Jennifer, Have you considered one of those rubber pools that you can set up yourself that is small enough for you to handle your kids in, and which you can replace relatively inexpensively in a year or two? The Wal Mart here has a 13 foot round pool, only 3 and a half feet deep, with filter, a cover that is like a shower cap for the entire pool, and a little ladder for about a hundred thirty bucks. The pool is a sturdy rubber, I have several friends who have them, and I think they now make an oval one that isn't exactly going to impress the International Olympic Committee, but is big enough to do laps in. I am not sure of the brand name, but I have been thinking about one because I live in Florida, and if a hurricane blew through, I could just empty it, roll it up, and then put it back up after the wind stops blowing. For the price and being able to replace it so much more easily than one of the pools with metal walls and posts, that might offer you the best of both worlds.
Best, Joe Monks Every day you haven't written is a day you've written off... Chanting Monks Press http://www.chantingmonks.com Sight Unseen Pictures http://www.sightunseenpictures.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer Jackson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 1:32 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] swimming pools Hey everybody, you guys have been lots of help with my housing questions. I really appreciate it. My newest question is about pools. I am not interested in a house with a pool now as my kids are so little. Perhaps if I just had one and could swim with him to supervise, but with three there is no way. Anyway, how big a space in the yard do I need for a pool? I am thinking above ground. I would love something big enough to really swim laps in, but probably I am going with something smaller and more reasonable. I know we have several people with pools on the list, and I will welcome your opinions. Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
