Buying a pool is a significant purchase that doesn’t add that much value to the house.
If you really think about it, a pool isn’t a smart financial decision.
I love swimming though and I know I would enjoy a pool immediately. So I pushed and pushed before my husband relented into getting the family a pool. Every little feature costs extra so we skimped where we could. Our pavers aren’t top of the line and there aren’t very many. The pool is a bit on the smaller side and there aren’t any fancy places to sit. It is functional and not all that beautiful. That is just fine by me. I want something to swim in and enjoy. One thing I refused to budge on was a pool heating system though. I knew that the nights would get quite cold and I would still want to swim. I live down south and it is basically pool season all year long. With a heater, you never have to go a day without swimming. There are many features on a pool that aren’t necessary, a heater is an extreme need though. My husband and I talked to our local HVAC dealer and found that our bioer could serve as a pool heater. We simply needed to hook piping to the boiler in order to connect to our swimming pool. It was a little cheaper going through the HVAC company rather than buying a specific pool heater from the pool company. Either way I have a heated pool and I am happy.