Anyone have above ground pool? Intex or similar? (1 Viewer)

[d2mini]

Never owned a pool and always thought above ground pools were trashy, but now i have kids and there is no way i'm going into debt and spending $50k on an in-ground pool.
So.... any actual, recent experience with those above ground pools like you see at costco?

 

[Tnconcept]

I seen them there also, they look promising.. I'm on the same boat as you dude, there is no way I'm putting 50k on a pool, while I can put 50k on my reef tank!! lol jk

 

[chris85]

Sounds like both of you need to come to the beach!!! My wife want one too so I am sticking around.

 

[d2mini]

I've been looking around and very interested in this one...
https://www.amazon.com/Filter-Saltwater-System-Maintenance-Volleyball/dp/B00PHWXH74/
It's a little pricier but comes with a sand and salt filter and some other extras and gets really good reviews.
Just need to make sure the ground is perfectly level.
My yard has a bit of a slope so I would need to have someone come in and remove sod and level it.

 

[gregg]

I would think an inground pool would be better on your resale value. I'd be curious how each would effect your insurance rates.

 

[d2mini]

I would think an inground pool would be better on your resale value. I'd be curious how each would effect your insurance rates.

With these particular above ground pools, it would go bye-bye if we sold. Just the lawn would need to be fixed.
People in harsher climates even take these down in the winter and reinstall in summer.

 

[Diesel]

PFFFFFFF............... above ground is like a reef tank without LR

Kinda above ground but just a tad better

This design is on sale for the 4th of July

 

[frankc]

No personal experience here, but my stepson and his family have a 20' round Intex and love it. They had to buy a larger pump or housing or something because the one that came with it was not big enough, but apparently no major problems. They sometimes take it down in winter (they live a little northwest of Fort Worth).

 

[reeftopia]

Just an idea I have bought 3 really large ones on craigslist for $100 if you don't like it chunck it. If you want to keep it build a nice deck around it with the money you save.

 

[Nickig23]

Never owned a pool and always thought above ground pools were trashy, but now i have kids and there is no way i'm going into debt and spending $50k on an in-ground pool.
So.... any actual, recent experience with those above ground pools like you see at costco?

Before I was remarried and built an in ground pool. Iv always had an Intex round one for the kids. Pretty easy to take care of. Had it for about 5 years. During the winter they would get pretty nasty with algae because I would keep it covered. But come spring it was easy to clean and clear up again.


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[PoissonRouge]

We just installed a 12' one and I regret not having done that earlier. Inexpensive, easy to install (once ground is leveled) and you can always take it down in you want to. No-brainer really


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[Carrie Jo]

When the kids where little but a little bigger we did the above ground pool thing. With 3 kids my favorite part is we could take it down any time we wanted to. The worry that comes with our kids or others sneaking out there with no supervision and possibly drowning wasn't something I wanted fulltime so I LOVED the idea. Bought one on clearance one year and after a few years of dragging it in and out of the garage then happily tossed it! By then the kids where big enough they wanted to go to a "real pool." Best decision ever for us! Of course I was a weird home school mom so we completely drained it a lot because I didn't want the kids in the backyard at all without me there when that thing was up! The trees loved the sudden watering so often in the heat of summer.

 

[flipside]

Having had both:

The negatives to an above ground pool
1. They get pretty hot in the summer. Think "bath water"
2. They are harder to keep clean.
3. They leave a big dead spot in the yard when you get rid of them.
4. Not as many filtration options.
5. Blind spots from the kitchen window (since they're slightly elevated from eye level, it was hard to see my kids playing in it)
6. Water is the same depth throughout.

Other than that, they are great solutions to wanting to get wet right quick.

I preferred the in-ground because of the opposite of what you see above. Would I do one again? Not an above ground.

Good luck, mang!

 

[d2mini]

We ended up getting the 9'x18'x52" Intex and added the salt system. Been running for over a week now.
So far the only thing that is a little annoying is having to climb the ladder up and over to get in/out.
And there is no where that the kids can reach bottom since its all one height. Might eventually look into building a pvc platform or something.
Other than that, it's been great.
The main thing is you just CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE!!! We payed to have the sod removed and ground leveled. And now we are putting edging and playground mulch and some stepping stones around it to pretty it up a bit.
But all in we are looking at under $2k, compared to ~$50k!!! I mean if I had that kind of money laying around then yeah, I'd go in ground. But I don't. lol
Like I said above, if we get a few good years out of it, it will be worth it.

I'll post a couple pics when I'm done with it but so far it's working out well.
The salt system is working well so far. Water is nice and clear/blue and haven't had to add any actual chlorine or other chemicals. Just filled it, added salt and started the sand filter, then a couple days later started the salt system.
pH is getting a bit high so going to have to add some acid to bring that down.