Tanning ledge (sun deck/baja shelf) or.... tile the whole pool
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Comments (29)For anyone out there looking for ideas on a small pool. Go to the blog "Our New Pool Build in Jacksonville, FL" We call it a Spool or Social Pool. It is approx 10 X 20 and it will be fully screened in. The wife designed it and it will have a water fall, bubbler and 2 external boxes for statues spouting water. It is 3.5ft to 4.5ft and have 2 seating / lounging areas. We went this route because we like entertaining and did not care to be swimming and diving, just hanging out. Take a look and let me know your thoughts. Thanks...See MoreDo you use/love your sun shelf/baja shelf?
Comments (15)We are about to remodel our pool and have these "wedding cake" type steps that I want to replace with a larger "Carribean shelf/Baja shelf" as well. The sleeve for an umbrella seems like a must. With regard to kids using it, my two are now teenagers and they don't seem to like anything we, as their parents, decide to do.....so I'm making my decision independent of their likes or dislikes. However, one big reason I would like to have this in the pool is for our labrador retrievers. If you let dogs use your pool, it's a bonus for them....See MoreBeach walk-in and Baja Shelf? Overkill or include both?
Comments (14)Hi mthlvr! Yes, you certainly can have both and a year later I have not regretted it for a minute. And believe me, I've second guessed and regretted almost every other thing about our pool......I love the beach entry/shelf. Honestly, I'd go a bit smaller with the shelf if I had it to over, but other than that I wouldn't change a thing. I LOVE that it's all stone. We get bookoos of compliments on that part and I enjoy the look of the shelf so much year round. We haven't had any issues with the stone on the shelf either. At the time we did it the PB had us decrease the actualy beach edge to minimize the slope and I was kind of hoping for more of the beach edge along the pool edge. Now I'm glad we have lot of "baja shelf" edge to sit and enjoy the shelf. Win/win for our needs/likes! Hope this helps! Here are some pics:...See MoreBaja/Tanning shelf pics and dimensions?
Comments (8)Tresw - Thank you so much for the extra info - I need all the help I can get. All of your suggestions about the kids really helped me, because our kids are 4, 5, and one coming on Monday! They will love the shelf, I didn't have one on my first pool. Right now I have ours at 8' wide and 6' deep, the shelf will be 6" in water with a couple of bubblers I hope. My pool isn't going to be very big, so I didn't want to eat any more of the swimming part. They are coming to excavate on Monday - same day as my induction! Your whole backyard set up is amazing - it is truly a dream! I am going to try and post some pics when we get started, you are an inspiration!...See More8260rm
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