Your thinking of putting a pool in your backyard and creating a fun and entertaining environment can be exciting and costly so you need to think about what you really want or do not want is a time consuming and thoughtful process.

Starting from a basic swimming pool and adding to it we will first talk about choices for the pool itself. First you have a choice of plaster or pebble tec finishing. Pebble tec will last many more years than plain plaster and may well be worth the little extra cost. It also makes the pool look more elegant. Size and shape are of course a consideration. you can choose from many different curved or kidney shaped type pools as well as fantastic straight lined rectangular pools.

Next you have so many choices of water features like rock water falls, wet pots with water spouts, negative edge, pillars with spill outs or other water features.  The water features are almost endless and can create a gorgeous setting or your pool.

You can build a table into your pool with benches around it to sit and enjoy a beverage or snack. A full step down Gazebo with a swim up bar with stools is very creative and creates a fantastic entertaining area. Whether you build a Gazebo or not you can still build a great barbeque area near the pool. 

There are so many different types of decking to choose from for around the actual swimming area.  You can choose from pavers, cool decking, flagstone, painted cement to look like flagstone or other types of decking. 

Putting bricking inside a raised area of the pool or choosing a beautiful tile are also a few choices you will be making. 

Deciding whether you will create a play pool or a diving pool possibly with a diving board or a curved slide for the kids  are also things to think about.

Positioning the pool for maximum usage of your yard or visibility from the inside of your home so you can enjoy the water feature and refreshing water is also important for many people. 

Knowing whether or not you want a typical chlorine pool or a popular salt water pool is another item that you will likely be asked from your pool builder.

Whether you choose to hire a pool company or a contractor to build your own pool without the middleman of a true pool company is completely up to you. You can save thousands of dollars doing it yourself and it does not mean you are doing any of the work, it is very simple, you just pay the contractors individually and save money.

Enjoy your pool all year if you decide to get a solar or gas heated pool or jacuzzi.

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Who wants to have his own swimming pool most certainly ponders if it should be an above ground pool or an in-ground pool and where exactly it should be built. You think of whether the pump and the filter should be in the house or if a utility shed or a bigger pit next to the pool should be built. It is also a big question, if a coping or a roofing is needed. If you think you do need a roofing or a coping you have the choice between a great variety of models. You also may think of adding it later when you have saved some money for it. You may also want to have a hydro-flow system and illumination equipment.

If some day you finished building your own pool to your liking and you enjoy the amenities of your own pool, you might have surprising and unwelcome visitors from the police, the building inspection or the public water supply. To circumvent this, you should get some information and negotiate a bit before you start to build your own pool.

First you should inform yourself, if it is allowed to build your own pool at your place of residence. If there is water shortage now and then it is absolutely possible, that you are not allowed to build your own pool. It is also possible, that you are allowed to build a pool, but usage – especially filling with water – is restricted. This depends on your location and can be asked for at your municipal administration.

Notably if you want to build an in-ground pool you may run into further legal obstacles. At some places you are allowed to build a swimming pool without further ado. Then at some places this may be subject to report whereas at other places you have to apply for a permit.

The difference is as follows: Is the construction subject to report, you have to go to the municipality and report your project. Eventually you also have to submit a plan. The project will be filed and you can begin to build your own pool as you have planned. Is the construction subject to approval, you have to submit your plan to the competent authority. They review the specifications and they approve it or not or they call for modifications. It is also possible that you have to hold a construction negotiation with your neighbors, where they are allowed to call for modifications. This also depends on your location and can be asked for at your municipality. By the way you can ask if the construction of a swimming pool affects the tax on land and buildings or tax on assets.

You also have to clarify the question where you can dispose the water. Even if you live in a place, where you can use your pool all the year round you have to empty the pool once a year to thoroughly clean it. Because of the chemicals in the water it is forbidden in some places to drain it into the sewerage. Also you should not drain it into a river or a lake. In some places it is only allowed to let it seep away on your own property. But that is exactly what is forbidden elsewhere to protect the ground water. This depends on where you live and can be asked for at your municipal administration or at the public water supply.

To prevent having trouble with your insurance company afterwards you should make sure that your pool and the coping or roofing are also insured. In dependence on your location you should ask, if damage caused by hail, storm, flood waters, mud flow, avalanche, land slip, snow pressure and – if necessary – vandalism is covered.

Thus there is a lot to think about before you can start to build your own pool.