The Importance of Proper Drainage around your Swimming Pool
A residential swimming pool is a luxury. But it's essential to maintain this luxury to enjoy swimming and the ambiance a pool offers. Also, maintenance will prevent the property from being damaged.
Pool drainage should be one of the top concerns. Lack of drainage can damage the surrounding areas like the deck, yard, patio, and the home. As a homeowner, you should know how crucial is proper drainage surrounds the swimming pool. Let's dive deeper into this issue and let you know how pool experts can solve this problem.
Water drainage around your swimming pool is essential for routing the rainwater. The runoff water is vital so that the surrounding structures like the deck, patio, and backyard are not affected. With improper drainage systems, the property is exposed to erosion, seepage, and debris might also get collected on the deck and make the pool dirty.
Inadequate drainage systems can also create puddles that pose a danger to the homeowners' safety as the surface becomes slippery and causes accidents. It also ruins the deck as mold and stains tend to form on the deck, with water being splashed daily.
A flawed drainage system around the swimming pool allows outside water from a downspout to enter the pool and make it dirty. It is not hygienic to swim in contaminated water laced with bacteria, and the look of the indoor pool also is ruined.
The pools are most commonly designed to allow the pool water to drain off the patio into the landscape. This arrangement works fine in hot weather, but in wet climates, the soil becomes saturated with excessive water absorption, and the plants will rot. Moreover, it causes dirt to be washed away and enters the pool and making it dirty.
So, if you think that a small amount of water being splashed on the deck is harmless as it evaporates, and the deck will dry soon, then that's a mistake. Consider the long-term damage that the deck and other parts of the outdoor property have to endure.
Pool experts design the perfect drainage system:
Professional pool designers will suggest an appropriate drainage system for the pool that might include the following:
Strip drains
Strip drains are long and narrow metal grates, and the whole structure looks like a trench into which the water flows and is moved away from the pool, preventing it from entering the pool.
Spot drains
Spot drains are round in shape and work best for free-form decks. Pool specialists use pipes to connect multiple drains, and they drain the water collected on the deck.
French drains
French drains are gravel-filled pits with a drain pipe at the bottom. They work best when the pool ends in landscaping, but when there's an excessive amount of water that might ruin the landscape, then these drains do their work and drain the excessive moisture.
Hiring a professional pool service company will prove to be a prudent decision. The pool experts will design the perfect structure for the swimming pool to eliminate the danger that lurks upon the property because of an improper drainage system.
If you have a pool need, whether it’s service, renovation, repair, lighting, or something else, call Magic Matt’s Pools at 623-255-2239 today!
