Swimming pool build

[crackerjackbaby]

We are so considering a move out of London, to Kent. We’d like to have an outdoor pool built in the grounds. Any idea how much this would cost and how long it would take?

We use an air source heat pump which is quite cheap to run. We don't have a fancy cover, but a good simple one. Putting that on when not in use makes a huge difference to maintaining the temperature.

So basically no hassle and cheap if someone else does all the work and you're handy at structural engineering.

But I like doing flips. YABVU to not consider my need for a rest.

I have no idea if they are more expensive but one of my plans for my lottery win is a natural swimming pool...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DLSp7PCKXcn/

I don't move in wealthy circles, but the only person I knew that had a pool said it was the best day of their life when they had it filled in.

Maybe that's a comment on the horrific nature of pools, or the crap quality of their life. Hard to tell.

That said, it was more of a loafing/lounging pool than a proper swimming pool.

Exactly. It’s all very goady isn’t it

(well, the non bitter and jel) folk are saying xx

Shark jumped OP.

Oh for heavens sake. Just don’t comment if you can’t help. What size are you hoping for? Deep end or not? Liner? Fibreglass? Tiled? You’ll need an air source heat pump and I’d recommend an electric solar safety cover. The cover alone will be 20-30k. If you go for a small 10x4 with a liner with an air source heat pump you’ll be in for £150k without blinking.

Not much cheaper than the council baths, then.

Where are you going to get the water from?

It’s also worth thinking of safety. No one thinks it will be them until it is. Drowning in children is almost silent and usually happens with adults nearby. You need to learn to recognise what it looks like. Everyone thinks someone else is watching. Someone has to be the designated pool watcher. I have very sober summers next to our pool because you cannot drink and be responsible for kids in the pool.

I can’t see any jealous ones (maybe you hoped for that, hence AIBU rather than Property forum?) . I see helpful ones and a couple of piss taking ones.

You can fill a permanent structure even under the hosepipe ban.

The cost will vary a lot depending on local factors like how easy the site is to access with heavy equipment, and whether spoil excavated can be used in the landscaping on site or has to be carted away and disposed of. Some of the posts on here provide a starting point, but there's really no substitute for getting a contractor to quote for your specific project.

No, she recycled the same old comments that get rolled out in every thread that concerns higher expenditure because, for some reason that definitely isn’t envy of course, she felt the need to make a catty comment about an innocuous subject.

Enjoy the threads relevant to you.

It’s worth taking a look at some of the subreddits about pools. They’re mainly US based, but will still give you things to consider.

sorry?

Asked Mumsnet for real people answers, and popped in AIBU for traffic

”Chat” is also available.

Wouldn’t it be easier just to move to a Kentish coastal town (Whitstable is v. trendy). You can easily swim May to October, with no expenses, and no worry about a cracked tile or the ph of the pool.

Let’s ignore the sewage….

Having rented a house with a pool, you never use it anywhere as much as you might think, and the energy costs and cleaning time takes up far too much for the benefit you get. Much better to just buy a pool membership that allows you to swim whenever you like.

For some reason im on an american facebook grpup for Oveground pools im neither American or have space for an overground pool but im fascinated by them
Some people have a great set up with Decks and diving boards
They are proper pools not overgrown paddling pools but they appear to be a lot cheaper than sunken pools .

Does the swimming pool self-destruct after a year?

That's just inviting Loch Nessie into your grounds...

Yes, overground pools are a lot cheaper.

We currently have a resin overground that came with the house that’s 18 x 40 x 54. If we wanted to install the same now we could do it for less than $20k I imagine. An in ground professional installation of the same size will cost $100k+

Christ, I thought the figures were expensive, but I just asked ChatGPT what ours would cost if were starting from scratch and apparently around 95k Euros (I'm in Europe not UK).

Definitely great to have though. :)