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An inground swimming pool can start around $40,000 and go up from there. Your limiting factors will be your imagination and your budget!
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Aboveground swimming pools are a great alternative to an inground swimming pools. A quality aboveground swimming pool can start around $2,000 and are designed to be consumer installed. Another great option is a Swim Spa! These wonderful vessels are smaller bodies of water so they can be heated efficiently year round and provide an excellent means of exercising in the low impact environment of water!
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Each of these vessel types provide a beautiful focal point in your backyard environment and we wouldn’t say that one type of pool is necessarily better than the other. Each type of pool has advantages and disadvantages. When we talk to a prospective swimming pool owner, we ask lots of questions to determine which type of pool might be best for them based upon their specific desires.
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As mentioned in the previous question, each type of pool will lend itself to specific circumstances better but that’s not to say that one type of pool is better than another. We are very partial to vinyl lined swimming pools. They are easy to take care of, easy to refurbish to look “new again” as they age, non-porous surface, are very customizable, economical to take care of, and resistant to staining. Gunite/plaster works well in situations where imagination and budget are BIG! Fiberglass is usually considered the “fastest” pool type to install. All swimming pools are beautiful and regardless which type of swimming pool you install in your backyard, we are here to help you.
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We wish that were true! But there are some factors that could limit the possibility of installing an inground swimming pool in your yard (for example: lot size, septic system, county regulations, etc.)
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The construction time will depend upon the type of pool you select and the complexity of the project. Plan well in advance to get your project completed in a timely fashion. And don’t choose a builder because they say they can install it faster! When it comes to construction, faster doesn’t mean better! From the time an excavator is on the site, it can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months to complete a pool project. Remember…..this is a major construction project!
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Our building season is short. Due to the heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest, our building season is typically from March through October. We usethose winter months to plan pools with our customers to prepare for installation the following season!
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There are just a few areas in the United States (the Sun Belt) where outdoor swimming pools can be used economically (and from a practical standpoint) year round. If you install your swimming pool indoors, then absolutely it can be used year round!
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Automatic covers lend themselves best to rectangular pools or L-shaped pools. Automatic covers are very popular in the Pacific Northwest and approximately 80 percent of the swimming pools we install are equipped with an automatic cover. Although it is possible to install automatic swimming pool covers on other pool shapes, the installation can be complicated (read expensive) or it can result in “deck drag” that will prematurely damage the cover as it is dragged over a concrete deck surface. An average cost for the installation of an automatic cover during the construction process is approximately $10,000 but the SAFETY factor makes them very popular!
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It is possible, however, many counties have gotten more rigid in their requirements. The county will require specific setbacks that your proposed swimming pool will have to meet. In addition, there are often delays for waterfront installations as it often has to go through a series of variances and public comment hearings.
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Most counties require a swimming pool to be fenced on at least three sides (a home/structure can be a fourth side if alarms are used on the doors coming into the pool area). Homeowner’s insurance companies will also often require fencing.
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Most of the counties that we serve still require fencing around a swimming pool even when the pool is equipped with an automatic ASTM safety cover.
