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Indoor Swimming Pools: How to Design an Indoor Pool and Pool House

An Indoor Poolhouse can be spectacularly attractive

The pure aesthetic beauty of a well designed poolhouse can be spectacularly attractive as our gallery below illustrates. To look at the different design options just click on any thumbnail in the table below..

Type Description Thumb

Stylish and ultra-modern poolhouse

New purpose built poolhouse with the dehumidification grilles cleverly and unobtrusively installed in the far wall of the pool house very stylish poolhouse

Glass timber framed poolhouse

Glass timber framed poolhouses like this will normally provide the most economic indoor pool solution and are always better if connected directly to the house glass poolhouse

Modern poolhouse with very large windows

The very large windows give lots of light and life to the indoor pool and will always be particularly suitable where the pool looks out over the sea or some other panoramic view poolhouse with big windows

High poolhouse with timber claddding.

This very high design gives a nice light feel to the poolhouse and the above ground floating pool cover winder is cleverly hidden in a housing that matches the poolhouse lining. poolhouse with high timber cladding

High modern poolhouse with high ceiling

The very high bay windows and strikingly black cross beams turn this poolhouse into a very elegant and stylish structure that connects seamlessly to the garden. modern high poolhouse

Modern metal framed poolhouse

This elegant design features a moveable swimming pool floor so that the poolhouse can be also used as a conventional conservatory. Click on moveable pool floor for picture modern metal frame poolhouse

Timber truss poolhouse

This form of structure can provide a very striking poolhouse surprisingly economically with plenty of scope for individuallity by variation of the colour scheme new poolhouse with timber trusses

Barn conversion into a poolhouse

If you have a derelict outhouse or barn this could be the way to go as this very striking conversion shows. old barn converted into poolhouse

Conversion of a basement into a poolhouse

Many conversions like this have been carried out in townhouses in the UK and this is a striking example of how a useless space can be turned into a spectacular value addition to a house poolhouse in basement

New poolhouse with pine timber framed roof

If you like pine then this is the way to go because very spectacular but economic designs can be installed using off site prefabrication techniques poolhouse with pine trusses

Ultra-modern poolhouse

Futuristic and very stylish - but this approach only really works with luxury tiles and other up market finishes.

ultra-modern poolhouse

Half indoor - half outdoor

And to complete our gallery we offer you the half and half solution !! half indoor half outdoor

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Indoor swimming pool benefits

The benefits that an indoor pool offers are very attractive in the northern european climate because they are great for exercise, therapeutics and entertainment or fun!

And of course:-

  • Swimming is the best all round exercise that you can do
  • It trains more muscles than anything else
  • It is much less strenuous and dangerous than jogging, cycling or sking!
  • You are less likely to injure yourself
  • The water keeps your body temperature down - helping with medical conditions like MS
  • You can do it all year round.

The Technical Issues

While an indoor swimming pool can be of tremendous benefit the highly humid air that circulates over the pool can be very harmful to the swimming pool house that it occupies.

Because the swimming pool house where the swimming pool is situated is very warm and the water is also very warm the pool water evaporates and raises the humidity levels a lot.

This has three very negative effects:-

  • The atmosphere within the pool room becomes very uncomfortable
  • The moisture can attack and destroy many normal building materials if special precautions are not taken
  • The moisture promotes the growth of both mould and mildew that are extremely ugly and dangerous to health

However, these problems can be overcome by the use of :-

  • Careful design
  • Special materials and methods of construction
  • The installation of a continuous vapour barrieraround the pool room
  • The installation of of high levels of insulation
  • The appropriate dehumidification and ventilation equipment
  • And last but certainly not least the provision of an automatic pool cover.

Pool cover provides many benefits

The pool cover provides many benefits including:-

  • Keeping the pool room safe for children to use without danger of drowning
  • Reduction in evaporation that reduces the running cost of costly de-humidification equipment
  • Reduction in the indoor air temperature thus reducing heating costs
  • Reduction of heat loss from the pool thus also reducing heating costs

The automatic covers used are are similar to those used for outdoor swimming pools, and can be of the above ground or submerged variety. The latter are a lot more attractive, but also a bit more costly.

Basement poolhouses

Indoor pools are frequently placed in basements where drainage may be a design issue.

An indoor swimming pools may also benefit from a modern cartridge filtration systems that does not require to be backwashed - another advantage in a basement swimming pool.

Ozone / UV water disinfection is more popular in indoor pools

However the smell of chlorine is worse in an indoor environment and so there is an increased use of Ozone / UV water disinfection in indoor swimming pools.

Sophisticated lighting effects and water features

And don't forget that sophisticated lighting effects and water features can turn your indoor poolhouse into a spectacular addition to your living space.

Abris or sliding greenhouse type structures

in France, many people install removable greenhouse type structures that they call abris.

There are some drawbacks to this type of pool house but they do offer an economical way of owning an indoor swimming pool.

The low level abri type covers do provide a useful safety device and probably do extend the swimming season for several months.

.Abri Design Options

These are illustrated in the following table - just click on any thumbnail in the table below to see a large picture.

