What is an indoor pool?

What is the indoor swimming pool?

The indoor pool is a wonderful dream that allows you to swim at home all year round in a setting that you have created, according to your desires and tastes. But what is the difference between an indoor pool and an indoor pool? Is a permit required and how much does such a pool cost?

An indoor swimming pool, what are the implications?

Where can the indoor pool be installed?

A building completely dedicated to the swimming pool is a natatorium. In common parlance, it is an indoor swimming pool or, indirectly and by extension, an outdoor swimming pool covered by a shelter. Although the indoor swimming pool could be likened to a basin covered with a tarpaulin or a shutter. This is a swimming pool protected from the outside either by a shelter, under a veranda or in a partitioned room so that you can swim all year round.

The indoor pool is a room that is part of the house; it is within, one can even say at the heart of the house or adjacent to it. It is existing or to be built. The water feature is specially designed for the aquatic area. It may also be a veranda dedicated to this use, a barn adjoining the house...

This living room is generally fitted out for relaxation and well-being, it is heated, decorated, vegetated… Everything is possible and possible.

How to cover the outdoor swimming pool?

It is possible to transform the outdoor pool in an indoor pool, at least it can be covered. Just put up a shelter. It is then necessary to choose between different models: sliding or fixed low shelter with side openings or not, high shelter where the circulation of the bathers around the swimming pool is possible, where one can benefit from a solarium and install armchairs, a parasol… The shelters can be telescopic to benefit from the sun's rays in the summer. Bathers are thus protected from gloomy days and benefit from an extended swimming period.

Do I need a building permit for the indoor swimming pool?

If the room or the building already exists, if neither the external appearance, nor the volume, nor its utility are modified, the building permit is not compulsory.

If the room created or modified has a surface area of less than 20 m², a prior declaration must be submitted to the town planning office. If the surface is greater than 20 m², it is subject to the building permit, just like any construction.

Depending on the height of the shelter, a prior declaration of work (up to 1.80 meters high) or a building permit (more than 1.80 meters high) are essential.

Local rules may be different, so it is best to consult the planning department of your town hall.

How much does an indoor pool cost?

The price of an indoor or covered swimming pool, of equal size, is more expensive than an outdoor swimming pool. The cost price is multiplied by two on average. It is necessary to take into account the cost of the insulation, the equipment, the ambient heating and that of the water, the dehumidifier, the maintenance of the aquatic room, the consumption of more important treatment products because the bathing period runs over a whole year, from the decoration of the aquatic room…

It is essential to know how to approach the design of the room of the indoor pool without encountering unforeseen problems. Which pond structures for the indoor pool are possible? What waterproof coatings for the indoor pool exist? These are the answers you need to know to clearly define what are the particularities of the indoor pool and what equipment to preserve the space of the indoor pool will be necessary. To make your choice of an indoor pool or not, finally find out what are the advantages and constraints of an indoor pool.