Getting Quotes on FG Pool

[2Hipp]

Bill,
It would be great to compare notes to hopefully eliminate any bad pool companies.

I sent you an email through this board with my email address.

Thanks,
Bill

[blue_steel]

In the Fall of 2004, our 44' x 16' x 6'6" FG pool was $16,800 installed in NJ. That included shell, filter, ladder, handrail, light, vacuum equipment, etc, a few tandems of pea gravel as backfill and 1 tandem of 3/4" stone. Basic patio was $6.5K, but we added pavers for expansion joints and as the outline of the patio plus bull nose brick on the coping. Patio then came to $9K. I ran all electrical for around $300 for the material (per code). Total, not including landscaping, is at $26,100.

[2Hipp]

Blue Steel,
That seems really inexpensive for a FG pool. That pricing seems more like a vinyl lined pool. Can you tell me which brand and model of pool you have. I've seen pricing of about $15k for shells alone in the 36' range.

Have prices gone up on FG pools that much in two years?

[blue_steel]

www.waterworldpools.com
I just went on the site and you are right, the prices have really shot up. My pool was around $11.5K, but now:
16' x 43' x 6' $15,750 (this is cut and pasted off their site)
We did buy 1 week before they increased the shells by $1,000 across the board. Maybe the cost of the resin increases with the cost of oil?
At the time, an 18' x 36' vinyl pool was $14,700 installed. I thought the FG was a much better way to go.

[2Hipp]

Blue Steel,
Thanks for the info.

I just spoke with Water World and found out why their pools are so inexpensive. Their prices do no include excavating, concrete, electrical, and you need to purchase your own stone and rent a skid loader for moving the stone around.

Did you take care of all that yourself? Sounds like you may have saved some money but I think I would prefer to have one company who is responsible for everything.

[cajunfla]

I don't know about Maryland, but in Florida, the size of the pool being delivered determines how many escorts are used on the highway. I THINK, up to 14' wide requires none, 14' and up requires at least 1 and really wide pools require 2 escorts for the delivery truck. The escort cost is figured into the price of the pool.

[blue_steel]

$16,800 included the shell, complete pump, light, etc, delivery, excavation (took maybe 4 hours) and the stone. I did the electrical and another company poured patio. I broke the pricing down for you in my 1st post. The whole thing was a piece of cake. Only hitch was it took time to get the pool completely level. That meant lifting it and re-setting it in the pea gravel a few times, but no big deal. The excavator was recommended by WW and seemed to have a lot of experience. He lifted the shell from my front yard, over two fences and into the back yard very quickly. Total installation took 1.5 days. Blue Hawaiian and some others quoted me $35K and $40K for a complete FG pool with patio. I thought they were nuts.