I was just reading the '60s thread, where someone mentioned that pools are more expensive now. I'm curious what is driving the costs. Initial investment, or keeping the pool going? Materials, construction labor, insurance, lifeguards, pool chemicals/maintenance? (In other words, is there one specific thing where, if we could find a cost-effective alternative, it would encourage more pools to be built.)
Right now this is academic, but after I win that big lottery ticket, this information will come in handy. :D
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you all have probably heard me say that our indoor pool is under renovation. (according to the sign in the locker room at the outdoor pool it will be finished and openned for business 12/1 :p )
The only reason it is being renovated is because someone gave the money for the work. Rumor has it that it is all the work is costing $500,000. While I don't agree with some of what has been done (like painting the beautiful, aged wood, catheral ceiling WHITE) I can believe that the renovation costs that much. The pool is 6 lanes, 25 meters, 12 feet at the deepest competition pool. They have put in new windows on the street side, retiled all the walls, redone the deck surface, pool office, pool bathroom and pump room, redesigned and created a huge new hot tub, and are re doing the surface of the inside of the pool. It also got a new roof, new exhaust fans and some more skylights were added. I hope they also gave us some new over head lights. Those were needed too.
A while back I started a thread asking about how shallow a pool could be and still be safe for diving from blocks because the plans were to make it 6 feet deep. Many folks answered back. I took that information and gave it to all the swimmers I knew and they passed it on to the swimmers they knew. We wrote letters asking that the depth be left at 12 ft. I guess the letters and the fact that they wouldn't be able to hold scuba lessons (a real money making class) any more changed their minds because it is being left at 12 ft. If I didn't say it then, I want to say it now... thanks for your input, without it I might be swimming in a six foot pool!
you all have probably heard me say that our indoor pool is under renovation. (according to the sign in the locker room at the outdoor pool it will be finished and openned for business 12/1 :p )
The only reason it is being renovated is because someone gave the money for the work. Rumor has it that it is all the work is costing $500,000. While I don't agree with some of what has been done (like painting the beautiful, aged wood, catheral ceiling WHITE) I can believe that the renovation costs that much. The pool is 6 lanes, 25 meters, 12 feet at the deepest competition pool. They have put in new windows on the street side, retiled all the walls, redone the deck surface, pool office, pool bathroom and pump room, redesigned and created a huge new hot tub, and are re doing the surface of the inside of the pool. It also got a new roof, new exhaust fans and some more skylights were added. I hope they also gave us some new over head lights. Those were needed too.
A while back I started a thread asking about how shallow a pool could be and still be safe for diving from blocks because the plans were to make it 6 feet deep. Many folks answered back. I took that information and gave it to all the swimmers I knew and they passed it on to the swimmers they knew. We wrote letters asking that the depth be left at 12 ft. I guess the letters and the fact that they wouldn't be able to hold scuba lessons (a real money making class) any more changed their minds because it is being left at 12 ft. If I didn't say it then, I want to say it now... thanks for your input, without it I might be swimming in a six foot pool!
