re: Pool owners...regret it?

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need to go back to work soon so i don't go broke

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and yet you're asking about pools

Not that much. Troublefreepools.com is an excellent resource of info

Chlorine

Absolutely love it. We’ve been able to actually use our back yard.

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Have above ground


Oh you’re trashy. That explains it.

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IMO, above ground pools are the way to go. Spend roughly $10,000 on a nice one with a deck around it and enjoy it for roughly 20 years then get rid of it once you're tired of it. That's roughly $500 a summer. I think you could easily get $500 worth of fun each year out of it. With an in-ground pool, you're stuck with it and it's not so easy to get rid of.

something to consider...I recently discovered that im supposed to replaster this thing every 5-7 years. I think it costs around $5K depending on the size of the pool.

Salt cells aren't cheap either. ~$400 every 5 years or so.

Chemicals dont end up being that expensive if you maintain your pool. Let it go and youll drop some cash to get it back to normal.

Ive had to replace a pump 3 times. Sometimes the seal leaked, in which case you can just replace the pump and not the motor. Sometimes the motor burned up.

Unless you install a heater, youll be missing out on a lot of usable pool time. That water is cold as hell before May (in South LA).

They are not cheap and they are not investments. Other people like my pool more than I do. That said, they are fun when you use them and my daughter and nieces/nephews love it.

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You'll not recoup the price of new pool installation in a future sale,

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Correct... Pools use to be an asset when selling, today not so much because of insurance and maintenance cost.

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Make sure to install a diving board, slide and water basketball hoop to truly maximize your enjoyment.

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But don't tell you insurance agent...

Looking at buying next summer when my lease is up and having a pool is a must for us. We have three kids and all of us enjoy swimming but it has been about 50/50 so far as to whether or not the pool is worth it.

We thought about putting in a pool years ago. But at that time our son was a toddler and I’ve heard too many horror stories of little kids and pools. A few years later my neighbor put in a pool. I don’t know what contractor he used but in the years since he’s had to sink thousands into repairs from the shoddy job they did. At one point I he filed a lawsuit against them. They finally settled and basically had to dig it up and redo the whole thing. The contractor even had to give me some money because they had to cutdown a row of Leyland Cypress trees I had between his backyard and mine.

Loved ours for 20 years (while the kids were home). Became a semi-pain in the arse when we became empty nesters.

Started with chlorine then switched to salt. Salt was easier to maintain. After I had to replace two salt cells (they wear out) the pool people suggested I switch back.

Be prepared to replace the Polaris (pool vac) and pumps every 5-7 years. I had a DE filter that held up well and only had to replace the cartridge a couple of times. Also be prepared for a few minor plumbing leaks about 15 years out - LA soil settles.

We ended up down sizing and when we sold, it did not hurt resale value. I would do it again.

ETA - reading some of the comments regarding security. We had a fairly large yard and it was fenced in. When we built the pool, we also installed a wrought iron fence around the pool (so two fences) and the wrought iron gate had a lock.

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