Gunite pool renovation pricing

[jeharley]

Good afternoon, all.

I am currently undergoing a fairly extensive renovation on my gunite pool in South Carolina and am wondering what people think about the pricing I agreed to:

15x30 free form gunite pool

Removing and replacing 94 ft of waterline tile with basic 6x6 tile, repair of holes around skimmer, removal of existing paint (done by previous owner very thick and was coming off in the water which is main reason for the reno), replaster with standard white plaster, coping spot repair, cutting off and covering old in floor cleaner heads, new return heads, new drain cover, installation of new pool light (I bought the light) in existing conduit and installation of new light switch and gfci breaker.

$6,700

Additional sand blasting to remove previous paint

$600

Removal and replacement of approx 7 ft long section of concrete tile wall/deck that had a large crack and could have been a leak.

$1200

So $8500 total for all of that. I did not get a more detailed break down. Seemed reasonable to me at first because I had previously determined that a replaster would be $4-5k in SC based on some online calculators. I found the tile online for about $600 and it didn't take them more than a day to put it on and grout it.

Does anyone have any price point comparison or experience with this who could give their input? I'm just trying to determine if I'm paying a reasonable amount. I know they're doing a good bit of work but I'm wondering if that would have been factored into the $4-5k plaster job or in addition. Thanks!

 

[peirek]

Hi jeharley. Those prices seem in line with what I received from a couple of Pool Builders in Dallas area with a very similar sized pool. Standard plaster $4K-$4.5K + tile $1.5K - $2K (dependent on tile selection). I opted to go directly to the plaster company and cut out the PB profits netting me ~$4K savings. But, my $4K in savings was with a much higher cost plaster.

Can't comment on the sand blasting or concrete wall without pictures.

 

[Jimrahbe]

je,

Pricing is very dependent on where you live and even what neighborhood you live in. Reno of two pools in the same city, can vary a good deal because one is in a rich neighborhood and one is not.

About the only way to compare pricing is to have the same thing quoted by three or four different bidders.

That said, I do not think your pricing is way out of line with what I have seen in the DFW area.

Thanks for posting,

Jim R.