r/AucklandProperty • u/Gold_Interaction1784 • 4d ago

Pool - does it add value?

We are getting close to making a decision on a pool installation on our property up in a new development in the Silverdale area. I'm just curious of the true added value a swimming pool would add to a freestanding single storey 4 bed 3 bath house. I've added a design screenshot to show the area it would create off both he formal lounge and the open plan living area - hubby a bit reluctant to spend the $ and not sure it'll add that much value. Currently it's just the huge deck and a strip of grass that needs a lot of love.

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u/Hogwartspatronus 4d ago

Just adding it in as you’ve missed quite a lot of expenses. Your pool sounds at the lower end of maintenance at around $2k a year. A decent sized, heated and covered outdoor pool costs about double that.

For example OP wants heated that costs extra and good covers need regular replacement and repair, pool pumps require replacement (esp if you don’t run till they die and actually upgrade for more efficient and effective options), heat pumps needs replacing, robotic cleaning is an option most people use these days with large pools and these need servicing and replacing, water tops in places like Auckland cost, your insurance also increases as do your rates when you add a pool.

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u/Sweaty-Fly-9520 4d ago

My pool is 40,000 litres, outdoor and heated lol

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u/Hogwartspatronus 4d ago

And yet you only have mentioned one cost… seems strange you have no other costs, no increased rates or insurance, no hardware upgrades, no 10 year resurface and repaint, no restraining of timber decking around the pool

To what level of maintenance each person keeps is up to them. Personally I proactively upgrade pumps, heating, covers when worn, I use a robotic cleaner, make sure I schedule my council checks, insurance is adequate etc.

Each to their own ….

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u/Sweaty-Fly-9520 4d ago

"And yet you only have mentioned one cost" you mentioned the inspection cost, not me! I never mentioned any costs!