The Bluepools operational area
We install and renovate pools if
they are within about 150 kms from our base in Jonzac. Generally
we will install pools in Departments 16, 17, the southern parts
of 86 and the northern parts of 33 and 24. In these areas we price
the pools the same as shown on the table on this page because the
travelling time and costs do not massively impinge on the productivity
of the directors.
The Cost of a Bluepool
The figures below are the fixed
prices that relate to pools that are to be constructed within 150
kilometres of our base in Jonzac and where accommodation is provided
at the clients property.
Our hands on approach to pool installation
management causes cost to increase as the distance from Jonzac increases
and there are other factors that can have a cost implication, including
site access, ground conditions, excavation, load and cart arisings
etc.
If you want to get an idea of just
what the travelling costs might be, the increase is approximately
5% for every 100 kilometres of travelling.
|
Swimming
pool size |
|
|
|
| Basic
Pool inc margelles with Built for Life guarantee and summer
and winter covers |
19,995
euros
|
24,995 euros
|
29,995
euros
|
| Square
3m wide x 2m Roman end |
3,995
|
3,995
|
3,995
|
| Semi-circular
3m wide Roman end |
4,995
|
4,995
|
4,995
|
| ARConWall
concrete paving around pool |
40m2
@ 75 = 3000 |
48m2@75=3600
|
56m2@75=4,200 |
| Aquasensor
alarm |
395
|
395
|
395
|
| Safety
Fence |
36
lm + gate=3200 |
42
lm + gate=3,650 |
48
lm + gate=4,100 |
| Total
budget cost (Euros HT with a Square Roman End and alarm) |
27,385
|
32,985
|
38,585
|
Pools are a luxury item that are
a little bit like cars. If you buy a Ferrari it could cost 50 times
what a Fiat would cost and many people would say that it is still
good value. Our pools are probably about 50% more costly than the
cheapest on the market and in motoring terms are good value like
a Ferrari because you get:-
- Our lifetime structural guarantee
that far exceeds the deccennale guarantee provided by most pool
builders and that provides a pool with insulated walls made from
the best polystyrene blocks on the market
- Our lifetime structural guarantee
that includes the concrete paving put down around the pool - virtually
every pool in France built by a French pool builder shows signs
of subsidence in the pool paving.
- Our dedication to the management
of your pool installation so that any delay in construction will
be minimal (we have limited our 2008 installation schedule to
12 pools to ensure that our attention is not diluted)
- Our guarantee that we will provide
a filtration system that will filter the whole pool volume of
water in 6 to 8 hours thus ensuring that the water will be healthy
- even if it is full of children
- Our guarantee that the water will
never ever go green if you use our chemicals and follow the water
quality maintenance schedule
- A winter cover and pool alarm
that both comply with the safety regulations. This is particularly
useful if you just use your pool when you are at the property
because at other times you can leave the winter cover on - this
gives complete peace of mind when you are not at your property
as the winter cover also keeps the pool clean.
- A prompt and efficient after sales
service that includes putting everything right that goes wrong
in the first year after pool completion - free of charge.
Pool types
You might be interested to know how
a Bluepool compares with the others on the market.
Please follow this link to get more
information on this The Pool Types Available on the Market
Your pool as an
investment
The Downside of
buying a cheap swimming pool
Any swimming pool will probably be
the 2nd or 3rd most expensive thing that you buy and so it is worth
while examining whether it will be a good investment or not. There
is a quite comprehensive article on this in our blog dated May 2008.
But please bear in mind that if you
but a glass fibre or modular panel pool kit and it costs 15 to 20,000
euros and it has a 10 year guarantee then it will actually be costing
more than 1500 to 2000 euros per annum - because it actually have
a negative value because it will need to be removed. This involves
getting a fibre-glass pool out of the ground (a crane will not do
it because of suction from the soil), cutting it up and loading
it into a truck and then backfilling the hole. This will cost at
least 5000 euros and possibly 6 or 7. The costs for a modular panel
pool may be a bit less.
