This video is so good and detailed! Better than the videos I’ve seen from pool construction companies. Awesome job guys, enjoy the new pool - it’s beautiful.
Thank you for your honesty and being candid and detailed! Also the videography and how y’all talk and articulate details is great! That custom made concrete waterfall is so gorgeous. Hope y’all get many decades of enjoyment from this…
Best, most transparent video ever! Thank you for being forthcoming. You likely sold more pools than any other pool builder that hesitates to give this level of detail.
I agree with this whole heartedly. I happen to have a very similar pool like this already in our back yard. I am Going to build myself another pool for my kids to play basketball in and for me to have a spa for my health. Plus I was a Sun ledge are where it is flat and just deep enough to do stretches and such. I want that connected to the spa to heat up. This is going to be something to take care of myself. I also intended to have. Starting budget if $100K. I knew I would likely go over that. Your video helped a ton.
Woo, pools have gotten expensive! We spent $54k on ours in GA with a pool and spa. I’m sure it’s probably doubled by now. We had unexpected expenses like adding a gas line from our meter which was about $1500 and we had to get a bigger gas meter from the gas company for the heater. My tip to everyone is make sure you register your pool equipment for the warranty, within our first year our pool pump died and was replaced for free!
Awesome video…Our pool was completed April of last year. Our initial fantasy budget was $100,000….Final cost:$150,000. Despite that additional cost…We love our outside oasis. Worth every penny. Your pool and everything that you have done to your yard is absolutely amazing.🎉❤
My wife and I love your videos. We appreciate your candor. Sharing the cost of your outdoor oasis is an example of your commitment to sharing valuable information with us viewers. Thanks for demonstrating love, respect, and care for all. Enjoy
Thank you so much for your transparency with the cost of your pool and all of the items to take into consideration. I have been planning on putting in a pool, and to hear this it helps in keeping things within a budget. You two are amazing, and love watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for sharing all of this! It’s refreshing to see people share costs and realities of their build experiences. Hope you enjoy all the work you’ve done, it looks absolutely stunning, bravo!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Your transparency is important. It's very hard to get good numbers. Don't feel bad about the amount you spent, it is so very hard to keep costs down these days. You are doing a service for everyone.
What a gorgeous backyard. Money well spent, given you can afford it. (How many people overspend and lose it?) Why be ashamed? It's your home and your life. Your videos are not just entertainment, but do a great service for viewers, whether looking to buy, upgrade or remodel. Isn't this a big part of that? This video is real life, not made up numbers or reality show. Much thanks for sharing this, I, for one, very much appreciate and love it.
Thank you so much for this!! I've been looking for awhile now, to find a video like this, just to get a current idea for a pool in Florida. Very helpful!!
You're bot such fantastic speakers who make a lot of sense. Your honesty is so appreciated even if I think those numbers are crazy but if you love and enjoy your space over the next 15-20 years then it is well worth it @ $11,713 so it's not all that bad if you have all that money in one go.. I love your space, well done.
I work for a major pool company and the first thing I tell customers when I see they only chose a heat pump is that they may want to consider a heater/chiller instead. Florida gets hot as heck and you’ll be using that chiller WAY more than the heater. Also, your pool looks amazing and that price is amazing as well!!
I’m so thankful my son inlaw has a pool and excavation company , your pool is beautiful enjoy , living here in central Florida is great to enjoy the sunshine
Excellent video, one of best and most informative on internet. You two should do informational videos full time! Built my house in 1994 and added a pool upon completion. It was 16x32 with 6 person jacuzzi, spillway, in ground cleaning system, salt system, 1000sf of decking and a screen room. It cost $22,000! Getting ready to build new house and budgeting $75k, but doing basic small pool and doing rest myself.
This was incredibly useful! We're installing a 20x40 rectangular pool (plus spa) here in Texas and received a quote of $133K, all-inclusive. It doesn't cover the stunning rock waterfall, but aside from that, and not considering the damages you had to address, our pool design is somewhat simpler. I believe our figures are quite comparable. This video has given me the confidence to proceed. Thanks Amy!
Thank YOU for this Amazing Video!! I LOVE how you did not leave out anything and be transparent !! This helps SO much! We had our pool just built , ours also came to about $155,000 , that is with artificial turf around pool and gazebo from Costco . Great Video wish there were more like this ! It helped a lot !
Awesome vid and pool! A backyard Oasis just makes your home that much bigger and can generate family and friends your way. Definitely a great way to get everyone together
Beautiful pool and landscape! Compared to prices here in New York I'm actually impressed. Cost of pavers and coping are much more expensive here. Maybe I need to move to Florida!
