Pool for a summer residence: what to choose?

In the summer heat during a holiday in a holiday village, plunge into cool clear clear water is a real pleasure. However, not always in walking distance there is a river or pond, and dive and swim in the hot days really want to! In this case, you need to take care of the question of how to build a swimming pool for the dacha: what to choose? After all, the modern market offers a wide variety of different types of this hydraulic structure. Only choose! Each option has its pluses and minuses, so you need to study all existing proposals today in order to acquire exactly what you need personally.

Simplicity and availability of the inflatable pool

Since basically our summer cottages have standard sizes - 6 hundred parts, they are perfect for a compact, easy to install pond, which is then as simpleremove, and when a need arises and take away for storage in a warm room. All these pluses have an inflatable pool, which is reasonably priced. However, it is impossible to wait from him for impeccable quality and long service life: although polychlorinated vinyl chloride is used for its production, it will not be difficult for the dog or child to damage it. On the site it is necessary to prepare in advance a smooth platform without sharp objects. To protect against damage, it must be covered with a special rug or thick strong film.

Pros:

• Affordable price.
• Compact in the folded form.
• Ease of transportation.
• Easy to install and move around the site.

Cons:

• Small size.
• The need for periodic air pumping.
• Fragility.
• Emergence of leaks.
• Softness and flexibility of the skirting boards( due to the lack of a rigid frame).
• Only ground installation( without penetration).
• Lack of water purification capability, which necessitates frequent replacement.
• Impossibility of installation in the presence of pets, even cats.

Quick and easy construction of the frame pool

Any inflatable pool is surely deflated and cleaned at the end of the season. In contrast to it, the skeleton pool can be either detachable or stationary. To do this, it must contain frost-resistant materials, which must be checked with the seller in advance. It is possible to put it both independently and with the involvement of specialists, having determined on the ground or buried in the soil. The frame pool is a frame made of plastic or metal, inside of which is attached a dense liner of PVC, which is then filled with water. It is advisable to choose a pool that is produced in Europe, rather than a Chinese version, which is cheaper, but most likely will prove to be unreliable. Chinese manufacturers make ponds entirely of plastic, while expensive, but high-quality European models have a steel sheet at their base.

Pros:

• Easy to assemble.
• Possibility of disassembly at the end of the season.
• A good service life of 7 to 10 years.
• Reliability and stability.

Cons:

• Because of the bad volume of the pool( sometimes up to several cubic meters), it will take a long time to drain and pour the water, especially if the water pressure is low.
• The construction of an awning or a canopy and even a pavilion is required, so that the water is not contaminated.
• During wintering, the inner liner quickly fails.
• A fairly decent price of accessories, which often need to be purchased separately, since they are not included in the kit.

Strength and convenience of a basin of composite materials

If you have the opportunity and desire to arrange a swimming pool at the dacha, which will function all year round, then you need to pay attention to the quite popular in Europe bowls for pools of composite materials. Bowls made of strong fiberglass with 1 cm walls have smooth contours. They have no seams, because these products are cast in the factory. Such a bowl does not require finishing, you just need to prepare a good platform for the installation of the bowl, which is usually carried out for one week by hired professionals. Above the pool, it would be nice to build a pavilion with a roof to take advantage of the benefits of year-round bathing. Pros:

• Lightness and strength of the bowl.
• Scratch resistance.
• Decent appearance.
• Long service life.
• Significant degree of reliability.
• Resistance to chemical agents.
• The possibility of year-round use.

Cons:

• Typical form.
• A decent price.
• Only available on heavy vehicles.
• The need for a mechanized installation of the bowl.
• Long site preparation with the use of specialists.
• The desirability of building a pavilion.

Quality and durability of the reinforced concrete basin

If you are predisposed to build everything at your dacha for centuries or decades, and have the necessary financial means for this, then you need to think about the construction of a stationary pool of concrete. The price of such a structure is higher than an expensive composite pool, because the hydraulic structure of reinforced concrete needs finishing, which will give it an exclusive and presentable appearance. For this, tile or mosaic is used.

Pros:

• Ability to make any shape and finish.
• Ability to adjust the depth difference.
• If necessary, massage and jumping zones.
• Unusual durability and reliability.
• Possibility of swimming at any time of the year.

Cons:

• Very high cost.
• Big complexity of the arrangement.
• The need for sufficient space for the construction of a separate pavilion.
• Necessity of preliminary designing and attraction of additional labor for construction and installation works.
• Long construction time.

Maintenance and care of the pool

Every swimming pool, even the most basic and cheap, requires systematic care. An open reservoir is covered with mud even faster than a closed one, so it is necessary to clean the water in it quite often with special nets, periodically removing down, leaves and branches from its surface. For the same purposes, a more expensive water vacuum cleaner is used, which is convenient to clean the bottom of the reservoir.

It is necessary to immediately purchase a filter unit with a pump. For every pool you need a filter with a certain capacity. It can be calculated if you divide the volume of your reservoir by four. Usually the pool needs the installation of filters that pass through itself from 4 to 12 m3 of water per hour.

You can not do without water treatment chemicals, because it gives the reservoir crystal transparency. For the disinfection of water, chlorine, bromine and even sometimes active liquid oxygen are used. In addition to this, you can use ultraviolet and ozonization. Chemical antiseptics help to cope with excessive turbidity of water, regulate its level of rigidity, destroy all kinds of algae and bacteria.

Thus, you can choose any of the considered types of pool. It all depends on your preferences, financial capabilities and frequency of use. After all, you need to understand that expensive stationary facilities require expensive maintenance, without which any pool will turn into a covered pond and algae pond.