Swiming pool ??
Discussion
Hello All,
Just been dreaming this afternoon and Mrs Ice & I have decided our next house will have an indoor pool.
I don't think we could afford a house with a pool as they seem to be pretty expensive.....so the question:
Assuming an extention is built and the cost of the building is taken care of, how much would a small is pool (in the ground) cost??? Lets say the size is 9 ft wide by 18 ft long.
What else is necessary in the pool room?
A/C unit?
Heating/lighting
Dehumidifier ?
Dreaming...
IceBoy
Just been dreaming this afternoon and Mrs Ice & I have decided our next house will have an indoor pool.
I don't think we could afford a house with a pool as they seem to be pretty expensive.....so the question:
Assuming an extention is built and the cost of the building is taken care of, how much would a small is pool (in the ground) cost??? Lets say the size is 9 ft wide by 18 ft long.
What else is necessary in the pool room?
A/C unit?
Heating/lighting
Dehumidifier ?
Dreaming...
IceBoy
Indoor pools cost a lot more to run than outdoor due to moisture (ignoring heating aspects).
Heating should be done with a heat pump/solar in any case - and the running costs are largely based on how hot you want it.
My outdoor pool, 8m x 4m, costs a couple of hundred pounds a year to run. All for pumps.
Heating should be done with a heat pump/solar in any case - and the running costs are largely based on how hot you want it.
My outdoor pool, 8m x 4m, costs a couple of hundred pounds a year to run. All for pumps.
Our Pool is about ten foot wide, by twenty five foot deep. Falling from four foot to six foot deep.
Early days for us, but first month was £375 for gas and £185 for gas. The boiler (an old unit) was running together with the pump 24 7 for two weeks getting the pool up to temp. It's now on for about ten hours a day, and hopefully working less hard. Pump costs about 40p an hour at peak rate.
Chemical's are not bad - £80 for the initial treatment, and then much less. There seems to be always something to do...
Early days for us, but first month was £375 for gas and £185 for gas. The boiler (an old unit) was running together with the pump 24 7 for two weeks getting the pool up to temp. It's now on for about ten hours a day, and hopefully working less hard. Pump costs about 40p an hour at peak rate.
Chemical's are not bad - £80 for the initial treatment, and then much less. There seems to be always something to do...
RedLeicester said:
dirkgently said:
twenty five foot deep.
What are you? A bloody seal?
What are you? A bloody seal?
indeed. That'll be a b
h to maintain.sparkythecat said:
I've got one you can have FOC.
It's 10metres long 3 metres wide and 1.5 metres deep.
I just want rid of it as its a useless eyesore and potential money pit.
I'm thinking of decking over it, as it's an easier option to filling it in.
If this were in my garden I'd renovate it back to a traditional Lido, but I can't help but think you could maybe transform this in to a Japanese Water Garden of sorts. Some decking, a wooden bridge, Koi, etc. It would certainly be more pleasing on the eye than it's current look. It's 10metres long 3 metres wide and 1.5 metres deep.
I just want rid of it as its a useless eyesore and potential money pit.
I'm thinking of decking over it, as it's an easier option to filling it in.
Although all that said, it'd probably be cheaper to run it as a heated pool!
My kids have their own garden with a 15' above ground pool, just a few hundred and disposable when they grow out of it - The idea above with the wooden summer house would work with mine if I wanted to use it for more than just the warmer months, although it has been in use since April this year. Friends have fairly straight forward 28' heated in ground outdoor at an initial cost of £35k. It's the running costs that are the killer, and the chemical maintenance takes some getting use to.
sparkythecat said:
I've got one you can have FOC.
It's 10metres long 3 metres wide and 1.5 metres deep.
I just want rid of it as its a useless eyesore and potential money pit.
I'm thinking of decking over it, as it's an easier option to filling it in.
Where is that? It looks the same as pool I've seen in S.France. Biggest long shot ever, but thought I'd ask.It's 10metres long 3 metres wide and 1.5 metres deep.
I just want rid of it as its a useless eyesore and potential money pit.
