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re: Cost of inground pools
Posted on 5/8/20 at 1:05 pm to fallguy_1978
Posted on 5/8/20 at 1:05 pm to fallguy_1978
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If you really want a pool it's better just to buy a house that already has one. Let someone else eat the 50k unless that's not much money to you.
This is exactly what I was going to say.
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Posted on 5/8/20 at 1:06 pm to Cosmo
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Did pool prices skyrocket?
Boats and pools = Ot Baller level
Posted on 5/8/20 at 1:41 pm to drdoct
Remember this, with an above ground pool...
When your done with it, roll it up throw it away, or sell it...
Built in, not so much...
When your done with it, roll it up throw it away, or sell it...
Built in, not so much...
This post was edited on 5/8/20 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 5/8/20 at 1:55 pm to achenator
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achenator
how deep?
That's what I'm looking at also. L shape, 30' on both of the longest sides, one side being a sun deck, the other 4' deep. Want a fountain on the backside but not a deal breaker.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 1:55 pm to drdoct
dont forget to add in another $1k a year minimum for pumps filters chemicals electricity to run the pumps, and then spend most of your free time always cleaning it
the only good pool is someone elses that you can enjoy for free
the only good pool is someone elses that you can enjoy for free
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:11 pm to keakar
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then spend most of your free time always cleaning it
God y'all are idiots with this. This isn't 1985 or 1995. A good gunite pool will require less than an hour a week of upkeep.
To those saying it doesn't add to value, it did mine, I know it doesn't always but it did mine
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:21 pm to armsdealer
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Every penny you put into a pool will be lost if you ever sell
This is false depending on type of pool and price level and location of home. If you have some rectangle fiberglass pool with a 150k home, more likely yes. But if you have a custom gunite pool that's part of the overall landscape that's tied back to the home, not at all. There is a certain level of home where the pool is a feature and integrated as part of the home. Some buyers are not worried maintenance or upkeep. It's just another expense as a yard service. It's not a simple broad brush stroke like that.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:26 pm to drdoct
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:26 pm to Cdawg
Get that logic the hell out of the OT.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:30 pm to drdoct
Pool prices seem to mirror full sized trucks. They were 28-35k 15 years ago, now they are 50-65k.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:37 pm to Ric Flair
A basic gunite pool these days from a decent contractor is about 33-40k. A spa is kinda worthless in Louisiana. You’re better off getting a heater/cooler system to keep the pool at a constant temp.
A nice pool costs 50k and up.
A pools value depends on the user. I’d never recommend putting a pool into a house you weren’t planning on spending most of your life in. I hate the term but “forever home” comes to mind
A nice pool costs 50k and up.
A pools value depends on the user. I’d never recommend putting a pool into a house you weren’t planning on spending most of your life in. I hate the term but “forever home” comes to mind
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:41 pm to drdoct
Didn’t you get the memo? The country is riiiiiiiich these days, despite everyone freaking out about not being able to go 30 days without pay. Duh. The house is mortgaged to the hilt, so what the hell, why not finance a pool to add to the indebtedness.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:42 pm to The Pirate King
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Personally I don’t get the appeal. It would be cool to have if you had parties frequently, but the upkeep is a bitch
Only if you're an idiot. You keep up with water hardness, chlorine levels, PH balance, alkalinity, and use stabilizers to increase the life of the chemicals - all kept up with an app via testing strips, or if you want to go all out you can use a chemical testing kit. Top it all off with skimming the top for leaves or debris, and like a weekly vacuum (and you can buy a robot to do this is you're lazy). Pool maintenance is not rocket science.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:54 pm to drdoct
We paid 28,000 19 years ago. Nice deck around the thing. I can't live without it. I use it everyday when it warms up until October. It's my happy place.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:55 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Cost of inground pools by LegendInMyMind
Not to mention the $500 monthly electric bill in the summer.
This post was edited on 5/8/20 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 5/8/20 at 3:19 pm to drdoct
Just go to Home Depot and buy some good hoses and let your kids get wet and have fun. It’s a lot cheaper and when they lose interest it will be a lot cheaper than having a pool no one uses.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 3:27 pm to drdoct
Gunite with spa 62 k should be finished in 2 weeks
Posted on 5/8/20 at 3:29 pm to shawnlsu
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shawnlsu
Ours is more of a cocktail pool ,4 1/2 feet deep, main part of the pool is 12x21 put the swim deck is the T part maybe 8x6. Just basically a plunge pool. Some automation, filter, led lighting, not saltwater, 260 sq ft of turf, some big pavers on one end. Our kids are basically grown and this is basically "yard jewelry" for our empty nest home. Just a place to have a mojito in the evening lol.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 3:31 pm to drdoct
The upkeep sucks, you have to always be wary some kid is going to hop the fence and drown, give me the community pool all day every day.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 3:35 pm to drdoct
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I've seen a LOT of fairly trashy homes that have inground pools that are probably 10-20yrs old
15-18 years ago, housing prices were getting stupid high, which meant high valuations, which meant errybody was getting a home equity loan. A decent built in then was probably 35K, so they just borrowed 35K and repaid it on a 15 year term.
Even today, hardly anyone "pays" 50K for a pool. They just get it financed over a term. Borrow 50K at 7% from a company arranged by your contractor, 20 year loan, about $400/month. A solid, well-maintained pool will last that long. Throw in $100/month for upkeep repairs, and it's $500/month. A lot of people will be ok with that.
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