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Tell Me About Owning a Pool??
4/28/2012 10:12:16 AM
Thinking of buying a home with one. It was built in 2006 if that helps.
Cost of owning?
Upkeep?
Still glad you have one?
Thanks,
Cost of owning?
Upkeep?
Still glad you have one?
Thanks,
4/28/2012 10:14:02 AM
A pool is a hole in the ground you fill with water and pour money into.
4/28/2012 10:14:23 AM
Originally Posted By piccolo:
A pool is a hole in the ground you fill with water and pour money into.
A pool is a hole in the ground you fill with water and pour money into.
Beaten to the punch by mere seconds.
It's the opposite of a boat, which is a hole in the water that you pour money into.
4/28/2012 10:14:35 AM
money hole! be prepared to throw large sums of money into a hole and not use it as much as you like!!!
the only good thing is you are in texas, so you might actually use it
the only good thing is you are in texas, so you might actually use it
4/28/2012 10:15:15 AM
Talk to your insurance agent about attractive nuisance. It is a doctrine resulting in tort liability for artificial structures on the land that attract children than can result in death or injury. See how much more your insurance can go up once you have a pool.
4/28/2012 10:15:49 AM
Originally Posted By JC77:
Thinking of buying a home with one. It was built in 2006 if that helps.
Cost of owning? maybe $100/month for electric and chemicals
Upkeep? automatic cleaner pretty much takes care of itself
Still glad you have one? got a lot of use out of it when the kids were younger, not so much now. Next house won't have one unless we get grandkids in the near future
Thanks,
Thinking of buying a home with one. It was built in 2006 if that helps.
Cost of owning? maybe $100/month for electric and chemicals
Upkeep? automatic cleaner pretty much takes care of itself
Still glad you have one? got a lot of use out of it when the kids were younger, not so much now. Next house won't have one unless we get grandkids in the near future
Thanks,
4/28/2012 10:17:59 AM
Originally Posted By eesparza:
money hole! be prepared to throw large sums of money into a hole and not use it as much as you like!!!
the only good thing is you are in texas, so you might actually use it
money hole! be prepared to throw large sums of money into a hole and not use it as much as you like!!!
the only good thing is you are in texas, so you might actually use it
At least here in Indiana we only pay for it 4 months out of the year. The rest of the time it sits there, dormant, waiting to bleed you dry next season.
4/28/2012 10:18:19 AM
You can have parties and invite women over for orgies.
4/28/2012 10:23:38 AM
Originally Posted By xenophon21:
You can have parties and invite women over for orgies.
You can have parties and invite women over for orgies.
You can do that without a pool.
4/28/2012 10:24:46 AM
Originally Posted By 4v50:
Talk to your insurance agent about attractive nuisance. It is a doctrine resulting in tort liability for artificial structures on the land that attract children than can result in death or injury. See how much more your insurance can go up once you have a pool.
Talk to your insurance agent about attractive nuisance. It is a doctrine resulting in tort liability for artificial structures on the land that attract children than can result in death or injury. See how much more your insurance can go up once you have a pool.
Especially if it has a diving board.
4/28/2012 10:25:48 AM
like a boat fun at first then gradually it loses its luster
4/28/2012 10:27:43 AM
Originally Posted By piccolo:
A pool is a hole in the ground you fill with water and pour money into.
A pool is a hole in the ground you fill with water and pour money into.
I was going to say that.
4/28/2012 10:38:32 AM
Wow, more negative than I expected.
4/28/2012 10:40:36 AM
4/28/2012 10:40:58 AM
If you use it daily it can be worth the expense.
With occasional use it would not be worth the investment imho.
With occasional use it would not be worth the investment imho.
4/28/2012 10:42:40 AM
The day you buy it and the the day you sell it
4/28/2012 10:44:22 AM
Better to get a pool table.
4/28/2012 11:00:40 AM
Everybody talks shit about owning a pool, and they're right, but, it will make you popular
Suddenly, all your relatives will want to come over, and of course, they didn't bring any food or even bother to clean up the bathroom after they changed in it.
You'll not only pay for the maintenance and added insurance premiums of the pool itself, you get to play host...all summer long
I've heard it a million times.
Now myself, I would get a pool because I don't talk to most of my relatives and that's not gonna change, my gf's relatives live out of state, and since we don't have kids, I always welcome my friends over; none of them are mooches
Speed
Suddenly, all your relatives will want to come over, and of course, they didn't bring any food or even bother to clean up the bathroom after they changed in it.
You'll not only pay for the maintenance and added insurance premiums of the pool itself, you get to play host...all summer long
I've heard it a million times.
