For all you chlorine addicted swimmers out there, who do not have their own pool, what would be some reasons you would not install a lap pool in your yard (assuming you had the money and room for a pool). I have wanted to buy a house just so I can put in a pool to swim in, however, I have a bit of motion sensitivity, and the rockier the water, the worse I feel. I'm thinking that a lap pool would be very choppy. That's the only reason I haven't moved yet. What would be your reasons?
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I have a pool and as the only son, it falls on me to maintain the pool. It's a 20x40 which although is much bigger than your average pool, its not good for laps. Most of my friends have pools have exotic shapes which are even worse for laps.
I don't really feel like owning a pool is worth it. They're expensive to build, chemicals aren't cheap, if you get a leak you're in big trouble, and they're time consuming to keep clean. Work can be avoided if you have a son (me) or a $300/wk pool boy.
EJB, why isn't it "good for laps?" Too short? Too choppy?
Whoa! $300 a week for a pool boy! I should give up teaching!:D
I have a pool and as the only son, it falls on me to maintain the pool. It's a 20x40 which although is much bigger than your average pool, its not good for laps. Most of my friends have pools have exotic shapes which are even worse for laps.
I don't really feel like owning a pool is worth it. They're expensive to build, chemicals aren't cheap, if you get a leak you're in big trouble, and they're time consuming to keep clean. Work can be avoided if you have a son (me) or a $300/wk pool boy.
EJB, why isn't it "good for laps?" Too short? Too choppy?
Whoa! $300 a week for a pool boy! I should give up teaching!:D
