Would you like to have a swimming pool installed in your garden? It's a great idea but have you weighed up all of the pros and cons? Here are a few of them for your consideration so that you may make a reasoned decision.
If you live in a hot climate, then it makes sense to have a swimming pool.
This is the first and obvious pro-you need the weather! On your way back home after a long and tiring day at your place of work, you can look forward to a relaxing and rejuvenating swim in the privacy of your own property.
Alternatively, if you don't particularly want privacy, you can offer the excellent facility to your family or friends for them also to enjoy a swim.
Taking this concept a little further you can also have poolside parties at the weekend, or indeed whenever is convenient for you.
You may rest assured that everyone there will have an extremely enjoyable time and it is a nice feeling to be able to provide something for your nearest and dearest.
Of course, children love swimming, and if you have children, then you can be sure that they will be able to hone their swimming skills in a safe environment.
You know that it is safe, because you have made it so, and therefore any concerns about them catching anything nasty from a public pool are therefore not applicable.
You will enjoy quality time with your children, and this is of course priceless, so as pros go, this is a big one.
Maintenance of the pool is extremely important but it is not absolutely essential that you have to take care of all of the maintenance work yourself.
It is a good idea to give your older children some responsibility and become involved with the essential maintenance.
Attention to detail is required and they need to remember how to do these tasks on a regular basis.
So responsibility and memory skills are brought to the fore here, in giving the older children a sense of contribution and worth.
So the above benefits are the advantages, but of course like anything else, there are also negative considerations to take into account.
The main one is cost.
Swimming pools are not an inexpensive commodity.
They are great but you have to pay for the privilege.
You also need to ensure that you have chosen your builders wisely for the installation process.
They need to guarantee their work and you need to eliminate any risk to your home from the project not going to plan for any reason.
You do therefore need to consider the possible stress element involved during the construction of your pool.
Cleanliness of your pool is vital in order to avoid any sort of possible infections.
Chemicals need to be added to your pool in the correct measures.
This all takes time and planning.
Algae could be a problem but you can ask a professional cleaning company to take care of it for you, or alternatively learn how to do it yourself.
It's all part of the fun!