
If you're ready to get rid of that pool once and for all, use this guide to learn aboveground pool removal cost based on factors like size, type, and features.
Aka the Big Spend for a Big Splash
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Age: 50
Location: Austin, TX
Over $1 million
Pool installation
I got two quotes.
$130,000
$145,000
There were additional costs not originally considered in the project—fixing irrigation, landscaping, etc.
Savings
Landscaping ($15,000)
[I went with] too big of a pool—I could have used a smaller one.
No
Re-doing the irrigation system ($5,000)
Breaking ground—with the hydraulic hammer hitting concrete-like ground for seven days, eight hours a day.
Get a good and reliable pool builder. It is a very stressful and costly endeavor. Do not cut corners; it will come back to haunt you.
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