Is a Swimming Pool Worth the Money? Five Points to Ponder
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2024
- Is a pool worth the money?
A swimming pool brings joy to children and therefore parents. It offers a way for whole families to get together. A pool can also bring together people within your community and creates a great staycation opportunity. It may increase the value of your home, although you probably won't make the money back.
This video also answers questions like...
Is a swimming pool worth the money?
Does a pool increase my property value?
What does a swimming pool do for my property value?
What should I consider to decide if a pool is worth the investment?
Will I recoup the cost of installing a swimming pool?
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Point #6: You can skinny dip in your own backyard. 😁👍🏼➕
DANGIT ROMA!!!!!!! We're gonna reshoot TODAY!!!! 🤠
This need more likes lol!
Bingo!
I will throw my comments in on my pool experience. I have a small 12x28 inground as that’s al I had space for constant depth and love it. We don’t have big crowds but what big crowds spend the whole time actually in the pool vs on the deck anyway. I hear people say how much work they are... I opened mine very early and staying was easy it was clear in days. Shocked twice since opening. It’s a salt pool and it’s easier to maintain than traditional from my experience. My pool is about as much work in an entire season as my dog is in a week.. and one is more enjoyable than the other. We won’t get in to the details. Pools are very easy to open, close and maintain. Orient it properly with the sun and use a solar blanket and you’ll only be heating to get it started early and run it the last few weeks. We’re having five day heat wave very hot for this time of year and spending 5-6 hours outside after work while my lazy neighbour is now green and full of leaves is awesome. If you got enough energy to mow your lawn weekly you can handle a pool easy. Worth every penny and my small pool was only 15k with a concrete deck. You don’t need a 20x40 and driving board. Especially since pool season is only 12 weeks here. Sorry vid poster don’t mean to cost you sales!!
Thanks for your sharing your experience!
My dads house had a pool. He said a pool is a hole in the ground into which you pour your money.
Certainly the thought of many. Doesn’t have to be that way, though. What kind of pool did he have?
My dads pool was a in ground cement pool in New Mexico.
@@barbarawoods8716 concrete pools do require A LOT of maintenance. Thanks for watching and weighing in Barbara.
FYI for anyone watching, currently going through a FB pool build in 2021. All told it’s going to be about $100k. This includes: pool shell, install, retaining wall, patio, waterfall, patio furniture, fence w/ brick columns, dirt removal and some clean up. Landscaping to make it look good, not sure yet. The pool shell/install alone was about $70k, heater, paver coping, waterline tile, waterfall
Thanks!
@@airscrew1813 no problem. Was a big frustration that none of them give straight answers. The main variation is the amount of additions or upgrades you do!
wow fk that...
Must be a huge pool
Good points made. Thanks
Thanks Justin! Glad the information was helpful for you 👍
I have an Intex above ground pool for more than a decade. Now, living in the south , I’m spoiled. I love my pool on the hottest days, it’s a great and wonderful luxury.
4% and 6% increased value not worth the investment for those that are planning on living in your home 3-5 years. I agree on investing in your family and saving on those expensive family trips. Just know that you will loose money in the end but gain on life long memories.
A bunch of kids over? I think I just changed my mind about getting a pool.
😂
Lol!!
same lol
It really just depends on how many times your gone use it and for me personally its totaly worth it i atleast swim everyday when the weather allows it of course
What about the actual costs of owning the pool?
How much in electrical costs?
How much in water usage?
How much in maintenance costs, i.e. (having a weekly pool cleaner) and additional costs a year for those really hotter than normal summer days costs?
who cares just pay work harder
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I’m watching this while I’m having someone demolish my pool. They aren’t worth it - constant maintenance and expense in cleaning, equipment repairs or replacement, having to buy the expensive chemicals add just the right amount to the pool, test the water, on and on. If you really want one get an above ground pool and throw it away when you’re tired of it. And if you hire someone to maintain your pool, I guarantee they will not do as good a job as the you. And some insurance companies increase your insurance if you have a pool and you must fence it in.