Interesting video, my parents have a nice large backyard and never wanted a pool saying the cost and hassle was just too much. I understand now what they meant as $175k pool is about double my house which I bought in 2005. I live in a small house with a verry tiny yard and there is a nice community pool so I have never thought about it personally. Recently, visiting a friend who has a home near Cocoa Beach on a canal close to the ocean put in a partially above ground pool, very nice, added concrete decking around it with nice landscaping. I asked why not an in-ground pool and he said that would have been $70,000+ and I thought he was exaggerating, but now I see he was not. They actually dug down, so a third of the pool is underground and two-thirds above ground. Their pool, concrete decking, landscaping, pumps, extras was all done for about $23,000 and looks great, so you don't have to spend a small fortune to get something you are happy with and enjoy. This is good to know as I search for my next home in 2026. A pool isn't a deal breaker for me but if I see a home that already has a freeform pool at a good price, I now understand the value of having that.
Nice video & that y'all moved from Virginia to Florida 👍😎👍I moved from Maryland to rural Lafayette Louisiana area. My neighbor had a pool built since 2020 when their house was built. My house was built in 2016 I am the 3rd owner.
Thank you for a great video with so much information. I had no idea all that went into building a pool. My neighbors here in Los Angeles did a prefabricated one, so a big hole was dug, and a crane came into our cul de sac and popped it in. It was quite a production. Your pool looks fabulous and I'm sure you'll get many years of enjoyment out of it. Worth every penny.
Thank you for sharing the numbers . ....looking to buy a home and build my backyard oasis in a few years so it helps to have an idea of all the costs involved.
Thanks for sharing all the detailed info and costs. I will soon have a large backyard that needs to be completely landscaped. We will be having a pool and spa put in as well as other elements.
It is absolutely our plan to have a video specifically about the landscaping costs coming soon. It has just been a challenge to find time to get it recorded!
Thank you for sharing. I just spent $134K on a Fiberglass Pool and Spa. I did add extras like bubblers, led lights, a cascade waterfall with waterbowls. I thought it may have been too much but after watching your video, it seems about right. Again, Thanks for your transparency! Great Video!😊
I appreciate this video so much! I've been trying to find content relating to pool build in Florida and this was it. I've been calling pool companies around the Orlando area and you never know what to expect. I appreciate your insight and transparency!
Wow! I can see why you had some reservations making this video. You can't take that money with you when you pass away, so enjoy the fruits of your hard work and labor while you can. That is an amazing home and pool you have there in one of the most desirable areas to live in Orlando. I am so proud of you both for all the hard work and deciding to do something for yourselves that you are enjoying most of the year. I consider that a great view by the way. Well done Amy and Eric, loved the total breakdown at the end, as well as the transparancy of the unexpected costs. So glad you got the pool of your dreams. Looking forward to meeting you in a few months. Happy Holidays!💌
This was the conclusion my wife and I came up with when deciding on a pool. Enjoy life while you can, and you can’t take any of the money with you when you leave. It’s an enormous amount of money we are spending, but this is something we’ve been deliberating for years about. Now we are about 6 months away from having a lovely 18x38 concrete pool in our backyard to create lots of family memories. Kudos to you all on designing such a fabulous pool!
Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate the transparency. At least I know now what it takes to get something beautiful like what you have. Congratulations on your beautiful home and pool!
Thank you for the detailed info! My husband and I live in FL and are considering upgrading to an in ground pool (we have an above ground on a low deck currently which is great for now) we appreciate this information 😊
Great video! Thank you for being transparent, love the pool! We are looking at houses at WaterLeigh on Friday. Between Laureate, Oakland Park, and Horizon West-Waterleigh it’s going be be a hard choice. Really feeling the North Haven floor plan.
🙋 You know... I'm here to help! I have a GREAT history in getting the inside scoop at Waterleigh. Call or text me if you'd like me to help you find the perfect home! 407-848-8042 LOOOOOVE the North Haven... but they don't currently have any available under construction. When they DO have some, they will likely be at "highest and best offer" stage... so you definitely want a good strategy!
Thank you sooooo much for sharing , it can be so frustrating trying to google every little detail. Really really appreciate your Transparency, you have no idea how much this helps! Thanks 😊
it's beautiful but OUCH!!! that plastic blow-up pool from Walmart and a few cruises around the Mediterranean are looking really lovely right now!!! :-)
Yep! That final number hurt! But in retrospect we'd take the pool over the Mediterranean cruise for this point in our life. We've had some incredible family times around the pool and more to come. We'll try to get to the Med someday! :)
Great video thank you. Im planning on having a fancy pool built in my garden, I live in Germany and finding someone to build it for me might be difficult as most companies build rectangular pools not free form. I might also go for a large greenhouse over the top to trap the heat as the pool can still be cold in the summer.
