We often say that life has seasons. Our pools do it too. We can have a season in which we love our pools as a great place for training, maintaining children and with the guests. However, there can be a time when we no longer use the pool, and it becomes an expensive and time -consuming task.
First, let us examine the costs and the care of a back yard pool.
The cost of storing your pool
Homeowners who have a pool for a long time often lose the running costs associated with maintaining. In general, the average annual costs for maintaining your pool are approximately $ 4,620.
The maintenance costs include electricity, weekly cleaning service, engine repair, filter replacement, water and repetition.
So the question is: “Is it worth maintaining a pool that is not used?”
There are two popular options to retire a pool
One way to get a pool in retirement is to cover it with a deck. The second option is to tear down the pool and fill the pool. Let us examine the process and the associated costs for everyone. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Option No. 1 Pool Cover cover
Adding a deck above the pool is a practical and attractive option. We spoke to Jeff Getz, the owner of Rosie-certified Freedom Decks.
The advantages of adding a deck are no demolition, an attractive deck for entertaining and low maintenance. Freedom decks decks are structurally constructed and can be constructed with several levels.
The building below the upper edge of the pool creates an intimate room to collect and relax. You could even use a fireplace.
construction
The construction process begins with the creation of several holes in the bottom of the pool so that rainwater or irrigation can drip and penetrate.
Next, a frame system is constructed to meet the wavy walls of the pool. Getz tells us that this frame is of crucial importance for the longevity of the deck. He had frame and decks in the 20 years in which he is in business.
Understanding the right design techniques is of crucial importance for a successful and durable deck. The attention to detail is required in the construction process, since pool shapes, sizes and slopes are unique.
Composite decks are used for the surface because it looks good, requires minimal maintenance and takes a long time.
Cover costs
Initial perceptions could make you believe that the cost of a deck over a pool is too high.
Getz said that if you carry out a Google search, you will probably receive a wide range for the cost of a deck, regardless of whether it is free-standing or connected to your house. He saw numbers that put the price of a deck on 250 US dollars per square foot. That is way too high.
Getz explained that the decks they build are about half. When pricing a recently carried out deck project, the costs for a 400 square meter deck were approximately $ 21,000. That is about $ 50 per square foot.
The costs vary depending on the complexity of the existing pool and the structural requirements of the frame.
Fill out options
Partially demolition
This option includes the demolition of the upper two or so foot of the pool wall, breaking a hole in the pool floor for drainage and using the debris as partly infill. The rest of the infill is typically dirt.
Filling out the pool is the most common method used for the retirement of a pool, but it has its problems.
- The debris leave cavities in the infill, which can lead to settlement problems in the ground.
- The building near the pool is restricted. A rule of thumb is to take the depth of the pool, usually 3 'to 8', and to consider the distance as an external scope of the 'NO -Build zone'. This restriction affects the use of the garden.
- Property values can fall. A buried pool must be disclosed in sales. Equestrian values tend to fall off, unless your garden is being restored very well.
- Bad plant growth above the buried area.
- According to Rosie-certified partner, Michael Sandoval from above and beyond pools, this method can cost between $ 15,000 and $ 20,000.
Complete demolition and distance
As implies, this method requires the complete removal of all concrete, shot concrete, electrical and sanitary materials.
- This process is by far the most expensive option. Sandoval announces that the costs can be between 20,000 and 30,000 US dollars plus.
- It is also the safest demolition option and offers the best opportunity for the usability of your garden.
Other considerations relate to the resale of your property.
Regardless of the method in which you decide your pool in retirement, it must be disclosed by the state form for the required real estate of sellers. According to Realor Vikki Gorman, you have to disclose.
- Why did you tore off the pool?
- Who demolished the pool?
- When was the pool torn down?
*It is against code to empty the pool and fill with dirt.
If you are calculated, it is obvious that building a deck above the pool is a realistic option for the retirement of a pool. It is less invasive for the courtyard and offers a usable deck for outside seat and entertainment. The pool can be restored if the homeowner changes his opinion or a new homeowner.
