I am looking into a spa and want to know am I better off purchasing standalone spa or how difficult and pricey it may be to add to existing in ground pool. I appreciate input
Adding spa to pool
- Thread starter Vtfanatic
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My guess is that it would cost you $50 or $60 grand to add a spa to your pool...
Have you ever been in a gunite spa?? If not, you owe it to yourself to try one, before you ever buy one.
Thanks,
Jim R.
My guess is that it would cost you $50 or $60 grand to add a spa to your pool...
Have you ever been in a gunite spa?? If not, you owe it to yourself to try one, before you ever buy one.
Thanks,
Jim R.
- Apr 10, 2018
- 5,163
- Pool Size
- 18375
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45
Adding a spa doesn't sound feasible. Go standalone.
A standalone and a attached spa are really two separate things.
First off, they feel vastly different. An attached spa is more like a big soaking tub with some jet action. Whereas a stand alone usually has a lot more jet, and more contoured seating.
A standalone is going to require a new dedicated electric circuit.
An attached will use your existing pool's filter, heater, and circulation system. If you do not have a heater, then you will need one. You will need some additional plumbing, but not all new.
A standalone is always ready. It remains at temp and can be used on a moments notice. A stand alone needs +/- 20 minutes to come up to spa temps
If you close your pool for the winter, you are basically closing your spa as well. A standalone can stay open all year long.
You can place a standalone wherever you want - such as near your door, so in the winter you can use it without going across the yard. An attached spa is, well, attached to the pool.
There are stand alone spas at all sorts of price points. An attached spa is going to pretty much standard, unless you go adding crazy water features or tile work
First off, they feel vastly different. An attached spa is more like a big soaking tub with some jet action. Whereas a stand alone usually has a lot more jet, and more contoured seating.
A standalone is going to require a new dedicated electric circuit.
An attached will use your existing pool's filter, heater, and circulation system. If you do not have a heater, then you will need one. You will need some additional plumbing, but not all new.
A standalone is always ready. It remains at temp and can be used on a moments notice. A stand alone needs +/- 20 minutes to come up to spa temps
If you close your pool for the winter, you are basically closing your spa as well. A standalone can stay open all year long.
You can place a standalone wherever you want - such as near your door, so in the winter you can use it without going across the yard. An attached spa is, well, attached to the pool.
There are stand alone spas at all sorts of price points. An attached spa is going to pretty much standard, unless you go adding crazy water features or tile work
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