Hello,
we are currently installing a swimming pond. Although the water edge is quite shallow, I am starting to worry about my little one. However, I do not want to put a fence around the pond. Do you have any ideas on how I could secure the pond?
we are currently installing a swimming pond. Although the water edge is quite shallow, I am starting to worry about my little one. However, I do not want to put a fence around the pond. Do you have any ideas on how I could secure the pond?
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nordanney6 Aug 2013 08:52If you want to keep it as a natural swimming pond (why did you only realize after construction started that you have children?), then you will probably have to install an ugly fence. Alternatively, full supervision of the children and early swimming lessons...
Baumeister606 Aug 2013 10:23The idea with the grid is absurd! If there is enough space, a fence with a gate is not necessarily the worst solution. The simplest thing I can think of is a cover tarp; it doesn’t look bad and protects both the pond and the children. By the way, a pond like this is quite a danger, because even if you build a fence and children still fall in—yours or the neighbors’—it is your responsibility! How is the natural swimming pond designed? Is it freely accessible from all sides?
Any body of water in the garden, whether a small pool or a larger pond, must be secured. The owner is liable for accidents even if it’s not their own children but neighbors’ children who climb over the fence out of curiosity. Court rulings have confirmed this legal interpretation.
Hello,
the pond will be located at the edge of the property, so it will only be accessible from two sides, but we all know how kids are—they don’t really pay attention to things like that. Honestly, I’m less worried about the neighbor’s children; if they’re old enough to climb over my fence, then they can probably swim as well.
I also find the idea of a grid or fence completely impractical, especially since, as the name suggests, I want to swim in it. I’ve considered using a cover, but that doesn’t work with the plants growing in and around the pond.
However, I recently read about an alarm device that sounds a signal if something falls into the water, so at least you don’t have to constantly watch to see if a child is playing near the water’s edge. I’m planning to ask the pond installer what they think about it. What do you think—does such a device make sense?
the pond will be located at the edge of the property, so it will only be accessible from two sides, but we all know how kids are—they don’t really pay attention to things like that. Honestly, I’m less worried about the neighbor’s children; if they’re old enough to climb over my fence, then they can probably swim as well.
I also find the idea of a grid or fence completely impractical, especially since, as the name suggests, I want to swim in it. I’ve considered using a cover, but that doesn’t work with the plants growing in and around the pond.
However, I recently read about an alarm device that sounds a signal if something falls into the water, so at least you don’t have to constantly watch to see if a child is playing near the water’s edge. I’m planning to ask the pond installer what they think about it. What do you think—does such a device make sense?
Admit that a grate is not suitable for a natural swimming pond.
When it comes to the safety of my children, I wouldn’t want to rely solely on an alarm...
And yes, you have to "constantly check if a child is playing near the water’s edge" if the water’s edge is freely accessible. The depth does not matter.
When it comes to the safety of my children, I wouldn’t want to rely solely on an alarm...
And yes, you have to "constantly check if a child is playing near the water’s edge" if the water’s edge is freely accessible. The depth does not matter.
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nordanney6 Aug 2013 12:36What use is the alarm device if you are, for example, in the basement, in the bathroom, or somewhere else? By the time you have rescued the child, it will already be too late!
... and running to the pond for every frog, bird, etc. does not seem practical to me either.
... and running to the pond for every frog, bird, etc. does not seem practical to me either.
Baumeister60 schrieb:
The simplest thing I can think of is a cover tarp, it doesn't look ugly and protects both the pond and the children.If the tarp is not taut, you could sink into it. Otherwise, it is life-threatening even for an adult. You fall in, sink into the tarp, and the water pressure from outside does the rest.
I would advise against this solution.
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