I'm being transferred to another city and one of the houses on my short list for location just happens to have a little in-ground concrete pool in the back yard. Something like a Fastlane would have to be installed in it to make it a true swimming pool. This being the Great White North, it probably would be usable from late May to mid-September only, unless I put a building over it.
How much work and expense is involved in operating a backyard pool? Is it worth the trouble? I'm assuming it's usable as the MLS photos showed it full of water.
They are a colossal pain in the rear. But, everyone I know who has them loves them, depsite the constant whining about costs and maintenance issues.
I suggest you have it thoroughly checked out cause if it is cracked or leaking the repair costs are gigantic.
That's what my pool is -- a huge colossal expensive pain. Something is always breaking -- pumps, filters, leaks, etc. I don't use it much, but the kids hang there with their friends quite a bit in the summer. I occasionally come home and find half the cross country team in the pool. Still, I'm not sure it's worth the fuss with our neighborhood summer league pool minutes away and plenty of year round facilities nearby.
They are a colossal pain in the rear. But, everyone I know who has them loves them, depsite the constant whining about costs and maintenance issues.
I suggest you have it thoroughly checked out cause if it is cracked or leaking the repair costs are gigantic.
That's what my pool is -- a huge colossal expensive pain. Something is always breaking -- pumps, filters, leaks, etc. I don't use it much, but the kids hang there with their friends quite a bit in the summer. I occasionally come home and find half the cross country team in the pool. Still, I'm not sure it's worth the fuss with our neighborhood summer league pool minutes away and plenty of year round facilities nearby.
