A lot of people are reluctant to buy a home with an inground swimming pool – and well they should be. Pool ownership isn’t something to take lightly. Before making an offer on a house with a pool, it’s important to think long and hard about whether you’re willing to pay for the chemicals, heating, […]
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It’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there. That old cliche is a good way to describe how a lot of people feel about homes with backyard pools. While they’re the envy of everyone on hot summer days, swimming pools bring maintenance, cost and liability issues that a lot of
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All else being equal, above ground pools are a heck of a lot cheaper than inground pools. So for someone looking to save money, the obvious question is: Why not simply bury an above ground pool in the ground? That way, you enjoy the low profile and general good looks of an inground swimming pool
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Generally the idea is to show off your inground swimming pool, not hide it away. However, a California-based company called Hidden Water Pools is aiming to change all that with an innovative design that’s gotten lots of buzz (and YouTube views) the past couple of years. The gee-whiz contraption is a decorative patio that converts
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Above ground swimming pools offer a number of advantages over inground pools, but the one most people are interested in is cost. As with inground pools, above ground pool prices vary widely. However, because there are fewer regional differences and installation is much simpler, the cost of an above ground pool is much easier to
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Once you decide to get a swimming pool, you must brace yourself for the amount of money you’re going to have to spend. For a typical pool in 2023, the cost is going be in the tens of thousands of dollars. In other words, inexpensive inground pools don’t really exist. However, there are plenty of
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