Any recommendations for best type of pool fence? Purchasing a house with a pool for the first time and will have a young toddler in the household.

Most people go with the removable mesh fence with a gate or two. They'll drill holes into your deck or coping for the posts

dm_tamu said:

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Any recommendations for best type of pool fence? Purchasing a house with a pool for the first time and will have a young toddler in the household.

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Wife and I were in this same situation a year ago. Went with the mesh, removable fence that Corps-Ag12 mentioned below. There are a ton of people that do these and they are all basically the same. I'd just start calling some people and get some pricing. Most of the people that I talked to came out and took a look before providing the quote. They would also bring samples of the panels or sections for us to look at. If in DFW, I can share contact info for the guy that we used. Very easy process. I think actual install took about 3 or 4 hours.

Also, as RoyVal mentioned, we do ISR lessons for our kids. In my mind, it's a good fail safe should something happen and they end up in the water. Good peace of mind and an added bonus of them being comfortable in and around the water.

Might be a good thing as well... https://katchakid.com/pool-nets/

We had a katchakid fence installed and did swim lessons (not just ISR where they flip over but actual rescue swim where they get to the edge and get out). Im less concerned about my own kids but rather somebody who comes to visit. My kids were taught very quickly to not get in the pool without an adult and to respect water (dangers of drowning). Unfortunately I know of other kids who had ISR training and drown because they got in without supervision. It happens quickly so Id rather have layers of protection. Once the kids get old enough you can always remove the katchakid fence (easy to take down also if you need to)

Lots of good advice in the thread. My kids are older now (12 and 10), but I remember the days of having toddlers and a swimming pool. Two additional things that gave us a little more peace of mind:
1) hook and eye latch/locks at the top of exterior doors, especially the one(s) leading to the backyard/patio.
2) Door chimes on exterior doors
Obviously, these are not fool proof prevention, but they add an important layer of safety/access prevention.

Growing up our neighbor lost a child to drowning in their pool. Just be really careful.

rlb28 said:

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Might be a good thing as well... https://katchakid.com/pool-nets/

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This is what we used. Will support an adult on the net, also doesn't block view of back yard. Never had any problems with it

This IS a legal issue, so consult the family lawyer to see what fence defends you from lawsuits in your area

I had a catch-a-kid on my pool when we bought the house. I ultimately replaced it with a mesh style fence I installed myself. Pretty easy weekend project. While the fence is a bit of an eyesore, it is easily removable when you need to. I can't tell you what a pain it is to constantly remove and install the catch-a-kid. If you use your pool multiple times a week like we do, you will get sick of it very quickly!

We did the Katch-a-Kid. Highly recommend, but it's not for everyone.

We had 3 kids within 3.5 years, so that thing was installed for 6+ years. I'd do it again in heartbeat. It takes some discipline to put it on and take it off and not get complacent. I traveled for work a ton, and it gave my wife so much peace of mind while the kids were in the yard and she was tending to a baby or cooking or something.

It is a pain, but once you get the hang, it was only a 5 min process.

We used Protect-A-Child pool fence. Removable, and very secure.

If you only have one door to backyard like I do, you may be able to replace the deadbolt with a keyed deadbolt on both the outside and inside of that door. I don't use that door much unless I'm getting in the pool, so it's almost always locked, and kids can't unlock it. There are 2 doors to the front that give me two emergency exits in case of a fire.

Otherwise, if your house focuses on the backyard with a lot of windows looking at the pool, I like the pool cover options. If not many windows are facing the pool, I like the fences better.