swimming pools in central Arkansas?

[Sam I Am]

Dreamsteeds, there are a number of pool contractors out there that probably could give you a better idea on price, but one thing to consider is where a few acres is at, because you may be on a well rather than have city water. That would be the first thing to check into.

I'm in Russellville and I know of a couple of pool contractors, and I know of a couple in Little Rock...as far as actually recommending any, not having a pool....well, that leaves me handicapped! I would imagine whether you are wanting a fiberglass pool or concrete, for the right amount of money you could have anything you wanted! DC is right, though - either go for the greenhouse effect or don't plan on using the pool during the winter, just too cold. However, I would imagine you could build a structure that was screened but had storm windows you could lock in place over the winter.

If you end up more toward Russellville, send me a direct message and I'll get with a local realtor who is installing a pool and pass on whatever info she has.

[Dreamsteeds]

Hi Greenmon, your message makes me impatient to be there to enjoy the natural beauty that seems to abound.
Yes, Sacto in the 60s was a grand place for a young person; I have so many fond memories of that distant, innocent time. If you remember Watt Ave., you may be familiar with McClellan AFB (now non-commissioned) and the community of North Highlands. Just north of that, used to be Elverta, and the area on Watt and just to the east is now Antelope. It achieved its own identity just after we moved here in '92.
Thanks for the friendly welcome; I hope we land in an area as agreeable as the listmembers, here.

[Dreamsteeds]

Hi Sam, thanks for your response. I hate to flaunt my ignorance, but how would either well or city water impact having a pool? I think most of the existing pools we've seen have been on property with city water. As far as type of pool, when we built ours, here in CA, it was the gunite with rebar type and that seemed to be all that was available. Since we've been looking in AR, however, it seems the type with the poly lining is most popular, and they seem very practical, so that would probably be our preference.
Thanks for the offer of future assistance, too; I hope, someday, to be able to take you up on it...

[Sam I Am]

Dream, if you use your well for your household needs AND a pool - well, you could do some damage to a well! Unless it's fed by an underground spring, that's going to siphon out a bunch of water from the water table - even if it is fed, the water would definitely be coming in at a slower rate than it is going out, especially on first fill or partial water changes. I could be wrong, but I would also think it would require different chemicals, either more or less, since you would have some earth material in well water. Mostly I was just thinking about the tens of thousands of gallons you need to fill a pool, and that most wells aren't capable of that. The last thing you'd want to do is reduce your water table to where you didn't have enough for household needs. There's also the matter of getting a well in the first place - most of Arkansas is pure rock and drilling can go quite deep, which is expensive and therefore not practical to have two wells (they're most likely coming from the same water table anyway).....and yes, before you ask.....we had a well dug a couple of houses ago and used a diviner to find our natural spring we tapped into!

I think poly lining and fiberglass are probably the most popular - again, since we're so rocky, you'd need a good sand bed with poly to prevent perforation. Up side is you don't have to worry about earthquakes!

[Dreamsteeds]

Oh my, that's a very important consideration and one I would never have thought of. Can you tell we've never been dependent on well water?
Thanks for posting that; I clearly have a lot more homework to do.