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The outdoor pool is a great place to relax. However, with the onset of cold weather, the swimming season ends. Another disadvantage of an open font is the rapid clogging of dust, foliage and other debris. If you build a pool in a greenhouse in your country house, the closed bowl will be protected from the harmful effects of the natural environment, and the swimming season can be extended until the onset of frost.
Varieties of greenhouses for the font
Traditionally, they equip a pool in a polycarbonate greenhouse at their summer cottage, but determining the type of structure is not limited to the choice of covering material. From a large amount of evaporation inside the building, a high level of humidity is constantly maintained. Not every material is suitable for a greenhouse frame. Wood will quickly rot, and ferrous metal will be destroyed by corrosion. To create a skeleton, stainless steel, aluminum, steel with galvanized or polymer coating are suitable.
The next important choice is the shape. In addition to aesthetics, the greenhouse for the font must withstand wind loads and a large amount of precipitation.
A beautiful and durable pool in the country in the greenhouse will turn out the following forms:
- Arch. The semi-circular design roof is easy to manufacture, as polycarbonate bends easily. Snow slides off sloped surfaces. The arch is resistant to strong gusts of wind.
- Dome. Greenhouses of this form are built over round fonts. The design is difficult to manufacture and consumes a lot of material.
- One or two slopes. The simplest version of a greenhouse for a font with even walls is easy to build. However, the polycarbonate construction is weakly resistant, afraid of strong winds and heavy rainfall. The single slope option is not suitable for snowy regions.
- Asymmetrical shape. Typically, such greenhouses for pools consist of a flat wall, turning into a large semicircle. A polycarbonate building is difficult to manufacture and requires the correct location of a relatively frequent wind direction.
The choice of the shape of the polycarbonate shelter depends on the size of the pool, as well as on how many people the resting place is calculated for.
According to the dimensions of the greenhouse it happens:
- Low. The polycarbonate structure is intended only to protect water from clogging, acting as a cover. Reclining tops are often placed over small pools, and large fonts are equipped with a sliding system.
- High. Looking at the photo of the pool in a polycarbonate greenhouse, we can confidently call the building a real place of relaxation. Inside, under a transparent dome, folding furniture is placed, decorative greenery is planted, and heating is carried out.
High greenhouses covered with polycarbonate are equipped with wide doors. The sashes are made sliding, with a rise in the top or swinging.
Benefits of indoor hot tubs
A swimming pool with a polycarbonate cover has many advantages:
- Polycarbonate and a metal profile for the frame are considered an environmentally friendly material. Inside the greenhouse, chemical odors from heating the structure under the sun will not accumulate.
- The polycarbonate pool cover is durable and lightweight. If necessary, it can be moved to another location.
- Polycarbonate is resistant to aggressive weather conditions.
- A greenhouse effect is created inside the greenhouse. The intensity of evaporation of water from the pool decreases, the risk of reproduction of harmful microflora decreases. The font under the polycarbonate dome is protected from debris clogging.
- Lightweight materials are convenient for self-construction of shelters.
- The polycarbonate pavilion has good light transmission. The material is inexpensive and can last up to 10 years.
- The pool under cover will always be kept clean. Rust will not crumble from the stainless profile, and contaminated polycarbonate is easily wiped off with a rag.
Of the shortcomings, one point can be singled out. Polycarbonate is afraid of strong mechanical influences. To prevent falling branches from damaging the shelter, the pool is not located under the trees.
Hot tub type selection and installation methods
If we briefly consider how to make a pool in a polycarbonate greenhouse, then the work begins with the choice of size. The font should be enough for the simultaneous visit of all family members. According to the type of installation, the bowls are recessed, partially dug in or installed on the surface. The latter type includes a frame pool in a polycarbonate greenhouse or a small inflatable bowl. The most reliable is considered to be a fully buried font. In the country, you can make a bowl under a dome of two types of polycarbonate:
- The reinforced concrete font is poured right inside the pit. At the bottom of the pit, a pillow of sand with crushed stone is poured and a reinforcing mesh is laid. First, the bottom of the bowl is poured out of the solution. After the concrete has hardened, formwork is installed to fill the walls. The finished bowl is sprinkled on the outside with soil, and inside it is tiled, painted or subjected to another finish.
- A polypropylene bowl can be bought ready-made, but it is expensive. It is better to solder the pool yourself from polypropylene sheets. A pit is dug for the bowl, and the bottom is concreted. On top of the frozen slab, sheets of thermal insulation made of expanded polystyrene are laid. Polypropylene is welded with a special soldering iron – an extruder. First, the bottom of the pool is formed from the sheets, then the sides, and the stiffeners are soldered last. Outside, the bowl is insulated with expanded polystyrene, and the gap between the sides and walls of the pit is filled with concrete.
Of the two options, a polypropylene pool is considered the best option. The bowl does not overgrow with silt, it is easy to clean, it retains heat for a long time.
Important! The concreting of the walls to reinforce the sides of the polypropylene pool is carried out simultaneously with the filling of the bowl with water. Due to the equalization of the pressure difference, it is possible to avoid the formation of deflections of the font.
Hot tub installation
When the pool in the greenhouse with their own hands is completed, they begin to build the greenhouse. Construction work consists of the following steps:
- A plot is marked around the pool. Pegs are driven in around the perimeter, and a construction cord is pulled between them.
- According to the markings, a ditch is dug to a depth of 25 cm. Fertile soil is sent to the beds. Under the sliding low greenhouse, a concrete tape is poured around the entire perimeter. Racks of a stationary greenhouse can be fixed on a columnar foundation. In the second variant, at the place of installation of the frame supports, recesses are dug for pouring concrete pillars.
- Formwork is built from the boards. A reinforcing frame with welded metal mortgages is installed inside. Elements must protrude to the surface of the foundation. Racks or main guides of the greenhouse frame will be fixed to the mortgages. The foundation is poured with concrete mortar in one day.
- Further work is continued after at least 10 days. The formwork is removed from the foundation. The territory adjacent to the pool is covered with rubble and sand. After installing the polycarbonate shelter, paving slabs will be laid around the bowl.
- The frame is assembled by welding or bolts. In the first case, all joints are painted. Welding burns the zinc or polymer protective coating. Aluminum profiles are connected with bolts. Stainless steel is not afraid of welding. Joints can only be sanded with a grinder.
- From the outside, a sealant is glued to the frame of the greenhouse. Holes are drilled in polycarbonate sheets and profiles. The cut material is laid on the frame, fixed with special clips with thermal washers. The joints are hidden under the connecting profile.
At the end of the construction of the greenhouse, lighting is carried out inside, furniture is installed, flowers are planted in flowerpots.
The video shows a country pool in a greenhouse:
Arrangement of a font for year-round recreation
The heat inside the polycarbonate dome is retained until the onset of severe cold weather. During the day, the space around the pool and the water will be warmed by the sun. At night, the soil will give off some of the heat. With the advent of the first frosts, there is little natural heating. For year-round use, artificial heating is installed. The system must comply with safety requirements, as a high level of humidity is always maintained under the dome.
A do-it-yourself pool built in a summer house in a polycarbonate greenhouse will become a decoration of the yard and a favorite vacation spot for all family members.