Swimming Pool Enclosures

Swimming pool enclosure frames are usually made from aluminium.  Most people would presuppose, then, that a pool enclosure is only available in a “silver”-colored frame, the color that aluminium is thought most frequently to be.  This is not necessarily true so it is worth checking out the frame colors available when you’re choosing your swimming pool enclosure.

While aluminium is produced in a silver color, it can also be anodised.  The process of anodising is used not only to increase corrosion resistance for the frame of your pool enclosure, but it also serves as a method of dyeing the aluminium.  Consequently, there may be a range of frame colors available for you to choose from.

While some people may not be so concerned about the color of their enclosure frame, others may wish to consider what frame color might best match the pool surroundings, or which one that might best assist in creating the ultimate effect when the new enclosure is installed.  Be sure to take into account what plants are growing nearby, as well as any buildings, walls or other structures in viewing range.  For the evening entertainer, any available lighting may also be a consideration.  Most likely, you’ll want the color of your enclosure to complement the total environment you already have around your pool.  And the color of the wall of the swimming pool as well as the color of the polycarbonate you choose for your enclosure all contribute to the final look.

As an example, an enclosure frame in a “champagne” color might serve to add an extra touch of class in some environments.  It may work very well with dark-coloured polycarbonate in an entertainment area, especially one with low-level night lighting.  However, it’s worth taking into account all aspects of the particular surroundings for your enclosure.   Perhaps, on the other hand, when all is taken into account, the traditional “silver” look for your enclosure frame is the most appropriate. 

Be free to avail yourself of the options available in swimming pool enclosure colors, and don’t be afraid to obtain an alternative opinion as there’s no such thing as a “wrong” or a “right” opinion.

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Have you ever been for a swim when the wind is blowing and it’s not a particularly warm day?   Depending upon the air temperature and the wind speed, it can sometimes be quite unpleasant.  The wind can spoil so much of your fun.  And you didn’t go swimming to not enjoy it, did you? 

“Wind chill factor” is the term that refers to the effective lowering of your body temperature when the wind meets your exposed skin.  At times, the effect can be that you feel the air is 5 degrees or more colder than it really is. You might feel a loss of your body temperature quite quickly.  And when your skin is wet, the wind chill factor is even greater.  It doesn’t even have to be a particularly cold day for you to very quickly lose temperature and feel uncomfortable – cold even.  And why would you put up with that when you don’t have to?

A retractable swimming pool enclosure provides a solution to wind chill factor with your home swimming pool as it can shield you from the wind while you’re swimming, and thereby minimise the wind chill effect.  While on many occasions you may prefer to have your retractable pool enclosure open while swimming, there are other times when it’s just perfect to keep the enclosure closed and swim underneath it.  And a windy day provides just that opportunity.  The shield of the polycarbonate covering of your enclosure ensures that the wind and the wind chill factor are just about neutralised.  Not only that but your enclosure still allows any warmth from the sun to penetrate and keep both the water temperature and the air temperature over the pool warmer than it otherwise would be.  Your pool enclosure is not just an adornment to your entertainment area.  It’s also highly practical and versatile.

Swimming is meant to be fun and the wind can sometimes be a dampener on your swimming enjoyment, if you’ll pardon the pun.  But why let that happen when a retractable pool enclosure provides you with such a simple solution?   Shield yourself and your family from the wind with a swimming pool enclosure.  And still you can enjoy your daily swim “inside” – even when the wind is blowing a gale ….”outside”.

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There are a wide variety of options available with swimming pool enclosures.  Consider all of the options available on a swimming pool enclosure before you finalise your purchase.  Indeed, it may be worth considering all of the swimming pool enclosure options available before you even purchase your swimming pool!

One of the possibilities worthy of consideration is that of extending the length of track for your swimming pool enclosure beyond the length of the enclosure when closed. Swimming pool enclosures that connect to, and glide along, tracks are often alternatively termed retractable pool enclosures or telescopic pool enclosures, these terms being used synonymously.  Retractable pool enclosures utilise tracks fixed to the ground so that the segments of the enclosure can be moved independently of each other down to one end (or in some cases both ends) of the swimming pool. As a base product, enclosures have a track length the same as the length of the enclosure.  This means that, when opening the entire enclosure, the end segment of the enclosure will not be able to recede beyond the position it is in at the end of the pool while the enclosure is closed.  With track extensions at one or both ends of your pool, however, you will be able to open your enclosure and move it totally off, and away from, the end of your pool. Track extensions are an option that very much depends upon the space available at either end of your swimming pool.  If your pool is in a tight-squeeze position, you may not have sufficient space for this to be an option available to you at all.  For example, if you have a wall positioned right at the end of your pool (see the photograph below), you will unlikely be able to take advantage of extended track length.  Or perhaps you’ll simply be restrained to a minimal extension of track.

You may be in the situation where you haven’t yet purchased a pool and you’re still at the pool-planning stage. If you have limited end-space for your optimal pool length and you feel you may be able to compromise on the size of your pool, you might wish to weigh up the alternatives of either a longer pool with an enclosure that does not totally recede from the end of the pool or a shorter pool length in order to gain the benefit that track extensions provide.  Now is the time to decide between these options rather than wait until you install a longer pool only then to find you no longer have the option to extend the track-length at all.

But if space permits, either with an intended or an existing swimming pool, why not always have the choice when you go for a swim of completely removing your retractable pool enclosure from off the end of the pool?  With track extensions, you’ll simply have the choice of easier access from all sides of your swimming pool whenever you want.  That’s just convenience all round.

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