2 × 4 m pool: the smallest pool for cooling off in your yard

The 2×4 in numbers

With such a narrow width, 1.10 m panels are usually the sensible choice: an adult can stand everywhere, the water warms up quickly and filling it takes little water, which matters on an island or in a house supplied by water tanker truck. The 1.50 m option makes sense if you want it for standing immersion, like a cold plunge after a workout.

Who it is for

• A couple or one person who wants to cool off on summer afternoons without looking after a large volume of water.
• The yard of a town house, the back yard of a maisonette or a terrace in front of the living room.
• A holiday home that is open a few weeks a year: little water means few chemicals and a quick rebalance every time you arrive.
• Small children, always supervised, in water where an adult can stand right next to them.

It is not a pool for swimming strokes. If you want to swim, look at least at the 3×5 m pool. For the idea of a mini pool (plunge pool) in general, with its variations, there is a separate guide.

Approval, plant room and skimmer

At 8 m² you are well below the 50 m² limit, so a small-scale works approval is enough, provided the other conditions are met and the engineer submits their declaration before work starts. One of these conditions is a compact plant room, which suits such a small pool anyway: it takes up very little space and fits in a corner of the yard. More in the article on the pool plant room.

Circulation is by skimmer. An overflow channel and a balance tank for 8 m² of water would add construction out of all proportion to the size of the pool.

Setting out the space around it

The 2×4 works best when it is designed as part of the yard rather than as a separate object. A practical layout:

• Paving about 1 m all round: the whole thing takes up about 4×6 m.
• On one long side, a strip of about 2.5 m for two loungers, which brings you to about 6.5×6 m.
• Steps on the short side, so the full length stays free for sitting on the edge with your feet in the water.
• A shower next to the entry and the compact plant room in the corner furthest from the seating area.

If space is even tighter, one side can sit against a planter or a deck, as long as there is access for maintenance. All the sizes, from the 2×4 to the 6×12, are in the table of prefab pool sizes.

Price of a 2 × 4 m pool

The price is given on request and agreed with you. Each pool is priced individually, depending on its dimensions, depth, system (skimmer or overflow), lining, equipment and access to the plot. For a price and a free quote, call us on +30 212 104 8320 or message us on WhatsApp / Viber +30 693 650 5824. See also what affects the cost.

Questions

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