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justcallmepool
4 years ago
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Comments (10)Hi Jonathan. Thanks for the replies - they got us talking about a bunch of things! We totally agree about the entrance to the living space - it is too crowded - and the utility room does seem overly large. As a result we're now thinking of broaching the following with the architects. Mirror the stairs mum has on her side to where our current utility room is. They don't need much space which allows for the adjacent study to grow. They would also no longer encroach on the hallway - allowing for a wider door and wider access to it. As an added benefit the stairs would exist facing a better direction (towards the familly bathroom) on the first floor. Potentially this could be three wins! This is the upstairs plan, btw, with the stairs ending facing a wall: The utility room would be moved to the front of the house where the wc and cloakroom are and while we would lose the outside access, it would be close to the front door to get the dogs in quick. The downstairs wc could then go under the stairs? I think that would work. I like the idea of the seperate games room but my better half has vetoed it. She's adamant she wants it in the main social area. And mum was toying with a bedroom downstairs, but would rather the space for other things. It is a good suggestion and one that i've echoed, but she is strong willed and knows what she wants (I wouldn't have it any other way!). A lift or stair master may be on the cards at some point, though. Cheers again for the input!...See Morejustcallmepool
4 years ago
Daisy S
4 years agoThe one thing we wished we had done was to have more bench seating shelves for sitting in the pool. We do a lot of sitting, visiting, and sipping of adult beverages... The little kids and grandkids love the shallow bench area, though we don’t use it. So, glad we did salt water pool - it just feels nicer...
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4 years agoDaisy S
4 years agoYes to your first question...that is a grandson on the Baja - I think ours was called Acapulco, lol- bench/area. It’s great for kids, but we never use it ourselves. Yes, we wish we had more of the deeper bench seating. We only have the steps and a swim out bench in the deep end. That is fine for the two of us, but not when we have friends and family wish we had more.
Yes, we have Pebble Tec...Tahoe Blue.
We are in Northern California. Humidity is not an issue here.
We have had the pool going on nine years. We have had to replace the salt generator. We just bought of of Amazon. I don’t think it is cheaper than chlorine in the long run, but it is great not to constantly buy and lug in chlorine. We do our own pool maintenance. We put a little chlorine in it during the winter when the water gets to cold for the generator. We just really love the feel of the salt water and not having that strong smell.
We do enjoy our small waterfall aesthetic...
We put in solar second year...that really helps ...it can warm up the water 7 to 8 degrees on a nice sunny day. It helps us start swimming in April and to the end of Oct. Of, course your climate is much different.
Good luck on your project...putting in the pool was one of the best things we have done, even if it was after we became empty nesters. It is work, but we both really enjoy it!
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Mrs. S
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHere are some pictures of our stonework. If you like the natural look and use stone, I think this is really nice. Our pool builder was incredibly picky about the stone, sending back one load because it didn't match well enough, in his opinion.
Also, a photo of our baja shelf. We made it extra big, and I'm very happy that we made ours 18" deep. It's the right depth for a lot of things: just sitting there, sitting there watching a toddler who has a place to play, a safe landing spot for a dog who jumps in (yeah, our dogs like to swim, too, and all are trained to use the step there to get out...tho they are never outside unsupervised). We included the "island rock" and the kids love it. You could put an umbrella there, but we really haven't ever done that.
Lastly, I am very grateful to have read here in this forum, before we built our pool, to consider making the shallow end 4' deep. A standard shallow end is probably 3', but the 4' thing allows for better water sports, like the basketball hoop, like a floating volleyball net, and generally is just better and more comfortable for adults to hang out, imo.
Daisy S
4 years agoMrs. S has good advice...I would also say set your budget and don’t get talked into all the extras if they blow your budget. We did all of our own fencing and landscaping/irrigation, deck, put in solar later, etc. Our initial pool build was about the same cost as my Honda Accord. We are pretty frugal people though...we all have different styles and circumstances .
Our solar out behind pool...we have ten acres though...
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