I am kind of mind blown at the cost nowadays! Had my free form 24000 gallon pool built with a 2800 sqft travertine deck for 84k from Artesian pool in Winter Garden. This was 2017 so different times.
Yea in 2019 I had a 18 x 36 grecian with the top step a 8 ft sun shelf *making total pool 42 ft long, Pavers all around and a cage twice the size a the pool. Total 55K yes I had a heater lights bubblers and streamers. In Punta Gorda. Tropical Pools Great Guy
We are just getting started on our design. We live in Delaware and need a custom shaped pool to fit within our property lines. We have an initial quote of 70K for the shape but i know we are going to add a few things like a waterfall, love seats, spa or hot-tub, lighting, patterned concrete, maybe a slide and a sloped rocky waterway into the waterfall. Yikes, Sounds expensive. To fit it all in we need to excavate and add a retaining wall around the back of the house. Oh boy, i think i am out of control now.
St. John’s county….16x32, four foot shallow end and six foot deep end with a couple sun shelf extensions to total around 600 sq ft with one bubbler, waterfall walls, planters, electric heater/chiller, full cage, led lights, 650 ft of travertine decking, and some ground work to make it level with the patio so you walk out the back and all on the same level…147k. Includes app to control and it’s a saltwater system.
Gorgeous pool, and yes Everything costs soooo much more in California. Just equipment itself is costing us 22k and its only a 14000 gallon pool with water features and spa . This pool in California right now is about 250k with all the landscaping. So much more expenses we didn't anticipate. So this video is awesome for people looking to build. Its sooo exciting the whole process though. I love it so far. But its pretty pricey for the excitement
One really important thing that is not in the video because we didn't know it yet. We LOOOOVE the pool area so much! We haven't thought about the cost once since we were able to start using it! :)
Beautiful pool, everything turned out great. I love the palm trees - they really gives it that Florida vibe. Thanks for sharing (very informative). Cheers-
Really great video. Helpful. I have several questions. 1. How much do you feel this will increase the value of your house? Will you be able to recoup that amount upon selling the house? Hard question to answer but you are a realtor and there must be some guidelines in this area. 2. Did you pay cash for the pool or is it financed? If financed, you need to also add in the total cost of the interest paid to the bank as a cost of the pool. 3. Is there a guideline for how much should be spent on a pool as a percentage of the value of the house before the pool is installed? 4. $175,000 is a lot of money. Are there other things to bring joy and happiness, togetherness and promote love between family and friends that would be less expensive but provide the same amount effectiveness as the pool? 5. Is there any wisdom in selling your house and buying a house that already has a pool?
Hi Rob! Thanks for the questions! 1. An appraiser will usually give you 50% value or less for the value of the pool So dollar for dollar, that's probably what we increased the price of the house by... about half of what we paid. BUT, the hidden benefit can be that homes this size are expected to have a pool for resale. So while it added 50% in value... it also probably made us a bit more money if we re-sell it because there would be a "penalty" for NOT having a pool. I hope that makes sense.
2. We paid cash. Most new construction builders do not let you finance the cost of the pool into the home because of the issue in question #1... The home might not appraise for the financed value... so the buyer may not qualify. The other reason we don't recommend building with a builder is that you are already paying a mark-up from the pool contractor... then the builder adds their own mark-up on top of that so you can get a lot more pool by doing it after the fact. Most pool companies offer financing.
3. I'm not sure there is a guideline as a percentage because most pools are going to cost around $100,000+ whether you put them behind a $300,000 home or a $1 million home. BUT if it is helpful to think of it that way, I would recommend not spending more than 20% of the value of the home on the pool. So... for a $300,000 home, maybe do something simpler for around $60,000... for a $1 million home you'd be at $200,000.
4. Well right there you've asked the key question at the heart of our worry. :). I guess for us, the ideas of joy/happiness/togetherness are priceless, honestly so it is hard to put a dollar value on them. BUT... I think the real answer is OF COURSE! You don't need money for those things at all. One of the things that has surprised us is how much we enjoy the pool area with family but also how much we love being there alone at night... it is so peaceful. Eric just floats out there some times and it is so good for his heart.
5. Definitely, Mr. Great Questions! What you lose is the ability to design it yourself... but you gain EVERYTHING else and for half the price! An older home can sometimes come with some repair and maintenance costs that can be not great... but overall buying a home with an existing pool is the best of all most everything. Thanks so much for your comment and questions!
