Swimming pool - inside or outside

[bdog]

We are going to be building a swimming pool. Nothing huge and probably just rectangular. We are debating just having it outside or building an insulated steel building around it. Has anyone ever done this?

We are in Texas so we have a lot of warm weather and it would be nice to enjoy it outdoors but having it in a steel building would allow us to use it year round and keep the critters, leaves, etc out of it.

Cost wise I think it would almost be the same. If it was outdoors we would be doing some fairly elaborate landscaping, privacy fence, etc as it would basically just be in a farm field right beside our house.

 

[SJay]

When I was growing up we had one in the house - we had to heat it to be able to use it. Didn't get any sun.

 

[CADplans]

I had a work related friend that purchased an old farm house in New England,,
Many of the farm houses had an attached dairy barn for the cattle,,

Since he had no plans for ever having cattle,, he put a pool in the dairy barn.

All was well,, until the oil shortage of the early 1970's,,,
The pool consumed so much oil to heat the water, my friend literally had to sell the farm house due to the expense of maintaining the temperature,

He felt if the pool had been outside, that solar gain would have heated the water,,, and he could have kept the house.

 

[riptides]

We are going to be building a swimming pool. Nothing huge and probably just rectangular. We are debating just having it outside or building an insulated steel building around it. Has anyone ever done this?

We are in Texas so we have a lot of warm weather and it would be nice to enjoy it outdoors but having it in a steel building would allow us to use it year round and keep the critters, leaves, etc out of it.

Cost wise I think it would almost be the same. If it was outdoors we would be doing some fairly elaborate landscaping, privacy fence, etc as it would basically just be in a farm field right beside our house.

Trust me....no one uses a pool year round. I love ours in the summer, and I love it in the winter when it is all closed up.

That said, critters, leaves, etc. are all taken care of with a good automatic cleaning system. With leaves, comes sun and shade. Place the pool in the right spot and get the benefit of both.

Good luck with your decision.

 

[Shaneard]

The only draw back to having one inside a metal building is the chlorine will eventually rust all the metal. Go somewhere that has an indoor pool, most everything is either rusted or aluminum.

 

[CADplans]

The only draw back to having one inside a metal building is the chlorine will eventually rust all the metal. Go somewhere that has an indoor pool, most everything is either rusted or aluminum.

If you have a steel building,, the pool could be peroxide,,, less of a rust issue IIRC,,,

AND, if the pool is peroxide,, your bathing suits will not fade!! :thumbsup:

 

[lamarbur]

We had a 16 X 32 inground and trust me,,, solar does not work in New England. We had solar panels hooked up and it was a waste of time and money. I went to the local lumber yard, bought black 4 mil plastic and stapled it all around the bubble pack we used to heat it the water with. The black plastic was great compared to solar

 

[Big Barn]

Outside for me. I use a hydraulically driven retractable pool cover which eliminates the necessity of fencing.



Edit. My apologies. I should have included this pic with the cover in place. It prevents accidental drownings when not in use while keeping out debris and retaining heat. When closed during hot days the sun actually helps to heat somewhat.

 

[riptides]

re-.1 That is spectacular. Wow.

 

[Citydude]

Outside for me. I use a hydraulicly driven retractable pool cover which eliminates the necessity of fencing.

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Very nice! The stone colors are beautiful.