Also, there are pros and cons about having a pool, such as, “Does it really add any resale value,” “will we really use it enough to make the expense worthwhile,” and, “would a deck with a hot tub be more useful to us” – all of which lead me to think I need to do an analysis of alternatives and business case analysis to make this decision.
Photos 1 and 2 – the pool and pool cabana.
A new pool company called “Uncle D’s” has opened in Luray. They were featured in the Page County paper a couple of weeks ago, and we went in and met with Darris – “D” – to talk about our situation. As a result, he is coming out this weekend to take a look.
The way I see it, there are three main alternatives about what to do here:
1) Get the pool – as built – repaired and start enjoying it
2) Demo the existing pool and install a new fiberglass one
3) Partially fill-in the pool, and build a deck over it
“D” is going to help us cost out that first option. There are some repairs that need to be made, but he believes we can use a liner system as opposed to doing expensive plaster work. Also, the pool motor and related systems, along with the drain will need to be replaced.
Photos 3 and 4 – motor, and photo of the existing skimmer and drain
The last step in this process involves relocating the motor from where it is to a new location under the deck, the main candidate location shown here in photo 5…Then we'll have to buy the water, which we will have trucked in from someplace. More to come as we get additional information.
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