Acrylic Panels And Pool

[migangae]

Hi everybody

this is very early brainstorming stage project but I would like to validate that a concrete pool shape 12 m long x 4 m wide and 1.2 to 1.5 m deep is no odd shape to be built. Secondly if the costs are not excessive I would like to have one side 12 m long paneled with acrylic panels. The idea is that half of the pool depth would be above ground. Any comments and contact addresses of acrylic suppliers in Thailand with related experience are most appreciated.

[SantiSuk]

Looks a little bizarre (but that's purely a personal view). Presumably you will have to go for a pool with the same depth for its fill length or you will need a sloping walkway alongside it, or you will cut off part of the view at the deep end or you will have the shallow end footings on view. Makes it more bizarre to my eyes unless you go for the same depth throughout.

Having everything on open display is great in theory but means you will have to be even more pristine with your pool housekeeping - rather like having light coloured swimming pool tiles and light coloured floor tiles or carpeting in your house (both of which I have, so I speak from experience there). You'll probably need to brush the acrylic every week (snorkel and mask job since you can't stand on the edge!) to stop deposits building up. Regular pool owners do not have their occasional lapses into laziness so easily on view.

Thais may be too shy to want to swim in it. Has only just occurred to me, but that would kill the idea off for me. I like my pool being used by all and sundry. Ignore that if you are looking to fill it with your expats mates, who like to show off anyway. They'll probably be wanting to have underwater nooky in it! That though might have brought it back on the agenda.

Sorry that's not very constructive, but you did ask!

Edit: Nothing wrong with the 12 x 4 shape though. If 48sq m is your maximum budget then I would advocate 12 x 4. 12m is just about long enough for doing swimming lengths. I have 15m x 4.5m and its one of the things I believe I got spot on in terms of my use of the pool for exercise swimming lengths as well as village parties and family use. If it's just for parties and splashing around and no one does lengths then something nearer to the golden rule might be more pleasing to an artists eye - 9 x 5.5 say.

A long thin pool is however more efficient to vacuum manually - the standard extendable multi-tool pole can feasibly stretch across a 4.5m pool but anything wider means moving around the edges. Given that you only have three edges a wide pool would be an issue and force you down the auto-cleaner route.

Hooray - I did think of something constructive to say!

Edited May 13, 2013 by SantiSuk

[SantiSuk]

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Edited May 13, 2013 by SantiSuk

[Naam]

pool chemicals would make acrylic panels opaque within a short time.

[Valentine]

There used to be a supplier in Pattaya who used to supply clear acrylic panels designed for pools. This may be of help to you http://www.clearwateracrylic.com.au/about.html

[migangae]

I just checked my posting today. I would like to thank everybody for their advice and concerns, in particular SantiSuk. I realize that there are not too many people in Thailand who have decided to use acrylic panels when building their pools. I will keep looking for information and also talk to a few pool builders.

[Reefscape]

I just checked my posting today. I would like to thank everybody for their advice and concerns, in particular SantiSuk. I realize that there are not too many people in Thailand who have decided to use acrylic panels when building their pools. I will keep looking for information and also talk to a few pool builders.

HI Migangae,

My firm builds supplies many swimming pool firms and aquarium around the world with specialist information and acrylic swimming pool walls, observation windows, and aquarium tunnels.

Many people are installing windows into pools these days or making the pool part of the house - they look from their house into their pool. Acrylic windows of quality are not effected by pool chemicals and will never yellow or fade. In fact our product carried a 30 year warranty, even here in Thailand.

We would be happy to assist where we can. Company is Reefscape dot com dot au or Reefscape dot asia.

Hope to hear from you.