Above Ground Pools
 

Any of you own an above ground pool? What are the pros and cons? Any models that you would recommend? Or any tips on owning one?

No.

Pro: Pool.

Con: White trash pool.

Not necessarily. Depends on the topography of the lot and the expansiveness of the surrounding decking.

I've seen some setups that look pretty damn nice. As nice as an in-ground pool? No. But far from trash.

That's kind of how I feel as well.

I just went through this ... My wife picked out a 33 ft by 54. I wish I knew everything I know now before I started this process.

It looks great ... It's basically a baby lake with the size we went with. It doesn't look white trash at all.

However, like I said it's a crazy process and expect them to trash your yard. I am still in the process of yard recovery.

And we're done here.

For those who can afford inground pools more power to you. For the rest of us we will have to settle with "White Trash Pools" I guess.

*shrugs*

How is an above ground pool white trash?

Not worried about the white trash look because a) Got a friend who is a hell of builder to add on my deck b) another friend is a professional landscaper.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...immingpool.jpg

http://www.bluesinheaven.com/img/humor/RedneckPool.jpg

The first thing that popped in my head when i saw this title was: "White trash"

This. If you put decking all the way around it, doesn't look too shabby. Slap one of them bitches in the middle of your yard and use a ladder to get in? Trashy as shit.

That will go a long way then. Once I get my yard back things will be a lot better. What company are you looking to go with?

I feel like above ground is the way to go, a lot cheaper and if you wanted to get rid of it just remove it and throw down some grass.

Have no clue really. Just starting my research on them now. For all the shitty advice on here, you do some real advice as well.

I recommend Bermuda

If you are in the KC area. Go in and talk to these guys. I wish I had found them before I went with the company I went with.

Above & Beyond
203 Armour Rd North Kansas City, MO 64116
(816) 421-4011

most I've seen look white trash-ish. I have a buddy that has one with a killer synthetic deck around it, aluminum spindles, and a water feature. It looks totally kick ass.

to me, this is pretty nice and it's an above ground pool.

There is some truth to this. We currently have an inground pool and while it is great on days when it's extremely hot or when the neighbors 22 year old daughter comes over to cool off, the upkeep and maintenance can be a bitch. We've discussed getting rid of it several times, but that's easier said than done.

Not white trash:

http://www.elyriafence.com/Images/lg_devore_deck_b.jpg

here's another

That is a sweet set up, but their grass needs some work.

Something similar to this is what I am looking to do.

The positive to above ground pool over inground is this.

-Houses resell easier without the pool. So when you want to resell, you can take it out.
-Owning a pool is very expensive and time consuming. If you change your mind in a few years then you can take it out.

I bought a house about 4 years ago with an above ground pool. I'm a single guy that works a ton so it takes a lot of my hard earned cash and free time. However, the benefits to owning the pool for me are worth it...in fact another one is coming over tomorrow ;-).

I would have taken it out already but I have a very nice and large deck that's built halfway around it. I suppose when I redue my deck I will take the pool out.

You to neighbor girl: "I'm thinking about getting rid of the pool"

Neighbor girl: "If you do, I'll tell your wife we're having casual sex"

You: "I think we'll keep the pool"

There's nothing wrong with an above ground pool, with or without a deck.

I'm 40. She thinks I'm the slightly funny older guy who lives next door and lets her use the pool. I will admit to finding excuses to do yard work around the pool on a few occasions when she's been over. Mirrored sunglasses are a great invention.

This is how it should be defined.

Whoa! Is that your setup, Bob? I'm coming over. What's your address again? :)

Too many people in that goddamn pool, it looks like neighborhood soup in there...

Or FAP in the bathroom like Reinhold

I built/installed above ground pools in Arkansas for a few years. To make them look worth a shit, you need to build a quality deck around them. If you do that, you can make them look really nice. The advantages are obviously cost and upkeep. Additionally, the uniform depth makes them nice as a "sport pool" for playing water volleyball and stuff like that.

Why would anyone own a pool in the first place? Just go down the street to the neighborhood pool, or better yet go to the lake. No maintainence or liability to worry about ever. Plus there will be far more girls there than at your white trash pool

I grew up with a pool. Fun some of the itme. Most of the time, my dad made me clean it out. Or repaint it, etc. Sucked.

Nah, no pool here. I'm inclined to build one of those in the bed of my truck though.

Yeah, because bathing with one hundred screeching morons that live in your vicinity is far superior to walking out your own backdoor and enjoying sunshine and cool water at your own discretion.

A lake? **** that!

