Browse Forums Pools & Spas Re: installing a pool during construction of home 8Aug 21, 2017 8:40 am dreamh0me dreamh0me faykis Hi dreanone, what was the price like? And what size is your pool? I am looking at a 8 x2.6m pool. Wondering what cost ill be looking at!! [quote="dreamh0me"][quote="kaspa000"]Hey guys/ladies, I'm looking at having a pool installed in a couple of weeks and was wondering if anyone has any idea how much a pool void cover is to hire aproximately for a 7x3.5m pool. Metricon have told me they won't work onsite untill it has one . Hi. What happened with a pool cover . We need to organise one and was horrified by the price. Our pool is 9 x 4 Hi. Are you sitting down ??? $4200 for 26 weeks ( that is minimum period). A lot of companies I called don't do it anymore. [/quote] We got a builder / carpenter in and he did it for $3000. This way I don't need to worry about delays in the build and paying more for the pool cover . We got Eden Brae supervisor to come out and advise us beforehand. We put wooden 9mm high beans across the width of the pool. Covered it with plastic sheeting and got a metal sheet stuck on it ( see photo) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ [/quote] Did you have to use plywood? We have been told that by EBH that we need a minimum of 12mm ply sheets over the whole pool and that colourbond roofing sheets would not suffice. I have been trying to get more info out of them, but at this stage, that's all they're giving me. Bit ordinary when we start in 3 months time. 1 62278 Just to makea point about this, an approach that some people have found sucessful in negotiating these rises down, Is to provide some workings to the builder, specifying… 4 82277 The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can. Having someone… 4 17463 |