What are the True Costs of Building and Owning an In-ground Swimming Pool?

Have you ever wondered how much it would cost tosimilar to that of a 16 ft x 32 ft kidney shaped pool.
install a beautiful in-ground pool in your backyard?You get the idea.From here on, we'll deal exclusively
Then once you have the pool, what would be yourwith the cost of a vinyl lined pool, but please keep in
on-going costs to keep it maintained?This article willmind, that fiberglass and gunite pools should be
discuss, and show, the true costs associated withcompetitively priced depending on where you live. In
building and maintaining an in-ground pool. Due to thefact, in some markets, there are so many pool
many details being discussed, the article is divided upbuilders that the gunite pools are cheaper than the
into 4 parts. Part 1 is below. The other 3 parts canvinyl ones.Furthermore, some environments require a
be found at the web address given below.If yougunite pool. If all this is true, then why are we talking
would like to know what would be your cost, perabout a vinyl pool? Well, simply because the company
month, to own and maintain a pool, please read thisI worked for only installed vinyl pools, and the pool
very informative article to its end.GENERAL POOLthat was installed at my home is a vinyl pool. I think
COSTSThe cost of installing a new in-groundwe'll all be better off if I go with what I know
swimming pool is going to vary widely. You couldbest.THE MAJOR COST OF POOL
have a decent size pool installed for as little asINSTALLATIONThe first thing to remember is that
$10-12,000, or one that could reach towards 6 figuresone of the major costs of building a pool is labor. In
and upwards, depending on whether you want afact, I heard once that materials for gunite pools are
gold-plated pool or not. Actually, I don't thinkactually cheaper than vinyl-lined pools because the
gold-plated pools exist but you get the idea aboutonly material is basically cement mixture, rebar and
the expense. We obviously we will focus on thepiping. But this type of pool is quite labor intensive. On
lower end.TYPES OF POOLSNow on to the details,the other hand, the kit for a vinyl pool includes things
the first factor that will determine pool cost is thethat cost a bit more, like the steel walls, framing,
type of pool. Your choice will probably fall into one ofsteps and the vinyl liner, but many pool builders
the three following types:1.) steel-walled, vinyl linedprefer to install these vinyl pools because they are
pool2.) fiberglass pool3.) cement (or unite)much quicker and easier to install.For more
pool.OTHER POOL FACTORS TO CONSIDERTheinformation on the actual costs associated with
second factor is the size and shape. It should bebuying, installing, filling, and maintaining a new pool,
obvious that the larger pools are going to cost more,please see the web site listed below. This article will
but fancy shapes will also be expensive. You couldend with your approximate total monthly outlay to
potentially get an 18 ft x 36 ft rectangle for a costown a pool.