Hi Dreamer. Sorry your pool experience was not a positive one. They are definitely added maintenance for the property, there's no hiding that. Our hope is that this video, along with the many others we've produced will help folks make a well informed decision about buying an inground pool. If you don't mind...were you the original owner of the pool? And, what type of pool was it?
CONGRATULATIONS
I am an insurance agent and love my pool. And I maintain it personally. Sorry you’re lazy. I find it to be a good excuse to get outside and move around and get a lot of pride out of it. Plus watching my 2 yr old swim is priceless.
Call the wambulance
@@RiverPools We were not the original owners of the pool, when we bought the house we enjoyed the pool for a few years but it became added work for us with two acres and a house to maintain. It was a gunite type with walls so thick that dynamite would have been better to demolish it.
Never had a pool growing up is the maintenance that bad as ppl say it is? Do I have to become a chemist? 🤔
I’d look into saltwater. My mother has a pool and I had an above ground pool both with chlorine systems and it’s kind of a hassle to keep water balanced unless you pay someone. Also messing around with chlorine you get it on your clothes and if one little grain of it hits your clothes, it’s bleached. I’m looking into saltwater pools, the water isn’t actually salty, and it looks like a much easier way to keep water balanced. You just have to have someone build a saltwater pool. You shouldn’t use a saltwater system on a pool built for chlorine. Also, I believe it’s a good bit cheaper to maintain.
What’s the annual maintenance and sustainment cost for a pool?
It ain’t cheap.
None of that is relevant to me... My kiddos will not be inviting anyone over and nobody else will be swimming in my pool but my wife and kiddos lol...
Every situation is different. Our effort is simply to provide food for thought. Hopefully our information will help you make the most informed decision.
Why would that be
It's definitely worth it if you live in a warmer climate area. We had one in our last home in Chicago and barely used it. Was not worth the investment.
Hi FitB4IGetOld...love your username 👍 thanks for watching and commenting. We value all opinions and appreciate having folks chime in.
Put in a pool and have it for 20 years for 50k. Enjoy family, parties, memories, etc. Buy a 50k car and not be worth much after 7 to 10 years. Pool better imo. (I say 20 years cause I live in cali and want to move out after full pension, otherwise pool last forever.)
Jarrod Koel,
You've got the right mindset for a pool owner! It is an investment that will hopefully extend well beyond the 20 year mark. Thanks for watching.
That's an excellent point. I imagine a lot more money regularly goes into a vehicle than a pool, too.
So wait - I could barely put up with my kids more less have all the neighbors kids over to put up with as well!!!
Noooo Thanks!!!!
Just got a membership to the YMCA 🙌🏻
My kids prefer going to the beach since we live 10 mins walk away. There they can run, build sand castles, kick balls, throw frisbees, kayak and it’s all free. All my neighbours have pools and they use them two or three weekends per year and complain about $10,000 every year in electricity, gas, chemicals, and lack of back yard. A pool is a poor use of perfectly good money. Buy a yacht instead if you like wasting money like I did 😅
don't think this guy would be biased at all
Exactly. Not one mention of increased liability insurance for having the pool and a mention of the monthly upkeep costs. Nope, not biased at all. I think he missed about eight other points to ponder. LOL
Maxx61 yep I’m that guy feeling spoiled when it’s 95 and driving home to get in the pool watching ppl running thru sprinklers and spraying each other with hoses
@@Maxx61 nothing is free especially when come to good times
Forgot about the financial maintenance obligations and duty you'll have to provide every month to keep it up and clean. $$$$ it's a lot. Public pools are great. Lol
What is the name of the pool behind you in this video?
It's a Greco. www.riverpoolsandspas.com/greco-fiberglass-pool
Thanks. Was wondering. Looks like the spa is raised a little. Looks amazing.
Any dealers in the San Antonio, Texas area?
That's a raised tanning ledge. It's a separate structure from the main pool, and is easily incorporated into a pool design project.
Not just yet. But we encourage folks to ask their local pool installers to carry our brand. If they meet our standards for installation we'd be happy to bring them on as a River Certified Dealer.
Be it swimming pool or fish aquarium: I can tell you that maintaining ANY body of water is an enormous, time consuming, worrisome, tedious, bad-surprise filled, and expensive task. It holds you hostage at home. The bad outweighs the good by a million times.
