The number nobody else prints

How much does an inground pool costin Columbus, Ohio?

Between $79,595 and $119,595 installed, depending on which of our four pools you pick. That is the whole answer, and you did not have to sit through a two hour appointment to get it. Here is exactly what it covers and exactly what moves it.

Published, in public

Four pools. Four numbers.

Each figure is the smallest size in that model on a standard site. Larger sizes and harder access move it, and you get your real number in writing on the first visit, firm for thirty days.

Line by line

What that number actually covers.

This is the part where quotes usually stop being comparable. Ours is the same scope on all four pools, so the only thing changing between them is the shell.

In the price

  • The EvoPools fiberglass shell, delivered and set
  • Excavation to grade and a compacted gravel base
  • Spoil hauled off your property
  • Plumbing: skimmer, returns and main drain, pressure tested
  • Basic filter equipment: pump and filter, set and tied in
  • Licensed electrical hookup and bonding
  • Structural backfill, packed in lifts as the water goes in
  • Water, chemical startup and your walkthrough
  • Permits and inspections
  • The crew who does all of it, in four days

Not in the price

  • Concrete, coping, patio, decking or any hardscaping
  • Fence and gates
  • Landscaping, grass repair and retaining walls
  • Heater
  • Automatic safety cover
  • Lighting package
  • Automation
  • Spa or tanning ledge as a separate shell
Why concrete is not in there

Because a fiberglass pool does not need it to hold water and be swum in. Leaving it out means our number is honest and yours is lower on day one. Add decking later, on your own schedule and your own budget, or never. What we will not do is bundle it in so the headline figure looks like it includes more than it does.

Your number, not the starting number

Four things move the price.

In roughly this order of impact. Nothing here is a surprise fee. All of it is settled in writing before you sign.

1. Which pool
The single biggest lever, and the one entirely in your control. Forty thousand dollars separates the Everest from the Sacred, and it buys a tanning ledge, a bigger deep end and a spa moulded into the shell.
2. Which size
Every model comes in several lengths. A 40 foot shell costs more than a 30 foot shell, digs a bigger hole and takes more water, backfill and chemistry.
3. How we get in
The one people underestimate. A gate we can drive an excavator through and a corner lot we have to crane over the house are two very different jobs. Overhead lines, tight side yards, soft ground and a neighbour's permission all live here.
4. What is underground
Rock or ledge that needs a hammer, groundwater that needs dewatering, old fill, a septic field or utilities that were marked wrong. We cannot see any of that before we dig, so it is handled by written change order with the price agreed before we touch it.
The number after the number

What it costs to own, not just to buy.

Comparing pool types on day one price alone is how people end up spending more. The honest comparison runs over fifteen or twenty years, and it is the reason fiberglass keeps taking share.

Vinyl liner

Usually the cheapest to install. Then the liner wears out, and it is not an if. Cheapest entry, most frequent recurring bill.

Liner replacement roughly every 7 to 10 years
Concrete or gunite

The most customisable and usually the most expensive, both to build and to keep. A porous surface uses more chemistry, and it takes eight to twelve weeks to build in a market with a short season.

Resurface roughly every 10 to 15 years
Fiberglass

Usually lands between the two on day one and comes out lowest over time. Nothing to replace or resurface on schedule, a non-porous gelcoat that uses less chemistry, and a shell warranted structurally for as long as you own it.

No liner, no replaster

Replacement intervals above are industry norms and depend heavily on water chemistry, sun exposure and use. Your mileage genuinely will vary. Structural and osmosis warranties on our shells are issued by the manufacturer, Explore Industries USA.

Why we do this

Nobody else in this market prints a price. We think that is the most telling thing about the market.

There is nothing sinister in it. A vague number gets you into an appointment and a real number does not, so the industry learned to keep the figure behind a conversation. It works. It has worked for decades.

But it costs you a weekend of appointments to learn something you could have read in thirty seconds, and it means the family who quietly cannot afford a pool finds that out at the end of a two hour presentation instead of the beginning. That was the thing that annoyed us into starting this company.

So the figure is on the internet where our competitors can read it. If somebody wants to undercut us on a specific model, they now know exactly what to beat. Fine. We would rather compete on that than on who can hide a number longer.

What happens now

Get your actual number.

One visit, about forty five minutes. We measure the yard, look at how we get equipment back there, and hand you a written price before we leave. It is firm for thirty days, and if you have a qualifying written quote from another licensed Central Ohio installer, we will beat it.

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Related questions

What people ask next.

How much does an inground pool cost in Columbus, Ohio?

Our fiberglass pools start at $79,595 installed. The Everest and the Maldives are $79,595, el Capitan is $95,595 and the Sacred, which has a spa moulded into the shell, is $119,595. Each figure is that pool in the ground, plumbed, wired, packed, full of water and running with basic filter equipment, plus permits. It does not include concrete, decking or any hardscaping.

Why won't other pool companies tell me a price?

Because a vague number gets you into an appointment and a real number does not. There is nothing sinister about it, it is just how the industry has always sold. We publish ours because we would rather spend the first visit measuring your yard than performing a two hour presentation to arrive at a figure you could have read on your phone.

What is not included in the price of a fiberglass pool?

Concrete, coping, patio, decking or any other hardscaping. Also fence, landscaping, retaining walls, heater, automatic cover and lighting. A fiberglass pool does not need concrete to hold water and be swum in, so we leave it out of the price rather than bury it in there and call the number competitive. Everything you do add is quoted flat, as its own line, before you sign.

What makes an inground pool cost more than the starting price?

Four things, in order of impact: the model you pick, the size within that model, how hard your yard is to get equipment into, and what the ground turns out to be. Access is the one people underestimate. A gate we can drive through and a gate we have to work around are two different jobs.

Is a fiberglass pool cheaper than concrete or vinyl?

On day one it usually lands between vinyl and concrete. Over the life of the pool it is normally the cheapest of the three, because there is no liner to replace every seven to ten years and no plaster to redo every ten to fifteen, and the non-porous surface uses less chemistry.

Can I finance a pool in Central Ohio?

Yes. We finance through VistaFi using unsecured home improvement loans, so nothing is tied to your house. Minimum credit score 620, minimum loan $10,000, fixed rate, and checking your rate takes minutes without affecting your credit score.

How long is a quote good for?

Thirty days, firm. And if you bring us a qualifying written quote from another licensed Central Ohio installer before you sign with anybody, we will beat it.