I'm wondering how much it costs to put a pool in my backyard that just has one or two lap lanes? Anybody done this that can give me an idea on price? It may be worth it for me given that I live in a remote location and the only nearby pool is not well-suited for lap swimming.
No clue on cost but wanted to share an experience--I was at a hotel that had a one-lane lap pool. It was a pretty standard outdoor pool. It didn't have gutters, just tiled sides up to a concrete lip. I'm sure you know the type. I was the only person swimming in it but dang did it get choppy in a hurry. I felt like I was swimming in open water. The absence of gutters (and the small size of the pool) made a huge difference.
Unless you like swimming with a lot of chop, I'd pay for some real gutters (ones where the water washes into them all around the pool) but that has to significantly add to the cost...
Good luck. It's still a dream of mine one day to (a) have a back yard, (b) have it be big enough to build a 25 meter pool in it and (c) actually build my own personal 1-2 lane 25 meter pool.
No clue on cost but wanted to share an experience--I was at a hotel that had a one-lane lap pool. It was a pretty standard outdoor pool. It didn't have gutters, just tiled sides up to a concrete lip. I'm sure you know the type. I was the only person swimming in it but dang did it get choppy in a hurry. I felt like I was swimming in open water. The absence of gutters (and the small size of the pool) made a huge difference.
Unless you like swimming with a lot of chop, I'd pay for some real gutters (ones where the water washes into them all around the pool) but that has to significantly add to the cost...
Good luck. It's still a dream of mine one day to (a) have a back yard, (b) have it be big enough to build a 25 meter pool in it and (c) actually build my own personal 1-2 lane 25 meter pool.
