When Gary Searle first considered owning a swimming pool he had to face a number of decisions. In this case study, we give you an honest and transparent overview of what the typical installation will require. This includes the cost of the pool and equipment as well as the man hours and raw materials required to get the job finished.
In Gary’s own words “ I was at first daunted by the choices I had from the start. I knew I wanted a liner pool as I was aware they were popular in countries like the States and France for example. The next thing I had to decide was the actual method to build the pool shell itself. I simply searched on the Internet for Diy swimming pool kits, which took me to Polypool.
• Dig + Soil removal £890 + VAT using grab lorries via contractor found in yellow pages A&P Pools
• Excavation £470 + VAT for plant (3 tonne mini-digger, mini-dumper for one week)
• Materials for pool £820 + VAT (5 bags of sand, 70 bags of cement, 5 ton of pea-shingle, 20 ton of ballast, 2’ x 1’ batten for hopper, polystyrene for base)
• Labour costs using contractors and network of tradesmen/friends.
7.2m x 3.6m complete kit £9,444.65 inc VAT
Liner fitting £1000 inc VAT
Paving slabs & bricks £150 inc VAT
Decking £1500 inc VAT
Winter cover £354 inc VAT
Boiler + Heat Exchanger £1000 inc VAT
• Man Hours The project took a total of 180 man hours with an average of 2 men on site at any one time. This equates to 10 full working days to complete the project, however this was actually done during spare time & weekends.
• Running costs - 24 x 12 pool, £260 + VAT to run this pool on gas for season (May to October). Concrete or blockwork liner pool would cost a minimum of £600 + VAT to run.
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