Are you interested in improving your home? Perhaps you are specifically interested in improving your home with a pool addition. If so then as you consider adding a pool to your property, there are a few key points that you need to consider before you make a change like this. In this post we list some factors to take into account when installing a pool but also in maintaining one too.
COST
While improving your home with a pool addition seems like a wonderful idea, first you need to make sure that you are thinking about the overall cost of your swimming pool. You might think that a swimming pool is going to cost an absolute fortune. However, we are delighted to say that this isn’t the case. In reality, you might be able to set up a swimming pool for less than the average kitchen renovation. That’s important because it means that anyone can probably fit a pool into their home renovation budget.
Of course, the initial building work isn’t the only cost that you need to consider here.
MAINTENANCE
You also need to make sure that you are thinking in terms of maintenance. A pool will always require a lot of maintenance. If you are wondering how to maintain your pool, then you’ll find lots of great guides that you can explore online. However, you might also want to think about hiring a professional to complete the work for you if you can fit this into your budget. In general, you’ll need to think about cleaning the pool at least once a week.
FEATURES
Another point to consider when installing your new pool is the features that you want to include. There are lots of features that you can add to a typical pool. For instance, you might want to install a pool with a water feature such as a waterfall. Or, you could look into lighting for your pool. The best pool lighting will ensure that you have a wonderful area of your garden that you can enjoy through the evening. This is just one element that you might want to consider when creating the ideal setup in your home.
SAFETY
Next, you should make sure that you are exploring the right safety features that you need. Safety features are a critical concern if you have children living at home. You need to make sure that the kids can’t access the pool when they are not being monitored. This means that you should be adding fencing around your pool. By adding fencing around the area of the pool, you can also keep animals out of the water at the same time.
SIZE
How big do you want your own pool to be? Be aware that the bigger you go, the higher the price will be. If money is no object then you may want to install the biggest pool that will take up the whole of your garden. Do be careful with this option as you will then have to fork out for the maintenance of the pool. When you speak to the pool installers they will give you a rough idea of the type of pool that they recommend for you, your home, and your garden.
MATERIALS
Another element that you should think about is the materials used for your pool. The materials utilized during your pool installation will determine whether your pool is expensive or cheap to build. For instance, pools that are made of fiberglass are always going to be more cost friendly. However, this is going to limit your options when it comes to customization. Fiberglass pools are often just one molded piece that is fitted directly into the ground.
DEPTH
A question to ask yourself when you are installing a pool is how deep you want it to be? There are many depths available when it comes to home pools. Perhaps think about the people that are going to be using it and then you will have a better understanding of the depth required. If the whole family is going to be using it, including the kids, then you will want half of the pool to be shallow. The other half can be as deep as you want it, but be aware that you will need to teach your kids about drowning and water danger. It is incredibly common for pools to have a varying depth to them. Most commonly they start shallow and then slope down to a deep end of around 7ft.
BENEFITS
When you think about improving your home with a pool addition, there are also many benefits to owning a pool, except for the obvious one of privacy. If you have various health complaints then being in the water will do wonders for you and your body. You may have pulled a muscle while out on your run last week, if that is the case then doing some lengths in your pool will ease this stress and strain on your muscles and help repair them quicker. Another benefit is the convenience of having your own pool is that you will never have to work around public pools opening and closing times, you can just jump in and out whenever you feel like it.
Another key point to consider when exploring the benefits is the literal value it will bring to your home. Adding a pool to your home could increase the value of the property by as much as 25%. This means that you’ll have a bigger profit when it’s time to sell which we think you’ll agree is fantastic news. You just need to make sure that your pool is installed and built to the right quality standard. This brings us neatly to the next point.
CONTRACTORS
Finally, if you are still invested in installing a pool in your home or garden then you may need to research the best company to do this for you. You may know someone that installs pools for a living but they don’t come recommended. Just because you know a guy doesn’t mean you have to use them. If you have friends, family, or neighbors that have recently installed a pool then you could go to them for recommendations. Make sure you mention them when contacting the company as it is always nice for them to know they come recommended by previous customers. If you are not sure who to use then you can check online for reviews and testimonials, this will give you a general idea as to whether or not they are any good.
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This has been a collaborative post. All thoughts and opinions expressed above are not my own
