Dallas TX - Prep Work & Cutting Corners on your bid

[pktman]

New pool prospect here - I see in my bid that the PB is proposing $3100 for Pool Prep Work. This includes:

- 3 pallets of Sod
- Sprinkler system reroute
- Sprinkler repair - front & sides.


How much would it cost me to do all of this myself? Seems awefully high to me?

Thanks in Advance!

 

[JasonLion]

It wouldn't cost you anywhere near that much to do yourself, but it is likely to be a great deal of work and requires a special tool/machine to bury the new sprinkler lines (unless you want to dig lots of trenches).

 

[cramar]

You could also get an estimate from a sprinkler company for just that component, they might be cheaper (and probably better) than the pool company.

 

[Bluechip]

I did the sprinkler work myself. It cost a fraction (less than $400 )of what it would have cost with the pool builder. Would I do it myself again? NO WAY! I tend to like doing manual labor but digging an filling in trenches is not fun. I ran in to a few problems that took some time for me to figure out and fix. I still need to redo a few areas to get the coverage that I need. Let someone who knows what they're doing do it and it will be done in one day.

 

[pktman]

Thanks - I would get someone else to do all the work. Am I correct to assume it would cost me in the ball park of $1000?

$450 for the sod
$650 for the Sprinkler work

Thanks!