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Re: Filling in a pool

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Originally Posted by viviennef (Post 7146847)

I was speaking to a pool consultant who showed me these self closing, self locking doors that are apparently ok. I will double check this with coucil.

This is not for my main house, I have a workshop in the garden that we are turning into a studio flat and it will be straight onto the pool.

It has two sets of double doors one onto the garden and one onto the pool and therefore can be considered an entry - if only the one set of doors were onto the pool it would be ok.

I really dont want to fence around the pool side doors as it wont be as nice so am considering just permanently closing one set of doors. I have a guy coming to talk about the door closign things but I wont be able to stretch the budget to that - we have so many things that would need to be done before that.

Vivienne

Dams don't have fences, garden ponds don't have fences, rivers don't have fences, road don't have fences, lakes don't have fences...

Little kids are at far more risk travelling to school in the car with mum than they are of drowing in a backyard pool.

It's got nothing to do with saving lives, it's all about creating an industry where one didn't exist before, and, of course, the government telling you how to live your life.

Re: Filling in a pool

I am in the garden ponds should have fences brigade. I cant look away for a second with my 3 - I should have just had one then maybe I would have thought you were right.

I agree my kids are more at risk from my driving though, although thats to me seems to be the same way you justify smoking, just because you are more at risk somewhere else doesnt mean you are not as risk.

This pool fence will ruin the look of my garden though.

I do find it like a police state though in queensland, the bsa is like sensibility gone crazy

Viv

Re: Filling in a pool

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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond (Post 7132494)

A courier mail newspaper article has this quote:
Was it the Real Estate agent who told you it wasn't required ?

I remember looking at a house in 2003, and the pool didn't have a fence, and we were told something similar by the agent.

my mate has just bought a 3-4 metre round pool and 1.2 deep from toys r us for about $300, its obvious that a kid could get into trouble in one but as its not a permanent fixture, he thinks that he doesnt need a fence, any thoughts

Re: Filling in a pool

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Originally Posted by rangersman2 (Post 7147007)

It may depend on what State you are in:

QLD

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Portable wading pools do not need to be fenced if they hold no more than 2000 litres of water that is less than 450 mm deep and have no filtration system.
All other portable wading pools require a fence

I bought one like that, and actually still have it rolled up in the garage, and it NEEDED a fence. Not that many people bother of course.
$300 for a pool and $2,000 for the fence around it !!!