Pool shape for families

[famousdavis]

We put our inground pool in the backyard last year -- I wish we had done it years earlier, but we couldn't for various reasons (lack of $$ was among them). Our kids now range between 9 - 16. Our pool is deep in the middle: 3.5' - 5.5' - 4'. We all *love* it that way. We have so many competitive games now, and having a deep middle makes it great especially for volleyball. If I had a bigger backyard, I would have had a deeper middle, but that 5.5' depth was about as deep as we could make it and abide by local codes for the slope of the pool bottom. We put the steps off to one side, so there is a natural swim lane (albeit with rounded rather than a flat edge at each end) that isn't obstructed by steps. If I had to do it over, I might go with 4' x 6' x 4.5', but I'm not at all displeased with what we've got.

[TomC]

I think an L shape gives you the best of both worlds , a shallow pool for kids and volleyball and basketball, and a deeper end for diving, sliding and doing laps. We love our pool and would build it the same way today. The only real downside we have experienced is that if you wanted an automatic cover, the L shape makes it much more expensive to do.

Tom

[famousdavis]

Well, yah, sure, if you have a ***41,000*** gallon pool, an "L" shape is great to have! ;-)