OT Average cost of an inground swimming pool

[K&KsMom]

We are moving to South Carolina this summer and are building a new home. My husband and I are going back and forth about installing a pool right away. We are clueless about the cost though. We are thinking a small to midsize pool. Thanks for your help.

 

[Frankiesmom]

we put in an inground pool 3 years ago, and we paid 22,000. It is a '16 x '32 roman end with dive board and we upgraded the liner; it came with the filter/heater package. We also chose 2 fountains on one side and auto vacumn. Hope this helps! also we chose to upgrade to the stamped/colored concrete to look like stone.

 

[K&KsMom]

Yes thank you that does help. This is new territory for our family.

 

[TheRatPack]

Not sure how much they run, but the upkeep cost can be pretty steep too. We have a 18x36 size inground with upgraded liner, diving board and automatic cleaner. It's the old chlorine system, not the new salt one...but I'd recommend that salt system on a new one. We just spent around 400 to start it up this year (chlorine, new sand which only has to be replaced every 2 to 3 years in the filter, algaecide, shock...etc.) The trampoline pool covers can run you around 2500 too, which we have to get, we already have the grommets around the pool for that. Again...something you might want to have installed since it's such a better winter cover (over those plain covers with water bags and top pump). A new liner cost around 3500 for this size pool too, as they don't last forever.

Good luck....they are some upkeep but they save us a LOT of trips in the summer for 'things to do' LOL, the kids always would rather swim

 

[Taja]

It also depends on the type of soil you have--if you have the stuff we have it's more expensive than somewhere with a sandy soil.

Be sure to consider the cost and time for maintaining a pool. Living in a warm climate, we maintain ours year-round. The time and money aren't bad in cooler weather (although I hate cleaning it when it's cold out!), but in the summer the chemical costs increase $$ and we have to clean it twice a week for the better part of six months of the year. That's in the low desert, mind.

Pool service is nice, but it isn't cheap.

 

[RayJay]

We are moving to South Carolina this summer and are building a new home. My husband and I are going back and forth about installing a pool right away. We are clueless about the cost though. We are thinking a small to midsize pool. Thanks for your help.

K,

Just put one in,

This is a liner pool, anything else is much more.

Inground 17" x 33" freeform shape = $21,500
Concrete Decking = $4,200 this will vary based on what you want, I'll just say we got alot of decking.
Safety Cover = $1,800
Electric = $1,700
Permit = $250
Underwater Light = $800
Fencing = $1,500

Total was around $32,000 - you can get other options but we finally
cried "Uncle"

Best of luck on your decision.

RayJay

 

[Isi]

We got ours done last year in August so this will be our 1st summer..We spent a total of $50K but we have a really big deck and we used traventine for the coping and all the deck. Our pool is 16 X 32 and only 5' deep with a spa for 6, also we paid extra to have a big step.

 

[shelly3girls]

I would love to see pictures of these pools. We are looking for ideas to install a pool that blends with the landscape.

 

[Isi]

I will take new pics of the pool tomorrow and post..Its sad that I don't have much pics..

 

[bradleysnana]

Our pool is 20x40 with a spa at one end. With the heater, slide, fiber optic lights, etc the cost was approx $60,000. If I had it to do over again, I would not get some of the extras we got, but they do look nice.

 

[Minnie's Pal]

Wow - I'm shocked. I have always been curious at what the bottom line cost would be to install one. Looks like we'll keep our local pool club membership. (Not to mention we've got too many neighbors I fear would never go home if we had a pool!)

