ᐅ Pool Construction – Recommendations and Suggestions for the Early Planning Stage

@Seven1984
Our pool is an infinity pool made of stainless steel. Stainless steel pools are among the most advanced but unfortunately also the most expensive. For the pool size you are considering, a stainless steel pool will already cost six figures.

We have expanded the technology quite extensively. You won’t reach that level with your budget. The equipment alone already exceeds your $20k.

You need to decide what type of pool you want (skimmer, rim skimmer, overflow, infinity, etc.), then consider the waterproofing. I would recommend using a liner.
You will need a sand filter system in the size of 800mm (31.5 inches) plus pump, control system, and so on.

Roughly speaking:
- Excavation
- Concrete slab
- Walls
- Plumbing (including fresh water, wastewater, heating...)
- Floor drains
- Inlet nozzles
- (Flat) skimmer
- Waterproofing (liner)
- Sand filter
- Pump
- Multiport valve (also available with automatic backwash)
- Pump or pool control system
- Dosing system
- Measurement system
- Automatic refill
- Cover (affordable options include a simple cover foil or floating roller cover, up to recessed or sliding glass covers)
- Heating system (solar, heat pump, house heating system...)

As you can see, there is a huge range of options. You can save on dosing and measurement systems at first and do everything manually. These can be retrofitted later.
I would recommend going with a saltwater electrolysis system.

evelinoz schrieb:

@Mycraft,

I live in an area full of pools. From my 20 years of experience here, pools are only used frequently when there are several children in the household. Adults rarely use the pool, except for one person who uses it regularly, but he also goes to the nude beach; the sea is about 1 meter (0.6 miles) from my house.

There are many reasons why pools are not used more often. People don’t always feel like swimming, there are other tasks inside and around the house, working shifts, visitors, and so on. It’s similar to boats around here. They rarely get used even though the boat ramp is just around the corner. Usually, there’s nobody in the family interested, plus there are the costs.

We have a swim spa, Oasis Platinum measuring 4.4 meters by 2.25 meters (14.4 feet by 7.4 feet), and I use it five times a week. We have a heat pump and solar panels; otherwise, the electricity costs would be quite high. In winter, I keep it at 36°C (97°F). Winter here means it doesn’t get colder than 5°C (41°F) at night and 15°C (59°F) during the day. It’s mainly for adults.

Safety regarding pools and spas is taken very seriously here. Although our spa is 1.3 meters (4.3 feet) deep and has heavy covers that I can’t lift, the spa must be fenced off. It has to be 80 centimeters (31 inches) away from the neighbor’s fence, which is 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) high and opaque, and so on.

Oh, and our beach is quite empty; part of it is a dog-friendly area, which is well visited.

Sounds great. I’m currently planning something similar. Do you have a photo of your pool? I’d like to see how you secured it.

@Piotr1981, do you mean around the spa? We went with the cheapest option, but it depends on what the authorities require. They came twice before I got the official go-ahead that it was okay.

There is another fence behind the shed. Between the fence and the ground towards the plants, we had to seal it tightly, even though no child could dig through there. On the side where the air conditioning unit is, we also had to cover the framework, and so on.

The nicest option is glass, but it’s very expensive (the brackets).

We installed lift mechanisms on the covers at both ends, which were also costly.

evelinoz schrieb:

@Piotr1981, do you mean around the spa? We chose the cheapest option, but it depends on what the authorities require. They came twice until I finally got the permit confirming it was okay.

There is another fence behind the shed. We had to seal the gap between the fence and the ground near the plants, even though no child could dig through there. On the side where the air conditioning unit is, we also had to cover the framework, and so on.

The nicest option is with glass, but the mounts are very expensive.

For the covers on both ends, we installed one of those lift mechanisms, which was also costly.

Looks great!
Really impressive.
But such a huge effort? How likely is it that kids will get there? Is it open?

Looks good. However, this is a "display pool." The discussion here was about a recessed version with the appropriate equipment.
Also, heating is generally not an issue in many parts of Australia.
In Germany, the regulations regarding safety are not quite as strict.
A walkable in-ground cover already solves the problem. When the pool is open, children should never be left unattended anyway...

evelinoz schrieb:

@Piotr1981, do you mean around the spa? We chose the cheapest option, but it depends on what the authorities require. They visited twice until I got the confirmation that it was okay.

There is another fence behind the shed. Between the fence and the ground near the plants, we had to seal it off, even though no child could dig through there. On the side where the air conditioning unit is, we also had to cover the frame, and so on.

The nicest option is glass, but the fittings are very expensive.

For the covers on both ends, we installed a kind of lifting mechanism, which was also costly.

Australia or America?