Many thanks for the advice.
For clarification, do you mean build a rectangular wood frame / surround inside the excavated area and then attach a liner to that?
Do you have any recommendation re liners, filters and pumps?
Don’t knock such pools.
I installed our Ubink pool 9 years ago which is a wooden structured pool set into sloping ground so the ladder end is at ground level with the filter end behind easily accessible doors. The pool sits on a concrete base with a surrounding retaining wall allowing 600mm access all round. I added additional timber bracing around the pool all hidden below the decking.
During 9 years of use i have changed the sand in the filter once and replaced the pump which cost 130 euros.
Ok, I did all the installation work and all the materials cost around 5000 euros. The design is such that the entire pool structure can be easily be replaced.
My family have currently enjoyed 9 years of summer fun for comparatively little cost and it is still going strong.
We had an inground pool and poolhouse installed at our previous house at considerable expense which we enjoyed, but no more than the pool package we now have for a fraction of the cost.
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A cover helps tremendously with keeping moisture in and reducing the humidity in the room as do AC units.
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What ever I say you’ll misunderstand and come back, its just something I’ve become used to.
Now for clarification, I was replying to the intex/Bestway above ground pools. You could even read that I mentioned the wooden structured pools as a good option because they come with better liners, filters and pumps. The self supporting structure being way stronger than thin aluminium sides.
You really dont need to replace the sand unless its for something much better like Dryden Aqua’s AFM ng filter media as sand doesnt wear out and is millions of years old just like the “new” millions of years old sand you replaced it with. What it does need is a good clean.
Bag liners are generally supplied as a kit with the wooden pools and can also be ordered made to specific sizes to suit something of your own dimensions. They are pretty thick and strong but should be backed by the pool felt.
Most domestic filters are pretty similar and do the job but dont backwash well, something just to get used to. Side mounted valves are preferable to top mounted. A low cost single speed pump and a variable speed drive is probably the most economic way of achieving electricity savings and improved filtration. On filtration the best is Dryden Aqua’s AFM ng filter media there is nothing better, might cost a little more but the benefits are huge, the more dirt, bacteria etc you remove the less work for the chlorine to do so you use less chlorine as it lasts longer. I have used the original AFM for about 17 years and its been flawless, the new ng version will be amazing.
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@Corona and @billybutcher - I am revisiting this thread and cant find the helpful notes and links made to older threads by Corona. Have they been moved elsewhere or am I missing them?
Thanks very much
Graeme
I think it was in the pool construction costs thread.
If you follow the links to the web archive be aware they are quite old posts now.
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The truth never changes 
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It just costs more…
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Thanks, you are right.
What’s the problem with a tiled pool? Cleaning, grouting or the odd ones bulging? Is there a tile which is resistant to calcaire???
All of the above, but mainly due to it being tiled poorly a long time ago.
Regular renovation using the correct materials is gradually resolving the above issue as is Corona’s sage advice regarding pH values for tiled pools.
Thankfully, we don’t have to worry about subsidence as it’s dug directly into a limestone hillside.
Does anyone know how a (wood) semi in-ground pool is treated for tax and planning purposes?
I’m planning to install one inside an existing building - would this make a difference?
Just the same as a fully in the ground pool AFAIK.
Only if it is fully out of the ground can it be classef as a temporary structure and so pay no additional tax. The tax isnt much compared to the enjoyment the pool brings. That said if things are done correctly maintenance drops to very little and power consumption 1/10 of a conventional pool.
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