Simple task to save a ton of money - create an llc, open a bank account and become a pool dealer to buy direct. Then find an installer as dealers make the bulk of backend profits on markups and labor
Wow!! crazy prices... I quoted a concrete pool 3 years ago and it was 24K and even then i said screw that I aint paying that crazy price ill wait for it to come down, now its 100K. Worse decision I ever made.
I had a pool guy tell me 60k I said he was crazy . He said my friend it Covid and everyone is paying these prices come see in 3yrs when things slow down and I could do the pool for 35k. 🤦♂️
Pool shell, basic install: $60k. waterfall, waterline tile, heater, other accessories: $10k. Retaining wall: $6k. Concrete: $14k. Fence: $5k. Landscaping: $20k...my experience for anyone curious (not Riverpools, but another fiberglass brand.) Your mileage will vary, but I’d bank on at least $100k!
I had a quote from a builder in 2021 and it was $75k for a basic gunite inground pool. That same builder is having a sale this summer 2024 for the same basic pool for $45k but I still rather save my money and bought an above ground pool. Myself and my kids love it haha reason for not pulling the trigger now is mainly due to the fact that we totally relandscaped our front and backyard and don’t want to tear up the patio and landscape with machinery.
I got a quote this week for a full fiberglass pool install. After pool, electrical, concrete, plumbing etc etc we were at about $160k, with literally nothing fancy at ALL.
I use this video to show my customers that fiberglass pools are not CHEAP. For whatever reason people have this ideology that they are but that's just cause they're ignorant. Thank you for this video, it really helps solidify and justify my prices.
Recent quote from our local RP contractor is 81k for large (40ft) pool. Extra for coping, concrete for patio area, led lights, salt water, extra water… definitely a six figured project
Get above ground pool your kids will use it for 2 years then get bored with it you can throw it away and plant some grass total amount saved 39,700$- 89,700$ 🙄
Wow in MX they charge 90,000 pesos for pool, pool system. The owner is to hire someone to dig and set up the concrete surrounding the pool or pavers. Which it could be another 20,000 pesos. That’s about 5,000 dollars for a fiberglass pool installed…
You forgot to mention that pool prices are currently sky high! I finally got my finances together for a previous quote only to find the pool shell prices have gone up 3 times!! I would wait until prices come back down a bit. I'm not paying a $20000 price increase.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Kenny. No denying that prices have increased. The cost of raw materials has increased dramatically. Best of luck on your project when the time comes!
@@Frescobar170 In my opinion they will only increase. Labour costs are going through the roof and demand is crazy high alongside a small supply. The pool dealers in my area can't find any installers...Average fibergalss turn-key project in Ontario, Canada is 85-180k at the moment depending on materials/scope
@@RiverPools yeah...i don't buy into the propaganda. San Juan dealers have dozen of models stacked up. They said the same thing " Oh the resein is from China and it is hard to get ahold of". Ok....but the price to rent an escavator should not have increased. The cost to haul dirt should not have increased. Replacement sod, no shortage. Gunnite or shootcrete I can believe it higher....because of the rebar and 2x4's used to mold and form pools. It is very coinsidental that people are staying home and wanting pools that the prices have doubled....
People spend 70k on cars/trucks which are junk in 10 yrs. At least the pool is there and still usable. I'll wait until this recession hits. These pools companies will be giving them away to stay in business. To many people buying pools who can't afford them.
Wait until the economy craps out. I had a small vinyl pool put in last year, and it was around $35,000 not including fencing and landscaping. I spoke with a neighbor who had theirs done in 2009. It's twice the size of mine, and cost about half as much.
35x15.5 fiberglass with 400sqft of extra concrete, saltwater, heat pump, led lights, 8x2x2 waterfall, electrical, permitting and fence upgrade and it is gonna run me 99k almost on the nose.
This video is not accurate at all, just installed a pool at a friends house for $18,000.. mind you this is a DIY project. The insert itself was $9,800. We handled the machine rental pull the permits ourselves. Did pavers ourselves and it ended up being a very cost efficient project.
