SeanB.'s Pool Build

[eljefe281]

Sean, that looks great! Congratulations!

[divnkd101]

Sean,

Looks great. Now I know what I have to look forward to this weekend. Is that Verigated Ginger in the back behind the palm? What is the Outline of Crab grass in the front? Again, it looks great and congratulations. Now you get to enjoy poverty.... ha ha ha.

[SeanB.]

Sean,

Looks great. Now I know what I have to look forward to this weekend. Is that Verigated Ginger in the back behind the palm? What is the Outline of Crab grass in the front? Again, it looks great and congratulations. Now you get to enjoy poverty.... ha ha ha.

Thanks.

I think that's right. It was verigated something. It's supposed to grow out pretty full. I wish I had writted down all the names of the plants we had selected. I think I may still add a sego to the smaller bed too.

[webfeet]

Absolutely gorgeous pool! If you meant Oleander, I think they are poisonous. You may want to check.

[SeanB.]

Absolutely gorgeous pool! If you meant Oleander, I think they are poisonous. You may want to check.

Thanks!

Yes, that's what I meant. Fortunately my kids aren't plant eaters...heck, I'm still trying to get them to eat their vegetables. Actually, now that we have the pool, we have a rule that the kids will NEVER be unattended in the backyard, so plant eating isn't a concern, but thank you for yours.

[26theone]

SeanB,

I am also looking to have a pool built in the Houston area. Would you mind posting what your total cost was not including landscaping?

[SeanB.]

SeanB,

I am also looking to have a pool built in the Houston area. Would you mind posting what your total cost was not including landscaping?

Our builder includes the landscaping free on pool/spa combinations over $32k so it was not additional. We paid just under $35k. We were at $32k but added additional deck to bring us up to about 700 sq. ft. It is an 82' perimeter pool with a 7' spa, flagstone coping, and sundek if that helps.

If I had known we were going to spend the additional amount, I would have probably tried negotiating a little harder to get some extras thrown in when we drew up our contract. I'm still very happy with what we got though and think it's very comperable with other area builders. They aren't the cheapest in town, but they do quality work and from what I can tell, only use high end equipment. I never felt like they were cutting corners or giving me cheap equipment only to try and upsell later.

Having a good salesperson can make a big difference. If you decdide to get a bid from Richard's, send me a pm and I'll give you our salesman's name - he was excellent.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[26theone]

Those numbers look right to me. We had a few bids a year ago or so and thats about where ours came in at. We ultimately decided to wait till our youngest daughter got a little older and learned to swim. We will probably start in the early spring since we wont be able to use it from now will probably Mar/April anyway. Also I want my grass to be able to grow back quickly due to the excavation and it has already slowed growing quite a bit.
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Great job posting your progress with pictures!

[divnkd101]

Those numbers look right to me. We had a few bids a year ago or so and thats about where ours came in at. We ultimately decided to wait till our youngest daughter got a little older and learned to swim. We will probably start in the early spring since we wont be able to use it from now will probably Mar/April anyway. Also I want my grass to be able to grow back quickly due to the excavation and it has already slowed growing quite a bit.
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Great job posting your progress with pictures!

Not to talk you out of waiting until Spring but the majority of pool companies will offer great incentives for new constuction (I just saw a flyer for a 20% off new construction) during this time of year. Obviously, their season is on the downward slide, but given our warmer climate, allows them to continue building into the winter months. Good luck and keep us posted.

[SeanB.]

Those numbers look right to me. We had a few bids a year ago or so and thats about where ours came in at. We ultimately decided to wait till our youngest daughter got a little older and learned to swim. We will probably start in the early spring since we wont be able to use it from now will probably Mar/April anyway. Also I want my grass to be able to grow back quickly due to the excavation and it has already slowed growing quite a bit.
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Great job posting your progress with pictures!

You are probably going to want to have those areas re-sodded. It'll go much quicker that way. The areas that get destroyed litterally have no grass left at all. It would have taken quite a while for that to grow back. If you tell them you want that when you sign a contract, you shouldn't have any trouble getting it included at a reasonable price.