I'm thinking of decking over it, as it's an easier option to filling it in.
We didn't original intend a pool in our holiday home , however without one it would be difficult to rent out and unbearable in summer
I designed our pool with kids in mind so there is a 3.5m x 3.5m kids pool at .30cm depth leading to the main pool which goes from .90m near the bar to 1.5m 79 m3
I was surprised by the cost of pool maintenace which is 400 LE a month or around 40 UK a month including all chemicals and the pool cleaner who visits twice a day ,
You can get an upgrade to full heating system for an extra 7k Euros , which we havent needed yet
DBSV8 said:
We didn't original intend a pool in our holiday home , however without one it would be difficult to rent out and unbearable in summer
You can get an upgrade to full heating system for an extra 7k Euros , which we havent needed yet
nice... is this el gouna, egypt by any chance ?You can get an upgrade to full heating system for an extra 7k Euros , which we havent needed yet
Pools are a money pit! I should know I build them.
Remember its not just about trying to shoe horn a pool into a room, you'll also need space for a plant room too.
If you want a proper pool you'll need to take into consideration:
water supply, you'll need a lot of water
electricity, for the running of the pumps
access space for installation and possible removal of filters (plastic filters usually only have 10yrs warranty)
drainage, can you discharge pool water into the drains (some local authorities require the water to be de-chlorinated first)
chemical supply (I'd recommend a salt electro chlorination system as its simpler than buying sodium hypo etc)
heating you'll probably require an oil heater for the water
heat retention, a lot of heat is lost from the pool water, consider a pool cover
ventilation for the pool room.
maintenance - an on going service contract for the pool.
Leaks - lots of pools leak and can be a nightmare to pinpoint the source
Personally I'd consider going with a small spa and use the space for a sauna and steam room rather than a pool.
You'll get a lot more use out of it than just a pool
Or if the pool was for swimming in look into "endless pools" or "swim spas" like a treadmill for swimming in
http://www.endlesspools.com/swim-spa.php
Remember its not just about trying to shoe horn a pool into a room, you'll also need space for a plant room too.
If you want a proper pool you'll need to take into consideration:
water supply, you'll need a lot of water
electricity, for the running of the pumps
access space for installation and possible removal of filters (plastic filters usually only have 10yrs warranty)
drainage, can you discharge pool water into the drains (some local authorities require the water to be de-chlorinated first)
chemical supply (I'd recommend a salt electro chlorination system as its simpler than buying sodium hypo etc)
heating you'll probably require an oil heater for the water
heat retention, a lot of heat is lost from the pool water, consider a pool cover
ventilation for the pool room.
maintenance - an on going service contract for the pool.
Leaks - lots of pools leak and can be a nightmare to pinpoint the source
Personally I'd consider going with a small spa and use the space for a sauna and steam room rather than a pool.
You'll get a lot more use out of it than just a pool
Or if the pool was for swimming in look into "endless pools" or "swim spas" like a treadmill for swimming in
http://www.endlesspools.com/swim-spa.php
davidjpowell said:
Our Pool is about ten foot wide, by twenty five foot deep. Falling from four foot to six foot deep.
Early days for us, but first month was £375 for gas and £185 for gas. The boiler (an old unit) was running together with the pump 24 7 for two weeks getting the pool up to temp. It's now on for about ten hours a day, and hopefully working less hard. Pump costs about 40p an hour at peak rate.
Chemical's are not bad - £80 for the initial treatment, and then much less. There seems to be always something to do...
well that went wrong. twenty five feet long chaps.Early days for us, but first month was £375 for gas and £185 for gas. The boiler (an old unit) was running together with the pump 24 7 for two weeks getting the pool up to temp. It's now on for about ten hours a day, and hopefully working less hard. Pump costs about 40p an hour at peak rate.
Chemical's are not bad - £80 for the initial treatment, and then much less. There seems to be always something to do...
Flintstone said:
Have you still got that thing? I remember your thread, at least a couple of years ago?
Well remembered ! previous threadIt's still here, but hopefully not for much longer.
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