jellibaby

FANTASTIC looking pool Ned - bet you're chuffed with it eh! Can I ask - did you have to install a water tank given the size? We are about to go for a 12m x 3m (narrow rear garden) and were told that over a certain volume we need a water tank - with some fidgeting with depth and width etc we have come in just UNDER the required water volume for a water tank. we are in Port Macquarie NSW so would be interested to know what other councils, districts etc are saying about water use. Our pool builder says it will cost us about $40 off the domestic supply to fill it ourselves.

Regarding the tanks - we could have this put into the ground, or with a concrete pool add it to the end of the pool in concrete - or a plastic 5000ltr jobby down the side of the house. We already have a rainwater tank which feeds the toilets, laundry and a garden hose and it huge at just 3500ltrs so the pool tank would have been a bit of an eyesore!!!!

Any thoughts from anyone?

jellibaby

There is another thread on concrete vs fibreglass somewhere.

Same as before - the concrete guys tell one story, the fibreglass guys tell another. Fibreglass fades and is affected over time by chlorine (salt or otherwise). Ground movement is more noticeable UNLESS you put it on a concrete bed (it is done - house round corner from us just doing that now) - so likely to get cracks but this depends more on your land it you have rain and a lot of drying out in between. We are on a slope and have a retaining wall back fo the house to keep the next house going up behind us from sliding down into our garden etc. Concrete is the only way forward for us. Recommend talking to every pool builder around they will all give you bits of info which you can pool (sorry - pun!) together to make the decision on.

NedKelly

We had a concrete tank built separately from the pool and it is hidden under the Gazebo, 22,500 litres. We had to increase the height of the fence in the gazebo to comply with the pool fence regulations. Since building it we have had so much rain that the tank has always been full and we have never had to top up the pool.

jellibaby

Heyzeus!!!!! A 22500 litre tank! Holy smokes that's MASSIVE! We thought 5000 litres was BIG!!!! I'm pleased that Hastings council where we are isa bit more accomodating - although - they have calculated the evaporation on the total litres in the pool not the surface area- I'm no engineer but shouldn't the evaporation rate be by surface volume not total pool volume!!!! Anyway - looks like we have found a way round this!

NedKelly

We didn't have to build a tank that big, in fact when we built the pool we just thought it would be a good idea.

I heard on the radio this morning that the Gold Coast City Council want to release us from water restrictions here as the Hinze dam is 100% full and they are worried about stresses during construction to raise the height. Now that the water restrictions are controlled from Brisbane they have refused, I am sure that cow Bligh has something to do with it.

robert cowan

concrete pools can pop out of the ground too. you have to be careful when emptying them.

robert cowan

some pics of our pool

Tiawamutu

Very nice

Is that solar electricity you have?

jellibaby

Work started today on our 12m x 4m concrete pool. Estimated cost of $47,000 plus pavers and tiles. We'll update as the build progresses. So far its just a massive big hole in the ground which apparently will decrease in size as the concrete goes in.

NKSK version 2

All very nice.

Clearly I'm in the wrong job...

How can people justfiy spending - or even afford to spend - $30K to $40K on a swimming pool?

Vanessa

Here is ours - finished just before christmas so had lots of use out of it over the past few months.

I_Will_Freckle

That's a nice one of you and hubby splashing around.

Hutch

Loving these fancy pools. Our looks positively shit by comparison - I take some solace from the fact that it came with the house and is about 15 years old.

jellibaby

Day 1: Dig the hole
Day 2: Tidy up the hole and ensure the sides are vertical
Day 3: Start of framework
Day 4: Complete framework and lay conduit for electrics
Day 5: Concrete spray

crocodileseamus

Sorry to interrupt, but what date was Aston man's pool warming party???????????