Advanced Pool Care pool builders talk about how to ensure swimming pool privacy
You want to be able to enjoy your swimming pool to the fullest and that enjoyment may be hampered if you are worried about whether your neighbors can hear and see you when you and your family are frolicking in the water or simply relaxing poolside. If you’re hosting a swimming pool party, you definitely don’t want the private gathering to become a public viewing, right?
When your pool was built, maybe there were no neighbors so privacy wasn’t really an issue, but now if your neighborhood has been developed since you had the pool constructed you may have a house with neighbors who can look from their house into your swimming pool. No one wants that!
How to ensure swimming pool privacy
Talk with your swimming pool contractors from Advanced Pool Care about options for privacy that he can help you figure out and potentially construct for you to keep your pool from prying eyes or from hearing the neighbors’ conversations or having them overhear yours.
- See if you can find a way to make your safety fence perform double duty as a privacy fence. Perhaps an opaque material can be added to block sight lines or add height.
- If you aren’t seeking a permanent solution, use a canopy or umbrellas to add shade and privacy.
- Plant trees and shrubbery to add to the beauty of your backyard and to provide privacy. Ask us what kinds of trees or shrubs are best for not impacting the cleanliness of your pool and for the best trees to plant that won’t have “creeping roots” that could damage the pool.
- Adding a water feature such as a fountain could mask the sound of voices from your neighbor’s home.
- If you have the budget, add a pool house or gazebo or pergola to blick sight lines and servce as a place where guests can change into and out of their swim suits. You could even add a shower and washer and dryer into the pool house.
If you’re constructing a new swimming pool this year, take time to understand the sightlines of neighboring homes and where you will place the pool for maximum privacy in the pool and the outdoor living space.
