I am designing a 25 yard lap pool for back yard. The pool will be 12 feet wide and 75 feet long. As of now, I am not sure whether to add gutters to eliminate the waves when I swim. I know the gutters will be great, but the addition is very expensive. I am considering not adding the gutters and instead putting the floating lanes dividers which will break the waves. I am not sure if the floating lane lines are enough, especially in such a narrow pool. Does anyone have any experience which could help?
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I'm in the construction business (architect)...and recently went over costs for a rim flow pool detail.
It's the same theory as the overflow pool which involves gutters.
That said...it was quite expensive to create the overflow due to costs of pumps ...etc.
We were talking about $750 per running foot. A gutter system may incur a very similar expense depending on what part of the country you live in.
Maybe price out the gutters for the ends of the pool only?
If you're the only person swimming in it...chances are, the wave action will be kept in check.
In that case...you may just wind up doing a few skimmers and call it a day.
Your idea of installing two lane lines will be the most cost effective way.
This was the pool we wound up building ($175G later)...when the water spills over the edge...it looks like sculpture.
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I'm in the construction business (architect)...and recently went over costs for a rim flow pool detail.
It's the same theory as the overflow pool which involves gutters.
That said...it was quite expensive to create the overflow due to costs of pumps ...etc.
We were talking about $750 per running foot. A gutter system may incur a very similar expense depending on what part of the country you live in.
Maybe price out the gutters for the ends of the pool only?
If you're the only person swimming in it...chances are, the wave action will be kept in check.
In that case...you may just wind up doing a few skimmers and call it a day.
Your idea of installing two lane lines will be the most cost effective way.
This was the pool we wound up building ($175G later)...when the water spills over the edge...it looks like sculpture.
