I just had a pool put in after waiting/waffling for years. Edit: I would not do it if it's for the kids, or the gkids, but do it if it's what you want.
I love it. I absolutely love it and wish I'd done it sooner. It makes my whole home better, as the layout of my house means you can see the pool from the front door and living/dining rooms, and my bedroom came pre-equipped with a cabana bath door. It fits nicely. I live in S. Fla so it will be swimable 6-7+ months per year. I'm super happy with the pool and my decision to finally do it. I make it a point to spend time in it every day, weather permitting, and love the overall look of my backyard.
HOWEVER:
I hate my pool company. They were the "best" in the business, perfect B-Business, A rated, 50 years in the area, etc. But now is the worst possible time. Everyone, last summer, decided... oh man lockdowns? I need a pool! Few pool companies are saying no, so they are slipping and slacking and taking more than a year from contract. I went to contract in July 2020 and passed final inspection literally a year to the day later. My back yard was a construction zone for 6+ months. The build was the most frustrating non-work thing in memory. They were on site on average one day every two weeks. Emails and phone calls would take days to get a response.
And then there was the gaslighting. The little mistakes that took weeks to resolve. To where you almost didn't want to point out little mistakes because that meant another month before your pool was done. I can only hope I don't have an issue that needs their warranty support in the first year because I know it will be a month before they show up. And of course problems arose on fridays so I'd spend the whole weekend going ....."arrggghhh now this".
phew...yeah, i hate the pool company. And I did my homework, got a lot of quotes, this was a highly reviewed, reputable place who only wanted 5% down to start.
Ok so after all that?
Yeah, it's worth it: