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Wife want's to enclose our inground pool ....Has anyone here done this and about how much should be a good starting point as far as $$$$$...Thanks in advance Want's to be in glass with windows that open and close
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I remember staying in a hotel in Cannon Mt. New Hampshire years ago that had half the pool enclosed. Don't know if this would achieve what you are looking to do but would cost less. They covered the outside half and heated the whole thing. seem to work fine.
Check out a few enclosed pools before you do it. Ones I have seen are constantly fighting mold and mildew, condensation water stains, corrosion, chlorine smell, and a host of other problems. The ones that work seem to have a huge amount of air space around them and plenty of ventilation. Also the building materials are more tile and no wood or paper products like ceiling tiles.
You won't see many glass/acrylic enclosures in Florida. Cost/benefit ratio is not worth it due to engineering criteria. You might want to look at these guys though
You'll more than likely have to have a licsensed pool cage installer do the work. Unless you really no what you're doing you could F-it up royally and mot pass inspection.
Some counties are more laid back than others. Get lots of quotes and play them off each other for the best price.
I sure as shoot wouldn't want a Fla. "pool cage installer" doing what WFO wants! Yeah, and play them off of each other! That'll get you real far. Sheesh.
Check out a few enclosed pools before you do it. Ones I have seen are constantly fighting mold and mildew, condensation water stains, corrosion, chlorine smell, and a host of other problems. The ones that work seem to have a huge amount of air space around them and plenty of ventilation. Also the building materials are more tile and no wood or paper products like ceiling tiles.
That's because you need a dehumidification unit with an enclosed pool. Especially when it has alot of glass. Remember, water evaporates, unless it's open to the elements or contained, it WILL accumulate. Somewhere.
It accumulates on the ceiling. WFO my moms pool is inside her house, saltwater, and solar heated. I'll get you some pics. Due to cannonballs and wild grandchildren, we had to use a heavy thickness plastic and put it on the ceiling and secured it with PT strips. The pool was built by her house, concrete pool, and we just built over it. Pretty simple. I think I had about 26K in the structure with a shingled roof and masonite siding. The solar heat for the summer, and you will have to heat it if you enclose it, and gas heat for the winter. It takes alot of gas to heat in the winter.
I know what it takes just to keep a bathroom shower under control from mold and mildew. I have yet to see an enclosed pool structure that didn't show signs of water damage from condensation, mold and mildew. Whatever you do, DON'T let the air from the pool enclosure enter your house! Extending your swimming season isn't worth the aggravation if you don't do it right.
Pool. Look at the far end and you'll see the roll out cover that must be over water when not in use to prevent condensation. 12 year old pool.
Entrance to house through bathroom. You must have a bathroom between pool and rest of house.
Salt system and gas heater.
Solar heat for the summer.
Exhaust fan ducted to outside is a must.
Roof of pool house must be higher than house and vented to allow any moisture that escaped from the pool cover exhaust fan, plastic ceinling, to exit without entering main house.
So there you have it. Pour you a patio like this, some chairs, and a grill and you got it. In the winter, move grill inside under the exhaust fan, add 15 necked women and it's on.
I have seen some beautiful pool houses designed and constructed by Tanglewood Conservatories. I am sure you will be able to find something you like. You might want to take a look at their website and contact them to see if they can help you with what you have in mind. Their website address is http://www.tanglewoodconservatories.com/
WFOFISHING - 9/4/2007 11:16 AM
Wife want's to enclose our inground pool ....Has anyone here done this and about how much should be a good starting point as far as $$$$$...
Why does she want to enclose it?
I agree with the earlier comments that enclosed pools, unless done amazingly well, (I recommend checking out the Grand Hyatt Beijing) aren't really that great.
What about "half" enclosing it and doing the rest with a typical screen room for the rest? There are screen room vendors that have systems that let you swap out screen panels for plexi or vinyl ones, but I would think that you would want some huge gaping holes to allow for ventilation at all times...
Enclosing a pool????? 
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