Swimming pools on the terrace: dangers and what to watch out for

Be careful with the pools on the terrace of the house. With the arrival of summer and with the fact that there are still many people who, due to the pandemic, may decide to spend their summer vacations at home, it seems that again and as it happened last year, sales are beginning to grow. of inflatable pools that although they are entirely recommended in gardens, the same does not happen on terraces where they can be a danger.Pools on the terrace: dangers and what to take into account You may have seen some advertising in which swimming pools are advertised Easy-to-install inflatables for gardens and terraces, and although the sales of these have multiplied a lot due to the pandemic and the little possible mobility, you must bear in mind that these can be a danger to the structure of the building in which they are installed. In fact, there have already been several cases in which the pool on a terrace (or the one on a balcony) has caused a flood or that even the floor of the terrace where it has been installed and has it ends up falling due to the weight that can be involved in installing a structure filled with water on top of a building, which can only support a certain number of kilos.Therefore, before buying a pool to put on the terrace of the house, it will be necessary always consult an expert. It will not work with the person in charge of selling the pool but it is much more advisable that we consult a college of architects, and even that we hire one to study if the structure of our building is prepared for the weight of the pool that we want to install .The weight that a pool can reach on the terrace And it is that the weight that a pool filled with water and placed on top of a building can have can be truly a danger that is hardly thought, but that is clear to us if we consider Note that each meter of water is equivalent to one ton, so that, for example, the installation of a 2 × 2 pool could imply an overload for the building of 4 tons (not counting the weight of the people in the pool). Taking into account that most terraces barely support 400 kilos, it is clear that there is a real risk of ending up causing an accident. What does the law say? Let’s take into account what we have just mentioned regarding weight, but also we must also know what the law says regarding the installation of additional weight in buildings and terraces. In this sense, it is indicated that each forged square meter of a house must be able to support a weight of 200 kilos, and within these we must already take into account the weight of furniture and that of the people who live inside that house. If we live in the attic and add those four tons of water, it is normal that they end up causing accidents, the ideal then is that we avoid this type of swimming pool on the terrace of the house, or hire a professional to advise us at all times on the pool model that can best be adapted to our needs and conditions.