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re: In-ground Pool Owners: do you regret it?
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:27 am to PenguinNinja
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:27 am to PenguinNinja
Great for when you have young kids who are really enthused about it. I loved ours during that time. But once they get older (they grow up quick) and the playful swimming stops it becomes a huge pain in the azz. So while I don’t regret having one when we did I’ll never do it again.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:28 am to PenguinNinja
No pool, but we do have a hot tub.
Absolutely incredible, love it.
Absolutely incredible, love it.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:30 am to PenguinNinja
No I love my pool
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:31 am to PenguinNinja
We have a 21000 gallon pool with a water fall. We had it built 9 years ago. I love the pool and use it quite a bit. I used to maintain the pool myself but it is a chore. I have someone that comes once a week to maintain it now. Your electric bill will increase quite a bit and the cost of maintaining is significant. You can count on it costing you a minimum of $300 to $400 a month.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:37 am to PenguinNinja
If you don't have a lot of leaves to fall in, they are great.
Maintenance other than keeping leaves out is easy. I didn't mind testing and dosing the water.
Maintenance other than keeping leaves out is easy. I didn't mind testing and dosing the water.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:38 am to PenguinNinja
No regret.
I like the aesthetics of it even if I don’t use it much.
I don’t think the maintenance is that big of an issue unless you have trees that overhang it.
Course I can fix any mechanical issue that arises as well so no need for expensive repairmen.
I like the aesthetics of it even if I don’t use it much.
I don’t think the maintenance is that big of an issue unless you have trees that overhang it.
Course I can fix any mechanical issue that arises as well so no need for expensive repairmen.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:52 am to PenguinNinja
Love it. Use mine almost daily.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 8:59 am to PenguinNinja
Do you live in a trailer park? Above ground pools would fit in nicely there.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:06 am to PenguinNinja
Never had one and likely never will, especially at my age.
I have several friends that have had in-ground pools over the years and it seems to be a pretty even split between love it or wish they'd never done it.
The ones that regret it cite cost of maintenance and lack of use with kids grown and out the house.
I have several friends that have had in-ground pools over the years and it seems to be a pretty even split between love it or wish they'd never done it.
The ones that regret it cite cost of maintenance and lack of use with kids grown and out the house.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:07 am to PenguinNinja
My best friends grandparents (mid 50's at the time) had one 2 miles away from me growing up. 2 Brothers I played baseball with a year apart. From ages about 11 to 19 we used it all the time. This was in the 90's. A few times the whole baseball team went out there. After the brothers grew up and got married, the grandparents told them if they didn't come maintain it, it would get filled in. It got filled in shortly after and this was after they had kids of their own. Those brothers even had 2 cousins our age that got married and had kids I didn't know as well but we all lived in the same small town. I guess the grandparents got too old to care about seeing the great grand kids in it and none of the 2 brothers or their cousins cared enough to put out the effort to maintain it.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:09 am to PenguinNinja
The only way to have a pool is to buy a house with one already. The mfs are expensive to install
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:12 am to TBoy
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We have a 16,000 gallon pool. My wife swims every morning and some evenings during the summer. I do the maintenance myself. I would be fine with filling it in.
I bet your wife's pecker is bigger than yours
This post was edited on 9/26/26 at 9:12 am
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:12 am to da foozball
"Everyone seems to love the Pool except for the person that has to pay for it"
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:17 am to donRANDOMnumbers
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how dangerous they are for pets and small children though
If and when grandkids come along I am already nervous. Mine were well past the age of that concern when we built it. And had a 15 year old almost blind dog w some kind of confusion drown in it. Ne had some kind of event on a Saturday and deviated from his normal route around the pool, I told my wife and kids to keep an eye on him. Sunday morning I let him out without heeding my own advice. And there he was.
All that to say, good advice.
This post was edited on 9/26/26 at 9:18 am
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:19 am to PenguinNinja
345 days out of the year I regret it, but the other 20 are pretty great.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:21 am to carguymatt
quote:yeah, if I had to drive somewhere to care for a seldomly used pool I would rent the equipment to get rid of it myself.
guess the grandparents got too old to care about seeing the great grand kids in it and none of the 2 brothers or their cousins cared enough to put out the effort to maintain it.
I wanted our pool set away from the house with minimal concrete around it. My wife wanted it right in our back L of the house with lots of concrete around.
Wanna guess where it is?.
Wanna
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:21 am to PenguinNinja
How do you love walking outside when it’s 95 degrees with 100% humidity and looking at grass. Would rather have the option of getting into a pool.
For those that say $300-$400 a month to maintain. What a crock of garbage. No way you must be a complete idiot
For those that say $300-$400 a month to maintain. What a crock of garbage. No way you must be a complete idiot
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:22 am to WonPercent
quote:about right. Now that I’ve learned to keep it cool enough to enjoy I use it in July and August after yard work.
I regret it, but the other 20 are pretty great.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:29 am to PenguinNinja
I don't regret it. Maintenence is minimal and I am either in it or chilling by it everyday.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:30 am to PenguinNinja
Nope. Grandkids think I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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