock to make a big change. Breathe out all that anxiety and wait until you see how fun the summer will be!