Pool Safety

[chrizzy100]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by gromit
Most decking surfaces have some sort of texture to give a bit of friction so they are less slippery. The surface of the pool itself should be smooth though. We have both an alarm which is high up and all houses on our resort were provided with fencing which can be removed, but quite a tricky catch for a child to do - I struggle sometimes. We also have a large sign on the wall. I heard somewhere that some counties have made the screening by the pool mandatory, but I don't know if this is correct or not.


<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by ringwood1
My 9 year old couldn't open the door to the pool and I couldn't do the child safety fence on my own. I found the main safety problem with the pool was having to keep the patio doors closed and my childen kept trying to walk through them. In the end I put some peelable stickers on the window so they could tell when the doors were shut. Also, the pool surface was very rough and by the end of the week both children had rubbed the skin off their toes so it might be worth taking some form of beach shoe to prevent that happening. I found that I spent my time by the pool with them anyway as it was nice to sit in the fresh air.
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They change the rules when they feel like it......in Polk when we were buying.....you had to have a fence....and it had to be in place at all times.....because of the neigbourhood kids.....not having a pool I have not idea if thats the same now.......

[blott]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by chrizzy100
They change the rules when they feel like it......in Polk when we were buying.....you had to have a fence....and it had to be in place at all times.....because of the neigbourhood kids.....not having a pool I have not idea if thats the same now.......[/quote]Everywhere in Florida that there is a residential swimming pool (as opposed to a public one) has the same regulations.

Pools have to be enclosed (by a fence or pool net cage) so that people wandering around in the dark can't fall into them by accident and neither can roaming children, animals, etc.

Pools built since October 2001 also have to have at least one of the following: pool door and window alarms, pool fence or self closing doors. There are specification requirements for each of these choices. the pool builder has to provide these in order to meet building regulations and get a permit to build a pool. Homes built before that date don't have to but the vast number do have the above safety features.

Although our home comes into the latter category, we have always had pool door alarms so that we can sleep at night with a clear conscience that we have done everything we can to prevent a pool tragedy at our home.

[chunkichik]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by chrizzy100
They change the rules when they feel like it......in Polk when we were buying.....you had to have a fence....and it had to be in place at all times.....because of the neigbourhood kids.....not having a pool I have not idea if thats the same now.......[/quote]Everywhere in Florida that there is a residential swimming pool (as opposed to a public one) has the same regulations.

Pools have to be enclosed (by a fence or pool net cage) so that people wandering around in the dark can't fall into them by accident and neither can roaming children, animals, etc.

Pools built since October 2001 also have to have at least one of the following: pool door and window alarms, pool fence or self closing doors. There are specification requirements for each of these choices. the pool builder has to provide these in order to meet building regulations and get a permit to build a pool. Homes built before that date don't have to but the vast number do have the above safety features.

Although our home comes into the latter category, we have always had pool door alarms so that we can sleep at night with a clear conscience that we have done everything we can to prevent a pool tragedy at our home.
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Arrh, that explains why our Indian Creek villa didnt have an alarm when we went in 2002.

As my children were quite cautious about the pool when we first went, we bought some of the lifejackets from Walmart they were only about $11 each and we replaced them with bigger ones last time!

Daniel is now an excellent swimmer while Ross, bless him just can't get the hang of it!! I will buy him a jacket in October but they are very good and would never go out to the pool unless they asked first.

I think the fences are a good idea, if I were a villa owner I would want to do anything to make these luxurious, but sometimes hazardous, pools safer[msnsmile2]

[chrizzy100]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by chrizzy100
They change the rules when they feel like it......in Polk when we were buying.....you had to have a fence....and it had to be in place at all times.....because of the neigbourhood kids.....not having a pool I have not idea if thats the same now.......[/quote]Everywhere in Florida that there is a residential swimming pool (as opposed to a public one) has the same regulations.

Pools have to be enclosed (by a fence or pool net cage) so that people wandering around in the dark can't fall into them by accident and neither can roaming children, animals, etc.

Pools built since October 2001 also have to have at least one of the following: pool door and window alarms, pool fence or self closing doors. There are specification requirements for each of these choices. the pool builder has to provide these in order to meet building regulations and get a permit to build a pool. Homes built before that date don't have to but the vast number do have the above safety features.

Although our home comes into the latter category, we have always had pool door alarms so that we can sleep at night with a clear conscience that we have done everything we can to prevent a pool tragedy at our home.
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Sorry Blott I was talking about a pool fence not a garden one.....

[Jules]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by E. Cosgrove
It's on my list of jobs to do as well Sarah, and before I ask the question I guess the answer is Walmart!
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Hi Liz,

we got our decals for the patio doors from the flea market on the 192, we also saw some large ones in Home Depot. Didn't spot any in Wal Mart but that doesn't mean they dont sell them.