Top Tips For Making Your Own Swimming Pool More Affordable This Summer

June 27, 2008 - PRLog -- Do you or your family feel like you are baking every summer and dream of taking a dip in your own swimming pool to cool off? Many of us do and would love to take a swim whenever we wanted to in our own pool but think that this is a luxury they can’t afford.  Whilst a swimming pool is a significant investment there are a number of ways to minimise the costs involved without reducing the quality of construction or the value it adds to the property.

Blue Haven Pools & Spas Executive, Remonda Martinez, said “If pool owners plan well, they can reduce costs from the outset and enjoy a lifetime of lower maintenance expenses”

The team at Blue Haven Pools design swimming pools to suit any budget and have produced their top tips to help make owning your own swimming pool more affordable.  

Here are Blue Haven Pools top tips for keeping the cost of pool construction down

1.   Build your pool while building your home
Larger excavation access is available when the block is vacant therefore reducing the possible extra cost of mini machinery.
Lodging your application together with your home can significantly reduce council fees by avoiding double application, inspection and security deposit fees.
Tipping fees can also be avoided by using landfill from the pool excavation in your house construction.
2.   Choose a free form pool design
Free form pools generate more efficient water circulation so less time is spent filtering the pool thus saving money on electricity
3.   Prepare ahead
Start looking for free and local tipping sites early to avoid cartage and tipping fees.  However, do remember tips sites can be readily available in your area today and filled as quickly as tomorrow so it is important to keep an eye out during the full council approval period.
4.   Utilise Natural sunlight
When designing your pool ensure the proposed position maximises the natural sunlight in your yard and house roof to boost solar heating capacity and retention.
5.   Solar blanket
A thermal pool cover will help keep the heat in … and keep the leaves out. Bonus!
6.   Landscape in winter
Avoid the expense of purchasing fully grown plants by landscaping in the winter months.  Young plants will mature through spring and be well established for summer. Best to be ready for summer entertaining too.
7.   Automatic pool cleaners
They save time and time means money


For more information or advice on ways to save money when planning and building your swimming pool visit www.bluehavenpools.com.au or contact Blue Haven Pools & Spas on phone number 13 20 25

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Blue Haven is one of the largest concrete pool builders in Australia and is known for well designed, quality built pools at the lowest price. Over 250 industry design awards makes Blue Haven Pools the most awarded swimming pool builder in Australia.