Natural Swimming Pools: Conventional Pool Conversion

The huge interest in natural swimming pools, which the author introduced to Britain in 2000, has convinced many owners of a conventional pool to aspire to a natural one. Natural pools stay clean without any chemical treatment; instead, they emulate the ecosystem of a healthy pond. The principle, conceived in Austria more than 20 years ago, is to establish the elements of a natural system - and then let nature take over. Many swimming pool owners do not realise how easily their pools could be converted to the natural system, but converting a conventional pool is usually possible - and much easier and cheaper than starting from scratch. It is also possible to convert an existing garden pond into a natural swimming pool. This book describes the numerous benefits of conversion before moving on to a detailed explanation of how the natural swimming pool system works. The process of planning and designing a pool conversion is shown graphically, making it very easy to understand, and this is followed by an explanation of the actual work of conversion. Projects that have been planned and designed by the author and by specialist natural swimming pool contractors demonstrate how inspiring converted pools can be, and the book is extensively and beautifully illustrated. Armed with this information and copies of the author's two previous books on the subject, Natural Swimming Pools - Inspiration for Harmony with Nature and Natural Swimming Pools - A Guide for Building, to which this book is a supplement, swimming pool owners will be able to proceed with confidence, whether they choose to do some or all of the work themselves, or to commission a landscape designer and contractor to undertake the conversion.