Who resists having a swimming pool at home to enjoy their time? None actually. If you are moving to Dubai or living there and planning to have a swimming pool, undoubtedly you have some questions.
How much is the cost to build an inground pool, and keep it clean? How much is the cost of inground pool maintenance? The answers to your questions are here. We gathered the information you need regarding building, maintaining, and cooling costs to save your time and effort.
Building the Swimming Pool
There are some procedures and measures to build or install a swimming pool. The first step is to obtain the necessary permissions by visiting one of the Trakhees offices.
CED – Planning Section in Trakhees is responsible for reviewing all the master plan requirements for each developed community within Dubai. Your developer (also called a consultant) will be the one obtaining these.
What Is the Process for Building a Swimming Pool?
1. The consultant will obtain a Master Plan Concept Design NOC; information and queries with regards to the above can be communicated to the Planning Department Administrator via email at ced.planning@trakhees.ae or call (+971-4-4485900)
2. Front desk registration and acknowledgment process
3. If the project is accepted, you will receive your Serial Number through an e-mail notification
4. Once the project is distributed to the Architectural Department and approved, the consultant will receive a notification for payment terms and collection of NOC approval
5. Settle payment and collect approval.
What Is the Payment Process for Building a Swimming Pool?
This is how the payment process goes:
- A security check of AED 5000 should be submitted to your developer.
- Once they have checked that your pool is built according to the plans submitted, your deposit will be refunded in full.
- You should pay the consultant AED 6000 in cash for paper processing and approval.
What Are the Factors That Affect the Cost of Building a Swimming Pool?
The cost of building a swimming pool depends on many factors like its size, material, and type. It could be an inground or above-ground pool, as you like. Your swimming pool could be built using fiberglass, concrete, or vinyl. It’s all according to your demand and budget.
What Is the Average Cost of Building a Swimming Pool?
The average cost for building/installing a swimming pool is AED 60,000 to AED 80,000 (for the smallest size).
Maintaining the Swimming Pool
Surely, having a swimming pool in your home is a very cool thing, but it also needs some care. If you need a longer life for your pool, then you have to keep your swimming pool clean and maintain it on a regular basis.
How Often Should a Swimming Pool Go Through Maintenance?
There is weekly pool maintenance or a monthly one, and it depends on your preference and budget.
When Is the Maintenance Cost Paid?
Some people like to pay the cost of pool maintenance per year; all options are available, so you just choose what suits you.
How Can You Avoid Problems with Fixing Your Swimming Pool?
To avoid any fixing problems, your pool will need cleaning, changing water or topping it up, and balancing the chemical levels on a regular basis. Don’t worry about fixing broken lights and filters since most of the home swimming pool maintenance companies repair them.
What Are the Factors That Affect the Cost of Maintaining a Swimming Pool?
The cost of a pool maintenance service differs depending on your location, the type of pool, whether it is chlorinated or not, and if it is a wee splash pool or an Olympic-sized pool!
What Is the Cost of Maintaining a Swimming Pool?
- The monthly pool maintenance cost starts from AED 500 (not including VAT).
- The average cost of a swimming pool maintenance starts from AED 4000/year
- For payment per visit, an affordable and cheap pool maintenance cost starts from AED 400/week (two visits).
Tips for In-ground and Above-ground Swimming Pool Maintenance for Beginners
- You should run the pool’s filter every day
- Make sure that the water level is not high and not too low; the middle is perfect.
- You should test the PH level (its normal range: 7.4-7.6)
- You should test the chlorine level (its normal range: 2-4 ppm) to maintain the pool chemicals)
- You should empty the pump baskets and skimmer whenever it’s needed.
- You should operate the pool pump for 12 hours on a daily basis.
Some people’s pools are filled with salt water. There are also some instructions you should follow to maintain a saltwater pool.
- Remove the dirt routinely
- Make sure that the pump and filter are working properly
- Test the PH, chlorine, calcium, and salt levels
- Apply shock solution (it’s a chlorine solution that deeply cleanses your pool).
Those steps are very important for your home swimming pool’s maintenance and cleaning. If you follow them, you will avoid any fixing problems.
What Are the Companies for Building and Maintaining a Swimming Pool in Dubai?
There are many companies in Dubai for building and maintaining pools. You tell them what you need exactly and they perfectly design it for you.
Those are some companies that can build and maintain your pool.
- Blue Stream Swimming pools (8 am-5:30 pm): Al Makhawi Building Office No 212, Oud Metha, Dubai.
- Al Jawaher Pools (8 am-6 pm): Shop 13, Zaraa Center, Dubai Plant Market, Warsan 3
- Lake Yards (8 am-9 pm): Sheikh Zayed Road Al Barsha 1, office no 612, Al Attar Business Centre.
How Long Does It Take to Get a Swimming Pool Done?
It takes from 4 to 6 weeks to get your pool done; it may differ from case to another. Those companies offer both high- and low-cost swimming pool construction according to the features of the pool.
Cooling the Swimming Pool
Dubai’s weather is hot most of the year, so you’ll probably need a swimming pool water cooler. Having a chiller can be quite useful in summer when your pool will feel like a hot bath.
However, you have to take care as it may affect your DEWA bill. You will find it increased more than usual, so use the cooler wisely.
What Is the Average Cost of Cooling a Swimming Pool?
The average cost for cooling swimming pool water is AED 15,000 to AED 20,000 (for the small to medium sized pool).
What Are the Companies for Cooling Swimming Pools in Dubai?
Here are some companies for swimming pool cooling and heating systems in Dubai:
- Atlantic Pools & Fountains LLC (8 am-6 pm): Warehouse no. 10, Al Quoz Industrial Area 4, Dubai.
- Infinite Leisure Swimming Pool Installation LLC (7:30 am-5 pm): 403 Al Amal Street, Churchill Tower Office, Business Bay, Dubai.
Summer is already here! There’s no more perfect time than now to finally get a swimming pool in your home. What are you waiting for?
