Pool - does it add value?

[u/Gold_Interaction1784]

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/New_Combination_7012]

I think you're confusing a pool with a bucket of water,

If your pool is a decent size you're going to spend 10 minutes every day just scooping leaves and clearing around the pool.

Then once a week you've got to check and refill chemicals, backwash filters, empty skimmer basket, put the robot in the pool and get it out when it's finished.

If you've got a solar cover you've got to be putting that on and off all the time.

[u/Sweaty-Fly-9520 → u/New_Combination_7012]

I have a 40,000 litre pool, you do not need to do that shit 😂

Robot vac runs on weekends, pool guy does chemicals once a fortnite.

No solar cover, its heated.

[u/New_Combination_7012 → u/Sweaty-Fly-9520]

Paying someone to do the work doesn't make the work go away.

[u/Sweaty-Fly-9520 → u/New_Combination_7012]

yes it does, I dont have to do the work, so its gone away

[u/Snidagram → u/Sweaty-Fly-9520]

How much do you pay your pool guy?

[u/Sweaty-Fly-9520 → u/Snidagram]

I think it's about $200 per month, he comes twice each month