Jan 2025 IG pool build in Georgia, need liner re set!!!!

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setsailsoon said:
Expect difficulty in getting a full value deduct. You have max leverage just before you sign so make sure you know what you think this is before you go down this road. Remember the builder gets better pricing than you so his deduct could be less than you expect and will see potential costs for installing, getting it to work and return visits on equipment he's not familiar with. If this gets too difficult you may be better off deducting his total salt pool option and doing it with AP or Circupool after the pool is completed.

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Builder said I would get full credit, which is $2200, I can get the Autopilot for $1600. I know the system, and have no issues setting it up. I do have to make sure there is no "fee" for installation. My wife and I think we should just go with the slightly more expensive builder. Shes got so many more references, and many pics of installs online, and 3 in the neighborhood we will check out. Spoke with 2 people here, and they loved her, and had zero issues. I am going to have to have her come out again, so we can go over EVERY detail again, and break it all down on paper. I also want them to plumb in 2 tees for a future heater, as that will make it easier on me, installing the heater myself in the future. My wife needs to be present too, as she was not during the initial visit.
 
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suzook said:
I know the system, and have no issues setting it up.
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When I moved it was the perfect time to switch to Circupool for arguably better production and saving some funds at the same time. But I had 8.5 years experience running my Pentair SWG and knew it like the back of my hand so I paid a little extra for the devil I knew.

The Autopilot is not my way, but I'm 100% sold it's your best way. :)
 
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Builder said I would get full credit, which is $2200, I can get the Autopilot for $1600. I know the system, and have no issues setting it up. I do have to make sure there is no "fee" for installation. My wife and I think we should just go with the slightly more expensive builder. Shes got so many more references, and many pics of installs online, and 3 in the neighborhood we will check out. Spoke with 2 people here, and they loved her, and had zero issues. I am going to have to have her come out again, so we can go over EVERY detail again, and break it all down on paper. I also want them to plumb in 2 tees for a future heater, as that will make it easier on me, installing the heater myself in the future. My wife needs to be present too, as she was not during the initial visit.
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Fantastic! I think you're making a great choice. My only caution is don't fall too much in love... or at least not yet. Start professional and constructive then as the pool is built to your mutual satisfaction fall in love over the results together. Well done buddy!

Chris
 
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Should be meeting up with the builder some time late next week to get the details nailed down. Hopefully I will be starting a new build thread if all goes well! Hoping for a February build. I am also just considering using the salt system they suggested. Its the hayward pl-plus system, looks nice, and app control is possible. Looks like a nice complete system that controls pumps, heaters and such. Its basically a EL panel/timer/salt system.
 
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suzook said:
Proposal came in....We are $6k apart. Bummer. Might have to pass.:(
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Oh no, that’s pretty darn close. Any job you start is not going to stay on budget so even if you got a $55k quote you’d likely end up closer to $60k.

Did they offer any modifications to their quote that could shift the bottom line closer to $55k?
 
JoyfulNoise said:
Oh no, that’s pretty darn close. Any job you start is not going to stay on budget so even if you got a $55k quote you’d likely end up closer to $60k.

Did they offer any modifications to their quote that could shift the bottom line closer to $55k?
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That's my issue, as the what ifs during the build. We are already over our budget BEFORE the build. We could save $ doing concrete instead of kool decking, but wife insisting kool deck, and I agree with her. We could eliminate some of the concrete, but don't want to settle. I might touch base with the 2 other builders, and see if we could work something out. I know $6k doesn't sound like alot when your spending $60kish, but we still need fencing and landscaping, which will be ATLEAST another $10k. I am not giving up just yet.
 
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That's my issue, as the what ifs during the build. We are already over our budget BEFORE the build. We could save $ doing concrete instead of kool decking, but wife insisting kool deck, and I agree with her. We could eliminate some of the concrete, but don't want to settle. I might touch base with the 2 other builders, and see if we could work something out. I know $6k doesn't sound like alot when your spending $60kish, but we still need fencing and landscaping, which will be ATLEAST another $10k. I am not giving up just yet.
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I’m not a KoolDeck fan … honestly, I hate the way the stuff feels and would rather just have concrete to clean without the overlay to worry about chipping up or growing mold. And believe me, around here, it gets HOT 🥵 so most feel like an overlay is required. But, if you plan the pool right with good umbrellas, the right sun exposure and enough shade, the heat isn’t that bad … and flip-flops are cheap …

But I understand your predicament. You got lots of competing constraints to deal with and lots of “fixing up” after the pool is done.

Hope the builders can meet your bottom line.
 
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So my wife just threw a wrench into this whole thing. She decided she wants a full l shape instead of rectangular, and wants a sun shelf with steps in the l part:rolleyes:. I wish she figured this out when the builder was here. This definitely changes a lot of things....like the price. Lmfao. Sheesh. Maybe I can convince her to get rid of Kool decking to save $ on that side. Only issue with that, is I will hear about how hot it is the rest of my life.
 
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I don’t know how it is in other parts of the country but, around here, KoolDeck is an oxymoron. I have walked on many pool decks that have KoolDeck applied (there’s actually lots of acrylic overlay vendors nowadays aside from KoolDeck) and they are not any cooler than my acid etched concrete deck. It could just be the high AZ heat and low humidity that makes it no better than straight concrete but I have yet to see a good reason for why. So, at least in these parts, I think KoolDeck application is a total waste of money and is simply something that will fail long terms and need lots of maintenance and fixing.
 
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I don’t know how it is in other parts of the country but, around here, KoolDeck is an oxymoron. I have walked on many pool decks that have KoolDeck applied (there’s actually lots of acrylic overlay vendors nowadays aside from KoolDeck) and they are not any cooler than my acid etched concrete deck. It could just be the high AZ heat and low humidity that makes it no better than straight concrete but I have yet to see a good reason for why. So, at least in these parts, I think KoolDeck application is a total waste of money and is simply something that will fail long terms and need lots of maintenance and fixing.
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Well in Georgia Kool deck works. Can walk on it 100degrees full sun. Regular concrete? Run for the water or burn the bottom of your feet off.
 
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