A Denver pool fence is more than just for privacy, it will help keep children safe by not allowing them to access the pool area unsupervised. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission swimming pools are the second leading cause of accidental death of children under 5 years of age. This is why it is very important when installing a Denver pool fence to follow these 6 basic guidelines:
#1 Just as you must ensure there are not handholds for children to climb over the pool fence you must also make sure that there are no gaps big enough for children to squeeze through. This includes between the fence slates or any gaps where the bottom of the fence meets the ground. If there are any areas that could potentially cause concern you can simply drive some stakes into the ground to close those up openings.
#2 Any pool fence is required to be a minimum of four feet high, however it is encouraged to actually make them higher. Remember children love to climb things, especially when they want to get to something on the other side. Making sure your pool fence is high enough to discourage a child from climbing it will make your pool that much safer.
#3 You must make sure the fence in not climbable. Ensure there are no footholds or handholds where a child can climb over the fence. If you are using a chainlink fence make sure the mesh size is small enough to discourage children from attempting to climb it.
#4 When it comes to gates it is a good idea to make sure they are the same height, or even higher, than the surrounding fence. The gate must be self-closing and self-latching, meaning the gate is required to be spring-loaded so it will close on it own and the latch will automatically engage when the gate slams shut. The latch should be installed near the top of the gate, high enough that a child couldn't reach it. And you must also make sure that the gap between the gate and the fence is at a minimum, no more than one and a half inches wide, and that the gate can also not be climbed.
#5 A pool fence must be installed if the rim of your pool is lower than four feet above the ground. Basically any in ground swimming pool will require a pool fence. Although this requirement seems to make above ground pools exempt, it is still a good idea for the safety of all concerned to also fence off your above ground pool, regardless of how high above the ground it is.
#6 Any pool that is deeper than 15 inches will also require a safety pool fence installation, so unless you have one of those baby pools you are going to need a fence.
Please note these are just general requirements for a pool fence. Before deciding to build a pool fence yourself it is advised to contact your local municipal office for actual regulations and bylaws.
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A Denver pool fence will help to keep your kids and pets safe. It can be made from metal, wood or even a, chain link fence.
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