Just took my first look at this thread and here's my summary for the original poster:
1) Build your pool after you build the house. You will save significant $. If your lot does not have good southern exposure for solar panels, you will pay hundreds more to heat the pool each year.
2) Have T&D build your pool. They will design exactly what you want and build reliably. If their customer backlog is too long, PM me for the name and cell phone of probably their best construction supervisor.
3) Consider building a pool/spa combination. Unless you just have to have a large pool for some reason, consider a small one linked to a spa. It's fabulous to have both and the linked water flow eliminates spa maintenance.
4) Have Jack's do your solar panel job and have him put in as many panels as will fit.
5) l2ridehd's cost figures are the most accurate I've seen. So it looks like a nice pool is well within your budget.
6) If you are going to do your own maintenance, put in a salt chlorinator. If you have the maintenance done, save a grand or so and put in a standard chlorine system.
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