How do I convince my husband to put in a pool. Give me pros and

TXhomegirl : Also consider the fact that adding a pool will not add sq footage value to your home, every realtor has told me this. It's a plus for those seeking a home with a pool, but savvy buyers won't pay more than the home itself is worth.

I always wanted a pool. We bought the house in KW and it had a pool. When we started looking here a pool was a priority. We may not use it every day but it's there when I want it. Maintenance is maybe 10 minutes a day. Yes you have the expense of the mechanics and every 8-10 years you need to resurface. I budget 100.00 per month for all that. I will say I wouldn't not pool in if my house didn't have one- easier to buy a house with one already in. It's one of those items that you don't necessarily recoup when you sell your house as many people don't want a pool

Pretty sure there is an easy way to convince him,
daily...

TXhomegirl :
When I decided I wanted a pool (6 months after buying my home), we first cleared the lot. In Arizona you have skinny pines. We fell them and cleaned up ourselves. That took several weeks. I then set out looking at pool ads for saltwater pools. I also was the money manager and bill payer. I set up a spreadsheet and journal with all my research. I then sat my dh down with those and discussed what we can afford. Our pool started out at $14,950. The kid showed up and wanted both of us there so beware of that. I let him know at 40 if I wanted to buy a pool, I didn't need my dh's permission. We either sit down or I'll call someone else. I hate a young bully salesperson. Anyway, I added natural boulders, etc, decided on the shape etc. In the end, it was $19,999. My dh did come in and he tried being insistent on signing for $200 off. I asked if he needed another lesson? I asked for 24 hours to discuss in private with my dh. We do not make rash decisions. My dh didn't want a pool that didn't go over his head. They call them play pools 3 - 5 feet. So it cost us another $165 per foot. We bought one. If they hit solid rock, it would be $1000 per foot. Keep that in mind. We upgraded the tile and all of that brought the total to $25,000. They started in April and we were promised to be ready by July 4th. In reality it was August 3rd when the hose was dropped in. Each stage of construction must be blessed by permits. When they drew our outline on the ground, we grabbed our 100 ft tape measure and they had shorted it by a few square feet. Nope!!! Had them come back.
You will have a giant hole in your yard. You need to be hyper vigilant with pets and kids.
Of course there were repairs etc that they kept coming back for.
Saltwater is much nicer and easier than a chlorine pool. Get in floor/wall cleaners. You still have to sweep it but not scrub the sides. The heat doesn't turn them green. Your salt system needs a month cleaning, but you put in a cup of acid a week or as needed. Once a year we put in a bag of salt.
We only emptied it once in six years. That we needed a city permit for. It goes to the sewer system.
I will say we were two and throughly enjoyed our pool. I actually miss it. For those six years, our home was the gathering place with pool, lawn games, etc. I spent all my time outside (in Arizona). Got up at 5am to watch hot air balloons and private planes take off, take my skinny dip of morning laps. The rest of the day I prepped for cooking out. Our pool was literally 5 feet or so from the patio and positioned so we can lounge in the pool and watch movies in the den.
Of course we got a loan and that ran us about $250 a month.
Do your research, keep a journal, gather financial information, etc.
There should be no convincing if you present the facts. Just the facts ma'am.

TXhomegirl :
Just so you know our electricity bill jumped about $200 a month. Sometimes more in Arizona. Not shocked to see $3 - 500 electricity bills. It's not just the pool filters running. People open and closing the door, the in and out. Consider flooring between the pool and the bathroom too. Hard to dry off when you need to pee. Drip through the house. Water bill goes up too.
As for filters, we had cartridges rather than sand. They were like giant air filter you hosed out to clean. So much easier but I believe when we sold the house and bought new one's, they were like $450 I think.
Remember pools are expensive to build, expensive to keep. If it's gonna sit there rarely used, don't do it. Take a nice world vacation instead. However if it is used as ours was, there wasn't a spring to fall day the pool wasn't used. I made my home so comfortable we rarely went out. Didn't need to, I had my darts, lawn games, pool movie nights, pool parties, and every weekend everyone was there. A great investment for us in the long run.
Oh side note. If you are going to skinny dip, keep a floaty near by for cover as the fly overs happen. Lol

WTF : Whatever gets you the pool!

TXhomegirl :
As for the hot tub spa. I asked about a built in attached to the pool. This is what he said... they are expensive in build in and even more expensive to repair because they are concrete and need jack hammered sometimes. For roughly $7000 you can buy a nice hottub, build a nice gazebo. When maintenance and repairs are needed the open a side panel. I also asked about a heated pool. The kid asked if we were independently wealthy? His parents have a heated pool and every October his aunt comes to visit and they heat it for her. The electricity bill jump to $1000 to 1500 for the month. No! I did not put heaters on it. Lol

mutton :
That would actually depend on what it cost for prepping the area, the excavation, the start to finish. Our pool was built in 2000 and I'm sure they are way more expensive now. I haven't shopped it. It definitely wouldn't be $30 grand.

buffaloglenn : Hahahahahahahaha! Chilly!

beadweaver : Neighbor boys with drones!

luannski :
Zero percent chance of me ever agreeing to a pool.

They're great for the first year. Maybe into the second. Then the chemical, maintenance, utility costs, and regret kick in,

TXhomegirl : Win the lottery.