Screens over pool?

[Starrman69]

Originally Posted by Orlando313

My pool does not have a screen and it stay clean because I have a baracuda cleaner. I would think that cost of upkeep to the screen unit would be more expensive than any money saved by having the screen. I just think they're kind of ugly, although it would be nice to not have wasps diving down to get a drink.

Back in the 80's we had a pool. When the kids graduated and moved away, it was a major pain to keep clean (amazing how having lots of people swimming and spashing about keeps the water moving through the filtration system). About a year before we sold the house, I bought a baracuda and I wished we had gotten one years before.

Since then, I still can't convince myself to get another pool as they
are expensive to keep up, more so if you have a pool company doing the maintenance.

[Parrotrosie]

Originally Posted by yohynot

There should be codes but sometimes I think they cover the bare minimum. I know in a neighborhood we lived in, a screen cage 2 doors down was lifted at the corners and bent up but ours was not. Could have been a freak wind gust during the storm. We had something like strong guy wire anchors going diagonally across the screen, they did not.

Many bug control services to choose from. The screen does not keep ants out of the lanai. The screen is mainly to protect from flying insects and debris. Gators scale (crawl up) fences.

Also, the newer salt chlorine generators corrode the bolts holding down the screen rooms. Many of the bolts that hold ours down that are very close to the water, the head of the bolts have corroded completely off. We are due to have new bolts put in. We had it re-screened (6 panels), so the next job in it is some new bolts...about a $150 job. Next month..... Then I will glob tons of silicone on top to prevent future corrosion

[Brasstec]

This view is why I didn't want to screen mine.

[Rabflmom]

Originally Posted by yohynot

There should be codes but sometimes I think they cover the bare minimum. I know in a neighborhood we lived in, a screen cage 2 doors down was lifted at the corners and bent up but ours was not. Could have been a freak wind gust during the storm. We had something like strong guy wire anchors going diagonally across the screen, they did not.

Many bug control services to choose from. The screen does not keep ants out of the lanai. The screen is mainly to protect from flying insects and debris. Gators scale (crawl up) fences.

And to add to gators scaling any type fence, they also don't care if the pool is screened if they want to get into the water. They can go right through the screen, so can the bears by the way.

[Rabflmom]

Originally Posted by Brasstec

This view is why I didn't want to screen mine.

Beautiful. A screen definitely would ruin the view