Swimming Pool Advice

[brookland tiger]

thinking of putting in a pool next spring and was wondering if anyone had any ideas of who to speak with or not to speak with. Might be another year away but would like to start investigating

 

[clemcol57]

Just know that it is a black hole of a money pit.

 

[tigerGUY]

Do it in the winter. It's off season. I have only had pools in Florida and assume there are no complications if in a colder area of the country.

 

[wdrcu75]

Buy a large swim spa and save yourself some time and money. You can build yourself a nice sun room around it. The older a pool gets the more to pour time and money into it. It can be an evil mistress.

 

[Every name taken]

Just know that it is a black hole of a money pit.

Yes, the advice is DON'T. Pools are worked on, maintained, etc much, much more than they are used.

 

[RUBDROC]

Have a pool and it gets used ten to twenty days a year. Huge mistake. Wish I had a spa.

 

[BroMontana]

Salt water. Barely any maintenance if done the right way, no purchasing of chlorine.

 

[BHSRebels89]

Unless you have trees around it, a pool is not really a ton of work. Trees are a whole different story. I don't have trees and spend probably $100/year on chemicals and clean 2-3 times/year. If you have kids, you'll be so glad you did it about 30 minutes into it.

 

[Tigerman Mike]

Salt water. Barely any maintenance if done the right way, no purchasing of chlorine.

This x 1000 don't know why all the negative responses but we've had ours five year , best money ever spent ,I get in for a quickie in morning and always when I get home, just got out after spending the last three hours in ours with my honey, drinking some chillies and listening to so.e tunes, all in our backyard, salt is the Mac daddy

 

[bvmay]

Pool..... Money pit, swim spa...... pure awesomeness.

 

[idohvac2]

Unless you have trees around it, a pool is not really a ton of work. Trees are a whole different story. I don't have trees and spend probably $100/year on chemicals and clean 2-3 times/year. If you have kids, you'll be so glad you did it about 30 minutes into it.

You clean your pool 1 to 3 times a year?

 

[rayray92]

call B and B pools in west pelzer
Tell them you want a low maintenance pool
Profit

 

[GrizzlyGriz]

Natural Organic Pool - Let Mother Earth do all the work

 

[cbm369]

Natural Organic Pool - Let Mother Earth do all the work

That's a pond, right?

 

[BarnwellTiger]

Have a nice in-the-ground salt water pool I'll gladly sell you. 6 yrs old, excellent condition, barely used. You move, you own.

 

[GrizzlyGriz]

That's a pond, right?

It's a life size terrarium that filters naturally with rocks and plants, no chemicals

 

[BHSRebels89]

You clean your pool 1 to 3 times a year?

Usually when I open, when I close it and maybe spot clean once or twice. Key is no trees. Bad winds this year caused me to clean a few weeks ago but usually 2-3 times.

 

[bakedtater]

Salt water pool and connected hot tub w/ robot cleaner. Someone's in it every day (we have 3 kids). Costs about $100/month to keep it open (heated), clean and salted year round in Greenville. Almost didn't buy the house because of it. Now it's the focal point.

 

[ccclemson]

B and B jerry bowers

 

[bigbadraddad]

Salt water. Barely any maintenance if done the right way, no purchasing of chlorine.

I agree with this. We live in Fla, and last year we bought a 7K gallon fiberglass in ground pool. Salt system is easy. Probably spend about $15 / month on chemicals.

We have a screen room over our pool. If not, it would truly be a nightmare cleaning leaves from the pool.

 

[75tiger2]

Cromer Pools,in business since 1971,Clemson grad