Nice!! Thinking of a DIY myself. I own a dumpster rental and Demolition company myself so I have access to heavy machinery. For $18k I could definitely get this done.
Was it fiberglass? How big is the pool? I’ve seen those DIY kits (not fiberglass) and am so tempted! You know, people like you with some experience and knowledge could make extra money just helping out fellow homeowners do their own DIY projects 😀
Diy kits are vinyl liners. Not fiberglass. But definitely tempting when you look at how much you save. I don’t think anything over 50,000 is reasonable.
I thought fiberglass is cheaper than a concrete swimming pool!! These prices explained seemed similar to the cost of cement swimming pools expensive!!! It’s cheaper to go get the storage container swimming pool!
I feel like location is key. Ofcourse in places with less demand it’ll be on the cheaper side. I heard a guy say he spent 25k here in Ohio. I bet he probably had already dug the hole or something because that’s what ppl do here 😂.
It's all a rip off like everything today, my inground gunite pool 20yrs old cost $35grand, same work product digging cement labor etc. Different type of people in a very different time bcz it's allowed.
My friend just installed one and with permits decking plumbing and electrical it was 100k total and keep in mind, it adds zero value to your home vs. an outdoor full sized pool. Just my agent/broker opinion.
Hello, we live in NW Washington state, outside Olympia, and we are having a heck of a time trying to find a pool company to put a pool in our backyard. It has always been our dream to install a pool. We have lived in our home for 20 years, and finally, after clearing trees and leveling out our yard, we were ready! Then COVID hit! We fell in love with the idea of a fiberglass pool and hot tub for its simplicity, but for the past two years, we have been searching for a pool company that can do the job from start to finish. One company said they would do the job, then flaked out on us just before we put the money down! Needless to say, it has been the most frustrating journey we have ever been on! Do you know of any company around our area that can do the job from start to finish for us or recommend any? Thank you!
Wow the prices in America are outrageous, and I thought the prices here in France were high, makes me feel a lot better about the quotes I've been having for 25000€ including all the lights, heat pump and equipment...
Video was informative the 'music' at the beginning was loud and awful and I nearly turned the video off. Just FYI head bangers are not in the majority.
Several years ago, my boss needed to replace his white halogen spa light. I suggested he go LED and have infinite colours to choose from, by remote. The original pool company wanted $570.00 just for the bulb. I went on Amazon and found the same bulb for $120.00. You have to shop around. Pool companies are notorious for their ridiculous markups.
Nobody should be making large purchases like this in 2022(or 2023 for that matter). You will be dramatically overpaying, due to inflationary and supply pressures, as well as outright price gouging by the pool industry.
Not worth it. I have a huge pool and used it about 5 times in 4 yrs, but in those 4yra I have spent over 20k on that pool and I didnt wven build it..it cam with thw home.
Way too much when you have a bad river pools installer! Also when river pools did nothing to the contractor! Love river pools but I am disappointed how they handled my install.
Yeah just bought a pool for $875. Swimming in it just fine. 🤷🏽This shit is over rated and in the winter months I get my yard back to do other things so…
anyone making a purchase at the moment is paying overprice on everything, I am glad I only owe 130k with a 2.3 interest on my home in CA, and ill just by a 200 hundred dollar pool.
I just put one in my yard--NO--There are lots of tricks to getting it right. plumbing, leveling, tile, concrete, hooking up pump and filter to control panel. I suppose one could be it would not come out good. The sand has to be put in around pool a certain way.
40,000 to 90,000 no way that's a RIP OFF this is the thank american made item cost when probably u get it over seas anyway.see america always trying to get over so i hope america keep international trading.
Yeah you may be paying a little more initially up front but you're paying for a higher quality pool and saving in the long run when it comes to maintenance and upkeep. Plus there are other factors to consider like fiberglass being a non-porous material and not having to worry about algae/mold ruining the pool if your equipment were to stop working for some reason. You end up using less chemicals in a fiberglass vs. concrete which means less money. Plus you're paying for the convenience of being able to actually swim in your pool faster considering the build times for Fiberglass are exponentially quicker. Just some things to think about.
