How to choose the size of your swimming pool?

The size of your pool depends on 3 factors: your available space, your use and your budget.
Depending on this, several choices are available to you.

What parameters should be taken into account when determining the size of your swimming pool?

• Available space: the larger your outdoor space, the more you can afford to build a large swimming pool without disrupting the garden and its layout. However, it is preferable not to allocate more than 70% of the available outdoor space to the swimming pool. It is important to remember that the poolside is a living space that will be designed to make the most of the pool (pool deck for sunbathing, outdoor dining area, solar shower, etc.).
  It is also important to take into account that the size of the pool is linked to the maintenance time that will be spent on the pool.
• Use of the pool: The size of the pool will also depend on the use you want to have of your pool. Thus, swimming enthusiasts will more naturally go for a swimming lane, families will prefer a more classic format allowing both relaxation, swimming practice and games with the possibility of having 2 depths / 2 baths in the same pool. Finally, occasional bathers who prefer to take a few baths from time to time can choose a small square or round pool.
• The budget: The price of a swimming pool varies depending on the type of pool (inground, semi-inground, above-ground, indoor, etc.), the type of construction and finally the different options or equipment (pool deck, automatic water treatment, roller shutter heating, shelter, etc.).

Dimensions: standard or not

The most common pool format remains the traditional rectangular pool measuring 8m x 4m, which easily adapts to all environments and allows for optimal use of the pool. However, in recent years, we have seen a reduction in the size of land, which has led to a reduction in the size of the pool. Thus, pools measuring 7m x 3.5m or 6m x 3m remain very popular because they adapt perfectly to smaller spaces while retaining the classic rectangular format.

Swimming pools of more standard shapes and sizes (not custom-made) have the advantage of being able to be equipped with peripheral equipment (tarpaulin, roller, shelter, cover, shutter, etc.) already designed and sized.

Mini-pools are very trendy, less than 10m² they have the advantage of not requiring administrative procedures, while integrating harmoniously into all outdoor spaces.