Paphos People

Hi All,

I bought my property in 2002 but at the time couldn't afford a pool although I have the space, I just wanted to know if anyone has had any experience of fitting a pool to property after the build was complete?

Specifically I'm thinking of any problems or major pitfalls encountered, I obviously realise I'll need planning permision and I don't have the deeds so this could be an issue but the solictor can work that one out I hope

Is there a good time of year to start work? obviously the winter is out, August also ? I'm hoping to be able to afford it by the end of this summer.

If anyone has had specific issues with a particular company and you don't want to make it public please PM me.

Just trying to get armed up with as much info as I can before I go ahead and dig up the front garden !

Any thoughts / advice / info grately apprecaited

Cheers for now

Ian

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Perhaps not the best time to be thinking of a pool when we are four years into a drought and by the summer it seems likely that we will be into major water rationing again?:wink:

Your profile suggests that you are not here full time. Part time pools can provide a headache for maintenance for those times you are not here - particularly if water is only going to be available around 2 am for a couple of hours, as it was in some areas last time we had a drought - unless you have an amenable neighbour with a well (and even wells can run dry in a serious drought.

Do you actually need planning permission to dig a pool? You can check that with your solicitor, but the planning process can be slow here if you do.

Don't forget too that you will need accommodation for the pump gear. That may be best sited underground, but that means an even bigger hole. If not underground then there may be planning implications for a permanent structure, which some of the pool companies get around by erecting a plastic shed to accommodate the pump gear.

Is there a best time to dig a pool? Probably not.

You will need access for a JCB to do the digging, unless you have a lot of time on your hands, and you will have to ensure that the waste material is disposed of. If you have no access for a JCB, it will be necessary to budget for the removal and replacement of the garden wall to provide that access.

You will also have to consider the type of pool. Most of the pools supplied are fitted with a plastic liner (which should last at least 7 years before it needs replacing).

If you want tiles, it will be more expensive and the concrete lining required is not quite the same, so you need to establish that before contracting the work. There is also a trowelled epoxy finish that looks like marble (you can see that at the private plunge pools at the rear of the Annabelle hotel) and there are fibreglass pools available.

But for this year at least, the water to fill it is likely to be the biggest problem.

Thanks KG

Some interesting points. Not least the drought issue. I don;t think there is any easy solution to that particular issue

Most of the others points you raised I've pretty much got covered, access for a JCB and tipper was left when the house was built and there is more than enough room for the pump house etc, and quotes for a lined pool have been done, hence I know what I've got to save up) - obviously nearer the time I'll need to select a company and get a further quote but that part should be easy.

In terms of maintaince I'm lucky in that I have an excellent gentleman and his wife that manages my property for me, when I'm not there and is also a family friend so the ongoing maint is not an issue or at least I don't think it is.

You are correct that we are not there full time as I'm working overseas but its usually every six weeks or so, work depending so we should get enough use out of it to justify the installation. Eg it wont sit there all year waiting for an annual holiday.

The biggest issue as you say is going to be water to fill thing, we've been fortunate where we are in Mesoyi in that we've had very little water interuptions over the recent years, unlike friends in Peyia and Tala where it seems an almost daily occurance. That however could change the longer the drought goes on.

Regarding the planning permission, I'm not exactly sure but when I discussed it with my solicitor (all be it briefly) I was told planning permission would probably be required if it wasn't on the original plans.... Thats one loose end I definitely need to tie up before the summer....

Anyway, thanks again

Cheers

Ian

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Ian
can I ask around what price they are asking
and how many meters ...
just for myself for the future ..

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Hi Neil,

I was quoted between 10 and 12 k CYP (before the change) and I know that high but thats because I need a lot of lanscaping and patio's doing doing as well. I was told the actual pool installation would be about 8k

Quote was unofficial from a guy that works for one of the pool companies, hence the previous comment about firming up and exact quote closer to the time....

HTH

Ian

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Somewhere between the beginning of the thread and the last post, I've been promoted.... must have reached one of them there magic numbers.....

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If your orignal plans didn't show a pool then Planning consent will definately be required.

Tiggy

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Ta !

Ian

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