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Pool Build Cost
Posted on 5/24/22 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 5/24/22 at 6:10 pm
Wife and I are interested in eventually putting in an in ground pool in the BTR area. We still have young kids, so we are a few years off, but I’m curious to gauge the price people are paying in the area. I know it can vary based on what you’d get, but we’d be looking at something pretty basic. I’d like a built in hot tub as well.
Any feedback would be appreciated…. I’d be open to either a fiberglass or gunite pool.
Thanks!!!
Any feedback would be appreciated…. I’d be open to either a fiberglass or gunite pool.
Thanks!!!
Posted on 5/24/22 at 6:31 pm to KingofZydeco
budget 100k and you wont be disappointed with cost overruns
Posted on 5/24/22 at 6:44 pm to KingofZydeco
If I do a pool at a future property it will either be a natural pool or a above ground with a deck. People mostly just hang out standing up in the pool anyway... It is nice to have but to recreate my pool today would cost well over $100k before you put in all the surrounding concrete and decking.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:39 pm to KingofZydeco
So many variables.
I just got a quote for gunite. 15x30 pool was $68k. Hot tub add another $16k. Not including decking. Like above budget for at least $100k. If you want turf and fancy decking better budget $120k.
I just got a quote for gunite. 15x30 pool was $68k. Hot tub add another $16k. Not including decking. Like above budget for at least $100k. If you want turf and fancy decking better budget $120k.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:59 pm to KingofZydeco
W went with a fiberglass pool a few years ago. Installation cost was a little cheaper than gunite but the maintenance and 10 year cost cost is much cheaper.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:03 pm to KingofZydeco
We just put in a 12x32 Gunite with saltwater system and heater. Paid $53 total. Would’ve been closer to 50 but our yard needed some extra drainage even before the pool. We received several quotes from other companies around $67 for the same thing.
Hot tub was going to add $12-15k. We aren’t huge hot tub people so we just opted for the heater to be able to use the pool an extra few months. Ran it about 7 times last month and gas bill was $90. Not too bad.
Hot tub was going to add $12-15k. We aren’t huge hot tub people so we just opted for the heater to be able to use the pool an extra few months. Ran it about 7 times last month and gas bill was $90. Not too bad.
This post was edited on 5/24/22 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:12 pm to KingofZydeco
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:42 pm to KingofZydeco
West coast Florida. Production "luxury" home from December. Most have added on about $5-10k for the same thing today. Concrete paver pool deck that isn't big either.
Posted on 5/25/22 at 6:36 am to KingofZydeco
Best thing that happened to me before building a pool was finding troublefreepool. You have gotten great advice here as usual, but I would head over there as well. Not just building but water maintenance as well.
Posted on 5/25/22 at 8:45 am to KingofZydeco
I inked my deal October 2020. It was finished July 2021. $58k.
Gunite / Diamondbrite
Salt
Heater
Travertine
Lots of concrete + 12x14 pavilion slab continuous
Sundek Finish
Gunite / Diamondbrite
Salt
Heater
Travertine
Lots of concrete + 12x14 pavilion slab continuous
Sundek Finish
Posted on 5/25/22 at 1:02 pm to KingofZydeco
quote:
I’d like a built in hot tub as well.
I bet you would you horndog.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:50 am to KingofZydeco
I used to build and clean pools while I was in college. Worked with a company for four years and saw tons of people make mistakes when deciding what type of pool to get. I would tell you to not get a pool but if you have your mind set on it, I have a few thoughts;
1. Go with a fiberglass pool. This will give you the most bang for your buck and will save you the most amount of money in upkeep down the road. The only real issue that ever happens with fiberglass pools is that they can float based on the water table... at least that was what my old boss told me, I never saw it actually happen. Vinyl pools are the biggest money pit and can leak constantly and you will need to replace the liner at some point. The backfill behind the liner can also become a problem over time. Gunite is nice but is always the most expensive by a long shot.
2. Do not get a saltwater pool. Salt water will corrode everything. This also comes with an added cost of adding on a chlorine generator that takes the hcl and takes out the h to leave chlorine behind. People like them, but at the end of the day, you have a normal chlorine pool with water that is eating away at all of your equipment.
3. Get a sand filter, cartridge filters have to be constantly cleaned out/taken apart/pressure washed. To clean a sand filter, all you have to do is backwash.
ETA: IMO, the most cost-effective pool/pool equipment combo is a fiberglass pool with a sand filter. This will save you costs upfront and maintenance costs down the road big time.
Good luck!
1. Go with a fiberglass pool. This will give you the most bang for your buck and will save you the most amount of money in upkeep down the road. The only real issue that ever happens with fiberglass pools is that they can float based on the water table... at least that was what my old boss told me, I never saw it actually happen. Vinyl pools are the biggest money pit and can leak constantly and you will need to replace the liner at some point. The backfill behind the liner can also become a problem over time. Gunite is nice but is always the most expensive by a long shot.
2. Do not get a saltwater pool. Salt water will corrode everything. This also comes with an added cost of adding on a chlorine generator that takes the hcl and takes out the h to leave chlorine behind. People like them, but at the end of the day, you have a normal chlorine pool with water that is eating away at all of your equipment.
3. Get a sand filter, cartridge filters have to be constantly cleaned out/taken apart/pressure washed. To clean a sand filter, all you have to do is backwash.
ETA: IMO, the most cost-effective pool/pool equipment combo is a fiberglass pool with a sand filter. This will save you costs upfront and maintenance costs down the road big time.
Good luck!
This post was edited on 5/26/22 at 9:53 am
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:59 pm to KingofZydeco
My pool got done last June and it was around 85k all in. I think that included drainage, rock, Fire and rock. 2 deck jets, led colored lights and 3 led bubblers on the sun deck. Large hot tub, heater/chiller and gas heater.
I think it’s 16x32 then the sun deck and hot tub.
This post was edited on 5/26/22 at 11:08 pm
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