Now myself, I would get a pool because I don't talk to most of my relatives and that's not gonna change, my gf's relatives live out of state, and since we don't have kids, I always welcome my friends over; none of them are mooches
Speed
4/28/2012 11:03:05 AM
Get an indoor jacuzzi instead.
4/28/2012 11:03:32 AM
A pool offers an enormous amount of pleasure and healthful living, in the right climate. If you will be able to use the pool more than 6 months a year I would consider it a benefit. Stay on top of it and it is very easy to maintain.
The only problem is that it led to improvments!
Yes we entertain, and the wow factor never hurts the wife's pleasure.
4/28/2012 11:05:03 AM
You'll spend $50-$100 more a month when its in operation then you would without one.
4/28/2012 11:20:04 AM
A pond is cheaper, and you can fish or hunt ducks over it when the weather's not right for swimming.
4/28/2012 11:24:36 AM
Do you have kids that are going to help you with maintenance or will you get stuck doing all the work while everyone else just gets to swim?
If you have large plies of money that you can't figure out what to do with - have lots of free time you need to fill by doing mundane cleaning chores, go for it. You'll enjoy it.
If you have large plies of money that you can't figure out what to do with - have lots of free time you need to fill by doing mundane cleaning chores, go for it. You'll enjoy it.
4/28/2012 11:25:14 AM
Originally Posted By JC77:
Thinking of buying a home with one. It was built in 2006 if that helps.
Cost of owning?
Upkeep?
Still glad you have one?
Thanks,
Thinking of buying a home with one. It was built in 2006 if that helps.
Cost of owning?
Upkeep?
Still glad you have one?
Thanks,
Where in Texas, what type of system is in it, and will you be cleaning yourself?
(I am so happy I no longer have a pool)
4/28/2012 11:26:06 AM
Originally Posted By arowneragain:
A pond is cheaper, and you can fish or hunt ducks over it when the weather's not right for swimming.
"We have a pool, and a pond. The pond would be good for you..."
A pond is cheaper, and you can fish or hunt ducks over it when the weather's not right for swimming.
4/28/2012 11:27:45 AM
I've had a pool since '75 and by now I know how to maintain it well with a minimum of effort and expense. The big trick to them
is learning to MAINTAIN a good water condition ALL THE TIME. It's much easier to keep the water clear and in good chemical
balance than to let it get out of hand and then have to fix it.
Nothing has helped more than the floating automatic chlorinator that you put chlorine tablets into. As long as there's at least one
tablet's worth still in it, my water stays dead clear with no algae growth at all. Sweep and vacuum just once a week, wash the filter
out once a week, and check the chemistry levels once a week. I let the Ph go low in the non-swimming season and then boost the Ph with PH boosters
when the swimming season starts. I let it go low in the off season because there's no sense in maintaining the ideal swimming
Ph when nobody's swimming. Why spend the money on chemicals that you don't get any benefit from when you're not swimming?
You can throw a penny in my pool and read the date on it if you have good enough eyesight. The water is clearer, cleaner, and chemically
better balanced than tap water. I would MUCH rather drink water from my pool than from the tap.
I've had tap water professional analyzed and compared to samples of my pool water. There's no doubt about it, my pool water is better
for swimming and for drinking.
is learning to MAINTAIN a good water condition ALL THE TIME. It's much easier to keep the water clear and in good chemical
balance than to let it get out of hand and then have to fix it.
Nothing has helped more than the floating automatic chlorinator that you put chlorine tablets into. As long as there's at least one
tablet's worth still in it, my water stays dead clear with no algae growth at all. Sweep and vacuum just once a week, wash the filter
out once a week, and check the chemistry levels once a week. I let the Ph go low in the non-swimming season and then boost the Ph with PH boosters
when the swimming season starts. I let it go low in the off season because there's no sense in maintaining the ideal swimming
Ph when nobody's swimming. Why spend the money on chemicals that you don't get any benefit from when you're not swimming?
You can throw a penny in my pool and read the date on it if you have good enough eyesight. The water is clearer, cleaner, and chemically
better balanced than tap water. I would MUCH rather drink water from my pool than from the tap.
I've had tap water professional analyzed and compared to samples of my pool water. There's no doubt about it, my pool water is better
for swimming and for drinking.
4/28/2012 11:41:12 AM
Originally Posted By JC77:
Wow, more negative than I expected.
Wow, more negative than I expected.
Well, I like ours. An in-ground put in by the missus' grandfather in the early '60s, though the slide and diving board were long ago removed due to insurance companies. We pay a guy $60 a month during pool season to mess with it, and have a timer on the filter (the power cost of a pump running all the time is pretty high,) and we get plenty of use out of it.
