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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

I was talking with a guy from the commercial pool maintenance firm which services most of the Rec center and country club pools (he has 107 that he services each week).

He said that people who are trying to get a pool built at their homes are having to wait 3-4 months just to get a proposal from one of the “good” pool construction firms. Then he said that what is being quoted for a simple, standard 14 by 30 pool is between $65-70,000. And he said that’s for a bare bones hole-in-the-ground pool with pump and filter. Doesn’t include heater, auto-filler or the birdcage over the pool. He was aghast at the price and that people were lining up to sign contracts.

I have a pool and about 6-8 years ago I had T&D add a ‘spill-over’ spa and summer kitchen at one end, extending the existing birdcage by about a third. I recall the cost as being about $22k for that extensive addition. Back then you could get a new pool and birdcage built for about $30-35k as I recall.

Sounds like prices have skyrocketed. Someone’s earlier recommendation to re-read your Economics 101 textbook is good advice. When demand outstrips supply, prices will absolutely increase. That’s the factor which will cause the re-balancing of supply and demand. Forget about arguing the inequities where all the money from the raised prices will go (profits to the companies supplying whatever is in high demand). The undeniable economic fact is that when demand is much higher than supply, prices will increase.

I called T&D in January to give me an estimate, my appointment is scheduled for August