Hey Guys,
I'm not a pool professional but I do hope some of you might be willing to chime in with some much-needed guidance. I'm building a house in South Carolina and am in shock as to what they want for gunite there. I've contacted a number of companies and the numbers I'm getting for a rectangular 8 x 12 spa range from 60K to 100K. In my view, this is insane. For comparison, 8 years ago I had a very reputable company do an 18 x 36 gunite pool WITH an integrated 8 x 8 spa for me in NY for just under 80K. This even included salt and bluestone coping (the filter was a shared system).
I totally get how trying to do a pool with poured concrete will have issues. Given the larger size of a pool and the fact that it's a heavy lift to pour walls and floor in one, seamless set-up, I'd be the first to agree that that would be a no-go.
But what about a spa? Walls and floor could be easily done at the same time and concrete could be 2 feet thick if need be without adding much in material cost. I'm thinking in terms of letting my foundation company handle the shell and I'd do the plumbing etc. Am I insane for even considering this?
Mike
I'm not a pool professional but I do hope some of you might be willing to chime in with some much-needed guidance. I'm building a house in South Carolina and am in shock as to what they want for gunite there. I've contacted a number of companies and the numbers I'm getting for a rectangular 8 x 12 spa range from 60K to 100K. In my view, this is insane. For comparison, 8 years ago I had a very reputable company do an 18 x 36 gunite pool WITH an integrated 8 x 8 spa for me in NY for just under 80K. This even included salt and bluestone coping (the filter was a shared system).
I totally get how trying to do a pool with poured concrete will have issues. Given the larger size of a pool and the fact that it's a heavy lift to pour walls and floor in one, seamless set-up, I'd be the first to agree that that would be a no-go.
But what about a spa? Walls and floor could be easily done at the same time and concrete could be 2 feet thick if need be without adding much in material cost. I'm thinking in terms of letting my foundation company handle the shell and I'd do the plumbing etc. Am I insane for even considering this?
Mike
