Things to Know Before You Buy a Pool Enclosure

Pool enclosure market is in constant development, each year the number of shelters sold is increasing. The pool enclosure combines the functions: it protects the pool against pollution, extends the swimming season and is a device safety approved. There is a multitude of models of pool enclosures , which can make choosing a hard shelter. Especially since the purchase of a pool enclosure often represents a substantial investment which can not be done lightly. The purpose of this file is to help you choose safe for you according to your needs and your budget.

Know before you buy

The step prior to purchasing a pool cover is to define its needs and, at first, to determine if the pool cover is the solution that best suits you. For example, if security is your primary concern, there are other more economical solutions that suit you perhaps. If your decision to invest in a shelter is closed, you still have to choose from the multitude of shelters available on the market. We suggest in the articles that follow some basics to help you make your choice.

• What shelter for my pool?
• What formalities for my shelter?
• Advantages and disadvantages of pool enclosures
• Pool enclosures and safety

The different types of shelters

Should we opt for a low enclosure or flat, semi-high or high? These issues can be a real headache, especially that for the same budget the possibilities are endless. To help you make your choice, we present here the main types of shelters with their different characteristics.

• Zoom on flat shelters
• All the low shelters
• The protective cover in detail
• An alternative: the semi-height enclosures and mixed shelters
• Shelter for above ground pools
• The shelter inflatable pool

The different forms of shelter

If you have defined the type of enclosure for you, you still have to choose its form. The choice of the form of shelter is important because it will affect the overall look of your garden. That's why choosing a shelter with rounded or angular shapes should not be random, especially since the shape influences other factors such as weather resistance.

• Shelters right shape
• Shelters domed
• The curved shelters

The opening and closing devices

Except in the case of fixed shelters , a pool enclosure is equipped with a device that can open and close it to open or uncover the pool. If this feature does not interest you, you will opt for a permanent shelter, otherwise, you can choose between different technologies that we present here.

• Fixed shelters
• Removable and retractable shelter
• The semi-sliding shelter
• Telescopic shelters

The materials

There are two types of materials those that constitute the structure of the shelter and those used to produce the glass. Depending on the type and form of shelter for which you will choose, the choice of materials will be more or less extended.

For the structure:

• Shelters with aluminum structure
• Shelters with steel structure
• The shelters wooden structure

For the glazing:

• polycarbonate
• Glass

Maintaining a pool enclosure

While maintaining his pool enclosure is the best way to keep long in the best possible condition. Attacked on one side by moisture and emanations of water treatment products, and also by temperature variations and other pollution, a pool enclosure tends to deteriorate quickly if is not maintained regularly.

Apart from cleaning, certain gestures will allow you to preserve your immune damage and ensure the proper functioning of mechanical parts:

• regularly ventilate your shelter, leaving it open frequently.
• Lubricate locks and hinges eventually hatch and doors.
• Put on the various moving parts to ensure they are not seized, this is especially important if you have a shelter telescopic or sliding.
• In winter, regularly remove the dead leaves that accumulate on the roof and, if necessary clear snow your shelter.