Hey all...
We're looking for some ideas on what we should do here. We're open to most anything, but we're leaning towards keeping the pool if it makes sense to do so.
So, we bought a house last year that has an "indoor" pool. I am using quotes here because, as much as the pool is located inside of an enclosure, its more of an outdoor pool with a solid structure built around it. ?
Some details:
If you have any other questions, let 'em fly.
The only thing here that makes me somewhat optimistic is that the enclosure has been here for 30 years and although it's not in great shape, it's not completely falling apart either.
In terms of what I'm hoping to find out:


We're looking for some ideas on what we should do here. We're open to most anything, but we're leaning towards keeping the pool if it makes sense to do so.
So, we bought a house last year that has an "indoor" pool. I am using quotes here because, as much as the pool is located inside of an enclosure, its more of an outdoor pool with a solid structure built around it. ?

Some details:
- We're located in the north east.
- Gunite pool, built around 1985.
- It looks as though the pool has never been re-plastered - it is in need of it as the surface in some areas is starting to crack/break away.
- There are a few spots where previous owners have patched
- All the pool equipment works (pump, DE filter, heater, SWG).
- Pool is open as of a few weeks ago at a brisk 65° after 5 hours of running the heater.
- Being an old pool, it's 1.5" piping.
- It's plumbed for solar heat, but I currently only have 160sqft of panels (not currently mounted), so I'm not sure I'll even get much out of it.
- Enclosure seems to have been built the same or following year.
- Enclosure is attached to the house, and it does not have any kind of HVAC system, nor is the room (properly) insulated.
- As for why they decided on the enclosure, my guess is it's for 2 reasons:
- It's a heavily wooded area and options are limited for reducing the nearby trees - it would get very dirty without it.
- Lots of mosquitos.
- The skylights on the enclosure are about 3-4-ft higher than the drop ceiling. Without heating the pool stays very cool, even late in the summer it's still in the low 70s (with the room itself being much hotter).
- Skylights will need to be replaced at some point - they leak pretty badly.
- The concrete around the pool is in rough shape. Some of the slaps sunk down a bit and a lot of discoloration in spots.
If you have any other questions, let 'em fly.
The only thing here that makes me somewhat optimistic is that the enclosure has been here for 30 years and although it's not in great shape, it's not completely falling apart either.
In terms of what I'm hoping to find out:
- Are we just screwed, or is there something we can leverage here?
- The pool (and surrounding concrete) are in rough shape - so I was considering fixing those, but thats not a minor expense, and I don't want to invest money in it if it's going to be an eventual loss. If we were to do this, in the process of doing it:
- Is it possible/plausible to re-plumb to 2" (is that even a good idea)?
- I feel like the water doesn't recirculate well/some bugs aren't being effectively skimmed - Would it be possible to add more jets to improve circulation?
- Update/add lighting?
- If we wanted it to actually be an indoor pool (even if not during the dead of winter, say spring to late fall) - what would we be in for in terms of updates/costs?
- If it's even doable, I'm thinking it would require the room to be torn up to be properly insulated, have a dehumidification system installed?

