Safety by design in your private swimming pool

If you are planning a new pool, or refurbishing an existing one, chances are that the end result won’t be of the scale of Hearst Castle’s breathtaking indoor Roman pool. Built by publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst, and located in California, USA, within one of the most luxurious private residences in the world, the pool holds 205,000 gallons of water, and is famed for its gold-infused tiles.

Nevertheless, with the wide range of products and services we offer, you can still ‘make your mark’ and come up with your own stylish haven. Whilst style will always be up there on the list of priorities, it is always important to seek to maximise your and your guests’ safety too, when enjoying the health benefits and pleasure that your swimming pool has to offer.

Choosing the right lighting

For those who wish to use an outside pool after dusk, or for an indoor pool, the correct lighting can help ensure a safely lit environment for you and anyone using your pool. Today’s energy-saving, colour-changing LED lighting, can also help show your pool off ‘in the best light’ and allow you to adjust the lighting levels and colours to match the desired mood of the occasion.

Surfaces for the pool and surrounding areas

Selecting the right surfaces for the pool and surrounding areas is also a key consideration when it comes to safety. Smooth marble or granite, and polished tiles or concrete look great, but can be slippery when wet. We offer a range of textured surfaces that are slip-resistant whilst still affording a stylish appearance.

Safety for children

Allowing children to use the pool in safety can help them become more confident in water, which may help save their own or someone else’s life one day. However, keeping young children, who require supervision, from entering the pool area should also be ‘built-in’ to the design wherever possible. If you prefer not to fence off an outdoor pool, it is always possible to fit doors that lead to the garden with an electronic passcode system, operated by a keypad which can be placed out of the reach of children. These systems can also be used on doorways that lead to indoor pools. Even if you don’t have children yourself, some visitors may have children, and when you come to sell you property, potential buyers may have children too, so this is worth considering at the planning stage.

Movable floors

Another option you may wish to consider is a movable floor, which resides out of sight at the bottom of the pool. When it is electronically activated, the floor rises to the top of the pool and seals off the water to form a solid floor that can take the weight of many people.

Summary

Ensuring that the pool plant equipment is up to the task of maintaining clean, sanitised, water that will not cause any irritation to the eyes or skin is most important too. We have the staff to help ensure that this is the case and continues to be so. Indeed, all our pool engineers are qualified to the standards of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers (ISPE). In addition, all of our gas heating engineers are GASSAFE registered, and our electrical engineers are trained to comply with NICEIC.

At London Swimming Pool Company we specialise in swimming pool maintenance, servicing and refurbishment, so if you have a pool that’s in need of regular maintenance or a facelift, contact us for an initial discussion – there’s no substitute for expert advice. If you have an older swimming pool that needs upgrading, we suggest planning your refurbishment for the autumn, so all the work is done and dusted before the next swimming season.