@@kylerdorries8359 i am looking into a pool and definitely looking to fiberglass...but these pools should top out at $75 grand with rock features and a cage...unfortunately eveyone is trying to exploit the consumer....i know someone who two years ago got a sexy pool for $35 grand that now if $85....impossible
@@kylerdorries8359 not totally accurate. You don't use any less chemicals in fiberglass vs gunite. You are treating the water, not the surface. Fiberglass maybe quicker install, but I do a Fox pool in about a week and a half.
that's a house price now i understand inflation but i will get mines from oversees and with shipping cost and come out cheaper then what AMERICA wants to charge united states does not need to start making american made items when we can get it for less from china .thats EXACTLY why America is behind china because America always trying to get over with high ass prices
I think if you live somewhere ridiculously hot, pools will always be worth it. That said, these prices are crazy.
Simple task to save a ton of money - create an llc, open a bank account and become a pool dealer to buy direct. Then find an installer as dealers make the bulk of backend profits on markups and labor
Wow!! crazy prices... I quoted a concrete pool 3 years ago and it was 24K and even then i said screw that I aint paying that crazy price ill wait for it to come down, now its 100K. Worse decision I ever made.
I had a pool guy tell me 60k I said he was crazy . He said my friend it Covid and everyone is paying these prices come see in 3yrs when things slow down and I could do the pool for 35k. 🤦♂️
You said no to $24k !???? What kind of price were you expecting $10k for a pool or something ???
Pool shell, basic install: $60k. waterfall, waterline tile, heater, other accessories: $10k. Retaining wall: $6k. Concrete: $14k. Fence: $5k. Landscaping: $20k...my experience for anyone curious (not Riverpools, but another fiberglass brand.) Your mileage will vary, but I’d bank on at least $100k!
see yt video: Build a swimming pool for under $3000, not impossible
My medium size Riverpool project ran about 80k. Included the pool, equipment, stamped concrete deck, sod, landscaping and fence modifications
Thanks for sharing! Who got the first cannonball?!?! 😜
which model was it?
@@josephsouffrant7479 I30
HVAC dealing with their heat pumps/heaters, electrical and plumbing😩🤷♂️
@@davidgonzalez5334 I live in NC. I don’t have a heater. I just keep an inexpensive solar cover on mine. Pool temp was 85 degrees on Monday.
Reading the comments is better than watching the video
😂😂😂
Can't teach stupid
"While some manufacturers will sell direct to consumer, River Pools is not able to do so."
This tells me all I need to know about River Pools.
I had a quote from a builder in 2021 and it was $75k for a basic gunite inground pool. That same builder is having a sale this summer 2024 for the same basic pool for $45k but I still rather save my money and bought an above ground pool. Myself and my kids love it haha reason for not pulling the trigger now is mainly due to the fact that we totally relandscaped our front and backyard and don’t want to tear up the patio and landscape with machinery.
I got a quote this week for a full fiberglass pool install. After pool, electrical, concrete, plumbing etc etc we were at about $160k, with literally nothing fancy at ALL.
😳 that’s insane
Wow
I use this video to show my customers that fiberglass pools are not CHEAP. For whatever reason people have this ideology that they are but that's just cause they're ignorant. Thank you for this video, it really helps solidify and justify my prices.
Thanks @Mullet Man. Soooo, does Cristian get a commission? #askingforafriend 😂
@@RiverPools who do I pay?
Recent quote from our local RP contractor is 81k for large (40ft) pool. Extra for coping, concrete for patio area, led lights, salt water, extra water… definitely a six figured project
i think is better to sell your house and buy a house with a pool lmao 😂
I bet you are correct. Probably cheaper and less stress
Lol
💯 correct 🤦🏾♀️
That's what my neighbor did. He moved a half block down because it had an in-ground pool.
