Do you wish you would have went with a different shape pool, round or oval?

[daltrey]

I cant seem to make up my mind between round or oval. I have plenty of room for either. On the one hand i like that the round pool holds more water so it would seem that you could swim around in it more. but on the other hand, i like the long pools 33'-40' because you could use them as more of a lap pool.

does anyone here wish they would have went with the other size and why?

thanks

daltrey

[virangos]

15 x 30 oval here. Love it. A friend has a 28' round pool, and as nice as it is I really like the oval better. Like you said being longer it gives you the room to do laps.

[sevver]

I have a small 18' round, it is fine for now, but eventually I want either an inground or else a larger above ground. I like the rectangle pools for the above ground ones, and I would especially like for it to have a deeper end. I would like a something like 40' long, and as wide as possible.

[CarlD]

My personal opinion is that anything you can do in a round pool you can do in an oval of the same length. But the oval has far less water: consider a 33' pool, with a true depth of 4'. A 33' round will cover 855 square feet and hold 25,600 gallons of water. A 33'x18' oval will take up 524 square feet and hold 15,700 gallons. Less chemicals, less to filter, less yard eaten up, easier to cover with a solar cover and a winter cover, but still 33' long so you have ALL the advantages of the round.

[hrsdennis]

Hi, Oval pools are little more expensive and a lot harder to install but I have to agree with Carl, they are a better value in the long run. Having had many different sizes I would have to say my current 15 x 30 is perfect. Big enough for swimming laps but managable cleaning wise. Just the right pool for me.

Dennis

[sloop]

I agree with Carl too. I have a 15X30 oval AG with a 6' deep end. It seems like a really big pool to me. I'm fighting algae right now and I'm glad I don't have any more water to treat. It was a pain to set up. But I really like it.

[CarlD]

But if you can, a rectangular A/G is, IMHO, much nicer. I have a 40' long rectangular and you can swim laps, and don't have to seek the long points of the pool.

However there seem to be only 2 kinds of A/G rectangulars--really, really inexpensive, like Intex, or really, really expensive like Splash, FantaSea or Kayak.

[Watermom]

Hey guys - there is nothing wrong with a round pool. Also, I think structurally they are stronger than an oval because the water pressure is exerted equally on all parts of the pool wall. Thus, no need for buttresses which in my opinion, don't look very good in your yard, and are a pain to mow around.

BTW - You know you're gonna get multiple answers to this question. It's generally gonna be whatever people have is what they are gonna recommend. Kind of like the "what is the better type of filter - de, sand, cartridge - debate!"

[Islander2C]

I agree with Watermom. What you have is what you are going to like, because in most cases you don't know any different!
I have an AG 27 Round and we love it of course. Lots of room for a few floaters (floating loungers)to be in at the same time and are not bumping into each other. I bought a badminton net and tied it up from one corner of the deck to the other and we can play easy 3 on 3 wide or even 4 on 4 no problems!
We also like the fact that we have 1/2 yard left for dog to run. We knew that what ever type of pool we were going to purchase, we were going to put decking all around it to give it the "feel" and "look" of an inground. We decided to go with the round and after building deck all around the round, we still have lots of yard left where as if we had an oval with the deck all away around, we wouldn't of had as much yard left.
No regrets here!
Good luck on your decision!

[CarlD]

Notice I keep saying "IMHO".

That translates as "InMy Humble OPINION".

In other words, what I like and prefer. When asked an opinion by the thread starter I gave it.

Daltrey now has to decide what is best for him/her (sorry, can't tell from the name). We can only give the advantages that we see and we value as individuals.

Round, oval and rectangular all have trade-offs--disadvantages and advantages. Daltrey must decide which are the most important in the Daltrey household.

Me, I prefer rectanular, oval and round, in that order. My reasons are based solely on my personal preferences for how I and my family use our pool. That's how it has to work for every pool owner. Personal preference.

I keep saying the best pool is the pool YOU love to use, that works best for you and your family. The worst pool is one you cannot use (having no pool falls into that category).