Ballpark?

[JohnT]

Too shallow, IMHO, but your needs may vary. Actual water will be 6" less than that.

4 ft fencing may not meet local codes, or the requirements of your insurance company some require 4.5 ft. Verify that your fencing is BOCA compliant so you won't have insurance problems. Well worth checking into.

Consider a gate on the side of the fence where you don't think you need one. It's a pain to have to walk around a pool to get to a ball that bounced out or to go across the yard.

[Jeffski]

I am looking at about the same pool specs, maybe not with some of the add-ons you listed like Sundek and autocover, but I can say in Michigan you're going to pay about $40-50K for that set-up including pool, cement, and fence.

[mhnewcomb]

I am looking at about the same pool specs, maybe not with some of the add-ons you listed like Sundek and autocover, but I can say in Michigan you're going to pay about $40-50K for that set-up including pool, cement, and fence.

That's around what I was thinking. My boss just had a pool installed, with LOADS more bells and whistles, deeper than mine, and an enormous landscaping project for 65K.

She has the auto pool floor cleaner--like eight projections on the pool floor which come up every hour and suck the leaves up. All I see there are potential leaks--I'll net 'em! Mega heater on hers, too, but with such a shallow pool, I don't need it. I wouldn't even want solar except that it would extend the season at a reasonable cost. She also has the digital auto brominator--yuck. I like to do my own chemistry on the BBB plan. It's really a shame for her...she's spent a fortune on this pool, and her water stays cloudy below the surface. I wish I could get her to look at this site, but I think the Pool People have her scared. Maybe after a few years of pool ownership...

[mhnewcomb]

Too shallow, IMHO, but your needs may vary. Actual water will be 6" less than that.

Great...didn't know that. Then I guess I'd want to add 6" either way. I was citing the current depth of our water. It's PERFECT for volleyball...we just put the tall people in the deep end with one extra on their team.

4 ft fencing may not meet local codes, or the requirements of your insurance company some require 4.5 ft. Verify that your fencing is BOCA compliant so you won't have insurance problems. Well worth checking into.

We have a 4ft fence now, and we're building in the same county, but I'll check it anyway. I can check both codes and insurance online, I think.

Consider a gate on the side of the fence where you don't think you need one. It's a pain to have to walk around a pool to get to a ball that bounced out or to go across the yard.

Oh, yes! We have gates on both sides now, and I love it! Due to the layout of the house and pool, we might be even better served by three gates at the the new place.

Thanks, John!