11m x 4m outdoor swimming pool in 3 weeks (with paving)
Discussion
JulianPH said:
GR_TVR said:
JulianPH said:
to add a poolside bar.
Any suggestions always welcomed.
Gin, whiskey, brandy, vodka, rum...Any suggestions always welcomed.
Is that enough to make a start?
My current thoughts are beer & Prosecco before lunch, some good red from the cellar during - and all the rest for after.
I may be aiming low though, perhaps some real life experiment is worth while?
Anyone up for this?!!!
Now if you could add Aperol Spritz on draft too you have the ingredients for a very pissed pool party !!
WCPGW???
Edit - probably need Whisky Mac at this time of year though...
XJSJohn said:
I discovered an absolute must last summer down on Hammersmith Embankment, Pimms on draft!
Now if you could add Aperol Spritz on draft too you have the ingredients for a very pissed pool party !!
WCPGW???
Edit - probably need Whisky Mac at this time of year though...
I'm just planning on putting in some glass fronted fridges and a selection of spirits for cocktails if we go with the bar idea (which I think we will).Now if you could add Aperol Spritz on draft too you have the ingredients for a very pissed pool party !!
WCPGW???
Edit - probably need Whisky Mac at this time of year though...
AstonZagato said:
We have a rather extravagant octagonal pool house that has a kitchen (with fridge and freezer for cold drinks), male and female changing rooms (with showers and loos), seating and gym equipment. In the winter, it is used for storing the garden furniture.
Sounds lovely.My only regret with rushing myself to get the pool in is that I didn't plan for any of that as part of the design and it is a bit difficult to retro fit into what I have.
Only a small regret though in the grad scheme of things!
JulianPH said:
AstonZagato said:
We have a rather extravagant octagonal pool house that has a kitchen (with fridge and freezer for cold drinks), male and female changing rooms (with showers and loos), seating and gym equipment. In the winter, it is used for storing the garden furniture.
Sounds lovely.My only regret with rushing myself to get the pool in is that I didn't plan for any of that as part of the design and it is a bit difficult to retro fit into what I have.
Only a small regret though in the grad scheme of things!
What's important?
The storage is essential - all the towels, goggles, inflatables need to be stored and it may as well be close by. We have a separate plant room but also chemicals for the pool. Put in racks for the towels and bins for the toys (which can be made into seats for changing).
Changing is useful - people don't go back in the house dripping wet. But really not much of an issue. However, if you have a horde of people descend on you for the day, they do need somewhere to change and walking into random rooms in your house might not suit you/them.
The loos are also a god-send, especially with small kids but very difficult to retro-fit.
I'd say a fridge with ice is essential. If you are around the pool, you want a cold drink. You'll need plastic glasses - much safer (which means somewhere to stack them - and perhaps wash them, so you can clean them and put them back immediately). Also a barbecue. You will need to store that over winter.
We used the pool house kitchen a lot when the kids were young, as we lived around the pool during summer weekends. Lots of BBQs. Saved shuttling back and forwards to the house - it also has a dishwasher, so all the glasses/crockery/cutlery can stay out there. Now the kids are grown and flown the nest, we still use the pool but tend to return to the house for lunch/dinner.
JulianPH said:
I'm just planning on putting in some glass fronted fridges and a selection of spirits for cocktails if we go with the bar idea (which I think we will).
If you like beer, get a Philips perfect draft - great craft beers on tap without all the hassle of getting a proper pub installed (although that isn't a bad idea!)AstonZagato said:
It was built long before we bought the place. It is rather unnecessary. However, if my wife ever kicks me out, I can go and live in it quite comfortably!
What's important?
The storage is essential - all the towels, goggles, inflatables need to be stored and it may as well be close by. We have a separate plant room but also chemicals for the pool. Put in racks for the towels and bins for the toys (which can be made into seats for changing).
Changing is useful - people don't go back in the house dripping wet. But really not much of an issue. However, if you have a horde of people descend on you for the day, they do need somewhere to change and walking into random rooms in your house might not suit you/them.
The loos are also a god-send, especially with small kids but very difficult to retro-fit.
I'd say a fridge with ice is essential. If you are around the pool, you want a cold drink. You'll need plastic glasses - much safer (which means somewhere to stack them - and perhaps wash them, so you can clean them and put them back immediately). Also a barbecue. You will need to store that over winter.
We used the pool house kitchen a lot when the kids were young, as we lived around the pool during summer weekends. Lots of BBQs. Saved shuttling back and forwards to the house - it also has a dishwasher, so all the glasses/crockery/cutlery can stay out there. Now the kids are grown and flown the nest, we still use the pool but tend to return to the house for lunch/dinner.
I like the fact it gives you somewhere comfy to live if domestic bliss goes askew! What's important?
The storage is essential - all the towels, goggles, inflatables need to be stored and it may as well be close by. We have a separate plant room but also chemicals for the pool. Put in racks for the towels and bins for the toys (which can be made into seats for changing).
Changing is useful - people don't go back in the house dripping wet. But really not much of an issue. However, if you have a horde of people descend on you for the day, they do need somewhere to change and walking into random rooms in your house might not suit you/them.
The loos are also a god-send, especially with small kids but very difficult to retro-fit.
I'd say a fridge with ice is essential. If you are around the pool, you want a cold drink. You'll need plastic glasses - much safer (which means somewhere to stack them - and perhaps wash them, so you can clean them and put them back immediately). Also a barbecue. You will need to store that over winter.
We used the pool house kitchen a lot when the kids were young, as we lived around the pool during summer weekends. Lots of BBQs. Saved shuttling back and forwards to the house - it also has a dishwasher, so all the glasses/crockery/cutlery can stay out there. Now the kids are grown and flown the nest, we still use the pool but tend to return to the house for lunch/dinner.
The plan is to use the extra space for changing if possible (particularly in summer when the cushions are not in it). Loos would have been good, but as you say, retro fitting the plumbing rules this out all together and my daughter is now 14 so it is not really an issue.
Fridges and the rest will all be part of the proposed bar area but I'm keeping the BBQ away from the oil tank!!!
menguin said:
JulianPH said:
I'm just planning on putting in some glass fronted fridges and a selection of spirits for cocktails if we go with the bar idea (which I think we will).
If you like beer, get a Philips perfect draft - great craft beers on tap without all the hassle of getting a proper pub installed (although that isn't a bad idea!)I might just try one for my Dad though (who is the opposite of me!).
Cocktails (both of the alcoholic and non-alcoholic variety) will be covered too.
JulianPH said:
Digger said:
Minor correction! As in everyone needs a mate called Dave. (I think this one started with the nazi bunker thread) 
He does go by Dave by the way! I agree, everybody needs a Dave, even if they don't have a Nazi bunker! 
Peanut Gallery said:
interstellar said:
Where's Forky?
So not just me that thought that! - I think you can just make out the handle in the second picture, hanging on the wall, behind the silver . . ladders (?)He is about to be re-homed in a far more appropriate setting though...
More pic to follow shortly!
I was avoiding social media when this thread was started so have only just come across it.
What a fantastic thing to be able to do for your daughter.
It sounds like several lifelong friendships have also been made, which is also important.
It's brightened up a dreary south Norfolk morning.
Many thanks for sharing it.
As an aside, I also have an unworn "What would Dave do?" t-shirt.
What a fantastic thing to be able to do for your daughter.
It sounds like several lifelong friendships have also been made, which is also important.
It's brightened up a dreary south Norfolk morning.
Many thanks for sharing it.
As an aside, I also have an unworn "What would Dave do?" t-shirt.
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