 

[Crazy Hakim]

When I was being moved from NJ to Florida everybody warned us to get a pool when our house was being built. Two major reasons, 1. the cost of the pool will be rolled into the mortgage. 2. if you get installation after the home, lawn is established, it will place your home in a shambles, backhoe in the yard, huge piles of dirt, heavy equipment, etc.
So, we got a built-in pool, with deck and pool enclosure. I love it, although with the kids grown it is not used as much anymore.
Upkeep is not so bad, due to the fact that we never "close" the pool and it remains clean all year long. One of the best things I ever bought was a pool cleaner that continuously vacuums the bottom of the pool.
I take a sample of the water, weekly to the local Pinch-A-Penny and they check my chemical levels. And I find that as long as you stay "on-top" of the water level, you will spend a lot less money in upkeep.
So, if you are building a new home, I would suggest if your thinking of a pool, or it may be a future consideration, than try to have it built/installed with the new home.

 

[NMW]

It also will greatly depend on the type of material your pool is made out of. Steel is cheaper than Polymer, but steel can rust. Concrete is more expensive than either of them but has a lot of advantages. Some companies only do one type of pool, so I would get estimates from several and ask them why they think the type of pool they sell is the best for your area. Good Luck!

 

[okeydokey]

My DH helped his buddy install one himself. He bought the kit through polar pools. He hired a guy with a back hoe to dig the hole and another guy to lay the concrete around it but the rest was all done by the homeowners and his friends. It is 18 x 36 and it was about 10,000-12,000 I think for everything. We are saving tax $ for a few years in order to do one ourselves.

 

[kathi29]

Our pool was completed about 4 months ago. Total cost about $50k

18x36
3' deep to 6'4" deep
3M finish
Turbo slide
mosaics - 2 dolphins, beach ball, 6 turtles, a bunch of starfish, and a NASCAR logo
paver decking
electric heater
4 deck mounted sprayers
wireless control for all functions except the slide
totally screened in, 14 foot high to accomodate the slide height; total area under the screen is about 1500sf
we had a salt system in the above ground that we were getting rid of, so that was transferred to the new pool

 

[Evans Family]

remember that it's not just the cost of the pool but the new deck, new landscaping new patio furniture.....

that being said...I love our pool...it is truly a dream come true. A little oasis right out our back door.

 

[englishteacha]

Wow. I had no idea inground pools were so expensive. Here in Maine, you really only get 2 months use out of an outdoor pool. Most pools you see up here are above ground. Any time I say I want a pool, my husband reminds me of the lake 2 miles down the road. He's game for a hot tub, though, as soon as we have a home big enough!

 

[markmyboy]

Wow. I had no idea inground pools were so expensive. Here in Maine, you really only get 2 months use out of an outdoor pool. Most pools you see up here are above ground. Any time I say I want a pool, my husband reminds me of the lake 2 miles down the road. He's game for a hot tub, though, as soon as we have a home big enough!

We are in NJ and we can get 3 months use of outdoor pools. There is no way we can justify the cost of an inground pool for 3 months out of the year. We have access to two family/friend inground pools less than 5 minutes away, as well as the ocean 15 minutes away, but the draw of having our OWN backyard pool is strong! I went out & bought one of those intex steel frame pools this week....if we can maintain it this summer & next, then we will look into a permanent above ground the year after!!
If we were moving somewhere warmer, I would definitely try to get an inground pool. My FIL had his installed last summer . Nothing fancy, I think his grand total was around $20,000. The pool stores around here advertise $16,000 inground pools "ready to swim". I'm not sure if there are some hidden costs they are not including in that price!?!

 

[lillygator]

ours was put in around 2 years ago and around $45k....with spa, heater, two waterfalls, paver deck that wraps around....you also have to figure in other costs....we had to pay $5k to move electric lines, $3k to move a septic tank, all kinds of things crop up.

 

[kellig]

Luckily here in AL, we can swim from April-Sept/Oct. The kids seem to think they can swim - or freeze starting in March! Still a little cool for my taste though.
We have priced pools several times for our existing home and have decided to wait until we move in the next few years and have one installed during construction of the house. The quotes we have received are between $25,000-$30,000 not including the extras.....concrete work, landscaping, and replacing the driveway and fence once they are destroyed getting the equipment in the backyard! All together, around $40,000 for a basic pool without any extras (no heater, hot tub, lighting, etc).