Texas. We were fortunate to put our pool in just before Covid….before prices went crazy. It is very similar to this one (size, pavers, ozone, tanning ledge) less a hot tub and screening. We paid $52k.
Hi, great video! I love your decking. Quick question: what material are your pavers made of? The tile vendor mentioned that "paver" is somewhat of a generic term and could refer to limestone, travertine, concrete, etc
Thank you for the video. We've watched it many times, sat down with Jake for a second time yesterday, and his design for us very close to yours, but flipped. You're coming up on two years. Besides maybe going larger on the tanning shelf, is there anything you'd do different? Still happy with the pavers? We were going to do textured concrete vice pavers because of the maintenance. Then last night we were sold on pavers.. today we're back to textured concrete. LoL ugh. -Brad
Such an amazing pool area that you will enjoy for years to come! You work hard (and smart) and now you can relax well ❤🏡🏊♀ Enjoy!! Thanks for sharing! Love your transparency!
i appreciate the behind the scenes commentary on a pool installation . so rare for people to give honest information.
So glad you liked it!
This video is so good and detailed! Better than the videos I’ve seen from pool construction companies. Awesome job guys, enjoy the new pool - it’s beautiful.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much!
Thank you for your honesty and being candid and detailed! Also the videography and how y’all talk and articulate details is great!
That custom made concrete waterfall is so gorgeous. Hope y’all get many decades of enjoyment from this…
Thank you so much!! What a lovely comment!
Best, most transparent video ever! Thank you for being forthcoming. You likely sold more pools than any other pool builder that hesitates to give this level of detail.
Wow, thank you! That is very kind of you to say. We didn't have ANY idea what things would cost so it seemed like other people would like to know! :)
I agree with this whole heartedly. I happen to have a very similar pool like this already in our back yard. I am
Going to build myself another pool for my kids to play basketball in and for me to have a spa for my health. Plus I was a Sun ledge are where it is flat and just deep enough to do stretches and such. I want that connected to the spa to heat up. This is going to be something to take care of myself. I also intended to have. Starting budget if $100K. I knew I would likely go over that. Your video helped a ton.
Woo, pools have gotten expensive! We spent $54k on ours in GA with a pool and spa. I’m sure it’s probably doubled by now. We had unexpected expenses like adding a gas line from our meter which was about $1500 and we had to get a bigger gas meter from the gas company for the heater. My tip to everyone is make sure you register your pool equipment for the warranty, within our first year our pool pump died and was replaced for free!
That is a great tip!!!
Have you check houses price out there from 2020 and now? No surprises about pool prices.
So true!
Who did you hire to do the pool?Can you plz share the info?
Who did you use?
Awesome video…Our pool was completed April of last year. Our initial fantasy budget was $100,000….Final cost:$150,000. Despite that additional cost…We love our outside oasis. Worth every penny. Your pool and everything that you have done to your yard is absolutely amazing.🎉❤
Your budget experience sounds so close to ours! Thank you for the kind comments and I'm so happy you love your pool!
My wife and I love your videos. We appreciate your candor. Sharing the cost of your outdoor oasis is an example of your commitment to sharing valuable information with us viewers. Thanks for demonstrating love, respect, and care for all. Enjoy
Our pleasure! That is so kind of you to say!
Thank you so much for your transparency with the cost of your pool and all of the items to take into consideration. I have been planning on putting in a pool, and to hear this it helps in keeping things within a budget. You two are amazing, and love watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
what a lovely comment! Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing all of this! It’s refreshing to see people share costs and realities of their build experiences. Hope you enjoy all the work you’ve done, it looks absolutely stunning, bravo!!
Thank you so much!!!
Best Pool Video i have seen. Thank you for being transparent with the cost. Very refreshing to to see and the information is very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
This video was a 10 out of 10. Thank you so much for this!
Thank you for watching and for the lovely comment!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Your transparency is important. It's very hard to get good numbers. Don't feel bad about the amount you spent, it is so very hard to keep costs down these days. You are doing a service for everyone.
That makes us feel good! That was the whole idea... to help people have a frame of reference.
What a gorgeous backyard. Money well spent, given you can afford it. (How many people overspend and lose it?) Why be ashamed? It's your home and your life. Your videos are not just entertainment, but do a great service for viewers, whether looking to buy, upgrade or remodel. Isn't this a big part of that? This video is real life, not made up numbers or reality show. Much thanks for sharing this, I, for one, very much appreciate and love it.
Thank you so much! That is very kind of you to say!
Thank you so much for this!! I've been looking for awhile now, to find a video like this, just to get a current idea for a pool in Florida. Very helpful!!
