Ballpark?

[mer1844]

One thing that you can do now, since you are just in the beginning stages of home construction, is to pick the spot in your yard where you want your pool to be. Stake it off NOW with rebar and yellow caution tape, and tell your contractor than NOTHING is to be placed in that area; septic tank or lines, water lines, underground utility lines. That way when you are ready to build the pool, you will be assured that there are no suprises underground to deal with.

One thing that I found when pricing our pool last summer, is that pool prices can vary greatly from one area of the country to the other. Our pool is a small pool as compared to others, 14 x 28 vinyl lined. It is 3 ft in the shallow end, and 5.5 ft in the deep end. We have 4 ft of concrete across the back side and on each end, with 10 ft on the front side. Electrical was included in the price, as well as a safety cover. No fencing was included in any of the prices. I got 4 prices from various builders, and they ranged from $18,000 to $20,500. My point is, that I could have built a larger pool in many parts of the country for the same money. It is good to get a "ballpark" figure, but the actual price in your area may be much higher or cheaper than other areas of the country.