So basically that vanishing edge is going to be a majority of the cost in hour build. You can't really get away from the costs if that is the feature you want. We asked about a vanishing edge when we first started with quotes and we were told it would be about $1100 per linear foot. That pretty much stopped our inquiry for that kind of feature in its tracks.
That makes sense because using the $1100 per linear foot equals approx $40k for the vanishing edge. Yikes!
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For some reason I don't think this would be the bid out in West Covina.
You need to get another bid (two would be better). It won't be exactly the same but it will be close and you can have some bargaining power.
Poll pricing varies a great deal across the US and even within the LA Orange market. Amy of the items that are extras in your bid would be in the base pool in Sacramento.
But what the heck is "Plumbing, grate, pump, gravel for overflow effect on pool $41,000.00" ???
Are we installing a fiberglass spa inside the gunite pool?
Thank you for your help. I think you are correct in that I should get another bid. Plumbing, grate, pump, gravel, etc for $41k is for the overflow affect. The raised bond beam will have a slight overfill of water creating a waterfall effect. The water needs to go into a drain that will be covered with mexican stones. The spa is acrylic but I included the cost of the spa as if it was not and just standard. The acrylic adds about a $30k cost to the the spa and I am told there is about $1800 in profit for the pool builder. Thoughts?