Real Estate Budgeting: Cutting the Cost in Building a Pool

The pool adds fun and adventure to your house that many owners just don't mind spending extra bucks for it. With the elegance it brings to the home and enjoyment to the residents especially kids, homeowners view building a pool as a necessity rather than luxury.

True, building a pool in your home is additional baggage yet you can actually cut the cost your pool construction in four easy ways.

Choose the simple design

If you view building a pool as necessary rather than a mere caprice, then you don't have to be luxurious. Go for the simplest design as what Realty Times suggests. This will keep your finances in control. Otherwise, if your whims say your pool should have multiple curves, shelves, steps and other designs, prepare to go broke.

Maintain it yourself

Even if the pool is seldom used, it still gets dirty, more so if your family and kids have swimming sprees every day, even night swimming. Such routine requires regular cleaning and maintenance. HomeAdvisor reports that the monthly cost averages of pool maintenance ranges between $130 and $378 which is accrued from paying pool cleaners at $75 to $100 per hour even more. But, you can actually cut this cost by just doing your own maintenance.

Anyway, HomeAdvisor adds that regular maintenance does not only keep the pool clean and always ready for use but it also allows the owner to see the problems himself as early as possible and do minor repairs immediately before they become big and costly.

Choose its best location around your house

You can benefit from the shade if your pool is located under trees which means it doesn't need much heating but just more cleaning due to the leaves and debris that have fallen from the trees. Contractors.com suggests you need to build the pool close to your house if you are up to cutting the costs associated with water and energy. It's best to have a well-planned pool project then.