Perhaps it is better
to buy a smaller high performance pool?
If you just want a pool to sit by
and for the children to play in we suggest that you consider the
installation of a small high quality pool and spend any further
money that you might have available on labour saving devices like
automatic pool chlorination, automatic PH control, robot cleaners
and heat pumps to extend the swimming season. In most cases the
argument that bigger is best does not apply to swimming pools (this
is the exact opposite of what every other pool installer will tell
you)
Luke and I are professional civil
engineers that actually get out onto the sites and install the Bluepools
that are"Built for Life".
We do not pressurise you to sign the contract and then hand it on
to a crew of pool installers that are incentivised by bonus schemes
to get it done as quickly as possible and move on to the next one.
Please remember that we both passionately
believe that the pools that we install are the best value available.
In 10 years time you will still have a pool that enhances the value
of your property and will not be thinking "How much is it going
to cost to get rid of that useless hole in the ground!"
From the Bluepools
Blog
Does the installation
of a swimming pool increase the value of a property?
May 7th, 2008 by willwitt
This is a leading question
that many of our clients are very interested in after we have provided
a pool installation proposal.
So how can you assess
whether the pool that has been offered to you is good value for
money?
There is one universal
truth that applies in every country in the world - “If the
pool is of poor quality it will reduce the value of your property”
How can you assess
the quality of a pool proposal from a pool installer?
You need to answer these
questions;
1. Is the pool guaranteed
for life or is the guarantee for a fixed period and hedged with
weasel words like “Manufacturers Guarantee”? (this means
that only the pool components are guaranteed - not the pool installation
- so if poor soil conditions cause the walls of your pool to collapse
do not expect the kit supplier to do anything about it)
2. Is the pool filtration equipment equipped with a sand filter
and guaranteed to have the capacity to filter the whole pool in
6 hours or less (This is the minimum required to ensure that the
water is not polluted - the filtration equipment for many kit pools
will take 12 hours or more)
3. Are you absolutely sure that the pool will not float out of the
ground in winter? (Fibreglass and ceramic pools are very prone to
this)
4. Does your pool have a heavy structure designed by an engineer
- If not and you have a high water table or clay in your garden
the pool will possibly collapse the first time that it is emptied
5. Is the pool rectangular in shape? - many people only like the
classic lines of rectangular pools
6. Are the pool coping stones attractive and accurately laid with
regular joints that line up with the paving that surrounds them?
7. Are you sure that the paving around your pool will not subside
(the avoidance of susbsidence needs special precautions that cannot
be provided with any panel wall kit)
8. If your pool does not have a liner - are you sure it does not
leak? - the pool must be kept full of water to maintain it in good
condition and this is very difficult and costly if the pool leaks
9. And last but not least - can the pool installer show you other
pools that he has built and introduce you to the owners.
If you can answer yes
to the 9 questions above you almost certainly have a proposal for
a good quality or high performance pool - so let’s move on
to other considerations. These factors will all tend to be different
depending on the country or area that the pool is being built in.
The affect on property
value following the installation of a high performance pool
(i) A quality pool will
always add value to an upmarket property but it will be difficult
to prove that the whole investment in the pool will be recouped
- hence the better the value of the pool the higher the return.
(ii) Investment buyers for holiday lets view a pool as essential
because the rates for holiday lets can normally be increased by
between 50% and 100% - but pool heating will also be essential -
especially in the UK (Click on Pool
Insulation to find about using your pool as a Solar Heater)
(iii) Most private buyers of an upmarket country property want a
pool - but they hate the mess and risk involved in getting one built.
(iv) An up market property with a pool will sell faster than one
without if the properties are more or less comparable in price.
(v) The pool is valued higher if it is seen to be an integral part
of the house by being close to it and connected by hard paving -
as most can be.
In France where we have
been building pools since 2004 it is our experience that the cost
of the pool will be recouped on the sale of the property if it is
a quality installation in an appropriate property.
The following link seems
to prove it
http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/01-04-2008/worthwhile-improvements-for-french-property-owners.html
Will Witt
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