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benlovesnuk · 29-09-2008, 05:43 PM

Good afternoon, i am wondering if anyone can help me with the costing towards a swimming pool.

The swimming pool is going to be purely for swimming lengths and so does not need to be necessarily deeper one end, i am looking for dimensions of something like 4 meters width by 12/16 meters in length, i am unsure of depth so any recommendations would be helpful?

i would either like a break down of cost, a total cost and/or some suggestions to the best type of swimming pool......it will be covered by a roof top but open at all sides!

Thank you for your help........any info helpful

dirtydog · 29-09-2008, 05:45 PM

15,000baht per meter would be pretty cheap these days for a swimming pool.

jandajoy · 29-09-2008, 05:48 PM

Building your own swimming pool in Thailand

check this thread out in the construction forum

dirtydog · 29-09-2008, 05:53 PM

I wouldn't recommend building your own for a first timer, it is a bit more complex than the thread suggests, also the whole of the swimming pool is structural, one little mistake can end up being very costly.

benlovesnuk · 29-09-2008, 05:53 PM

when you say 15000 badt per meter i presume you mean m2 and this is for it to be completely finished - ready to swim???????

does it make it any less expensive by not going so deep and keeping a basic rectangular shape or not?

what are the costs of maintaining the different types of pool?

thanks once again!

benlovesnuk · 29-09-2008, 05:56 PM

no i wouldnt build it myself, thats just inconceivable .................. so what about a natural swimming pool, salt water, uv etc??????????

dirtydog · 29-09-2008, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

this is for it to be completely finished - ready to swim???????

Yep, although that figure maybe a bit low considering how the price of steel has gone up over the last year or 2.

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Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

does it make it any less expensive by not going so deep and keeping a basic rectangular shape or not?

It does but not by a lot, if your going to have a swimming pool you might aswell have a nice looking one.

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Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

so what about a natural swimming pool, salt water, uv etc??????????

Salt water pools seem to be the fad and seem to work ok, they are about as salty as a tear drop.

benlovesnuk · 29-09-2008, 06:14 PM

thanks for the advice DD.....however im unsure of how you can make a swimming pool purely for swimming lengths look better ????, other then build it to a high clean looking standard of quality!

however if i decide to go ahead it will be housed under its own wood sala roof which i hope would give it some feature and quality to the look of it overall!!!!!!!

Salt water as you say is a fad, and ive hard that it can ruin your filter and pump parts, so would this really be better then spending money on uv cleaning etc?

dirtydog · 29-09-2008, 06:24 PM

You will still need filtering and cleaning whether salt water or fresh, can't imagine the salt water makes much difference on pump life and won't make any difference on your filter, your pump has to turn the whole pool over every 24 hours so they don't get much resting and rusting time

benlovesnuk · 29-09-2008, 06:39 PM

thank you for your reply.... i was just reading that salt water can someitmes destroy(over a long time) parts of the infill between tiles??

and generally isnt cheaper then chlorine pools year on year, but that it is, if kept to a desired ph level better on your skin and eyes?????????????

Secondly on natural pools, it says they provide you with a shallow biological cleaning system and a deep swimming area, this results in no chemicals being used but a natural cycle of cleaning with just a few mechanical parts. Do you believe something like this to be functional in somewhere like thailand????

thanks

dirtydog · 29-09-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

i was just reading that salt water can someitmes destroy(over a long time) parts of the infill between tiles??

Grouting doesn't last forever so has to be considered as part of the upkeep of a swimming pool.

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Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

a deep swimming area

That doesn't actually mean anything or has any relevence that I can think of.

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Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

this results in no chemicals being used but a natural cycle of cleaning with just a few mechanical parts.

I think uv filters start from 150,000baht

Spin · 29-09-2008, 06:46 PM

I think the first rules of swimming pool pricing is that if you have to ask then you cant afford it

benlovesnuk · 29-09-2008, 06:58 PM

no, that just means that if someone tells me a price, and i do some research and i find that to not be a very good price or indeed a good price. then for that inital costing im more knowledgeable and in understanding about its overall cost within the market im buying. Most people that have money do so because they are good with money ie; effecient etc, not reckless with it and at the whim of a salesman pays an inflated price!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think if i can build a house and afford that and like swimming and want to do it everyday, then the cost is irrelevant in that aspect, but i would still want to know how much regardless the cost of it is, so as to get the best price service or combo.

Thanks once more DD!

so you are saying for a 4 x 12 meter pool the cost would be......

and for a decent uv filter we a re looking at.......

so ready to swim for a cost of .............

thanks for your help!

SunTzu · 02-10-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

Secondly on natural pools, it says they provide you with a shallow biological cleaning system and a deep swimming area, this results in no chemicals being used but a natural cycle of cleaning with just a few mechanical parts. Do you believe something like this to be functional in somewhere like thailand????thanks

That is correct for "biological pools". You should definetely spend time reading more topics, becaused this has been discussed already, the outcome being that quite a few people would love to have it, but that it hadn't yet been seriously tried in LOS, as far as thread contributors remembered.