Type Description Thumb

Sliding lean-to telescopic abri

The name says it all - these are clumsy looking yet effective structures that give some of the advantages of both indoor and outdoor swimming pools -,im not sure about the red bits though? sliding lean-to telescopic abri

Low level sliding telescopic abri

There is nodoubt that it is impossible to take a photo of these low level abris and make them look attractive - but they still extend the swimming season and make the pool pretty safe low level sliding telescopic abri thumb

Moveable abris

There is not a lot that can be said about this apart from "If you want one of them in your garden you are a better man than I am Gunga Din" moveable abris

Telescopic abris on rubber wheels

This looks a bit more like it huh? These up market abris can be supplied in timber or aluminium frames with a surprisingly good paint finish - but be warned - they are not cheap! telescopic abri on rubber wheels

Fixed abris

These are really conservatories and also come in a bewildering variety of materials, shapes and sizes - especially in France fixed abris thumb

High level abris

This is definitely the only form of an abri installation that I like personally - have one as a high level removable roof that is unobtrusive and out of the way works well visually - but it cannot act as a safety device when used in this way high level abris

 
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Hi Will,

Thanks for your news letter, I really do look forward to them as I now wish that I had got yourself to install my pool, people should take on board what you tell then, especially about the pitfalls and in particular picking the right quote and builder, also to remember that the cheapest is never usually the best as I have found out, I have now paid this guy 46K with all the extra’s.

 I received a quote from you around February last year, but because of the distance went for an English builder who was slightly closer and a little cheaper, (Big Mistake). The starting date of 1st May passed and he eventually he got started on the 3rd of August and completed the pool on the 26th of November 16 weeks from start to finish, this might seem a long time but when you take into account he and his 2 men had all of September off and only worked a 3 day week I suppose it was not too bad, however they seemed to spend more time travelling than building a pool

Luckily because he was so slow I was able to take photos from when he started the PolyBlok 8X4X1.4 deep pool to completion, the reason I am sending this email is because of your email a few days ago in particular your video on PolyBlok pools, was I relieved that at least he had built the pool almost as you explained it, with the exception that he poured and laid the foundation and floor all in one, I know it was at least 500mm thick with steel reinforcing. My only problem is we have 80 square meters of paving all round the pool that he hasn’t laid a solid foundation for, so I am expecting problems there.

The last thing people should know and check up on is there company and VAT registration numbers, I now know that his company number is bogus and his payment requests always included the vat, I now know he has no vat number but has charged me about £3600. And the final straw was to find out yesterday that he failed to pay the local DIY or builders merchant at least 1000 Euro.

I have actually contacted the UK VAT fraud squad about this guy, and to be honest I don’t think they seem to be bothered about it, they haven’t even acknowledged my complaint.

Thanks again for your regular emails; I really do wish I had taken more heed of them, because you do give out sound advice.

Kind Regards

Tom O’Donnell 20th January 2010

Thank you to Bluepools for the lovely swimming pool you have installed for us. We are very pleased with it and this justifies our decision to choose Bluepools to do the installation for us. It has been a great success with our gite clients also, from whom we have had some very complimentary comments.

Best Regards
Kevin & Debbie MILLS

Bluepools built our pool and completely reshaped the old quarry in which it was built - we now have a magnificent facility for entertaining our family and friends

Owen Bull

Bluepools built our new pool in 2008 on a very steep hillside above our millhouse holiday home, near Angoluleme in Dept 16. It involved very deep foundations down into the underlying rock as well as suspended concrete slabs that support the sunbathing areas around the pool

Michael Brooks

I appreciated the answers to my questions and the time Luke spent at our initial meeting, going thriough the various options, with helpful suggestions and observations on our plans for our new pool at our holiday home near Tarbres. It was a relief to find a company that was prepared to offer a full construction solution including the terracing, steps and landscaping. I found the quotation very comprehensive, and useful to have an idea of the costs we might incur should ground conditions prove difficult - which they did!! Also appreciated Bluepools ability to overcome the difficulty encountered with the water table.

You were pretty accurate in terms of timescale for completing the project although there was an over run of three days because of the day or two later than advised start, the extra work involved in overcoming the water table issue, and the inclement weather towards the end of the final week.

Having been initially advised by Luke that an engineering project of this scale would undoubtedly create damage to the land surrounding the pool site, we were pleasantly surprised at how little damage had actually been caused. Overall, very happy with how everything has been handled, and would happily recommend Bluepools - especially now they're going to have a presence down that way.

Kind Regards

Andrew Lund-Yates

I would like to thank you for the way you handled the installations off the two swimming pools for me. You managed to start just after the selected time, proved to be totally reliable and finished in the time frame you had expected. The quality of the work was fine and you left everything neat and tidy after you had finished. I have good relationship with Luke and he has always been available to sort out any teething problems. I would like to wish you all the very best for the future.

Kind Regards Keith Trenter

When working on an old house there are always many unforeseen problems, and, like many other Brits, our house is old. So when it came to putting a swimming pool close to the house it was not surprising to find some complications. Bluepools proved themselves by recognising these complications and coming up with solutions.
Their ability to cope with these extras has made such a difference. Otherwise we would have been chasing around, spending time we really do not have, looking for additional artisans to do those unforeseen bits and pieces.
From the earliest stages, a test hole for the fosse septique soak-away, through to completion of the swimming pool Bluepools products and services have been good which means peace of mind for us."

Peter Butler

Hi Bluepools,

The pool has been brilliant and we have had an increase in the number of people wanting to visit as a result. But that is something we can put up with!

Caroline Jones

Dear Bluepools

Many thanks to you, Will and the lads for a terrific job, Amanda and I are really pleased with the result.

Tom Dodds

Hi Bluepools

I am at les Pesquies for a few days. We have a beautiful looking pool that several people have commented upon with admiration and expressed interest in having one themselves and knowing how we got it built. I have been happy to respond with two positive references for prospective clients.

Hamish Macdonald


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