Pics of the neighbor's daughter? (preferably by the pool)

FYP

You must go to the wrong lakes. Tablerock and Stockton here in Missouri are extremely clear and beautifully framed by rock cliffs and islands. Very clean water, ie. no oil spills.

Looks nice, but how deep is that? A foot and a half?

No one from Florida will swim in a lake. We only do pools or the ocean.

Lakes in Florida have alligators in them.

You are all afraid of a little ole poisonous snake or a 12 ft alligator? Pfft.

If I can pull it off without starting divorce proceedings, sure.

As a project manager of an in ground pool company, I indeed do not have an above ground pool.

Thinking of starting up a crew for installing them though. People call us all the time and I hate turning away easy work.

Dude, it's okay. We don't have alligators on our lakes up here.

:mad: Last time I was at Tablerock (years and years ago) they had parts of the lake that were off-limits due to bacteria in the water from the ridiculous amounts of goose shit from Canadian Geese.

I really hate those birds.

It is extremely easy work. The best way to do it (or the way my company did it) was to also have a deck building crew. That way you could offer the owner a total, polished package if that's what they wanted.

I always offer a total, polished package.

Yup. Probably not this year, but the idea is to have two installation crews for replacement liners and covers on in ground pools who could also assemble these puppies.

I mean you really only need two guys on each crew. Good money for a day's work to supplement our real business.

Overpolishing makes you blind.

Remember the one key to maintaining a pool. If it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down.

What company built the pool?

(It may have been us. We're based in Wichita)

What is the starting price on an in ground pool?

Meh... not really interested in giving our prices out on an internet forum. With the behavior many have shown it's doubtful I'd publicly mention the name of my company.

You're going to spend over 20K though, unless it's really small. If it's really small, I just don't see the point in getting an in-ground pool.

Understand and the over 20k price is what I had figured.

This is a picture of a buddy of mine's set-up, there's a lot you can't see but we built deck around 2/3 of it, and continued the wood rail around the other 1/3 and connected it to the existing two level deck. It's badass and not white trash at all.

http://oi39.tinypic.com/9gd0rp.jpg

Go take a pool certification class. You'll never get in a public pool again.

LMAO

QFT

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What is it if a black person has one?

There are so many directions I can go with this....

Pretty sure all of them would land me a vacation.

Public pools are disgusting. Private ones are a lot of work. I will just go to the lake or the river.

Didn't really expect an answer because there really isn't one. It is just a saying that people use. I was being a smartass.....imagine that.

Poorly constructed pools are a lot of work. Good pools usually are not if you just pay attention to it and check the chemicals once a week.

God I wish we only had to check our chems once a week. State of NE requires us to do it every 4 hrs.

Yeah that happens down here as well. But Bull Shoals and Norfork and 2 pretty big lakes. There are a lot of sandy beaches that are nice and clean. It isn't like one area of the lake will affect the rest. The Corp keeps everyone informed with all the testing. Most of the time you can see 10+ feet deep in the lakes.
Then when the lake water starts getting warm there is the Buffalo and the White Rivers to go get into and just float along.

Maybe if you have one of those nice decks or if you do not have kids. We had to vacuum ours all the time. While the cover was off bugs and grass...it was a daily job to keep it clean and the chems adjusted right as with kids you will have to be adding water.

For someone who enjoys actually swimming, an above ground pool is too shallow. But some of those deck set ups do look nice.

Are you talking about an above ground pool?

Cos I'm not. Above ground pools are way more work than in-ground pools.

How is that? You end up with the same stuff in the water either way.

For public pools, I imagine so.

There is no sane reason to check a 15,000+ gallon body of water every 4 hours unless it is being heavily used.

Automatic cleaners that clean the bottom for one.

Larger pumps, filters, and pipes that give better circulation along with larger skimmers that would eliminate surface stuff.

Larger bodies of water don't vary as quickly in terms of chemical composition. Chemicals in spas are the hardest to take care of. Large pools are actually much easier (but more expensive because you do use more chemicals).

They're far more expensive, but a modern pool can be operated from your cell phone with the right stuff on it.

$150 at Wal Mart! Hells Yea!

Ex-****ing-zactly! If you bring the deck up, is it really not in the ground. If you can run next to it and jump in, you're good. And my down-the-street neighbor has turned his whole yard into an Oasis, and it's pure-T ****ing awesome! And the pink flamingos make it even ****ing cooler!

Eh, our biggest pool is 40,000 gallons and I've seen our chlorine level fluctuate as much as 4ppm in one day.

But it's not modern by any means, we have to keep it clean the old fashioned way. It can be a lot of damn work sometimes.

yes. Pros: snakes have a more difficult time getting in.

cons: it's above ground

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