Ohooo. I'm sorry, I meant no disrespect to your choice of home design. For us, to live in Florida without a pool is like living in Alaska without a 4 wheel drive vehicle to explore the country. I did not mean to insinuate that you could not afford a pool. Please accept my apology.

We are good. I sort of thought that's what you meant but being new on here just keeping the record straight. Cool handle....CowBubba....I love it. Take Care and enjoy the pool. If we did have a pool it wouldn't be skinny dipping maybe chunky dunking. :wave:

Thanks for understanding. I know about skinny dipping but not familiar with chunky dunking.:smiley:

I also had a pool when the kids were young ,
and that was great fun, but it was a lot of work and expense.
Having so many pools readily available and well maintained is very nice,
and like Lottoguy says it is a great way to socialize and meet others!
But then again, everyone has to find their own bliss!

Many pay cash for their home, so money is not the problem. We always had a pool when kids were young, since grands can only stay 30 days here, it's not high on list of wants. We have the room, just thinking a spa would do us better. T&D giving us after market ideas.

How do you turn off the heaters?

At least 90% of the lots here are too small for a pool. 5% can fit a tiny pool which leaves not much of a selection if you want a decent sized pool. Decent for me would be minimum 15 X 30. I liked the town pool when I was a kid, not so much now.

I had a hot tub years ago, and if I remember right.
The temperature was adjustable and the heat
could also be turned off!

We chose a corner lot with no one behind us for that reason, just in case we chose a pool. Have plans from another company who did plans for a little larger than 15x30, and spa separate area. Also a outdoor fireplace, still going to wait for T&D quote

Moved here 2 months ago from WI, had to have a pool. Already have used it more than ours all year in WI! Love it!

No one addressed the cost of owning and building a pool. I have had one since 2008 and will probably always have one. But they are expensive. The $22 a week is just a very small part of the total cost of ownership. I budget $100 a week. And after 9 years of owning two different homes with a pool is right on target. And many will disagree with that figure, but I can prove it many times over.

Electric is more, water is more, taxes are more, gas is more if you heat it. And if you have a pool you will want to be able to use it all year. I have solar and gas heat. And about every three years there will be a major expense. Pump motors last 3 to 5 years. Heaters the same. The solar panels will leak at some point. You will resurface it by the 10 year mark. Pressure washing costs a bit more, Home owner insurance is higher, so do not go into it blind.

Budget $5000 a year and it will cover about every variable. And even at that price I still believe it is worth having every time the grand kids come visit.

Cost to build can vary between $40,000 and $120,000, maybe higher depending on size, features, outside living space added, SPA or no SPA, technology, and other features. My first home pool was small, 12 X 28, pretty basic, no SPA, gas heat and solar panels, no extras. Cost about $40,000. My second home has a medium size pool, 14 by 30 with 3 feet to 6 feet depth, SPA, and every available option. LED lighting, solar and gas heat, remote control of everything, privacy wall, mosaics on the bottom, ladders, sitting shelf, special decking surface, and a 1200 square foot cage and probably a few I missed. I remember asking the question "is there anything I will regret not getting later" and the answer was no, there is nothing else you could add. Cost of this hole in the ground and cage and living space was about 90K.

Again I would still add a pool to any home I have until I am to old and feeble to use it.

3 pools close to our house. But if we were full time, I would have wanted a house with a pool.

Go with a pool! T&D will make it a great experience once they start it. Get in Line now.

We signed off on our new pool with T&D yesterday morning, it is finally "done" even though we've been enjoying it for nearly a month now.

Last night my wife and I took a late night dip in the and enjoyed the spa and a glass of wine before calling it a night. Something you can't do at the neighborhood pool.

It's just after 5:30 in the morning now, and I've had my morning swim and am enjoying a cup of coffee on the lanai while overlooking the pool. Very relaxing and enjoyable. The public pools are nice and very social but you can't beat the privacy and convenience of your own pool.

As this is our second home with a pool I have no illusions about the work or cost to maintain it, all the costs discussed above are real concerns not to be over looked. Is your own pool worth it, only you can answer that question. As for me the pleasures and benefits far out weight the costs.

I vote yes on the pool Wasn't looking for a house with a pool, but ended up with one, and I love it. Build in PRIVACY. Nothing better than coming home from any outdoor sport, stripping down and jumping into your own pool.