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Joined 01-04-17, id: 8632146, Profile Updated: 01-04-17

One of the most crucial elements of planning an inground swimming pool is trying to figure out what the budget for your project should be. When requesting a pool quote from a pool contractor it's important to at least have some sort of general idea what your swimming pool will ultimately cost. That's what makes the pool cost calculator tool on SwimmingPoolQuote.com so useful. Within just a few minutes I was able to log onto their website and fill in my project details and it quickly gave me exactly what I was looking for - a very accurate pool estimate.

They factor things in like the region where you live (skilled labor / pool construction costs vary from region to region) this factors into the price, whether or not your backyard allows access for heavy equipment like excavators and dump trucks and the slope of my backyard. I was impressed how switching options like the size and depth of my pool changed my pool estimate in real time. It's a pretty cool tool for pool buyers to do some homework on how much an inground pool costs.

Just for my own amusement, I began adding on lots of features that just weren't in the budget. Things like Waterfalls, Upgraded Pool Lighting, Spillover Spas, and Jump Rocks made my estimate creep upwards towards $75k pretty quickly, but it was interesting to see how much these features affect the overall cost.

Towards the end of my session on the pool calculator, they asked me if I'd like to get an actual pool quote based off my estimate - so I filled out the contact form just to see what would happen. Within a couple of hours I had 4 different quotes from various pool contractors in my area. I checked out the one they recommended first - Premier Pools & Spas. They have a solid reputation in California, Texas, and Florida for pool design and pool contracting. I scheduled an in-home consultation with them and the gentleman that visited our home gave us a pretty impressive 3D pool design to look at. We're still doing our homework and viewing designs, but we're leaning in that direction.