Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Picking an Outdoor Pool Design for Home

If you have a house in a sprawling tract of land, chances are you may be having ideas about setting aside some of it for a swimming pool. In many cases, having your own pool is a surefire way to feel refreshed while beating off the heat during summer. However, swimming pools are a mean animal to handle, the water requirements are high and the maintenance costs are nothing to sneeze at. If you are leaning towards an outdoor pool, here are some choices you can discuss with a reputable pool builder.
Outdoor pools are split into either above ground or inground varieties. The above-ground pool is often the cheapest on offer, but having a number of accessory options and assembling a related deck requires checking with municipal regulations. If a gag in the 2003 action comedy Bad Boys II made you shudder about buying an above ground pool, the inground version may work.
You will have to measure the dimensions of the proposed pool against the actual land area to get an accurate quote for the entire project, which will also factor materials and labor. At the same time, though, you will need to review the land to see if you have a high well water table before the hole is dug. A low table is important to prevent the pool water being contaminated.



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