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Two Tips To Follow if a Pool Builder Will Be Creating Your New Pool

Here are two steps to take after you've engaged the services of a pool builder to create your new pool. 

Set up a portable above-ground pool in each of the potential pool locations on your property 

One of the most important decisions the pool builder will need you to make is choosing the pool's location. If your property's outdoor area is large and you have several areas in which you could build this structure, determining the advantages and disadvantages of each potential pool location, and ensuring that you've chosen the right area, from the outset, is essential. The reason for this is that once your pool builder excavates the selected area and starts pouring concrete or other construction materials into the excavation, changing your mind about the location could throw a wrench into this project. It would, for example, be very costly and take a lot of time for your builder to restore the ground in the original construction area and to start building in a different spot, and doing this could result in them being unable to complete the construction of the pool by your original deadline. 

The best way to test out each potential area before confirming which spot you want the builder to construct your pool in is to purchase a cheap portable above-ground pool, set it up for a day or so in each potential location, and spend some time in it in each of these areas. This will give you a much better idea of which of these spots is the best place for your pool.

For example, after spending an hour in the portable pool in one corner of your garden on a hot afternoon, you might realise that this area gets far too much shade from the surrounding trees during this period of the day and that you feel cold in it, even though the weather is warm. You might also find that this area also results in too many leaves falling into the pool. In this situation, you might decide to put the pool in a spot farther away from these trees so that it gets more sun exposure and so that fewer leaves land in the water. 

Make time to discuss how you can make the pool match the rest of your property

Before ordering any materials for the pool or settling on a certain design for it, you and the pool builder should have a detailed discussion about how you can make the pool match the rest of your property. The reason for this is that even if the builder does a beautiful job of designing and constructing this pool, the structure could still not look good on your property if you haven't chosen to use materials or a certain design that matches the other sections of your home. 

Your pool builder will be familiar with this matter and so should be able to make a number of suggestions that will ensure the pool will complement its surroundings. For example, if you have a red brick house, the builder might recommend using red bricks as the pool coping material. Similarly, if your garden is full of angular-shaped ornaments and an angular water fountain, the builder might advise you to opt for an angular-shaped pool, too.