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Does anyone on here have a swimming pool or install them?

I'm dipping my toe in the water of thinking of installing one at my home.
Pool size of around 8x4 or 10x4 mtr, in an internal structure, separate to my house.

I realise if I sell my property I won't get my money back, nor are they a good selling point, but I hope I won't be selling for a long time, if ever.

I can build a large chunk of it myself, dig it out with my own machines, etc.

I'm looking for pointers on a reasonable build and running cost for the pool only, best type to go for and things to look out for ??
Many thanks for any input.
 
I'm sure with the two pools clients have been asking for in their houses the pool company quotes has come back at around £60k or so for the pool, all the equipment etc Is that anywhere near the figure you had in mind?
 
I have 2. This the better of the 2. The other is just a small plunge pool.

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Price wise - They'll add a chunk to your electric bill if you use it all year round. Chemicals for maintaining PH etc arn't too steep. Chlorine blocks are cheaper in bulk. Will need to clean it once to twice a week. Most pools coming with a cleaner (attaches to the pump system, sent through a filter then back into the pool).

Chicks dig pool parties... ;):D

The other smaller one
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We had a pool when I was a kid.

Unheated uncovered but we still used it April to late September with the right covers and tricks with pipework.

If you can excavate and dispose of the muck cheaply you'll save a majority of the cost but it will be difficult for you to get the final levels correct unless you're an engineer.

Cost wise an unheated pool is quite reasonable but add heat and it's lol expensive.

Chlorine is a basic cost and there's not much else apart from floculant from a new pool.
 
Derek....no I was thinking cheaper than that...what did that include?

Harry...very nice.

maccapacca....yes I can get rid of muck at no cost, digging as well.

It's the lol expensive heating I'm thinking about.
 
Both pools were around the 8 x 4 m mark. It was the Lanark Pool Company that we went to for the price and that was for pool walls, pool liner (this didn't include the retaining walls required to surround the pool as thats how they design their pools!) plus all the associated pool equipment (that part may have been priced by the M&E guy) but all attributed to cost of the pool. I know one involved an air source heat pump to heat the pool but not sure about the other one. As these were to do with new houses the cost of the surrounding structure was absorbed into the whole house price.
 
I've worked for my family's pool business before I got a proper job so know a bit if you need any help Fish. Basically the sky is the limit price wise when you start looking at tiled pools, automated covers and buildings etc. That being said we used to do a good trade in some of the DIY above ground kits for people to install themselves or with some help. Now don't think of the horrible old 80s 'You've Been Framed' specials, there are some seriously nice wooden pool kits that can be sunk are decked around for example. Have you thought about starting with an above ground and seeing how much use you get out of it for a year or so?

To be honest, we had no heating on our pool when I was growing up (deprived I know) but most effective thing was solar cover for heat retention and converting sun to heat. It won't get it up to 80F by itself but I swear on sunny days it added a good few degrees.

If you need any help give us a shout.

McB
 
Best pool I used was a load of haybales for walls + massive waterproof tarp :D Real DIY job.

Saw a hotel inspector (tv show) recently from last year, they had a pool slightly bigger than Harry's and they were paying £50 a week to heat, expert said £30 a month should be possible. It was undercover though.
 
I have a pool 10k sq ft. It costs about $30 a month to run the pump. Though they do sell the far more energy efficient ones now.

I also spend about $20 on Chlorine + say another $10 on other chemicals such as tablets.. Cos i live in Florida, there are places that'll check your PH for free, as long as you take the sample to them. and of course buy the chlorine and other chemicals from them.

Even in the sunny climate i live in, you can really only use the pool, from mid-May to mid-Oct, without any heating.

You can either go with solar panels on your roof, which cost nothing, apart from needing to be replaced every 12 or so yrs.

Or you can go with an electric heater, which depending on how much you use, can cost a couple of hundred bucks a month on your electrical bill.

Cleaning the pool, is a CONSTANT thing. Like everyday i'm skimming the damn thing. Cholrinate once a week. Clean the filters and everything else around once a month.
 
thedoc46 said:
I have a pool 10k sq ft. It costs about $30 a month to run the pump. Though they do sell the far more energy efficient ones now.

I also spend about $20 on Chlorine + say another $10 on other chemicals such as tablets.. Cos i live in Florida, there are places that'll check your PH for free, as long as you take the sample to them. and of course buy the chlorine and other chemicals from them.

Even in the sunny climate i live in, you can really only use the pool, from mid-May to mid-Oct, without any heating.

You can either go with solar panels on your roof, which cost nothing, apart from needing to be replaced every 12 or so yrs.

Or you can go with an electric heater, which depending on how much you use, can cost a couple of hundred bucks a month on your electrical bill.

Cleaning the pool, is a CONSTANT thing. Like everyday i'm skimming the damn thing. Cholrinate once a week. Clean the filters and everything else around once a month.
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