Hi TFP friends!
What a GREAT site this is to learn and get ideas! I've been visiting off and on as I try to decide on building a pool. I was leaning towards making the 'jump' and today a co-worker highly recommend against it. He said my kids were too old and it wouldn't be worth the money as it would rarely get used, not to mention cost of maintaining. My kids and I live in Southern CA in a community surrounded by homes with custom pool/spa combo's. In fact, I'm only one of two homes that are left to install one. It's a 2 year old community.
I could REALLY use all of your help in trying to decide! Some questions/thoughts that keep popping up in my mind:
Have a wonderful evening,
Mika~
What a GREAT site this is to learn and get ideas! I've been visiting off and on as I try to decide on building a pool. I was leaning towards making the 'jump' and today a co-worker highly recommend against it. He said my kids were too old and it wouldn't be worth the money as it would rarely get used, not to mention cost of maintaining. My kids and I live in Southern CA in a community surrounded by homes with custom pool/spa combo's. In fact, I'm only one of two homes that are left to install one. It's a 2 year old community.
I could REALLY use all of your help in trying to decide! Some questions/thoughts that keep popping up in my mind:
- Will I recover any $ spent in bldg when I sell in 8-10 years (House will be too big for just me when kids are gone)? If so, what is the going % in SoCal?
- Should I not view as an 'investment' and more of joy/quality time spent with kids & creating memories? If so, that leads me to question what my colleague said about it being 'too' late.
- I keep seeing a wide range of answers as to true cost of ownership and build. I fear that being a full time working single mom, would I have the time to truly find a reputable quality contractor I can trust?
Have a wonderful evening,
Mika~