What’s new on the pool side?

Spring still seems to hesitate to resolutely switch to the hot side of the equinox, but we will soon be able to taste summer pleasures, including that of jumping in a very refreshing pool. Do you think of making the jump? Here are some trends to inspire you and guide you.

Posted at 12:00 p.m.

Piscines down land

The most popular outdoor pools remain the most popular due to their affordable price and their easy and quick installation. These are the injected resin models that are increasingly essential: “We now sell 60 % of resin pools, says Geneviève Dufresne, purchasing director at Club Piscine. The structure is very solid and aesthetics is more modern, up to date. Resin is also compatible with salt sanitation systems, because it is not subject to rust [contrairement aux structures en acier]. Steel remains cheaper, but the resin is now more common. “Despite the explosion of resin prices during the pandemic, the market has since stabilized, so that at Club Piscine, an above -earth swimming pool in 18 feet is sold $ 2899, $ 500 more than its steel equivalent. As for the appearance, although the beige and brown walls are still very popular, the “Farmhouse” style, with white panels and black posts, is very trendy, according to Véronique Dion, chief Marketing of the Pool Club.

In addition, the pools in wood walls, which drew attention for a few years, have seen their popularity drop considerably. “The demand has decreased because of the price, but consumers have also pointed out that this type of swimming pool required maintenance work, with sanding and painting to keep its waterproofing and durability,” explains Patrice Trudel, sales director at Sima Aqua-Sun, Terrebonne, who nevertheless maintains that these Quebec manufacturing pools are made to last, with a concern for detail and tight quality control. “But we realize that people do not always want to spend time maintaining their wooden swimming pool,” said Geneviève Dufresne, Club Pool.

Dig

“There is a big effervescence for fiberglass pools from the pandemic,” says Geneviève Dufresne. People can buy it this week and can hope to swim in it a month later. They can also cost less than steel pools when the conditions are met. However, shells have predetermined formats, there is no latitude on the dimensions. »The fiberglass hull pools are placed in a hole excavated beforehand, but this requires easy access for machinery-you can hoist the fiberglass swimming pools above the houses using a crane, but that adds to the bill, it goes without saying.

Steel or polymer swimming pools thus remain the most popular: Geneviève Dufresne assesses that 65 % of the dug swimming pools sold at Club Piscine are of this type, compared to 35 % fiberglass pools. “It is also more suitable for more rocky terrains, but also small terrains, and there is a big craze on this side,” adds Véronique Dion. Steel allows you to build small models like 10 ft on 16 ft, and you can also adapt the shape according to the customer’s courtyard. The smallest steel swimming pools are sold for less than $ 20,000, to which should be added the costs linked to the layout of the courtyard and the fence.

“We are also observing more and more people who will ask us to integrate a spa inside their swimming pool,” says Patrice Trudel, Sima Aqua-Sun. You can for example put the staircase to create a beautiful area where to sit and relax without swimming, it is also ideal for young children. It can be done in pools in steel or polymer panels while for fiberglass, retailers offer several models with integrated spas. »»

Haut-relief swimming pools

We have known semi-creted swimming pools for several years, but we have also seen more recently appear the high-relief pools, which are in fact outside land with permanent structure. “We go up the frame on a cement slab, then flow from concrete inside self -supporting formwork to make the walls,” explains Patrice Trudel. We then make the repair, and the customer can then add land and complete the finish with a choice of different facings. »»

We can register in the same category the container pools which, as the name suggests, are set up directly in a container in which you can even pierce a window! The company Poolpod, from Saguenay, offers this kind of self -supporting basin which can be installed anywhere – it is particularly suitable for sloping grounds, because it does not require any embankment. An original solution that details from $ 36,000, transport and crane included.

Fences: Finished the stay

After benefiting from a stay of almost 15 years, the owners of swimming pools installed before the 1^is November 2010 will have to put their installations to the safety standards in force no later than September 30, 2025. From this date, all the wines and semi-Creedes from Quebec’s wines of Quebec will have to be surrounded by a minimum height of 1.2 m and be designed to prevent the passage of a 10 cm diameter ball. For outside pool pools, a fence is required if the wall is less than 1.2 m high, the same thing for removable pools, the wall of which is less than 1.4 m high. It should be noted, the wall of a building can act as a speaker, unless it is pierced with a door or window less than three meters from the ground (unless its maximum opening does not allow the passage of a spherical object of more than 10 cm in diameter). Also, any door giving access to the swimming pool must close and lock itself automatically.