Glad it was helpful!
You're bot such fantastic speakers who make a lot of sense. Your honesty is so appreciated even if I think those numbers are crazy but if you love and enjoy your space over the next 15-20 years then it is well worth it @ $11,713 so it's not all that bad if you have all that money in one go.. I love your space, well done.
I work for a major pool company and the first thing I tell customers when I see they only chose a heat pump is that they may want to consider a heater/chiller instead. Florida gets hot as heck and you’ll be using that chiller WAY more than the heater. Also, your pool looks amazing and that price is amazing as well!!
Thank you so much. Great information!!! We kind of like our pool to feel like bath water though.... LOL.
I’m so thankful my son inlaw has a pool and excavation company , your pool is beautiful enjoy , living here in central Florida is great to enjoy the sunshine
Thanks so much!
This was a really great video and quite informative. Enjoy that awesome pool.
Thank you! Will do!
Totally appreciate your honesty. I need that to keep me grounded about the money I'm going to spend on our pool area. THANKS FOR SHARING!
Just what I was looking for. Outstanding review. Honesty with the process and adding the cost so one cN have an idea was great. Thank you
I want to thank you both for your information and transparency. I wish everyone would be so open and clear with information that can help others.
You are very welcome!
Amazing video guys. This is sooo helpful to someone like me who is considering building a pool in South Florida. Much appreciated!
Our pleasure!
Thank you for being transparent on the costs! This information is very valuable to those of us shopping and learning about the process 💚
You are very welcome!
Excellent video, one of best and most informative on internet. You two should do informational videos full time! Built my house in 1994 and added a pool upon completion. It was 16x32 with 6 person jacuzzi, spillway, in ground cleaning system, salt system, 1000sf of decking and a screen room. It cost $22,000! Getting ready to build new house and budgeting $75k, but doing basic small pool and doing rest myself.
Thank you for the kind words! And WOW on that price!!! Definitely can save some money with the do it yourself stuff!
This was so helpful, thank you!
You're so welcome!
Excellent video. This video was extremely helpful and smooth. Nicely done, so glad you did it so thank you.
This was incredibly useful! We're installing a 20x40 rectangular pool (plus spa) here in Texas and received a quote of $133K, all-inclusive. It doesn't cover the stunning rock waterfall, but aside from that, and not considering the damages you had to address, our pool design is somewhat simpler. I believe our figures are quite comparable. This video has given me the confidence to proceed. Thanks Amy!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much!
Beautiful pool. Congratulations and enjoy. Thank you for being transparent.
AMAZING VIDEO, AMAZING FORMAT. This is how a TH-cam video should be done. great layout. very informative! chef's kiss
Wow, thanks!
Thank YOU for this Amazing Video!! I LOVE how you did not leave out anything and be transparent !! This helps SO much! We had our pool just built , ours also came to about $155,000 , that is with artificial turf around pool and gazebo from Costco . Great Video wish there were more like this ! It helped a lot !
This really made our day! I'm so glad the video was helpful. It's pool season! I hope you enjoy your beautiful new pool!
how much does the contractor owner pocket after all expenses paid?
@@u235u235u235 Pool company mark up is around 40 percent. Plus they will always upsale (sorry I mean recommend) more.
Gazebo from
Costco. Wow. Interesting idea. I should look into that.
Awesome vid and pool! A backyard Oasis just makes your home that much bigger and can generate family and friends your way. Definitely a great way to get everyone together
For sure!!
Great video and thank you for breaking down the cost the way you all did. This is by far the best video of what it cost to build a pool.
So glad you liked it!
Beautiful pool and landscape! Compared to prices here in New York I'm actually impressed. Cost of pavers and coping are much more expensive here. Maybe I need to move to Florida!
Maybe you should!!!!
Interesting video, my parents have a nice large backyard and never wanted a pool saying the cost and hassle was just too much. I understand now what they meant as $175k pool is about double my house which I bought in 2005. I live in a small house with a verry tiny yard and there is a nice community pool so I have never thought about it personally. Recently, visiting a friend who has a home near Cocoa Beach on a canal close to the ocean put in a partially above ground pool, very nice, added concrete decking around it with nice landscaping. I asked why not an in-ground pool and he said that would have been $70,000+ and I thought he was exaggerating, but now I see he was not. They actually dug down, so a third of the pool is underground and two-thirds above ground. Their pool, concrete decking, landscaping, pumps, extras was all done for about $23,000 and looks great, so you don't have to spend a small fortune to get something you are happy with and enjoy.
