80 LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL WORKS
The Spa Garden at Wickwoods Country Club, Hotel & Spa by Fowler Swimming Pools
intense smell of chemicals as you walked in. You want to avoid this, so how do we treat the water? The options are varied; do we use chlorine with constant monitoring and dosing, so the pool is always in the correct parameters. Alternatively, do you want to use salt to generate the chlorine? Or how about UV, Ozone or one of the many other methods available? There are so many choices but again it is so easy to select the wrong option and end up with a system that is not right for the pool.
Cover & maintenance You need to carefully consider the clients’ needs in terms of the cover – for an indoor pool do they want a slatted cover with its sleek looks? Alternatively, an outdoor pool is an automatic safety cover required for peace of mind that the pool is secure and cannot be accessed by children or pets when not in use?
Garry family renovation by Simplex Swinming Pools
Once you have tackled all these important choices, it is equally key to consider how the pool will be maintained. A swimming pool is an aspirational product for spending quality time at home. After designing the most fantastic pool environment, you don’t want to ask clients
to spend two hours a week looking after it when the whole idea is to spend more time as a family enjoying it. Options to consider here are automation of the heating system, chemical treatment, and cleaning of the pool: all key factors to look at when designing for minimal maintenance. It’s advisable to look at those products that are tried and tested in the marketplace, and have survived the test of time and continue to constantly perform. This also applies if the client wants to enhance their pool space with the addition of a sauna, steam room or spa. The same criteria need to be considered as no one wants to sit in a cold sauna, a steam room with no steam or a spa without jets or bubbles. Going back to the sports car analogy, from that first moment you saw it in the garage, to getting in for that first exhilarating drive, you want the whole experience to meet every expectation. The same aspiration is true for a swimming pool. From the first sight to that initial dive into the water, you just want it all to feel right.
Steve Nelson is commercial and international manager at Certikin
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