Bink

Indeed. It's skin for me. I have eczema and I can feel it as soon as I get out of a chlorine pool (it depends on how much chlorine is in there to be fair though). It's significantly better with a saltwater pool.

Yorkieabroad

Brother in law didn't put coping in - they just had their sundeck run up and over into the pool. Makes it non-slip for the kids (although we've got travertine coping, and that's not been slippy), plus saves on the cost, but did look a bit odd.

Ray

Here is my pool in 1997 ..plain and simple
no different now

lisa67

We're just west of Fort Worth, 40ft, 8ft deep at one end, water fall the length of the pool (no spa or slide) extra $$ for jack hammering into bed rock....50k. (4 years ago)

Uncle_Bob

plain and simple? with a built in spa. i don't know what you'd call mine then.

Ray

put the pics up then

Uncle_Bob

Salt is considered better by most because its nicer on the skin.
Initially I wanted salt but was talked out of it by a friend in the business.

Chlorine at a safe level does not irritate your eyes. Its the Low pH water that causes skin and eye irritation, making the eyes look red.

Uncle_Bob

My pool was built in 1996 with the house a pool builder went around all homes with a deal. I'm was not the original owner but i have the receipt. It was around $16k for a 80 foot perimeter in ground plaster 10,000 gallon play pool. With filter and pump and a simple waterfall feature.

The pool company has since goine out of business as many did when the property bubble burst. Maybe that is why the surviving pool builders can charge so much.

Bink

First design is back. Super quick as they only came round yesterday!

Orangepants

Wow - that looks beautiful.. We are 4 weeks into our pool build and it is so exciting seeing it coming together. We have already upgraded the pebbletec colour, more concrete and another electrical socket - the project just keeps growing..

Our hot tub is slightly raised from the pool - how does it work when they are on the same level - won't the warm water from the spa flow in to the pool?

Bink

Thanks! we really like it. Our spar is raised 6" it just isn't clear from the picture as it has an infinity or negative edge.

Good luck with your pool build! I have a feeling ours may grow too...

Uncle_Bob

Bink that looks amazing. I love the rock going into the pool at the water line. I couldn't do that in Arizona, the water is too hard and I'd be fighting a hard water (calcium build up) water line.

Just a suggestion for you, if you don't mind. I would not have that circular raised section around the fire pit. My experience of fire pits is that they are welcoming if you can just pull up a chair. Not lift one up a step and worry about falling off once you're up. Plus you could put loungers around the fire pit too if there was no raised section.

I think with that design I would just live by the pool and rent out the house

Uncle_Bob

Here you go Ray.
Like I said very basic. Builders special 1996 and upgraded tile and pebbletec surface in 2004.

We used to have white plaster but added new tile and the pebble tec finish.

http://www.pebbletec.com/products/pe...reme-de-menthe

Boomhauer

What reason/s did your friend give for not going with salt?

Bink

Thanks, we'd already decided this ourselves for exactly the reasons you describe!! I think the spa is going to move there though.

Living by the pool is the idea!