Why you want a South Facing Pool!!

On this page I will try to show you the importance of a South Facing Pool area!
All of the pictures in each row were taken within 5 minutes of each other.  It is important to look at the area
close to the house as that is usually the only place you can position the pool furniture.  It is also important
to look at the shadows from the beams on the birdcage to gauge whether or not there is sunshine.

South Facing East Facing West Facing North Facing
The pictures in the row below were taken at 10:00am in the morning
South Facing Pool at 10am East Facing Pool at 10am West Facing Pool at 10am North Facing Pool at 10am
Notice the sunshine
 everywhere and
the intensity of the shadows!		 The Sun rises in the East so a
Western exposure has nice
morning sun.		 At 10:00am the sun is just starting to hit the edge of the pool deck. Very little sunshine at all.  Even
 on a one story home.  It is
 worse on a two story home.
The pictures in the row below were taken at 1:00pm in the afternoon 
South Facing Pool at 1pm East Facing Pool at 1pm West Facing Pool at 1pm North Facing Pool at 1pm
Notice the sunshine
 everywhere and
the intensity of the shadows!		 As the sun tracks to the West you
can see how you lose sunshine
on the pool deck near the house.		 The West facing home has nice sun
 on the pool in the afternoon.		 Once again, very little sunshine at
all on the North facing pool.
The pictures in the row below were taken at 5:00pm in the afternoon
South Facing Pool at 5pm East Facing Pool at 5pm North Facing Pool at 5pm West Facing Pool at 5pm
The sun is getting very low
 in the sky but you can still
see shadows on the house.		 In complete shadow - no sun in
the late afternoon.		 Still have sunlight hitting the pool
deck.		 I  took a picture of the wrong house but  as you can see, still no sun.

Summary
Ideal pool location.  You have
Sunlight on entire pool
deck all day!		 You have sun in the morning
 and your pool chairs will be in
 sunlight until around Noon.		 You start to get useable sun
around Noon and it stays for the
 remainder of the day.		 Unfortunately these North facing
pools never get useable sun in the winter months.