Everything You Need To Know Before Building A Pool!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2023
- Ask anyone about their in-ground pool installation experience. It's often negative. It doesn't have to be that way! Once you truly understand the pool process you'll feel less like you're in the dark and more like you're building something fun.
To get the best value for your buck move to the country and skip all that stupid city requirement BS. We weren't required to have a fence but built one ourselves for privacy and we did so cheaply. We didn't have to have inspections and pay permits. We TOLD the builders what we wanted and made them follow our specs. As much as 30% - 40% of your pool cost in the city are cost to meet requirements of politicians and municipalities and they don't get to swim.
As a pool contractor I can tell you that you just had a bad one. I literally go over every single aspect without a single hole so my clients know exactly what to expect with no surprises. I know that many contractors make their money on the change orders but with a legitimate contractor you should not have a single one of these issues.
We paid about $105k total for our pool, including everything (2022 pricing) and are about 20 miles outside of Philadelphia in the suburbs. That includes permits and surveys, 42'x20' kidney shape concrete shell that goes 4-8' deep, additional sunshelf space, diamondbrite plaster ($3-4k upgrade), 25' L 2' H raised wall with stone facade, 2 water features ($2000 each incl pumps), pool heater ($7k), saltwater system, variable pump, underwater LED, all electrical, large patio on opposing side with 2 walk paths and steps, black aluminum fence ($6.5k) with $10k in landscaping. I think the price of just the pool itself (excavation, concrete, base plaster and base equipment- no heater or variable pump) was around $45-50k
Gunite and shotcrete are basically the same thing, you have no idea what you're talking about. All gunite, or shotcrete pools are covered in plaster, sometimes the plaster has rocks in it, like Pebbletec, which is a brand of plaster with rock in it, there's other brands with similar names, but the base of the product is plaster. Also, salt is still chlorine, liquid chlorine is sodium chloride, so salt. Salt chlorine generators turn salt into chlorine.
You coulda saved a ton with a fiberglass pool. The maintenance is also much cheaper and they last longer than gunite. You will have to replace the pebble plaster in about 20 years and it will cost you a lot.
I had an excellent pool builder he told me all these things. We’re happy with the outcome.
Hello, thank you for the tips. I built my pool two years ago, and to this day, if I call my pool builder, he is there right away. I started the construction plans on March 22nd. They broke ground in April of 2022. The water was in by the last week of June; in total, it took eight weeks. It was an easy and smooth process. He did everything here in the Coachella Valley, California. The price was also the best one; they all ranged from $65,000 to $110,000. I think you had a bad contractor because everything was explained to me and done as the contract stated.
A “Salt water” pool is in fact a chlorine pool. Only difference is it uses a generator to produce chlorine vs dosing chlorine via tablets, liquid Chl, etc.
Wow!! You got ripped off. My pool contractor is a couple weeks away from putting our liner in and filling with water. Our pool was 85k but it's an L shaped pool 43x16 28x16 and it is 8ft deep with a diving board and has tanning shelf entry. We also add travertine tile around the outside and squared it off with a large concrete deck. And that includes an extra 6k because they hit rock 5ft down and had to bust it out and haul it off. All for 85k. I'm so thankful for my pool contractor!!
It sounds like you didn't look into the whole process before installing your pool. If you have questions research it yourself first then question the company about it. If they brush you off or don't know what they are talking about, probably don't go with that company. Things like a fenced in area, permits and landscaping are things you should know going into a pool install before signing the dotted line.
It really sucks when you pay and trust professionals to do their job and they DONT DO THEIR JOB RIGHT!! Thank you so much for breaking it down and easy to understand. Looking forward to more videos soon!
#1 Get a seasoned career pool tech on your side during the design phase!!!
Great tips! I’ve heard several people tell me their pool ended up costing thousands more than the original quote.
Awesome video!!!! I’m living through this now!!!! Great advice
Thank you so much this was very helpful.
Nice video! Also good to think about future add-ons like retractable pool enclosure allowing to use the pool year round. Think about concrete or pavement around the pool as well as its shape so it doesn't get unnecessarily expensive!
Great information!🙏🏼
❤ thanks!
Most if not all negative experiences within the pool building business are mainly because customers tend to choose big companies thinking "The company is pretty big and establish" , but that is far from it. I've worked in a few pool companies and most of them prefer to rotate out employees instead of paying them what they are worth. A lot of company operators will prefer to sub contract the work since its a set price and the labor gets done in 1 day.
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