Agreed
Get above ground pool your kids will use it for 2 years then get bored with it you can throw it away and plant some grass total amount saved 39,700$- 89,700$ 🙄
What about family though? Grandkids if your in a forever home.
Wow in MX they charge 90,000 pesos for pool, pool system. The owner is to hire someone to dig and set up the concrete surrounding the pool or pavers. Which it could be another 20,000 pesos.
That’s about 5,000 dollars for a fiberglass pool installed…
You forgot to mention that pool prices are currently sky high! I finally got my finances together for a previous quote only to find the pool shell prices have gone up 3 times!! I would wait until prices come back down a bit. I'm not paying a $20000 price increase.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Kenny. No denying that prices have increased. The cost of raw materials has increased dramatically. Best of luck on your project when the time comes!
@@RiverPools Thanks for the info., much appreciated
Do you think prices will come down at all?.,
@@Frescobar170 In my opinion they will only increase. Labour costs are going through the roof and demand is crazy high alongside a small supply. The pool dealers in my area can't find any installers...Average fibergalss turn-key project in Ontario, Canada is 85-180k at the moment depending on materials/scope
@@RiverPools yeah...i don't buy into the propaganda. San Juan dealers have dozen of models stacked up. They said the same thing " Oh the resein is from China and it is hard to get ahold of". Ok....but the price to rent an escavator should not have increased. The cost to haul dirt should not have increased. Replacement sod, no shortage. Gunnite or shootcrete I can believe it higher....because of the rebar and 2x4's used to mold and form pools. It is very coinsidental that people are staying home and wanting pools that the prices have doubled....
@@RiverPools raw materials are not scarce at all, dirt bags like yourselves in all industries are price gouging. Liar.
I’m definitely going for a pool and I want everything to be done by River pool .
People spend 70k on cars/trucks which are junk in 10 yrs. At least the pool is there and still usable. I'll wait until this recession hits. These pools companies will be giving them away to stay in business. To many people buying pools who can't afford them.
Love it, thanks very much. Just a range to get going. Like that you gave factors that narrow down.
Thank you Joe! Glad you found the information helpful.
Wait until the economy craps out. I had a small vinyl pool put in last year, and it was around $35,000 not including fencing and landscaping. I spoke with a neighbor who had theirs done in 2009. It's twice the size of mine, and cost about half as much.
Your better off spending the weekend at nice hotels with nice pools! 👍🏻
Pools cost so much 😢. I want one for my home oasis lol!
Well explained, but no matter how you framed it. It ain't cheap I can tell you that.
35x15.5 fiberglass with 400sqft of extra concrete, saltwater, heat pump, led lights, 8x2x2 waterfall, electrical, permitting and fence upgrade and it is gonna run me 99k almost on the nose.
95K in Austin for small splash pool in 2022.
A medium size with hot tub cost me around 30k in the 90s Cupertino, CA
everything is overpriced in CA
Holy shit that Cupertino home is a couple million dollars today! Congratulations I’m in Sacramento.
Base package 40-90 K for a fiberglass i think is over priced. I got a quote for a concrete pool for just under 45000
This video is not accurate at all, just installed a pool at a friends house for $18,000.. mind you this is a DIY project. The insert itself was $9,800. We handled the machine rental pull the permits ourselves. Did pavers ourselves and it ended up being a very cost efficient project.
Did you guys have experience with putting in pools previously?
Nice!! Thinking of a DIY myself. I own a dumpster rental and Demolition company myself so I have access to heavy machinery. For $18k I could definitely get this done.
Do you have any pictures on any SM platforms I could check out?
Was it fiberglass? How big is the pool? I’ve seen those DIY kits (not fiberglass) and am so tempted! You know, people like you with some experience and knowledge could make extra money just helping out fellow homeowners do their own DIY projects 😀
Diy kits are vinyl liners. Not fiberglass. But definitely tempting when you look at how much you save. I don’t think anything over 50,000 is reasonable.
