Swimming Pool Chemicals
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Real Estate News reported Sydneysiders’ fascination with swimming pools, despite being surrounded by beautiful beaches. For them, a swimming pool “isn’t a luxury, it’s an integral part of the home” because it serves as a focal point for entertainment, exercise, architectural element, and visual aesthetics. Spiros Dassakis, the chief executive of Swimming Pool & Spa Association of NSW (SPASA), said that Australia is the largest consumer of pools per head of population worldwide, with approximately 6,000-6,500 pools installed in NSW every year. This is why pool builders continually improve their manufacturing processes, materials and technology by seeking effective and sustainable alternatives for motors and pumps, swimming pool paint, filter methods, water systems, and pool maintenance equipment.
Different Pool Types
Although swimming pools may differ in shapes, sizes and uses, they work basically in the same way, following the same basic plumbing and filtering systems. They differ in how the basin is made. Let’s look at the list below of the different types of pool and their characteristics.
* Above-ground pools
* Easiest to install with a prefabricated kit
* Cheapest option but not durable
* In-ground pools
* Concrete pools
– Can be designed to a specific shape and size
– Often installed before a new house is built or the first step in a house renovation
– Construction can take a couple of months
– Extra features: raised or wet edges, tiled feature walls, overflows
– Finishes: partially or fully tiled, spray-on pebble, glass-bead, painted plaster
* Gunite pools
– Assembles a framework grid with steel reinforcing rods or rebar
– Gunite, a mixture of cement and sand, is sprayed around the rebar
– Finishes: plaster, tile, exposed aggregate, fibreglass
– Can be designed into various shapes and sizes
– Highly durable
* Shotcrete pools
– A variation of concrete and gunite
– Using concrete’s cement mixture and spraying it through gunite’s spray application
* Fibreglass pools
– Made from fibreglass-reinforced plastic or factory-built shell
– Finishes: gel coating like the one used on modern boats
– More affordable costs
– Short installation time: can be installed in a couple of weeks
– Fewer chemicals used due to its smooth, non-porous finish
– Can withstand temperature changes and maintain surface beauty over time
* Vinyl liner or vinyl-lined in-ground pools
– Cheaper than other in-ground designed pools
– Not as durable, will lasts 8-10 years only
Above-Ground Pools Vs. In-Ground Pools
Deciding on which pool type to install will depend on your preference between above-ground and in-ground pools. Here are some of the factors that will help you compare these two types:
* Cost
* Above-ground pools are cheaper because there’s no construction costs and installation fees associated with in-ground pools
* Homeowners can set it up themselves
* In-ground pools can take weeks to months of construction and installation
* Convenience
* Above-ground pools are not permanent structures, can be removed at any time or taken with homeowners when they move or transfer
* In-ground pools are fixed structures and part of the property
* Style
* In-ground pools can vary in shapes, sizes, depths, designs and extra features, such as water slides, diving boards, etc.
If you’re planning to install a swimming pool, choose the one that fits your style and budget. Go for the swimming pool paint colour and shape you like. It’s your pool, after all.
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