While architectural design work continues on the house, the swimming pool, unfortunately, can wait no longer. The leak in the pipes underground is getting worse by the day and has to be dealt with.
So, the plunge – so to speak – is about to be taken. I’m in the process of completing an agreement with Shasta Pools to remodel the see-ment pond and bring it up to 21st century specs.
I was looking at adding a spa at the same time, but doing that would literally double the cost of the work and almost triple the timeline due to permitting and a bunch of work I’d have to get done on the house itself (like relocating the electrical service entrance) before digging could start.
I figured that the extra $$ would better be put toward the roof, the kitchen, the garage, the new bathrooms and other things. Instead of a spa, I’ll put in a nice landscape water feature later on.
I’d love to delay this, but one has to accept that a swimming pool is a major asset on the property and that I can’t let fall in to disrepair, lest it become far, far more expensive to fix later on. This pool is what sold the house to me and it’ll be a center piece for the next owner as well somewhere down the road. It’s a great old, BIG pool that was built back in 1971. They don’t make ‘em like this one anymore, so it’s a really nice thing to have in the back yard … especially on our 110+ summer days!
So now this project has officially entered “design-build” territory where construction work will be underway while design elements are still being worked out.
This is going to be fun!!