This is good to know as I search for my next home in 2026. A pool isn't a deal breaker for me but if I see a home that already has a freeform pool at a good price, I now understand the value of having that.
Nice video & that y'all moved from Virginia to Florida 👍😎👍I moved from Maryland to rural Lafayette Louisiana area. My neighbor had a pool built since 2020 when their house was built. My house was built in 2016 I am the 3rd owner.
Thank you for a great video with so much information. I had no idea all that went into building a pool. My neighbors here in Los Angeles did a prefabricated one, so a big hole was dug, and a crane came into our cul de sac and popped it in. It was quite a production. Your pool looks fabulous and I'm sure you'll get many years of enjoyment out of it. Worth every penny.
Thank you so much! and thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing the numbers . ....looking to buy a home and build my backyard oasis in a few years so it helps to have an idea of all the costs involved.
Lovely pool! Your animated description was very helpful , thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for sharing all the detailed info and costs. I will soon have a large backyard that needs to be completely landscaped. We will be having a pool and spa put in as well as other elements.
It is absolutely our plan to have a video specifically about the landscaping costs coming soon. It has just been a challenge to find time to get it recorded!
Beautiful pool & great video!
You guys are amazing, I loved hearing all this, it will help us decide if we should do this, thank you so much!
Thanks for the lovely comment!
Thank you for sharing. I just spent $134K on a Fiberglass Pool and Spa. I did add extras like bubblers, led lights, a cascade waterfall with waterbowls. I thought it may have been too much but after watching your video, it seems about right. Again, Thanks for your transparency! Great Video!😊
Thanks for sharing! Yes, it sounds like you paid about what things cost these days!
I appreciate this video so much! I've been trying to find content relating to pool build in Florida and this was it. I've been calling pool companies around the Orlando area and you never know what to expect. I appreciate your insight and transparency!
Glad it was helpful! That's why we did it!!!
This information is very very helpful. Thank you for sharing it. We are seriously considering building a pool in our backyard.
You are very welcome!
I don’t need a pool but this was a very informative, entertaining and well put together video
Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing all the costs . A real , authentic “eye” opener ! You will enjoy it for years ❤
Thanks so much!
Wow! I can see why you had some reservations making this video. You can't take that money with you when you pass away, so enjoy the fruits of your hard work and labor while you can. That is an amazing home and pool you have there in one of the most desirable areas to live in Orlando. I am so proud of you both for all the hard work and deciding to do something for yourselves that you are enjoying most of the year. I consider that a great view by the way. Well done Amy and Eric, loved the total breakdown at the end, as well as the transparancy of the unexpected costs. So glad you got the pool of your dreams. Looking forward to meeting you in a few months. Happy Holidays!💌
WOW! What a lovely comment. Thank you so much! See you soon!
This was the conclusion my wife and I came up with when deciding on a pool. Enjoy life while you can, and you can’t take any of the money with you when you leave. It’s an enormous amount of money we are spending, but this is something we’ve been deliberating for years about. Now we are about 6 months away from having a lovely 18x38 concrete pool in our backyard to create lots of family memories. Kudos to you all on designing such a fabulous pool!
Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate the transparency. At least I know now what it takes to get something beautiful like what you have. Congratulations on your beautiful home and pool!
Thanks so much!
The best perfect informative video divided into 5 segments 🤔
Glad it was helpful!
Wow thank you for the information- and you have very good presentation/speaking skills.
Thank you for the detailed info! My husband and I live in FL and are considering upgrading to an in ground pool (we have an above ground on a low deck currently which is great for now) we appreciate this information 😊
So glad it was useful!
Great video and excellent reminder to people regarding ALL the "associated," costs! Would love to do this someday! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
That’s crazy! Appreciate the transparency. Looks awesome.
Thanks so much!
Fabulous video, very informative and very much needed on my end. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Amy since I saw your video I couldn’t wait till our house was finished to get the pool . I’m going to say I was referred by you ,
That is awesome!
Your honesty and information and the way you presented it truly professional enjoy your pool!!!
Thank you so much 😊
Absolutely beautiful..thanks for sharing your experience
very informational and great pacing and editing, thank you for putting this together
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for sharing all that, I really appreciate the transparency.
Great video! Thank you for being transparent, love the pool! We are looking at houses at WaterLeigh on Friday. Between Laureate, Oakland Park, and Horizon West-Waterleigh it’s going be be a hard choice. Really feeling the North Haven floor plan.
🙋 You know... I'm here to help! I have a GREAT history in getting the inside scoop at Waterleigh. Call or text me if you'd like me to help you find the perfect home! 407-848-8042 LOOOOOVE the North Haven... but they don't currently have any available under construction. When they DO have some, they will likely be at "highest and best offer" stage... so you definitely want a good strategy!