What about the increase in your home owner's insurance. In most cases swimming pools become a liability.
Who cares. Get an umbrella. Should have one regardless.
zdwade lol
“Guy tries to sell swimming polls by pointing out all of the advantages”. This should be the videos title
Hi ngog! Well of course we want to sell pools! But we also want to be honest and upfront with folks. Basically we've tried to answer every question we've ever been asked by those shopping for a pool. In this case, these were the exact positive points made by homeowners who were on the and decided to go ahead with installation. Hope this helps paint a better perspective for you than just "a guy trying to sell a pool". And more of a "pool guy trying to educate the consumer." 👍
All the "advantages " consisted of spending more money.... basicly he said "invite everyone over and spend all your money impressing them 😑...
I think I want my in-ground filled in with dirt. It was great when my children were younger. Now they are adults & I have an empty nest. Too much trouble.
Thanks for watching and commenting👍
you said "it was great when my children were younger." And that's a good enough reason for me to have a pool installed in my backyard so my young kids would have some good times before they became adult in a hurry.
So, the moral of your story is: sucks getting old. …??
ROMAÆTERNA nope
He forgot to mention how much a pool would cost
Hi Camz316! The cost of a pool depends on what type of pool and what finishes are chosen. On average our clients in Virginia are choosing to invest between $65K-85K. We've also had projects south of $50K and north of $200K. Thanks for watching!
Worth it if you live in Florida and have solar. Pool is open year round and my solar system negates ALL electric cost. So many pool companies out here that they will maintain your pool for 50$ a week (since they are on your street anyways because your 10 neighbors have pools also). Property taxes are already low.
He left out added cost to maintain
chemicals and
And time to keep - clean vacuuming etc. I Love my pool . People ask me all time about up keep. Plus. he didn’t mention more cost on electric bill running pump. . If you love water swimming floating etc
and can afford Go for it.
This is not an objective answer...what about increase in property taxes, if you have children who are toddlers and risk of drowning?, increased home insurance?, are you gonna use it after year 5?, opening and closing the pool? This was more of an advertisement.
teach them how to swim.
You just convinced me not to put in a pool.
We realize that our content helps folks make that decision. Our goal is to give you everything you need to make the right decision for you. 👍
Pretty much lol
In summary, "no".
So funny to read all the opinions on this one.
You were too late
I have a swimming pool and I never hated anything so much in my life. A Swimming Pool is a hole in the ground you fill up with money. They require constant maintenance and expensive repairs on a daily bases. Parts and chemicals for a pools are ridiculously expensive,. I'm afraid to take a vacation for fear another pipe will brake and flood the neighborhood or I will come home to another clogged up filter or a pool full of green slime. Is it worth the money? I would pay $25,000 to get rid of the damn thing if I could get approval and the expensive permit to rip the thing out and also pay for the Hazmat inspection. i only get in the Pool to scrub the tile and walls. i spent over $5000 on it so far this year and it still looks like crap after a root cracked the concrete which is going to devalue my house which I plan to sell because of this crap pool. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT BUY A SWIMMING POOL.
EZ Off Grid...We had NO idea this particular video would extract such emotion from folks...What type of pool do you have? When was it installed? Are you the original owner? You are right, to a point. Pools DO REQUIRE MAINTENANCE. Some pools are easier than others to maintain. The quality of products use matter. The installation process and materials matter. There's a slew of factors that can lead to a homeowner's perceived success or hatred of their pool. I say perceived, because at the end of the day that perception is the reality I say that to say, we work VERY hard to eliminate the hassle of pool ownership. To solve as many problems as possible so that the folks who buy our pools spend more time enjoying them than working on them. Thanks for watching and for weighing in.
@@RiverPools , your responses to comments are well thought out! Cheers. 🍻
@@ROMA--AETERNA appreciate that. It's interesting to see the comments people post.
I can remove it for you
This Guy is clueless. Wait of time watching this.
So, Charles, we're curious as to what you were expecting to learn from the video? Perhaps a remake is in order?