Really, really think about who and how you will use this pool. Do not build it for the kids who will be out of the house in a few short years. But make adjustments for them. Hope this makes sense. I know too many people that built pools for their kids and now wish they had done differently or not built at all now.

We talked to many friends about what they liked or didn't like. Nobody liked their "sport pools".

Our L-shaped pool is probably 3 1/2' deep for the long leg but gradually gets deeper along that length. I thought the "deep" 6 1/2' part would be just the short leg, but I'm over my head before the middle of the turn where it suddenly drops to the 'deep end". Because of it's location around the corner of our lanai, teens are often jumping into the corner - well jumping anywhere actually - so I like the extra depth. We have more shelves than required - besides the mandatory one in the deep end (in lieu of a ladder), we have a long seating area in the shallow end, and then seating on both sides of the spa for chatting with people in the spa and for getting in and out of the spa directly from the pool without going to the stairs.

Link to our: Pool Plan