Do you use/love your sun shelf/baja shelf?
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Baja shelf as first stair into pool. Seen it?
Comments (27)We are doing the best of both worlds in our pool. We built a beach entry that has a very gentle slope that goes from 0 to 9" in about 12 feet. It will be mostlly quatrzite (and some PT as it gets deeper). Then on the other side of the pool, we built a "kiddie" pool that really is for me. It is 18 inches deep and raised so it flows into the main pool. I plan on putting a lounge chair in there when the kids are not splashing around in it and just laying in the water. I looked at nylon lounge chairs and found many that are either just slightly less than 18" high and some that are just slightly taller than 18". So I will probably order the ones that are 15" or so high and that way my little tush can be in 2-3" of water all the time to keep cool. :) Katherine Here is a link that might be useful: Our pool build -- 3rd pix shows kiddie pool, scroll down a few posts for beach entry....See MoreBaja/Sun Shelf Size Question
Comments (10)My friend's pool is very much like yours, accept the circle is their spa. On either side of the circle, they put seats. What if you had your first two steps 6", then 12", then 18" in a straight line across the pool at the edge of the circle? Just an idea. Truthfully, my kids just loved my mother's steps when they were little. We have a small pool, too, and built a sunshelf that is hardly used. It is nice to look at, and highlights the spa, put if I could have a smaller step area I would. Maybe just making the top 6 " and the rest steps would be great. If you put it in the front right corner it would give you more pool space. I'll include a picture of our pool so you can see our circle idea. I can tell you're really working on a nice shape for your pool. Be careful with steps and shelves though, one time I was playing with my baby (13 now) and my 3 year old (16 now)was on the step right next to me. I turned to look and he had stepped off the shelf and was underwater looking at me and reaching for me. I will never forget those eyes and how I was just a couple of inches from him. Steps are great to play on, but be so careful. Do you have any part of the pool raised for interest? I have a spa that is raised a little, but if I could do it again I would have raise the back wall a little for more interest. One other thing that I noticed. Your light in your deep end is just like mine. I was told that it wouldn't shine towards the house, but it does...and right at us in the spa. Yours is going towards your house and patio. You may want to put two and have them going out towards the house. That is one of my "I wish they didn't talk me out of it" things with my builder. I hate it everytime I turn it on. Good luck!...See MoreHow deep is your Tanning Ledge or Baja Shelf or whatever you call it?
Comments (16)From the top of our concrete to the first step is 10 inches. From the top of our concrete to Cabo shelf is 18 inches, which is 12 inches of water. We bought those plastic Adirondack chairs and as you can see from the picture you're behind only sits in a small amount of water. When we put our lounge chairs in I'm laying in the perfect amount of water to stay cool without feeling like I'm drowning laying on my stomach....See MoreDoes anyone have a baja shelf in their pool?
Comments (5)We install in-floor cleaning heads on the sun shelves in an effort to move debris to the pool floor. The auto cleaner can come around and pick up any debris. We use the Caretaker System. Caretaker's tech support can provide a layout to builders based on the area in question to be cleaned from a scaled drawing. We don't use the collection system as the auto cleaner does that job. The heads are activated in the off swimming hours, usually midnight and later for a number of hours, through a Jandy automated controller. This way heads are not up during swimming time to be a potential toe stubber. Our sun shelves water depth is normally 6"-7". In the past we would set small pipe returns at the tile line but this method worked better. Some steps treads are best having the heads when cleaners can't get in. There still will be brushing required, but not as much....See Moreclanch
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