# Inground Pool - Questions/Recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 31, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099 "2011-07-31T19:47:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099/41 "2018-10-30T01:33:54Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > With a liner I think they last forever. When you replace the liner you just use Portland cement to repair the bits that have gotten bad and drop in a new liner. When I did my liner 14 years ago Majestic wanted 2500 to do it and they sold me the liner for $900. Took me a day to install it with a couple friends, including patching up the cement. It’s almost time to do the liner again. Good to know, thanks. Like I said, I just wasn’t sure if inground pools ever warranted the need for a total overhaul. As with anything else, regular maintenance is going to be key. I’m really hoping we can find something with an inground pool that checks enough boxes off the rest of our “want” list. > [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Buying a house with a pool \> buying a house and installing. > > BUT. > > Buying a house without a pool and having cool neighbors with a pool is your best bet. Cool neighbors with a pool is probably a great thing, but nothing beats walking into your own backyard with one. But on that note, see below. > [@Onyx\_Z32](#): > > My pool is Lake Erie. Love the lake, actually the Niagara river, but that’s where having a good friend with a boat becomes a huge plus! > [@Xander](#): > > I b > > ought a house that has an inground pool. I think it does add value. I would have paid less for my house if it did not have a pool… just sayin. > > Anyway, mine is a liner pool, 35,000 gallon, roughly 10’ deep, diving board, slide, “spa” attached, etc. I’ve had a rough few years with it, mine is 15 years old, and I replaced the Filter with a DE one last year, the Heater this year, and bought a mesh cover last year. (that’s like $6-7K) but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I don’t think I really favor one over the other. I am thinking about changing my liner to go to a nicer blue color, which is nice about a liner pool. > > Either way, it’s nice to have and enjoy in the summer. My friends and their kids love it too. > > X… When you bought your house, did you have to do anything extra in regards to the pool when you did the home inspection? I was not sure if that was a requirement or not as I do believe there are actual pool inspection services offered separately from your standard home inspection. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099/42 "2018-10-30T19:11:03Z")
I just looked it over and rolled the dice. There was clear water in it, the pump was working, and the spa was warm. All the things that broke on mine were because it was old and brittle and things broke off during the open/closing. I partially blame the pool guys when they opened/closed it, but either way it was time. X… ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099/43 "2023-06-03T02:10:27Z")
Figured I might as well update for anyone else interested. Pandemic really threw a lot of curve balls into the plan, but sure enough we purchased our home during the summer of 2020 and had a year long wait to get a pool put in as everyone else was doing that. Went with Pacific Pools and install was pretty smooth. It’s amazing how quickly these guys get a pool in. Broke ground on a Thursday and was starting to fill it Friday afternoon and had it full by end of the weekend (yeah I took some pics through our windows). Last 3 shots are its current state after adding some landscaping, shed, and a vinyl fence. And now we’re never moving again until we retire lol. ![IMG_3621](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/c/2cbcabd3dce2b962502efd0672a6e32c0179b157.jpeg) ![IMG_4862](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/9/b97ed951b17ebcb57cf6e6b43ff347ee1974bd17.jpeg) ![IMG_4863](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/7/07f2fae1da301b27c4f14ea9dd550253c3e6b600.jpeg) ![IMG_4904](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/1/61b507f1fed95eecd909005cfc2f457f1ca6168c.jpeg) ![IMG_4909](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/a/0a234b47789df0e711516917253590a45cfaabd0.jpeg) ![IMG_7124](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/5/05e2d9dafc38a39dfbeff00b500277baf25ab215.jpeg) ![IMG_7123](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/f/cf3edca9e9c3c5fa024af969ff04635c9f1ea1cc.jpeg) ![IMG_7125](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/0/8029ccaa39bc5ddc1c6c7456354c9254e57136e8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099/44 "2023-06-03T12:33:42Z")
Looks great! The year long wait though… Wild. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099/45 "2023-06-03T13:57:07Z")
Thanks! Yeah we knew going in that we would have to be patient. Nobody could go anywhere so plenty of people were investing vacation money into their backyards. We literally signed a contract on the pool a few weeks after signing for the house. After looking at a bunch of homes with pools and losing out on a few, this one caught our eye for the size of the yard and was basically a clean slate for us to really do whatever we wanted with it. And I am SO glad we bought when we did given where the rates have gone now. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099/46 "2023-06-03T14:15:07Z")
Maybe that should be @bing’s strategy. Just find a place where adding a pool is an option. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099/47 "2023-06-03T14:28:31Z")
Looks awesome! [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inground-pool-questions-recommendations/215099.md?page=2)