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Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:36 pm to LilEd76
Don't.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:48 pm to LilEd76
40k will get you a basic pool. We put one in 2 years ago and love it but we also have 2 small children and live in the thing all summer.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:51 pm to LilEd76
Build a wall around it to keep the riff raff out from south of the border (eg. Napoleonville, Pierre Part).
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:53 pm to LilEd76
frick a pool!
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:14 pm to LilEd76
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My mom installed a fiberglass in-ground for 30-40k. Its real nice.
WTF I get 6 downvotes for?
I think its pretty nice for $35K
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:24 pm to LilEd76
Built one in Texas in 2005. Get a pool estimate. Ask a lot of questions. Equipment ect. One guy even drew up the design and equipment list. I built a 40K pool for 28K by subbing it out. Pools are not complex. Go to the city and get the building ordinance information and pull a permit.
I would do it all over again and would save a lot more from lessons learned next time. The family loved it. It was worth the money and time building it.
I would do it all over again and would save a lot more from lessons learned next time. The family loved it. It was worth the money and time building it.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:27 pm to LilEd76
i did a gunite pool last summer for about $40k. 18" tanning ledge, 3' shallow, and 6' deep end. about 10k gallons total. has deck jets, lights. kids are loving it and not hard to maintain. didn't do saltwater. and that included a 6' concrete apron with sun dek.
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Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:29 pm to LilEd76
You can get by for around $45k but when you and the wife actually choose any options (gunite, waterfall, back wall, hot tub, cool deck, pebble tec, more than 4 ft of concrete, etc) you will be in the $60-70k range). Our pool was $68k and my buddy put his in for around $65k. My cousin in U Club spent $80k. And I highly recommend the cool deck. Keeps the concrete around the pool much cooler in the summer.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:51 pm to nola000
I know many folks comment on maintenance being a PITA, but I can honestly say that I usually put about 8 or so 40 lb. bags of salt a year in mine. It takes about 10 minutes total--just pour them into the skimmer pump and done. That's it.
One part of construction that tends to drive up the cost is the decking--the tiles (usually travertine--they aren't very slippery when wet) around the entire area around the pool itself. The entire area that you tile around the pool must also be properly sloped for drainage, and depending on how much area you cover, you may need to add channel drains (see below).
If you build just a pool, you can probably get away with not having a heater...it takes a good 12-20 hours to heat the pool to 95° in the dead of winter and a crapload of natural gas. However, if you elect to get the spa, you will need the heater, and if you do this, you might as well get one large enough to heat the pool too...it is pretty neat to be in the pool when it is 35° outside.
I use the spa year round about 4 nights a week, but I hardly get in the pool. It gets used more by friends/family/guests than by me.
I look at it as adding an entire new area to entertain...many of the family holidays are over here now as all the kids are totally occupied playing in the water all day.
You won't get the money you put into it back out if you ever decide to move, but that's not the point. If you put some thought into a nice total backyard design, you can create an additional 1-2000 sq. ft. of "outdoor living".
I sit outside in the back almost every night (as I am at this very moment), and while I may not actually be in the pool, it does provide a pleasant environment while perusing the O-T lounge!
A night time pic...
And one of the channel drain I mentioned...
One part of construction that tends to drive up the cost is the decking--the tiles (usually travertine--they aren't very slippery when wet) around the entire area around the pool itself. The entire area that you tile around the pool must also be properly sloped for drainage, and depending on how much area you cover, you may need to add channel drains (see below).
If you build just a pool, you can probably get away with not having a heater...it takes a good 12-20 hours to heat the pool to 95° in the dead of winter and a crapload of natural gas. However, if you elect to get the spa, you will need the heater, and if you do this, you might as well get one large enough to heat the pool too...it is pretty neat to be in the pool when it is 35° outside.
I use the spa year round about 4 nights a week, but I hardly get in the pool. It gets used more by friends/family/guests than by me.
I look at it as adding an entire new area to entertain...many of the family holidays are over here now as all the kids are totally occupied playing in the water all day.
You won't get the money you put into it back out if you ever decide to move, but that's not the point. If you put some thought into a nice total backyard design, you can create an additional 1-2000 sq. ft. of "outdoor living".
I sit outside in the back almost every night (as I am at this very moment), and while I may not actually be in the pool, it does provide a pleasant environment while perusing the O-T lounge!
A night time pic...
And one of the channel drain I mentioned...
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:58 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Pools hurt the marketability of your home. You will not get your money back--it will hurt the value of your home.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:03 pm to LilEd76
I grew up with a pool. If you don't mind the maintenance time it's worth every penny. Great for company and passively keeping you and your family active while having a good time (if you actually use it).
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:08 pm to SouthTiger504
Buy a redneck special at WM for 350.00
If you still want a FS pool in October then pull the trigger.
If you still want a FS pool in October then pull the trigger.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:22 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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Marco Esquandolas
Sweet-arse setup Marco!
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:28 pm to LilEd76
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Wife wants a pool!!!
Pics of wife
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Any OT'ers installed one recently? Need input on average expected cost. Thinking $40k should do the trick. Am I even N the ballpark???
My brother put in a pool in '13. By the time he got the pool and all the landscaping done it cost him over $50K.
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:54 pm to LilEd76
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Wife wants a pool
If I could have a pool for Mother's Day...
Inground, saltwater, with a connected hot tub, and option to heat pool, nice lighting and a waterfall from hot tub to pool.
It is possible to do that for 40k-ish She's worth it.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 12:53 am to I B Freeman
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Pools hurt the marketability of your home... You will not get your money back---it will hurt the value of your home.
Wrong.... ok, maybe, is that the point?..... wrong....
Complete dumbass comment... Some people want nothing to do with pools, and so be it. Others specifically search for new homes only if they already have a pool (that was me).
No one is building a brand new pool for sole purpose of helping sell their home.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 12:54 am to LilEd76
Do it now, before petroleum drops, baw.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 12:59 am to LilEd76
Just for point of conversation , how much does having a pool add to the cost of a homeowner's insurance policy?
Posted on 5/14/17 at 1:07 am to East Coast Band
Put in a gunnite, salt water +/-1,400 sf pool, 9' deep last year. Cost about $60,000.
But it's a neighborhood pool, so it costs me $400/year. Winner.
But it's a neighborhood pool, so it costs me $400/year. Winner.
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