Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Budgeting for a pool 8Aug 22, 2020 12:26 pm Hi. We have gone the fibre glass option. Whilst the thought of a custom pool that looks high end was appealing for us overall the cost difference meant that we'd prefer to spend the money elsewhere on our build. One of the main reasons was we had the space that we didn't need to a custom shape. Fibre glass pools have come a long way also with some really great designs and shapes. In order to save costs we installed the pool ahead of the build. We had to build this closer to the house in the backyard due to the location of the sewer tie. We have paid about $50k through Narellan Pools excluding pool fencing and paving. We'd anticipate this is about another $15-$20k in costs depending if we go standard glass fencing or custom black steel fencing (apparently glass is a nightmare to clean). Our cost includes: 4 x 8m grey quartz pool including installation, trenching, plumbing, concreting etc. Magna Pool (apparently everyone is raving about the benefits of magnesium and much easier to maintain) Zodiak Cartridge Filter Zodiak Flo Pro Pump 2 x Underwater Lights w Remote VX45 Zodiak Cleaning System Supreme Vortex 17kW Electric Heating System Supreme Pool Cover Pool Hardcover during build (not engineered as not required) Temporary Fencing (this was done through a third party not Narellan due to costs - about $600 for duration of the build) We were recommended Narellan by our friend who does pool tiling for a lot of builds and said that they are the most reliable - its a very old school industry and can be difficult to navigate through and deal with at times. Hope this helps. Re: Budgeting for a pool 9Aug 23, 2020 1:54 pm build2020 Hi everyone, Does anyone know how much to allow in our build budget for an in-ground concrete pool. Are there any costs outside of installation that we should be factoring in (apart from fencing and landscaping?) Also, any feedback regarding fibreglass v concrete pool would be great! Many thanks. Pool cost has a tonne of variables! We researched both concrete and fibreglass. Chose fibreglass in the end due to cost, time and look. We allowed 120k for pool, associated paving, water feature and stacked stone on top of it, lighting and fencing. Pool is 8.2 m x 3.5 m pool and spa combo. I love concrete pools but the fully tiled is a big expense. They are flexible though, as has been mentioned above. Concrete and Fibreglass can both be done prior to house build and covered (sleeper pool) and finished off later. Just on pools, bear in mind that the paving/decking can either make or break the pool. Some lift the pool to look stunning, others make the pool look like it cost 10 dollars. Stone or decking choice is important, as are landscaping plants around the pool. You tend to spend more time "around the pool" rather than in it, so is there space for sun lounges? Chair and tables? Do you need an outdoor shower? Lots of factors to consider. https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Budgeting for a pool 10Aug 23, 2020 1:56 pm lilaandco Hi. We have gone the fibre glass option. Whilst the thought of a custom pool that looks high end was appealing for us overall the cost difference meant that we'd prefer to spend the money elsewhere on our build. One of the main reasons was we had the space that we didn't need to a custom shape. Fibre glass pools have come a long way also with some really great designs and shapes. In order to save costs we installed the pool ahead of the build. We had to build this closer to the house in the backyard due to the location of the sewer tie. We have paid about $50k through Narellan Pools excluding pool fencing and paving. We'd anticipate this is about another $15-$20k in costs depending if we go standard glass fencing or custom black steel fencing (apparently glass is a nightmare to clean). Our cost includes: 4 x 8m grey quartz pool including installation, trenching, plumbing, concreting etc. Magna Pool (apparently everyone is raving about the benefits of magnesium and much easier to maintain) Zodiak Cartridge Filter Zodiak Flo Pro Pump 2 x Underwater Lights w Remote VX45 Zodiak Cleaning System Supreme Vortex 17kW Electric Heating System Supreme Pool Cover Pool Hardcover during build (not engineered as not required) Temporary Fencing (this was done through a third party not Narellan due to costs - about $600 for duration of the build) We were recommended Narellan by our friend who does pool tiling for a lot of builds and said that they are the most reliable - its a very old school industry and can be difficult to navigate through and deal with at times. Hope this helps. Eerily similar! And yes, we went the magna pool route too. https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Budgeting for a pool 11Aug 23, 2020 2:28 pm Thanks for the replies everyone. Our pool is on the smaller side and will be a design feature of the home given it will be very close to our living room window. I'm just not quite feeling the fibreglass look in terms of aesthetics compared to the tiled concrete pool. Does anyone have any images they could share of how a fibreglass pool could look really luxe? I'm just not seeing it in all the research I have done, when I compare to them to concrete pools. Re: Budgeting for a pool 12Aug 23, 2020 2:42 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Budgeting for a pool 14Aug 23, 2020 2:51 pm Exactly. A deep drop face coper and no one even knows its fibreglass! Our current pool is concrete and a little on the cold side tbh. Plus it's not fully tiled and gets scratchy on the toes if you hit a "rough bit". Totally up to the individual but the $ we saved on the pool itself is going on the soft and hard landscaping to really make it POP. Good luck! https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Budgeting for a pool 15Aug 25, 2020 6:56 am We are putting in a concrete pool, 10 x 3m with a spa and it’s costing us about 90k. That doesn’t include fencing or tile surrounds. We did originally want a fibreglass pool as they are apparently easier to keep clean and heat but we’re putting it between the house and side boundary so needed to be concrete. We haven’t started digging yet so not sure what surprises are lurking beneath! Re: Budgeting for a pool 17Dec 12, 2020 1:16 pm Leeota We are putting in a concrete pool, 10 x 3m with a spa and it’s costing us about 90k. That doesn’t include fencing or tile surrounds. We did originally want a fibreglass pool as they are apparently easier to keep clean and heat but we’re putting it between the house and side boundary so needed to be concrete. We haven’t started digging yet so not sure what surprises are lurking beneath! We're looking at a 10x3 pool and spa beside house too (building with TA). We've had some big pool quotes come back. Did you 90k include gas heating and infloor cleaning? Re: Budgeting for a pool 19Dec 16, 2020 5:24 am Leeota We had a few that were craaaazy! It includes gas and solar but not infloor cleaning. Was originally one of my non negotiables but the pool co talked us out of it Thanks for you response! May I ask what company you are using? We're finding some aren't very responsive, suspect it might be a busy period for them. Interesting you got talked out of infloor cleaning, will have to look into it further. Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11754 Hi, I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm doing this post correctly. Please advise if it's not. I've just bought my place. The inground pool has a marble lining that has… 0 13662 Murraya could be a great option for you. It creates a great tall screening hedge but doesn't drop fruit like lily pilly. The flowers smell divine. 2 10240 |