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OK, looking for advice, here goes:
I bought my house in February of 04, and inherited an above-ground pool with it. Unfortunately, the previous owners didn't close it up correctly, and a ton of leaves ended up in there. I haven't cleaned it out. Last fall, I just covered it. Now we are readying our deck for paint, and are trying to decide to keep the pool or not.
I am looking at $800 Cdn minimum to get it in any kind of shape for re-use (new liner, water truck, et al. While it would be nice to have, I also have my dad's old house as a cottage (log home on a small lake), which gets my attention on a lot of weekends.
If we decide to get rid of the pool, we will need to get the deck redone a bit to take into account that there isn't a 15-foot multisided thing holding a ton of water in the middle of it.
Thoughts? Comments? Anecdotes?
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No real advice... I guess it depends on whether or not you can afford the $800 CDN and want to spend it on a pool. If not, then closing in the deck is going to be less expensive, I'm sure.
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spend the $800.00 cdn and fix it, trust me a pool makes the value of your home go way up i know it does here in georgia. i am thinking about a pool myself for my back yard, but where in my yard to put it its half the size of a football field
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Originally posted by Phil Rohtla:
If we decide to get rid of the pool, we will need to get the deck redone a bit to take into account that there isn't a 15-foot multisided thing holding a ton of water in the middle of it.
Thoughts? Comments? Anecdotes?
The pool is alot of upkeep & it sounds like you have a good weekend spot already.
I'd remove the pool, leave the deck alone & replace the pool w/ a small merry-go-round. 
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get rid of the rubber maid pool and get an in ground unit.
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i acquired something similar a while ago, i basically drained the whole pool - pulled out 2 wheelbarrows full of leaves/pine needles, etc scrubbed the entire liner - re-pumped the grime back out and then put 24,000 gallons back into the pool 
are you sure you need a new liner? mine just needed some soft-scrub and elbow grease
it's aLOT of work, but it's well worth the pain
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Originally posted by MapOfTaziF�³sh�³:
get rid of the rubber maid pool and get an in ground unit.
right, b/c if he's worried about spending $800 on an above ground, an in-ground makes all kind of sense.  
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I'd personally get rid of it
pools are such a pain in the ass in my opinion.
property eyesores too
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True. When I went looking for a house, a pool was not something I wanted to deal with.
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Originally posted by SVZETEC:
you can even pick your own figures...
omg <3!!!!!!
thanks for the link
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