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Saunas, Spas and Pools
Do your building plans include a swimming pool? There's a best time to
install it, says Michelle Petersen, owner of Waterfront Spa and Pool Inc.
"Pool installation works best once the framing is complete and the electrician
and plumber are starting to work."
You can't put a pool in before electricity -- at least temporary electricity
-- has arrived on site. The elevation work and basement should be done, but the
pool should go in before the final grading and landscaping because "you
certainly don't want to do that twice."
As for location, the law will help you decide. Minnesota code says:
- Swimming pools must be set a minimum of 10 feet from property lines.
- Pool equipment must be installed a minimum of 20 feet from property lines.
Remember the fence, too. "All pools must be enclosed with a non-climbable
fence with self-closing, self-latching gates." Rochester requires fences five
feet high; Olmsted County's rule is four feet.
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