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3 Good Reasons To Have A Fence Installed Around Your Swimming Pool

23 April 2020 by Franklin Wilson

If your swimming pool isn't already being protected by a fence, now is a great time to think about having one installed. Here are a few good reasons to do so.

Enhance Overall Safety

You know that a fence will help keep children away from the swimming pool when an adult isn't there to supervise them. But fencing can provide safety in a variety of other ways too. If you have pets, a fence will keep them from drowning. Fencing will also help ensure that pets can't get too close to the pool where they can become a dangerous obstacle when people are there swimming and walking around.

If you ever have parties where alcohol is being consumed, you can count on your pool fencing to keep people from accidentally falling into the water and injuring themselves. And you can keep the pool area closed off at night time when it's too dark to see where you are going when you're outside enjoying time under the stars.

Make Decorating Fun

Whether you want to decorate your yard for the holiday season or you're preparing for a birthday celebration, a swimming pool fence can come in handy and make the decorating experience more enjoyable overall. You can use the fence to create a variety of different themes for parties and celebrations throughout the year. Consider the following options:

• Hang bamboo along the fence and attach tiki torches to the fence posts to create a beautiful base for a Hawaiian luau.

• String Christmas lights through the opening of your pool fence to brighten things up through the winter months.

• Hang streamers on the top fence posts so they blow in the wind during birthday parties.

• Place pots of flowers on the ground along the fence to make spring seem more festive.

You can also hang banners on the fence to announce the birth of a baby, a college graduation, or a golden anniversary.

Increase Buyer Interest If You Sell

A swimming pool fence can also help you increase buyer interest if you decide to sell your home at some point in the future. Whether the fence increases the actual monetary value of your home or not, it is sure to seem valuable to buyers in a number of ways. Buyers with young families will see the fun factor of the pool itself without overlooking the safety aspects of the fencing that comes with it.

They will also likely see the added eye appeal that the fencing offers. And buyers who are specifically looking to buy a home with a pool would likely be willing to pay a little more if fencing is already in place because they won't have to install one themselves later.

For more information on pool fencing, contact a local contractor.

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