Our pool installed at build was about $ 50K additional. We pay $100 a month to T&D for maintenance. (The guy comes every Thurs. and is here for about 45 minutes scrubbing and balancing.) We have a hot tub and a pool. We use the pool very seldom. It is covered from Nov. to March. Realistically, we are paying all that money to have something pretty to sit around with friends. Pools are a money pit. The only way it can be considered "worth it" is if money is not a concern to you. I am a "green" guy, but unfortunately solar will never pay for itself in our lifetimes. We have a "salt water" pool heated with a heat pump. No reason for those choices but we are happy with them. You have to have a bird cage in TV unless you live in a villa and have a fence.
We use the pool maybe 2 hours a week between March and November. We use the hot tub 3 or 4 nights a week all year around. Don't come looking into my back yard after 10:30 pm as you might be seeing a naked fogie. :-)
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