Thank you sooooo much for sharing , it can be so frustrating trying to google every little detail. Really really appreciate your Transparency, you have no idea how much this helps! Thanks 😊
That makes us very happy! Glad it was helpful!
This is gorgeous and well deserved! Enjoy!❤
Thank you so much!!
it's beautiful but OUCH!!! that plastic blow-up pool from Walmart and a few cruises around the Mediterranean are looking really lovely right now!!!
:-)
Yep! That final number hurt! But in retrospect we'd take the pool over the Mediterranean cruise for this point in our life. We've had some incredible family times around the pool and more to come. We'll try to get to the Med someday! :)
Great video guys!
Wow thank you for putting this together. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing
Glad it was helpful!
Great pool and thanks for sharing your experience of building the pool!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video thank you. Im planning on having a fancy pool built in my garden, I live in Germany and finding someone to build it for me might be difficult as most companies build rectangular pools not free form. I might also go for a large greenhouse over the top to trap the heat as the pool can still be cold in the summer.
Thanks for the input. What happened to the screen house and cost? See ya in Florida sometime. 👍😎
I am kind of mind blown at the cost nowadays! Had my free form 24000 gallon pool built with a 2800 sqft travertine deck for 84k from Artesian pool in Winter Garden. This was 2017 so different times.
Yes! It has (like everything) gotten pretty crazy. Our very small freeform pool in 2014 was $24,000 including a screen!
Yea in 2019 I had a 18 x 36 grecian with the top step a 8 ft sun shelf *making total pool 42 ft long, Pavers all around and a cage twice the size a the pool. Total 55K yes I had a heater lights bubblers and streamers. In Punta Gorda. Tropical Pools Great Guy
Thx for sharing the ins and outs of building,looks beautiful wishing many years of enjoyment 👍🍀🎄
Thank you so much!
Great video!! I am in the process of getting pool construction quotes and believe me guys this video explains a lot of my questions. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I appreciate your video very much. I am about to build a pool and this was so helpful. Thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Loved this video. You both provided very clear and informative information. You both made me laugh.
Thanks so much!
Fantastic job guys, thanks for the info! Pool looks amazing!
You are very welcome!
Thank you for this video. I’ve always dreamed of my own inground pool. This video helps to know what it would take to just dream of a budget.
So glad it was helpful!!!
Great video. Super helpful.
Appreciate your transparency. We are reviewing proposals and this helped tremendously.
So glad it helped!
Excellent video! Very very well made ❤
Thank you! Cheers!
thank you for sharing. This video was so helpful! It is beautiful.
Thank you so much!
We are just getting started on our design. We live in Delaware and need a custom shaped pool to fit within our property lines. We have an initial quote of 70K for the shape but i know we are going to add a few things like a waterfall, love seats, spa or hot-tub, lighting, patterned concrete, maybe a slide and a sloped rocky waterway into the waterfall. Yikes, Sounds expensive. To fit it all in we need to excavate and add a retaining wall around the back of the house. Oh boy, i think i am out of control now.
Stunning pool. You did it just the way I would given the space available.
Thank you!
Thank you for this video! It’s very well put together! I live about 10 minutes away from winter garden
Glad you enjoyed it, neighbor!
St. John’s county….16x32, four foot shallow end and six foot deep end with a couple sun shelf extensions to total around 600 sq ft with one bubbler, waterfall walls, planters, electric heater/chiller, full cage, led lights, 650 ft of travertine decking, and some ground work to make it level with the patio so you walk out the back and all on the same level…147k. Includes app to control and it’s a saltwater system.
Thanks for the info! That is helpful and sounds beautiful!!! Six foot deep end is rare for Florida (and fantastic!)
Gorgeous pool, and yes Everything costs soooo much more in California. Just equipment itself is costing us 22k and its only a 14000 gallon pool with water features and spa . This pool in California right now is about 250k with all the landscaping. So much more expenses we didn't anticipate. So this video is awesome for people looking to build. Its sooo exciting the whole process though. I love it so far. But its pretty pricey for the excitement
One really important thing that is not in the video because we didn't know it yet. We LOOOOVE the pool area so much! We haven't thought about the cost once since we were able to start using it! :)
Very informative thank you all for sharing it is absolutely beautiful
Our pleasure!
Hi is Lori over here in PA love watching your videos I love that house it's so beautiful
Awesome video!! Enjoy the Beautiful pool and pool area!! 💃🥰
Thank you 🤗
Incredibly helpful video. Well thought out and greatly appreciated! I'm in Ocoee and we are looking at pool options as well.
