Different Enclosures
Telescopic Pool Enclosures September 11th, 2007Low Enclosures
These are comparable in cost to a fixed safety cover that can be walked upon and is held in a track to be opened and closed automatically that do not offer any further benefit as they do not reduce heating or maintenance cost and need to be drained when water sits on the surface as that could be a safety issue.
The advantage with the LOW ENCLOSURE is that in most instances the cost is less and there is no running cost or maintenance.
Other advantages are that the enclosure will allow all year use of the swimming pool, reduced heating cost, safety and security with less maintenance.
These enclosures are bespoke and can either have 2 fixed ends or 1 fixed end. The sections between will retract into one or each end. There are small door/window at one or both ends and can be supplied in any colour. Sizes up to 12.49 metre in width x any length. 6mm safety glass to the sides and ends except where the sections all retract into one fixed end then the smallest end will be 6mm clear polycarbonate as that end is removable in 2 or more sections. 16mm clear triple walled polycarbonate NON-DRIP polycarbonate for the roof. All sections that retract sit on a track that is advised although we can fit without the track is required but do not recommend this.
DIABOLO
Most popular enclosure that we fit having 2 fixed ends with the sections between retracting into those fixed ends. Benefits are that we do not loose height or width.
These are bespoke and there are 2 standard heights available although we will increase the height if required at no extra cost if the circumstances are such that is necessary.
ATLAS
This is not a popular option due to one end having to be glazed with 6mm clear polycarbonate that is prone to condensation. Basically all the sections retract into one fixed ends. We have only fitted 4 in 3 years and have gone back to each to replace the polycarbonate with glass and change the set up so that is acts as the DIABOLO. We find that contrary to what may be believed people do not push every section back to one fixed end and prefer to open one or two sections from the centre.
One on the drawbacks of the ATLAS is that you have a reduced height and width also if on a track there will be more tracks in line than normal. Also we have top fix done each section so there will be bolts to remove to open the enclosure, whereas the DIABOLO does not have bolts holding down the retracting sections so it is so much easier.
Both enclosures can be fitted against buildings, chalets or walls etc. Also can incorporate part buildings or walls.
There are a whole range of different styles available mainly there are the TITAN that is a registered European design having a central GLULAM Beam dividing the enclosure into two halves. Each half being independent of each other so various options are available to open and one person only need be required.
The TITAL can accommodate any width or length as the beams can be parallel and spanned with a lantern roof or similar.
The other main type is the RHODOS that again has a GLULAM beam that allows one side to be the enclosure whilst the other side can be a fixed section or roof glazed down to a wall or building.
We are able to use beams in various configurations that allows us to enclosure difficult shape pools are complicated sites.