10 Best Pool Features for Families
Sun shelves, bubblers, safety ledges, LED lighting, and more — the ten features families ask us for again and again, and which ones are worth every penny.
After a few hundred family pool builds, the same ten features show up on almost every wish list. In order of most-loved: sun shelf with bubblers, attached spillover spa, LED color-changing lights, safety ledge, gradual beach entry, bench seating, umbrella sleeve on the shelf, salt chlorine generator, smart automation, and a screen enclosure.
The three that pay for themselves in daily use are the sun shelf, the LED lights, and smart automation. The shelf gives toddlers a safe splash zone and adults a place to lounge. LED lights turn the pool into the centerpiece of the yard at night. Automation lets you start the heater from your phone on the drive home from work.
The one people underestimate is the safety ledge — a 6-inch step around the deep-end perimeter that gives a tired swimmer somewhere to rest. It costs almost nothing to add during construction and impossible to retrofit later. Ask for it.
