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I'm wondering if the cost to install an in-ground pool has gone down at all in the last couple of years. With the economy and real estate going down, has the lack of demand lowered the prices or have material prices driven the cost up? When I first started researching it, it seemed like a basic large (diving size) in-ground concrete pool without any "design features" was around $40,000. And could I get a better deal in the off-season? Thanks.
Still about the same, assuming you want gunnite. That is the trade name of the sprayed onto forms kind of concrete that I usually trimmed with nice tile edging and hard concrete coping. A fiberglass pool might be a little cheaper but you can't generally get a very deep one these days. There are some firms that will do a soft liner pool but they are not durable, but for people that is plus as when they get tired of it they have not wasted as much cash...
Big improvements in the heat pump style geothermal devices to warm them for extended use in climates like Colorado...
You're right. It seems like gunnite is probably the best option with a concrete "edge". I want something completely minimalist (rectangular, no rock, waterfalls, planters, tiles, etc) and only a narrow concrete walkway and a diving board. I'm curious, what was the pool like that you got the quote on?
We got a ballpark quote last week, and it was $50K - $70K.
Cost of materials has skyrocketed.
Our friends went the whole nine yards, with a waterfall and hot tub etc, and shelled out $110K.
This is a good estimate for Texas also. Some areas here they must put piers under the pool to prevent movement. It's important to talk to someone who is really good at what they do and knows the area.
I would not build a pool without an attached spa. Also, no diving boards... your homeowners insurance may prohibit.
You're right. It seems like gunnite is probably the best option with a concrete "edge". I want something completely minimalist (rectangular, no rock, waterfalls, planters, tiles, etc) and only a narrow concrete walkway and a diving board. I'm curious, what was the pool like that you got the quote on?
If you mean me, the one we looked at was gunite, kidney shaped, the deep end was 8 feet, with a 4-foot-wide concrete pad all the way around. It had a "modest" waterfall but no spa.
This is a good estimate for Texas also. Some areas here they must put piers under the pool to prevent movement. It's important to talk to someone who is really good at what they do and knows the area.
I would not build a pool without an attached spa. Also, no diving boards... your homeowners insurance may prohibit.
I already checked with the insurance and it didn't matter if it had a diving board. That's a good point about the soil. My area does have some issues with that.
With Bentonite so prevalent in the Denver area I be hesitant to put a gunite pool in anyway. I would imagine that a liner pool would be a safer (and less costly) alternative.
With that in mind, a quote over $70k doesn't seem that far outside of reality.
I'm wondering if the cost to install an in-ground pool has gone down at all in the last couple of years. With the economy and real estate going down, has the lack of demand lowered the prices or have material prices driven the cost up?
In my area, you might have missed the boat. Three years ago, I saw the largest shakeup in the swimming pool business where the majority of the excess capacity went out of business. The demand was low with an excess of contractors that prices went down and down until many just went belly up. Today the demand more closely matches the contractor’s capacity so prices are back to 'normal'.
In my area, you might have missed the boat. Three years ago, I saw the largest shakeup in the swimming pool business where the majority of the excess capacity went out of business. The demand was low with an excess of contractors that prices went down and down until many just went belly up. Today the demand more closely matches the contractor’s capacity so prices are back to 'normal'.
Most home rennovations/additions mirror that trend in this area as well. 3 years ago if you had the cash, labor was all but given away in order to get business, and material prices were not particularly high.
Labor costs have definitely recovered in this area and with material costs up, prices are back to what they were before the recession, if not slightly above. (Pools, patio, decks, landscaping, electricians, plumbers, etc..)
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