Posted: 7/12/2006 7:58:49 PM EDT
My wife and I are finally gonna put in a pool. We need some relief from the heat here in Cent Fl and the kids are getting big enough to finally enjoy the water. I was hoping to get some good tips from the Arfcom crew on what to get and what to avoid. Right now we are thinking about an in ground gunite pool (30'x 18' kidney shaped) with diamond bright coating, salt filtration system, and dual thermostat heat pump (for the added jacuzzi). My wife wants to have pavers around the pool (added $6000 upgrade), I am fine with the regular acrylic. We will also prob have it screened in. So far the rough estimate for the above is $45 -50 K. Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advanced!!! 
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| OK, I'm only gonna say this once. Your contracter will probably have a 90 day completion clause. Ask them if they will need more time. If they do, have them change the clause. Then, whatever they go over, write down (and both of you sign) that they will pay you $100 per day if they exceed the time limit. If they balk, find another contracter. Every single person I know that did that, got a pool finished on time OR a fantastic upgrade (their choice) or a refund that was well worth it. Everyone that didn't ... was very sorry. In SoFla, contractors will assign a backbreaking load of jobs to their foremen. You will be protected with the "$100 clause" and you'll be the only job they give a damn about when crunchtime comes. Trust me. You are NOT telling them when ... they are telling you when. But they'll stick to it. BTW...your pool setup sounds pretty good. The only people I know with the "salt" system love it. Stay safe |
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Put plenty of deck area around it. Plan for lot's of chairs, area to eat, lay out, etc... I've got a filter system that you only clean at the end of the season. Very convient. I would think about an ozone system in Florida, else you'll be burning off a lot of chlorine. |
DAMN DUDE! That's a cesspool Suggest you buy (6) bottles of liquid chlorine and dump them all in. That method can rescue some pretty bad water |
That was the day after TS Alberto took a dump in my pool. The bastard also flooded my downstairs with 6" of salt water. We drained it and refilled from scratch. It is back to beautiful. ETA: The house is almost back to normal now too. |