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8/8/2016 6:18am
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The wife and I are buying a new house and it's got almost an acre of land. It's a huge backyard and these 100+ degree days of summer really have me wanting a pool. Has anyone had a pool installed? Anyone have experience with subbing it all out yourself? Can you get a deal on getting it installed in the winter months? What does it do to your electric bill? What price should I expect to pay? I know that's a loaded question. Just looking for general pricing and what you got. In my head, I'm wanting an L shaped pool and the lower part of the L, I want to be a beach entry sorta like what is pictured and the rest of the pool to be a 4' to 5'6" in the middle recreation pool. Any features that are worth the extra investment?
My neighbor (who is an alcoholic) had his pool put in. He's saying to sub it all out, but part of that process is knowing when to have each trade on site and what order things should be done in. If it saved a substantial amount of money, I'll be willing to sub it out myself. Just not real sure what to expect.
My neighbor (who is an alcoholic) had his pool put in. He's saying to sub it all out, but part of that process is knowing when to have each trade on site and what order things should be done in. If it saved a substantial amount of money, I'll be willing to sub it out myself. Just not real sure what to expect.
I dont know how your area works, but you wont get a deal during winter months around here.
My pool cost around 15 a month to run the pump, its the chemicals that are expensive.
The cheapest in ground pool I found when I was shopping was 32k.
As far as options, there are so many, lighting is probably the area you want to look closely at. Now they have pumps that clean the water without chemicals, sea water pumps etc.
The Shop
Here's the drawing of our pool, 16 X 32. They finished it in March. I also don't see how someone could sub it out.
Even the stone guys somewhat have to be pool experienced.
What adds a lot to the expense is water features, heaters, type of stone for decking ect.
I would say your starting at $40,000 -$60,000. Our is considered 15,000 gl. and about five feet deep.
Subbing it out yourself requires digging a hole, plumbing, lighting, and electrical, shooting gunite, plaster and whatever tile or stone work you want done along with cement and cooldecking or whatever your choice for patio finish is. Unless you are a contractor type, I would just hire out the entire job. Get plenty of references, and some of them up yourself by asking around locally to anyone you know that has a pool. There are some serious hacks out there.
Upkeep is pretty minimal. Get you a good robot and keep your chemical levels good. Once you get the hang of it it's a breeze. Mine is about 17 years old now and finally getting to the point it needs fresh plaster. Probably going to change up a couple things when we do that to update it a little. Been a lot of fun and a good way to keep the kids around growing up as all their friends came to our house.
But,when i get tired of it ,and it gets old keeping up with chem level, i will just roll it up in a ball and wont have a concrete hole.
It building out of concrete I'd contour it for skateboarding so atleast you could do that when you burn out on green water.
Big brothers laws here in oz make us instal an approved pool fence for anything over 30cm/ 1ft deep.
This includes pop up or blow up pools kiddy pools!!!!!
I made a solar heater out of black irrigation pipe, we swim well into fall.
Built my deck around about a third of the pool and made a big slide out of a large playground slide.
Make sure you get the chemical that turns purple when someone pees in the pool.
Pit Row
Beans and BBQ for the win.
https://youtu.be/osiNI2Y6wA4
I never understood what the difference between pissing in a pool while standing outside on the edge, or inside the pool hanging out. Some people are so touchy.
New week, new screen name, but still the same angry little man. Now stop hating your mother, it isn't her fault.
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