I thought fiberglass is cheaper than a concrete swimming pool!! These prices explained seemed similar to the cost of cement swimming pools expensive!!! It’s cheaper to go get the storage container swimming pool!
probably 1/8 the cost over 10 years though
Upstate ny less then 30k installed. Moved to sc doubled
I feel like location is key. Ofcourse in places with less demand it’ll be on the cheaper side. I heard a guy say he spent 25k here in Ohio. I bet he probably had already dug the hole or something because that’s what ppl do here 😂.
Are you crazy 100K for a plastic pool?
For 20K concrete pool and everything else.
In 2022, the cheapest is to get a $84 family membership of YMCA and go swim.
Zero maintenance and GYM is free.
It's all a rip off like everything today, my inground gunite pool 20yrs old cost $35grand, same work product digging cement labor etc. Different type of people in a very different time bcz it's allowed.
Inflation
Great video!
Well... at least he's honest.
Thanks very good info
Very profitable business
I bought a Ferrari instead. 🏎
Cheaper than a pool 🏊♂️
Hi, I plan to build a 14 by 7 ft indoor with a jet attached to mirror an endless pool. Is this something you do?
My friend just installed one and with permits decking plumbing and electrical it was 100k total and keep in mind, it adds zero value to your home vs. an outdoor full sized pool. Just my agent/broker opinion.
Hello, we live in NW Washington state, outside Olympia, and we are having a heck of a time trying to find a pool company to put a pool in our backyard. It has always been our dream to install a pool. We have lived in our home for 20 years, and finally, after clearing trees and leveling out our yard, we were ready! Then COVID hit! We fell in love with the idea of a fiberglass pool and hot tub for its simplicity, but for the past two years, we have been searching for a pool company that can do the job from start to finish. One company said they would do the job, then flaked out on us just before we put the money down! Needless to say, it has been the most frustrating journey we have ever been on! Do you know of any company around our area that can do the job from start to finish for us or recommend any? Thank you!
Oklahoma or Texas has a lot fiberglass pool companies.
Wow the prices in America are outrageous, and I thought the prices here in France were high, makes me feel a lot better about the quotes I've been having for 25000€ including all the lights, heat pump and equipment...
As helpful as this video is, it's also so depressing! I'm broke just thinking about requesting an estimate.
Holy crap!
These days is a bad idea to do any home projects with prices are high as hell on everything
Sell your house and buy a house with a pool.
Agreed but with rising rates it’s hard to give up my 2.5% loan and start a new one at 5%
How about a update for 2023, I need to put a pool in my new home in Florida.
Hasnt changed much but manufacturing is moving overseas. I installed my own fiberglass pool and came out to 16,000. Pulled all my own permits too.
good videos!
Yea.... I don't think I want a pool for a long time now lol damn
With the way things are going I'm surprised you have time to make these videos :)
We sneak one in here and there🤠
Video was informative the 'music' at the beginning was loud and awful and I nearly turned the video off. Just FYI head bangers are not in the majority.
Fair. Thanks for the feedback. And for sticking around to watch👍
Speak for yourself. (Lighten up, its a joke) Rock on!!
Good video
Arizona I paid 17k ten years ago for a real pool with tile still working good 40 k is a joke
If people stop buying it the costs will go down. I am waiting.
$950 for an LED?!! LOL
Several years ago, my boss needed to replace his white halogen spa light. I suggested he go LED and have infinite colours to choose from, by remote. The original pool company wanted $570.00 just for the bulb. I went on Amazon and found the same bulb for $120.00. You have to shop around. Pool companies are notorious for their ridiculous markups.
Fiberglass feels so cheap to me. I absolutely hate it. Give me a concrete or liner pool any day.
Nobody should be making large purchases like this in 2022(or 2023 for that matter). You will be dramatically overpaying, due to inflationary and supply pressures, as well as outright price gouging by the pool industry.
Price isn’t going down mate
I prefer to not wait for the prices to increase any more. My reason for purchasing one this year.
