When you have your own backyard swimming pool, you have a relaxing, fun place to enjoy time with family, friends, and neighbors. But a swimming pool also comes with a lot of responsibility.

While pools are great fun, they also can be dangerous, especially for young children and pets. Should they accidentally fall into your pool when nobody is around, it can be disastrous.

Creating a barrier between your pool and the rest of your home can limit this very real danger.

Add a Self-Locking Gate

The easiest and most effective way to protect your pool and your loved ones is to surround the swimming area with a fence equipped with a self-locking entry gate.

Self-locking gates use gravity to close and latch whenever they are opened, limiting access to your pool and preventing small children and animals from getting close to the water without supervision.

Fencing can be either see-through iron bars or an opaque privacy fence that prevents people from seeing into your pool area while you are enjoying your pool. Both offer security and comfort while adding to the beauty of your backyard.

Swimming pool – Line of Sight

When you have your own backyard swimming pool, it’s always a good idea to have a direct line of sight from the inside of your home to your pool. A kitchen window, a sliding glass patio door, or another see-through surface can help keep you aware of who or what is in your pool at all times. You want to see your pool as much as possible.

As a homeowner, it’s your responsibility to make sure your pool is used safely. Protecting your pool with a fence equipped with a self-locking gate and visually securing your pool at all times lets you enjoy your backyard pool in comfort and security.