You can do something free standing. Here's an all metal on I did last year. It's on a commercial property so material would be a little large for a residential house, but it would be scaled down.
how much did you pay for your in-ground swimming pool? Need tips and advice for a new pool install - updated again
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That pretty much exactly what I’m looking at getting built. Looks good and I love the stone on the bases of the main beams
That whole set of videos is very interesting to watch.
Basically the difference between "Surviving" and "Thriving" in an extremely primitive setting with almost nothing to work with.
I'd say it should be required watching for young folks to realize what can be done without all the modern tools.
the problem is not the soil. it's the owner not keeping the soil a consistent moisture level.
Pretty basic shit
That right there.
I have seen to many screw themselves insurance wise
Maybe you can be like my buddy that put in a 80k pool and 20k half basketball court. then got divorced.
she got the house.
she got the house.
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Not sure if this has been covered already, but don't do it. It's the worse mistake you'll ever make on a big, wet, fucking hole in the ground you pour money into until it eventually collapses; like a boat but not nearly as much fun. If you want to get wet go stand in the shower. It will decrease the value of your home, increase your insurance premiums and become an attractive nuisance that presents nothing but a major liability. We spent a $100K on ours 15 years ago which I think was the last time anyone actually swam in it. Take the money you were going to spend and get a Condo by the ocean, plenty of water there to look at and you can swim in it.
Mine cost about 30K about 12 years ago
It is unquestionably the best money I have ever spent
It is great to have the kids and their friends around especially in their formative years instead of them wandering the neighbourhood looking for something to do
They don’t use it t as much now but I am in there every afternoon after work in the summer
A chlorine pool is cheaper to maintain because you don’t have to run the pump as long and it will recover faster in hot weather or heavy loads
It is unquestionably the best money I have ever spent
It is great to have the kids and their friends around especially in their formative years instead of them wandering the neighbourhood looking for something to do
They don’t use it t as much now but I am in there every afternoon after work in the summer
A chlorine pool is cheaper to maintain because you don’t have to run the pump as long and it will recover faster in hot weather or heavy loads
I'm in the Houston area also. Realtor told me that salt water pools are out as buyers don't want them. Platinum Pools is the premier builder in the area. Be prepared for the hard sell by their sales people.
I didn't question them, just listened
So im in Pearland/Manvel - Houston area, and the dominating pool builders are Mckenny and premier pools, I had an app scheduled with platinum but they cancelled and never called back to reschedule. Now debating between these two and who will be more competitive on price. The whole salt vs chlorine is still debatable to a certain degree, but salt is just down right easer to manage, and after talking to other saltwater pool owners and 2 dog vets I decided on salt for the dogs skin and eye health.
I build pools and run my own shop. I would check what the water table is in Houston. if its high you may want a gunite as a vinyl will have a tendacy to float if there is too much ground water that is not properly controlled. That is until you lose power. Perhaps have your possible builder do a well point check and a perculation test. Salt is definitely the way to go. Ioniozers combined with ozoniators are starting to make some noise but I have salt and I will have salt on every pool I will ever own. the water quality is superalative and the its literally 90% less maintenance than a traditional chlorine pool. Its not chemical free though. Basically top off some salt now and again, put ph minus or muriatic in to help keep the Ph spikes down created from chorline production(this also depends on what percentage your generator is running at) and maybe some stabilizer to help keep the chlorine your making stick around alittle longer.
I have a 5000 gallon spa/pool that the previous owners of my house had built after the actual home construction was completed. When we bought the house I saw the invoice and they paid $55k for it.
I think the size isn't all that much in determining the price as the costs were extremely front heavy. Had they wanted to double it, it wouldn't have been anywhere near double the price.
While its not huge, its a heated spa/pool with a waterfall, jets and air that has 3 seperate pump systems so everything can work individually or at the same time.
Only downside to it is that they decided to have a pool built in the back where we literally have a forest of trees that dump leaves all year so keeping it maintained is a total pain in the ass. I wish they would have torn up where our 3/4 full size basketball court was and put it in there instead.
I think the size isn't all that much in determining the price as the costs were extremely front heavy. Had they wanted to double it, it wouldn't have been anywhere near double the price.
While its not huge, its a heated spa/pool with a waterfall, jets and air that has 3 seperate pump systems so everything can work individually or at the same time.