I'm looking for a company here in Marysville CA
The price range is so high, anything over 30k turns me off. Pool world is destroyed
Completely outrageous pricing.
nice
Y'all are ripping people off so hard. 🙄
Not worth it. I have a huge pool and used it about 5 times in 4 yrs, but in those 4yra I have spent over 20k on that pool and I didnt wven build it..it cam with thw home.
At that cost pay for a concrete pool it’s literally the same cost
Way too much when you have a bad river pools installer! Also when river pools did nothing to the contractor! Love river pools but I am disappointed how they handled my install.
Wow
I don’t think your pool pricing calculator is working.
Yeah just bought a pool for $875. Swimming in it just fine. 🤷🏽This shit is over rated and in the winter months I get my yard back to do other things so…
interesting
He killed mine too.
So this seems a bit pricey.... Bummer.
Dont forget to count the closing and moving costs.
I will use my pond as a pool. 👀
WOW those prices are insane you would be better off selling your house and buying a house with a pool
Thanks Biden this inflation killed my dream!
Inflation is happening globally. Basic economy skills would lead you to the fact that Biden has nothing to do with it, Champ
Bruh same
Killed everyone dreams
Y'all will blame the president for eveything. Insane.
You spelled Trump wrong
Damn, the prices are some bullshit. 😮
Pool and concrete surround 14 k in 1981.😂
I miss the 80's!
anyone making a purchase at the moment is paying overprice on everything, I am glad I only owe 130k with a 2.3 interest on my home in CA, and ill just by a 200 hundred dollar pool.
Throw in a Mercury racing 400r and we’ll talk!😎
😱, YMCA it is.
BS, you can get a heat pump for 2000
Could a guy just rent the excavation equipment and set the pool with a boom lift?
I just put one in my yard--NO--There are lots of tricks to getting it right. plumbing, leveling, tile, concrete, hooking up pump and filter to control panel. I suppose one could be it would not come out good. The sand has to be put in around pool a certain way.
@@rickg9987 I see. Back filled your pool with sand you say? Seems like youd want to backfill with gravel
You lost me at 40-90k
100k and to be honest it doesn’t add much value to the house maybe 10k cost to value ratio is not good
I rather just build the pool myself. I thought the fiberglass pools would be cheaper I guess not
40,000 to 90,000 no way that's a RIP OFF this is the thank american made item cost when probably u get it over seas anyway.see america always trying to get over so i hope america keep international trading.
Geez man…that fricking opening music is not only loud, but annoying. Nuff CZcamsrs…kill the annoying loud music intros!
900 for an led light lol
Yeah I can get 100 of those lights on Amazon for that price.
No thank you.
Too expensive.....your going into gunite prices
Yeah you may be paying a little more initially up front but you're paying for a higher quality pool and saving in the long run when it comes to maintenance and upkeep. Plus there are other factors to consider like fiberglass being a non-porous material and not having to worry about algae/mold ruining the pool if your equipment were to stop working for some reason. You end up using less chemicals in a fiberglass vs. concrete which means less money. Plus you're paying for the convenience of being able to actually swim in your pool faster considering the build times for Fiberglass are exponentially quicker. Just some things to think about.
@@kylerdorries8359 i am looking into a pool and definitely looking to fiberglass...but these pools should top out at $75 grand with rock features and a cage...unfortunately eveyone is trying to exploit the consumer....i know someone who two years ago got a sexy pool for $35 grand that now if $85....impossible
@@kylerdorries8359 not totally accurate. You don't use any less chemicals in fiberglass vs gunite. You are treating the water, not the surface. Fiberglass maybe quicker install, but I do a Fox pool in about a week and a half.
@@kylerdorries8359 you sound like a moron who just spent 95k on a fiberglass pool
Go away you didn’t give me any price
Rip off
This guy should sell used cars. He's definitely as F.O.S. as a used car guy. I'll find my pool somewhere else.
With that kind of money I by a house ?
that's a house price now i understand inflation but i will get mines from oversees and with shipping cost and come out cheaper then what AMERICA wants to charge united states does not need to start making american made items when we can get it for less from china .thats EXACTLY why America is behind china because America always trying to get over with high ass prices