If you want to go that direction, I'd be happy to support. Overall cost is much higher than a "traditonal pool" though.

gl ^^

benlovesnuk · 02-10-2008, 05:40 PM

sun tzu - i read that by definition of a natural pool being successful it has to be of a greater depth then a normal pool would, so i presume this is where the extra cost comes in - so the foundation and build would be of greater cost!

however the principal fact of using plants and micro organisms to clean the water would surly mean no chemicals and no machine parts to replace apart from the pump to circulate water, is this true or am i simplifying matters?

thank you for your response!

29-09-2008, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Ratchaburi Last Online: 28-02-2010 04:55 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 487	Swimming pool costs? Good afternoon, i am wondering if anyone can help me with the costing towards a swimming pool. The swimming pool is going to be purely for swimming lengths and so does not need to be necessarily deeper one end, i am looking for dimensions of something like 4 meters width by 12/16 meters in length, i am unsure of depth so any recommendations would be helpful? i would either like a break down of cost, a total cost and/or some suggestions to the best type of swimming pool......it will be covered by a roof top but open at all sides! Thank you for your help........any info helpful __________________ im hot its so hot today.......milk was a bad choice!

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29-09-2008, 05:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Today 05:49 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien Posts: 44,919	15,000baht per meter would be pretty cheap these days for a swimming pool.

29-09-2008, 05:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
jandajoy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: out bush Chiang Rai way Posts: 15,872	Building your own swimming pool in Thailand check this thread out in the construction forum

29-09-2008, 05:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Today 05:49 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien Posts: 44,919	I wouldn't recommend building your own for a first timer, it is a bit more complex than the thread suggests, also the whole of the swimming pool is structural, one little mistake can end up being very costly.

29-09-2008, 05:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Ratchaburi Last Online: 28-02-2010 04:55 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 487	when you say 15000 badt per meter i presume you mean m2 and this is for it to be completely finished - ready to swim??????? does it make it any less expensive by not going so deep and keeping a basic rectangular shape or not? what are the costs of maintaining the different types of pool? thanks once again!

29-09-2008, 05:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Ratchaburi Last Online: 28-02-2010 04:55 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 487	no i wouldnt build it myself, thats just inconceivable .................. so what about a natural swimming pool, salt water, uv etc??????????

29-09-2008, 06:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Ratchaburi Last Online: 28-02-2010 04:55 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 487	thanks for the advice DD.....however im unsure of how you can make a swimming pool purely for swimming lengths look better ????, other then build it to a high clean looking standard of quality! however if i decide to go ahead it will be housed under its own wood sala roof which i hope would give it some feature and quality to the look of it overall!!!!!!! Salt water as you say is a fad, and ive hard that it can ruin your filter and pump parts, so would this really be better then spending money on uv cleaning etc?

29-09-2008, 06:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Today 05:49 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien Posts: 44,919	You will still need filtering and cleaning whether salt water or fresh, can't imagine the salt water makes much difference on pump life and won't make any difference on your filter, your pump has to turn the whole pool over every 24 hours so they don't get much resting and rusting time

29-09-2008, 06:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Ratchaburi Last Online: 28-02-2010 04:55 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 487	thank you for your reply.... i was just reading that salt water can someitmes destroy(over a long time) parts of the infill between tiles?? and generally isnt cheaper then chlorine pools year on year, but that it is, if kept to a desired ph level better on your skin and eyes????????????? Secondly on natural pools, it says they provide you with a shallow biological cleaning system and a deep swimming area, this results in no chemicals being used but a natural cycle of cleaning with just a few mechanical parts. Do you believe something like this to be functional in somewhere like thailand???? thanks

29-09-2008, 06:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
Spin likes big jugs...... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10,947	I think the first rules of swimming pool pricing is that if you have to ask then you cant afford it

29-09-2008, 06:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Ratchaburi Last Online: 28-02-2010 04:55 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 487	no, that just means that if someone tells me a price, and i do some research and i find that to not be a very good price or indeed a good price. then for that inital costing im more knowledgeable and in understanding about its overall cost within the market im buying. Most people that have money do so because they are good with money ie; effecient etc, not reckless with it and at the whim of a salesman pays an inflated price!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think if i can build a house and afford that and like swimming and want to do it everyday, then the cost is irrelevant in that aspect, but i would still want to know how much regardless the cost of it is, so as to get the best price service or combo. Thanks once more DD! so you are saying for a 4 x 12 meter pool the cost would be...... and for a decent uv filter we a re looking at....... so ready to swim for a cost of ............. thanks for your help!

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02-10-2008, 05:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Ratchaburi Last Online: 28-02-2010 04:55 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 487	sun tzu - i read that by definition of a natural pool being successful it has to be of a greater depth then a normal pool would, so i presume this is where the extra cost comes in - so the foundation and build would be of greater cost! however the principal fact of using plants and micro organisms to clean the water would surly mean no chemicals and no machine parts to replace apart from the pump to circulate water, is this true or am i simplifying matters? thank you for your response!