Glad we could help! Our Pool Company was Pools By Bradley… Jake was our designer and designed just what we wanted!!!
This was amazing and very well detailed.
Can you do more videos, giving us updates such as the cost to maintain it, electricity costs, etc
we are absolutely planning on it! Coming soon, we promise!
I greatly appreciate your transparency
Thanks! That's what we are here for!
Beautiful pool, everything turned out great. I love the palm trees - they really gives it that Florida vibe. Thanks for sharing (very informative). Cheers-
Thanks so much 😊
Really great video. Helpful. I have several questions.
1. How much do you feel this will increase the value of your house? Will you be able to recoup that amount upon selling the house? Hard question to answer but you are a realtor and there must be some guidelines in this area.
2. Did you pay cash for the pool or is it financed? If financed, you need to also add in the total cost of the interest paid to the bank as a cost of the pool.
3. Is there a guideline for how much should be spent on a pool as a percentage of the value of the house before the pool is installed?
4. $175,000 is a lot of money. Are there other things to bring joy and happiness, togetherness and promote love between family and friends that would be less expensive but provide the same amount effectiveness as the pool?
5. Is there any wisdom in selling your house and buying a house that already has a pool?
Hi Rob! Thanks for the questions!
1. An appraiser will usually give you 50% value or less for the value of the pool So dollar for dollar, that's probably what we increased the price of the house by... about half of what we paid. BUT, the hidden benefit can be that homes this size are expected to have a pool for resale. So while it added 50% in value... it also probably made us a bit more money if we re-sell it because there would be a "penalty" for NOT having a pool. I hope that makes sense.
2. We paid cash. Most new construction builders do not let you finance the cost of the pool into the home because of the issue in question #1... The home might not appraise for the financed value... so the buyer may not qualify. The other reason we don't recommend building with a builder is that you are already paying a mark-up from the pool contractor... then the builder adds their own mark-up on top of that so you can get a lot more pool by doing it after the fact. Most pool companies offer financing.
3. I'm not sure there is a guideline as a percentage because most pools are going to cost around $100,000+ whether you put them behind a $300,000 home or a $1 million home. BUT if it is helpful to think of it that way, I would recommend not spending more than 20% of the value of the home on the pool. So... for a $300,000 home, maybe do something simpler for around $60,000... for a $1 million home you'd be at $200,000.
4. Well right there you've asked the key question at the heart of our worry. :). I guess for us, the ideas of joy/happiness/togetherness are priceless, honestly so it is hard to put a dollar value on them. BUT... I think the real answer is OF COURSE! You don't need money for those things at all. One of the things that has surprised us is how much we enjoy the pool area with family but also how much we love being there alone at night... it is so peaceful. Eric just floats out there some times and it is so good for his heart.
5. Definitely, Mr. Great Questions! What you lose is the ability to design it yourself... but you gain EVERYTHING else and for half the price! An older home can sometimes come with some repair and maintenance costs that can be not great... but overall buying a home with an existing pool is the best of all most everything. Thanks so much for your comment and questions!
It looks BEAUTIFUL...Thank you for sharing that information.
You are so welcome
Texas. We were fortunate to put our pool in just before Covid….before prices went crazy. It is very similar to this one (size, pavers, ozone, tanning ledge) less a hot tub and screening. We paid $52k.
You timed it just right!!!
You got an Amazon deal. I was quoted $68,000 for a 15x30 rectangle with nothing fancy. Five feet deep the whole thing. I am in Dfw.
Hi, great video! I love your decking. Quick question: what material are your pavers made of? The tile vendor mentioned that "paver" is somewhat of a generic term and could refer to limestone, travertine, concrete, etc
Thank you for the video. We've watched it many times, sat down with Jake for a second time yesterday, and his design for us very close to yours, but flipped. You're coming up on two years. Besides maybe going larger on the tanning shelf, is there anything you'd do different? Still happy with the pavers? We were going to do textured concrete vice pavers because of the maintenance. Then last night we were sold on pavers.. today we're back to textured concrete. LoL ugh. -Brad
Thank you for sharing your amazing pool project with us and sharing the honest cost.
You are very welcome.
Such an amazing pool area that you will enjoy for years to come! You work hard (and smart) and now you can relax well ❤🏡🏊♀ Enjoy!! Thanks for sharing! Love your transparency!
I sure hope we get to relax!!! :)
I love you video!!!! It was enjoyable to see THANK YOU 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
I appreciate the financial transparency! Super helpful and you guys have an amazing looking pool/backyard
So glad it was helpful!