Ideas on converting a swimming pool?

fingercuffs said:
I've got grill, smoker pizza oven area sorted already.
A hot tub area is a no go considering 9 months of the year the heat takes your breath away as soon as you walk outside. A cold tub maybe a thing?
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Anything is possible. You could even put one of those 12' or 15' stock tank pools and build a deck around it and some seating area. Just depends on the space and how much money you want to spend
 
boingyman said:
Anything is possible. You could even put one of those 12' or 15' stock tank pools and build a deck around it and some seating area. Just depends on the space and how much money you want to spend
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A cool tub that keeps it cool is a definite thought with a gazebo type thing to keep it in the shade. Thanks.
 
Yoel Bromero said:
YOU KEEP SAYING HOW HOT IT IS THERE. KNOW WHATS REAL NICE WHEN ITS HOT? A POOL THAT IS USED AS A POOL.

I am so confused. It seems so obvious what to do with that.
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Yeah you've never lived in the desert and know how I react to the heat obviously. I loved a pool in NorCal and was in it most weekends during the summer but here is a completely different story.
 
fingercuffs said:
Yeah you've never lived in the desert and know how I react to the heat obviously. I loved a pool in NorCal and was in it most weekends during the summer but here is a completely different story.
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Or completely different story bc your pool has dirt in it instead of water like the one you used to enjoy using lol

I get super uncomfortable being hot and couldnt even begin to fathom life in a desert. Love snow and bundling up in the winter.
 
Yoel Bromero said:
Or completely different story bc your pool has dirt in it instead of water like the one you used to enjoy using lol

I get super uncomfortable being hot and couldnt even begin to fathom life in a desert. Love snow and bundling up in the winter.
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NorCal is literally the perfect climate hence years sunbathing and pool time. The desert not so much.
 
Sonny Qc said:
skate ramp obviously


joking aside,
google convertin swimming pool to a pond.

it's beautiful.
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If chlorine was used in the pool, you’re always going to get chlorine leeching into the water, unless you completely reseal the pool.

Chlorine kills fish. It basically destroys their gills, and they suffocate.

It can be done, but needs to be done properly.
 
fingercuffs said:
I bought a house with a disused swimming pool, the previous owners or owners before that filled it in with sand. If it wasn't the hottest place on the planet I'd get it back to its former glory but even in the shade it's too hot here to get much use out of it
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It's too hot to go swimming? What does that even mean?
 
ColemanwastheGOAT said:
It's too hot to go swimming? What does that even mean?
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Probably out in the desert where its 105+ 3 months out of the year.

Pool becomes bath water. In order to get the water consistently under 90 degrees you usually need a sunshade with at least 80% coverage and/or a chiller that you run in the evening.

Desert does have some pros though; the first half of the winter and all of the spring is usually amazing pool weather where most of the US it's too cold.
 
Well.... leave it filled with sand , get the feral cats nearby to use it as cat litter.


Welcome.
 
ColemanwastheGOAT said:
It's too hot to go swimming? What does that even mean?
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It's routinely 115f here. Even in the shade that's like a deep fat fryer bathing heat wise.
Did you miss the part about me living in the desert next to Death Valley?
 
560ti said:
Probably out in the desert where its 105+ 3 months out of the year.

Pool becomes bath water. In order to get the water consistently under 90 degrees you usually need a sunshade with at least 80% coverage and/or a chiller that you run in the evening.

Desert does have some pros though; the first half of the winter and all of the spring is usually amazing pool weather where most of the US it's too cold.
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Try 115 which happens frequently for months.
 
fingercuffs said:
It's routinely 115f here. Even in the shade that's like a deep fat fryer bathing heat wise.
Did you miss the part about me living in the desert next to Death Valley?
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Pools don't heat up to match the temperature outside... have you ever been in a pool?

I guess maybe a really small pool?
 
Fill it with lye and charge per unit for the cartel hitmen to come over and dissolve multiple dead bodies at one time.
Efficiency and time savings has tremendous value.
You could even do a flat rate membership fee for access to your corpse pit.
 
Can you plant trees on your property? Shade really helps with the heat. Pond + a couple of trees seems a cool (pun intended) combo.
 
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