Recently I went along to an exhibition with a friend who has been looking for an outdoor swimming pool and it was quite an eye opener!
I had no idea as to the wide variety of pools, spas and hot tubs that are on offer. I really had not given them much consideration but having spent a really informative morning looking around I went home with loads of ideas. I have the perfect place for an above ground pool at the bottom of the garden.
The cost of these pools are surprisingly much less than I had anticipated. You can purchase a fair sized pool starting at around £1300. The one I had my eye on was 12ft round and held just over 11,000 litres of water.
They can be installed above or below ground level and one question I needed to know was do you need planning permission to have a structure like this in your garden. As a general rule the answer is no unless of course you have a listed building in which case this would not be a viable proposition.
One important point to consider is the fact that in the beginning it will look great when it is just set up and ready for use, but it will need maintaining. There are however a lot of pool accessories on the market to assist. In fact there is a whole list of things to be considered for instance heaters, chlorine, pumps, pool vacuum cleaners and also swimming pool chemicals test kits. Most of these items are a one off expense and it is mainly the water chemicals that will need replacing.
Having weighed up all the pros and cons I think it could be a brilliant idea. It could be a really nice feature in the garden and hopefully if we get this brilliant summer that has been promised us there will be plenty of opportunity to enjoy a pool of our own.
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