If you don’t live near the sea or just can’t travel this summer because of COVID-19 restrictions, there’s one more way to get your beach vacation — bring it to your own backyard.
A Spanish company called Piscinas de Arena NaturSand is offering just that. Well, kinda. Piscinas de Arena NaturSand specializes in “sand pools” — custom pools that are as close to real beaches as it gets. And if people already have a pool of their own, the company can simply convert it into something straight out of a Mediterranean paradise.
Piscinas de Arena NaturSand says that it can “provide an environment similar to that of a piece of natural beach” and judging by their product photos, that’s not an exaggeration.
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“Our patented sand finish for pools is grainy but solid,” a Piscinas de Arena NaturSand spokesperson told Bored Panda. “It is not made out of loose sand, it’s completely attached to the concrete surface of the pools’ structure with binding agents.”
However, it does not make the maintenance of these pools more difficult than that of regular tile pools.
Piscinas de Arena NaturSand makes its sand pools with a special concrete mix that’s covered with compacted sand
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Not only does the surface of these pools never get hot, it’s anti-slip dry and wet
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People can also get a customized design to suit their land. In some cases, if the weather permits, such pools can be built in only 30 days
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The company is currently operating only in Spain and Portugal, but it has provided construction or renovation of pools all over the world
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Its portfolio consists of more than 800 projects in over 14 different countries including the US, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, and Brazil
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The entrance of the sand pools begins with level zero on a soft ramp, as if it were a real beach. This way, there’s no need for stairs or ladders
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The pools come in various shapes and forms and can have multiple levels of depth
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A typical 30 by 16 feet sand pool (including both water surface and ‘sand’ areas) will cost around $27,000
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This video shows the construction process behind these gorgeous pools
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Here’s what people said about them
How lovely for all the rich folks
Ha ha, like I'm not even bitter, just this doesn't apply to me in my middle class life.
here in Australia you cant have pools like these, or not so easily..by law we have to have pool fences around..l see pics like these and wonder "where are the pool fences..??" don't you guys have laws like that in the States..??
yes or a childproof door to the pool. My current house has a pool but no fence (my kids are grown so I don't worry) but the slider to go outside has a special handle on top that you have to move to even open the door and you can adjust the tension. I have to reach up to get to it so even if you had a toddler they couldn't get to it and if they happen to climb a chair they wouldn't have the leverage to open it due to the tension.
Yea, in the United States you are too. I don't know if it is a law, but it definitely jacks up your insurance.
Pool fences are required by law to be provided and available. They are also removable.
It's the same cost as a normal pool ?
said the whiny, entitled critic.
$27 000 is not "rich". If you can afford a house, you can afford such a pool.
Ikr!
I thought it was going to be some great public domain thing for anyone to be able to do, but no, it's just a company that provides services for very rich people. Thumbs down.
I agree. And also: I don't know why they're called Sand Pools if they actually aren't. Compacted sand on top of cement isn't the same as Sand. It just looks like it (but feels hard and rough instead).
It's just made to look like sand, you couldnt do an actual pool made of sand and expect it to hold its shape or be able to clean it so you have to have concrete, but they're pretty cool looking but dont think I would spend the money on one
I would still add some real sand to the beach area only though. Then it'd be perfect.
I bet they're terrible for skinned knees and wearing out the butt of your swimming costume sitting on the edge.
Same. I was hoping this would be a cool DIY project but no :( it's an expensive service.
Why shouldn't you be able to DIY?
Nope, not everyone can have everything. You've got thing other people don't have. Should we just go through your place and decide what you're going to give up to someone on the financial ladder below you? Sheesh!
hmmmmmm? So people who did all the hard work creating and designing a beautiful pool should not get paid what they deserve? What the hell, if you don't have money for it but you want it, earn it! Or learn how to do it yourself, maybe in 10 years you'll get it or something. Why gotta be so bitter for no reason.
Nice advertising 😏
How lovely for all the rich folks
Ha ha, like I'm not even bitter, just this doesn't apply to me in my middle class life.
here in Australia you cant have pools like these, or not so easily..by law we have to have pool fences around..l see pics like these and wonder "where are the pool fences..??" don't you guys have laws like that in the States..??
yes or a childproof door to the pool. My current house has a pool but no fence (my kids are grown so I don't worry) but the slider to go outside has a special handle on top that you have to move to even open the door and you can adjust the tension. I have to reach up to get to it so even if you had a toddler they couldn't get to it and if they happen to climb a chair they wouldn't have the leverage to open it due to the tension.
Yea, in the United States you are too. I don't know if it is a law, but it definitely jacks up your insurance.
Pool fences are required by law to be provided and available. They are also removable.
It's the same cost as a normal pool ?
said the whiny, entitled critic.
$27 000 is not "rich". If you can afford a house, you can afford such a pool.
Ikr!
I thought it was going to be some great public domain thing for anyone to be able to do, but no, it's just a company that provides services for very rich people. Thumbs down.
I agree. And also: I don't know why they're called Sand Pools if they actually aren't. Compacted sand on top of cement isn't the same as Sand. It just looks like it (but feels hard and rough instead).
It's just made to look like sand, you couldnt do an actual pool made of sand and expect it to hold its shape or be able to clean it so you have to have concrete, but they're pretty cool looking but dont think I would spend the money on one
I would still add some real sand to the beach area only though. Then it'd be perfect.
I bet they're terrible for skinned knees and wearing out the butt of your swimming costume sitting on the edge.
Same. I was hoping this would be a cool DIY project but no :( it's an expensive service.
Why shouldn't you be able to DIY?
Nope, not everyone can have everything. You've got thing other people don't have. Should we just go through your place and decide what you're going to give up to someone on the financial ladder below you? Sheesh!
hmmmmmm? So people who did all the hard work creating and designing a beautiful pool should not get paid what they deserve? What the hell, if you don't have money for it but you want it, earn it! Or learn how to do it yourself, maybe in 10 years you'll get it or something. Why gotta be so bitter for no reason.
Nice advertising 😏