It is not uncommon for homeowners to install a pool after building their home. In these cases, we highly suggest swimming pool compliance advice from our expert servicing Connewarre.
The ideal location often involves integration with the house design which at the time of building didn’t consider the future colocation of a pool and its safety barrier. During a recent inspection in Connewarre, it was pleasing to note that all of the windows that would have opened directly into the pool area were “fixed with fasteners that they could only be removed by the use of a tool so that they open to a maximum of 100mm.” There were no items within the safety barrier’s Non-Climbable Zones and the gate was appropriately constructed and functioning. The only issue that required rectification in order to immediately receive a Certificate of Pool and Spa Barrier Compliance (Form 23) was the existence of a “clear opening between vertical components that exceeded 100mm at a point in the barrier.”
The pool safety barrier had incorporated the home’s pergola posts as part of the pool barrier uprights. In this situation, the pergola design used twin pergola posts with spacing that exceeded the maximum allowable 100mm vertical spacing in a barrier.
We worked with the homeowner to reduce this space while remaining within the overall aesthetic of the pool surrounds. The homeowner purchased a sheet of Perspex cut to size (with a height of 1,200mm to match the height of their pool barrier glass) and secured it using screws between the two pergola uprights.
This closed the gap and was inexpensive and aesthetically acceptable – and most importantly allowed us to provide the homeowner with their Certificate of Pool and Spa Barrier Compliance (Form 23).
