How much does it cost to build a swimming pool?

[SoupDragon]

Proper indoor one with changing rooms. Idly chatting at the school gates about how the PTA should fund raise to build one at our primary school

£250k?

upkeeps really expensive too

We guessed at £100k or so. Decided that by hiring it out to at least 4 nearby primaries who have no pool and also for pricate lessons we could cover the upkeep

That's an awful lot of cakes we'll have to bake...

I would think more than a million.

All the plant for the heated pool, ventilation, two lots of changing rooms, all sorts of expensive extras that you have to have in a building like that..llike emergency lighting circuits...

But a primary school in Croydon LEA has a pool - it's an above ground pool pretty much in a portakabin. it's quite small, not too dep, and quite rank - but kids do learn to swim.

If there is the land, what about approaching a chain such as Holmes or Fusion leisure, or Canon, and seeing if they would do some sort of partnership - they build you a pool (or you at least get daytime use) and they get extra facilities for the public - gym, sauna etc?

Does the school have any sports awards - such a Sportsmark? Maybe if you couold argue lots of community use you could get a sports lottery grant.....

Someone once told me that the chemicals for brockwell Lido cost £160 a day but that's HUGE...but you can get other sorts of cleaning now I think- oxygen pools??

A drop in the ocean!

At school we had a sponsored swim to turn the outdoor (fffrrrrreeeezzzing) pool into an indoor pool... every year that I attended.
That was about 20 years ago - they're still trying.
I imagine that the costs are just prohibitive.

Don't know how much it costs, but we go to a primary school pool for DS's baby/toddler swimming lessons, so you can raise money by hiring it out to other organisations.

It is a nice pool.

"Get sponsorship from some local companies?"

Well, Nestle is local... That would go down well with some of the parents!

I'm sure £1m is OTT isn't it? It's only a Primary school sized pool, not olympic.

Another local-ish primary has a lovely indoor sunken pool. They had it all mosaiced a couple of years ago too. I think there's is about about 15m long and 6m wide and 5'4 deep in the deep end which seems an ideal size.

In this weather, just dip a big hole, let the rain in, and jump in.

Would the other school give you a little advice - just how much it cost and how they raised the money?

They might do - although I think it was built in the early 90s so costs will be completely different. They might well have findraising ideas though, you're right (NB, we've not actually mentioned this to the head or other PTA members yet, we're kind of dreaming )

Have you considered building a Natural Swimming Pool - the cost is inline with that of a conventional pool, but you can look at a third of the price for heating and maintenance and what's more it is much better for your health without the need for chlorine!?

Have a look at www.clear-water-revival.com for examples of their work.

I have absolutely no idea but do know that DD's school pool need to raise 44k for essential maintenance or be closed down this summer which sparked a frenzy of fund raising.

The pool is used by 2 swim school and a number of primary schools which does raise and income. Plus we pay for the DC's lessons and you can have a family membership cheaply which means you can then go to 3 sessions a week.

Oh, just seen that this is an old thread that was bumped, sorry !