Only downside to it is that they decided to have a pool built in the back where we literally have a forest of trees that dump leaves all year so keeping it maintained is a total pain in the ass. I wish they would have torn up where our 3/4 full size basketball court was and put it in there instead.
Stop being poor and put a cage (screened enclosure) over that bitch. ??
How much extra is that built in hot tub?
I know 4 or 5 people that did a built in hot tub with their pool and loved it...until they sat in my Hot Spring Envoy NXT with like 70 jets, multiple seats with different massage functions, etc... then they regretted spending the money on their built in tub with like 6 jets, no comfortable seats, etc... Not that my tub was cheap at all, but the functionality over a built in wins IMO...
My wife and I are getting ready to build and will build a pool at some point, but we will be keeping our stand alone hot tub and not be building a tub into the pool.
Mine is vinyl. If we get a lot of rain, the liner will float. 1st time I called the folks who did the liner. Drained the pool, cut the foam off the walls, reset the liner and refilled the pool. Now I just pull a bit of the liner, stick the vacuum hose down there and vacuum to waste. Or, just wait a week and it'll do it automagically.
It would look so fucking weird if I did. I thought about it once, but it would look like total shit.
Pretty much everyone down here has one. But you already know that.
So 5 months and 70k later we broke ground today. Got some good info and insight from you guys which was appreciated. I went through 3 different design changes before finalizing the project and was well worth it. Decided on a UV and Ozone chlorine system after swimming in all the different pool types and seeing other peoples pools and how they have held up to each. Our project estimation is 4-6 weeks and ill post updated pics as it comes along for anyone that is interested. Heres the final design draft and some day 0 and day 1 pics.
Sweet! I've read that multiple led lights will synchronize. I only have one light fixture and really dig my color changing led light.
forgot to update the project. Nothing but great things to say about how everything turned out. Went with McKinney custom pools and they did the pool, hot tub, and outdoor kitchen, paid a little more than expected for the kitchen but was worth it to have to only deal with one builder for everything. Have been using the pool like crazy the past few months with the hole covid situation. spa is 8x8, and the pool is 30x17. Upgraded the splash pad of the pool with all glass iridescent and looks incredible, well worth the upgrade price. It's an infinity type design so everything is on one flat plane. 16150 gallon fill, chlorine and ozone system, cartridge filter, and a 300,000 btu beast pool heater, can heat the pool in about 3 hours. Turned out just how I wanted, only complaint is learning how to balance the water consistently, but after a few weeks was pretty simple.
Seeing this brings back memories.
Built a few dozen in ground pool back in the day.
We did the beam ring in a similar way
Your pool looks fantastic! I'm planning to have my own inground pool built in my backyard as well. I got a quote from my local builder for a pool similar to yours but a little smaller, and with less features for 40k which is slightly above average according to this guide. I'm curious, were those features included with your $70k quote or did you just have them installed for additional costs? Planning to add features like heating and lighting as well, but I'm kinda working with a tight budget.
Thanks for the the kind words, so the whole pool project ran 70k, but the glass tile upgrades were close to 10k by themselves, the entire splash pad is glass tile, and the 8x8 spa/hot tub has an extended rolled over glass tile as well. We added 2 extra lights in the pool and that was 2k, comes with a 300000btu water heater that’s amazing, heats the entire pool to 90 degrees in 5 hours!
Had some extra concrete poured as well on the side of the spa, and a few other little upgrades. Originally the quote was for 50k but with all the upgrades we came to 70. The kitchen with the grill, burner, and two cabinets ran $15k which was a little overpriced but our contractor did the entire project and we just didn’t want to have to work with different builders and in the end it was easier this way.
Had some extra concrete poured as well on the side of the spa, and a few other little upgrades. Originally the quote was for 50k but with all the upgrades we came to 70. The kitchen with the grill, burner, and two cabinets ran $15k which was a little overpriced but our contractor did the entire project and we just didn’t want to have to work with different builders and in the end it was easier this way.
Haven’t kept up with the your neighbor thread. Maybe you have a hole pre-dug for your next pool and you can fill the leaf magnet in and take your wall down?
A neighbor put that size / design pool in using a big company, sans the water features, and it cost him $100k.
I build more elaborate pools with waterfalls and mine start at $150k.
Looks like the pool in the pics need to be shocked.
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