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Swimming Pool
If you are considering putting in a swimming pool, you have lots of decisions to make. What kind of swimming pool will you want? What will the primary function of the swimming pool be? Will the kids be playing volleyball all summer long? Will you want to swim laps? Are you short on space? Your new swimming pool can be built to any size or shape or style that you (and your budget) can imagine! Here are eight types of in-ground swimming pools to help you narrow down your choices.
Play pool
A play pool typically is no deeper than five feet. Play pools generally are built for cooling off and relaxing in, playing volleyball, other water sports, as well as for swimming laps.
Diving Pool
Diving pools are generally about 8-1/2 feet deep with a diving board or platform. Diving pools can be a real safety hazard, and should only be built to NSPI and ANSI standards.
Freeform Pool
A freeform pool is a lagoon style pool or naturalistic pool. It usually has have rock features and is built to mimic a oasis. Freeform pools have been popular in the Phoenix area and throughout the country for many years.
Geometric Pool
Geometric pools usually have very straight lines or or a consistent radius and are typically more traditional looking. There seems to be a shift back to the geometric pool. A geometric pool can be more formal and upscale looking.
Lap Pool
Lap pools are typically narrow and long, usually over 50’, to facilitate exercise and swimming for health and fitness.
Negative Edge Pool
Negative edge pools are getting more common and require an expert to build. They are also referred to as infinity swimming pools or infinity edge pools. These are designed to look like the pool extends all the way out to the horizon. The mechanics and engineering of infinity pools cannot be compromised.
Spool
The word spool is a combination of a spa and a pool. Spools are typically oversized spas somewhere around 12’ X 14’. Unfortunately, due to construction issues, spools are not necessarily less expensive than an average swimming pool. They might be easier to maintain due to the smaller size, and a spool certainly might be an option for someone with a very small yard.
Perimeter Overflow Pool
This would be a pool where the water level in the pool is the same as the top of the decking. Around the pool perimeter is a channel or notch that the water drains into creating a visual masterpiece. It looks like a big mirror lying on the ground. Very upscale!
Many of these styles can be combined with terrific results. Consult a professional pool builder.
Sauna
A Sauna is a small room or bathhouse designed to be heated to very high temperatures with well-controlled humidity. It is used for both recreational and therapeutic purposes. Saunas give great relaxation and health benefits. Also, the sweating delivers toxins from the body. Most saunas are made of wood that are often aromatic, producing pleasing aromas as they heat. There are a wide variety of sauna options available these days. Wood, electricity, gas or other non-conventional means such as solar power are the heat sources used in saunas.
Wet saunas are kept at lower temperatures than their dry counterparts, usually between 100-115 degrees F. Dry saunas are kept at much higher temperatures (up to 250 degrees F) thereby keeping the ambient moisture down to about zero.
The ozone sauna is an ideal way to deliver oxygen to the body. This sauna is helpful for the treatments of herpes, aids, Lyme disease, hepatitis and other conditions. Ozone sauna treatments improve the overall good health of a person.
Infrared saunas use a special heater, which produces infrared rays similar to those produced by the sun.
The typical Finnish home saunas are constructed on the shores of a lake or river. They usually have a stove and a set of benches at different levels. When the temperature inside the sauna reaches about 175-195 degrees F, water is thrown over the rocks on top of the heater to create wafts of steam.
Radiant heat saunas, personal saunas, outdoor saunas, indoor saunas, modular saunas, home saunas, fire saunas and bulb saunas are the other types of saunas.
