"Pool" barn

[MossRoad]

We did go to someone's home that had a nice screened pole building over their pool. I felt it was kinda weird being inside in summer. They did have a rope swing in there, though. :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

And pretty much all of the inground pools in FL had screened houses over them. But the roof is screened, so you still get the sun, but no bugs. That was nice. But I don't think the screened roof is a good idea in snow country.

 

[Diggin It]

Bugs and stuff blowing around (leaves, spent flower petals, grass clippings, etc.) was my reason for considering something, but the costs involved just didn't make sense.

 

[Big Barn]

"Pool" barn

A retractable cover might be a good option. The roll up mechanism on mine is hydraulically driven. The original cover lasted 16 years and was replaced two years ago. In my municipality, a fence isn’t required if you have one of these.

A cover pump is required to remove rain water accumulation. Pic taken today (April 18/19)




A summer photo showing cover retracted.

 

[tornadowatchranch]

2 thoughts....
What will the high humidity and pool chemicals do to the inside of a metal barn?

If going in ground I highly recommend a retractable cover like in big barn pics. Our chemicals are much easier to manage as rain water never enters the pool. Winter closing is a breeze. It also acts as a solar heater to some degree. Even if you don’t do the auto covers you still need a winter cover of which a good one is not cheap.

 

[Ranger Rick]

If you build pool inside a building I would recommend a pool automatic pool cover. If you have one you do not have to put alarms on all of the self closing doors that the Virginia code requires. It also keeps pool heat in the pool as most heat is lost to evaporation.