Should I go it alone?

[csevel]

Got a price from an installer to put up the pool which is being delivered tomorrow. Does $700 or $800 sound high for a one day job? The site has been excavated and leveled and the sand is there. I even purchased my own patio blocks for base support. I just am wondering after all I've read..(like 3 installation manuals) whether my husband and a few friends couldn't get this thing up on their own? Is it really that difficult to put up an above ground? geesh..

[NWMNMom]

We are going to do it ourselves with my hubby, myself, our two teenagers and a nephew (adult). A weekend, some barbeque and a blender full of Pina Colada when we are done! (rum free for the kids)

We figure once we have the site level, the patio blocks level, then following the instructions we should be able to do this. It might be hard work, but hardly rocket science. $700 buys a lot of nice new goodies to go with the pool.

[molly]

my husband, me, and 2 friends got ours put up in about 8 hours. it was hard work, but worth it in the long run. we have a really nice pool!!!

[hrsdennis]

csevel, What size and model are you going to install? Maybe I could be of some help.

Dennis

[csevel]

It's an 18' round Artesian (Echol Canyon)....54" deep.

[NWMNMom]

Check out the pictures fhcaputo put up on the site - They are GREAT for showing a step by step on a round pool.

[vinnygnj]

My installers came with 3 people and they were pretty efficient. One of the things they used were "S" hooks attached to tent stakes. They put the bottom track together, started the pool where the seam is inside an upright, put the wall into the bottom track and kept it upright with the "S" hooks and stakes. I don't remember how many they had (maybe 12 or more) but it kept the wall up as they did their thing. Also, I think they used duct tape to cover the screw heads to keep them from wearing the liner.

If you're talking totally by yourself I think it may be a bit much but with a few people, you should be OK.

[hrsdennis]

Hi, Those prices do sound a lttle steep for that size pool. I am still at around 300.00. But I can do several a day so it's fair to me.

Use the contact form on my site if you have any trouble at all. I can walk you through anything. Best of luck, Dennis

[kevkline]

I just bought a 15x30 oval above ground and was planning on installing it myself until I decided to buy a bottom drain system which is a little more than I wanted to tackle. The last guy that came out quoted me $1200 just for the pool, $25 for the light, $150 for the bottom drain system and $300 for the site excavation.......

[MaxxFusion]

Got a price from an installer to put up the pool which is being delivered tomorrow. Does $700 or $800 sound high for a one day job? The site has been excavated and leveled and the sand is there. I even purchased my own patio blocks for base support. I just am wondering after all I've read..(like 3 installation manuals) whether my husband and a few friends couldn't get this thing up on their own? Is it really that difficult to put up an above ground? geesh..

Wow $800 is very high I think. The hardest part is leveling the ground. If thats already done its very easy to put the pool up. Last August me and my brother in law put up both of our pools with the help of a guy that does it on the side. Now looking back it was relatively easy to do aside from leveling. That took the most time.

The walls went up pretty fast with 3 of us. We used little clips we got from Home Depot and mason string to support the walls on the outside and used shovels on the inside.