All About Homemade Plunge Pools That You Need To Know
Cooling off after tiring days, or just for relaxing, is an important session in every part of family activities. Even though we have smaller backyards, it is possible to build our own homemade plunge pools to swim in.
Generally, homemade plunge pools are small-sized pools that are usually built in-ground, even though there are other pools that are built above the ground. First, we’re going to see how are those homemade (or DIY) plunge pools should be made.
Build Your Own Plunge Pool
The right materials and tools are essential for building your own plunge pools. Saws and drivers are the primary things you need for your plunge pools, followed by tiles, woods, and other materials as the pools’ bases and plenty of PVC pipes to fulfill your needs for some pool suctions.
Once you get these materials and tools, you can start drawing the plunge pools’ designs. Remember, the plunge pools are the smaller versions of the swimming pools. Then, consider the types of plunge pools that you can build.
Types Of Plunge Pools That You Can Build
There are two types of plunge pools that are DIY-able.
The first categories as the plunge pools that are similar to spool pools, the types of pools that are between the swimming pools and spa in terms of the purposes. These pools have additional powerful jets to create a resistance current. The second one are the hot tubs that have massaging jets and heaters.
The Pros Of Homemade (DIY) Plunge Pools
First of all, the homemade plunge pools are faster to install than traditional swimming pools. As a result, these pools require lesser maintenance. Due to the small sizes of the pools, these pools also work well in smaller house areas, such as at small backyards or patios.
The manageable pool sizes are supported by them being highly customizable pools. Not only that you can add and adjust heats, resistance currents, and jets to your preferences, but you can also add lights and other special effects to make them prettier.
The Cons Of Homemade (DIY) Plunge Pools
As with other types of products, the homemade (DIY) plunge pools also come with several weaknesses, which in this article we refer to as “cons”, that you should consider.
Since the pool sizes are small, they don’t make the same impression as the traditional swimming pools. Not only that they can only accommodate few people in them, but they also pose dangers for children who jump to shallow pools.
Hence, depending on the regulations of the locations where you come from, the plunge pools need to have safety measures, such as the presence of gates and fences. Don’t forget the realities you have to pay extra bills if you heat your plunge pools too much.
Maintaining And Caring For Your DIY Plunge Pools
The small sizes of plunge pools mean lesser needs for maintenance activities. No need to rent or buy robot cleaners as you’ve probably done with the traditional swimming pools. Even so, you’ll still need nets, handheld pool vacuums, water, and other permittable chemicals for cleaning, to clean up, maintain, and care for your DIY plunge pools.
Bear in mind these DIY plunge pools require at least $20,000 for the initial installation parts. Half of that amount still makes sense for the average costs of DIY plunge pools. The cheaper the costs for the installation parts, the simpler and lesser tools required for the DIY plunge pools.
There are hundreds, or even thousands, of different DIY plunge pools that you can apply the ideas. Use this article as your reference for homemade plunge pools.
