Middle Coast Texas In Ground Pool Cost?

[brunner]

Anyone done a fiberglass pool?


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[marshman]

This. Free form is a better value than square/rectangle. No unused corners. Prices are way higher than a couple years ago. They should start ours next week


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Will be following this as the wife has been wanting one for years. We’re just wanting a basic pool no fancy frills, hot tubs or anything. Is an oval pool cheaper than a rectangular one?

[hoythunter02]

Will be following this as the wife has been wanting one for years. We’re just wanting a basic pool no fancy frills, hot tubs or anything. Is an oval pool cheaper than a rectangular one?

We were told the shape made no difference in price. The hot tub/pool heater was around a 10k increase from just the pool. The stone work is very expensive, there are other options that are less.


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[Joe H]

We have one. You are welcome to come have a beer and check it out.

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[TexasBob]

Shape makes no difference in price- you are paying based on perimeter footage. We were told with a 100' perimeter square pool feels smaller than a 100' free form due to the corners. I have no personal experience. Learning this as I go and so far I know the prices are crazy. Our waterfall/slide is north of $30k alone.

[CaptainDave]

We did a renovation of a 1970's pool we inherited when buying our last house. Here are a few things we learned in the process.

- As mentioned, pool shape isn't much of a price factor. To a certain extent, size isn't either. There are multiple unique trades involved in pool builds and many of the subs have minimums. For example, a small 5X10 pool could cost almost as much as one 2X the size.

- Add the Spa now! A spa addition is a negligible price increase to the overall pool build. If you decide a few years down the road to add one, it will cost 3Xs as much as it would have during the initial build. This goes back to my first comment above.

- The sky is the limit on price. An average gunite pool quote will be in the $60K plus range. However, there are so many variables involved. Types of decking, tile, coping and features all have significant price impacts.

- New pool demand over the last year has been literally a historical high. Be extra careful on selecting a builder as I'm sure there's been a lot of new companies trying to jump in the market to take advantage.

As far as fiberglass insert pools, I know nothing other than traditional gunite pool builders will tell you they are not good for the long-term, hence the price. Obviously, they have a bias in their opinion, so take it with a grain of salt.

[brokeno]

We built an in ground pool in 1990 and had it sprayed with gunite about a year ago and it cost more now to have it plastered now than the original cost of the pool. Just get one of those $600 above the ground pool and save your money to take pops on more hunting trips since he's getting really old.

[brunner]

We built an in ground pool in 1990 and had it sprayed with gunite about a year ago and it cost more now to have it plastered now than the original cost of the pool. Just get one of those $600 above the ground pool and save your money to take pops on more hunting trips since he's getting really old.

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