Dive right in Have you ever tried to buy a fan - or have air-conditioning and ceiling fans installed - when the temperature is heading upwards of 30 degrees and expected to keep rising? Your chances are not great. All the fans have walked out the door. By the time the installer or electrician can get to your job, it will be winter.
That is why, if you are thinking about a swimming pool, do something about it now – in autumn!
really think about both visual and practical appeal, and take advice from experts.
Swimming pools have become more desirable in the last decade and, with people wanting more home-based activity bound to be a legacy of 2020, that trend will likely continue.
And if the question of whether it adds value to your property is important to you, look at the local market before deciding.
At the start of last year, realestate.com.au data had swimming pools as the number one feature buyers were searching for when on the property hunt. Real estate agents say most of their buyers are looking for properties either with pools or with room to build one. While the jury is out on whether pools add value, most agree that they certainly help to sell a home. And here is something ironic. Apparently swimming pools are more often seen in seaside suburbs. Because living on or near the water is a whole way of life for many, the idea of a pool has value. When you are planning your pool design and construction,
Do most houses in your area have pools? If not, there may be a good reason. Talk to local real estate agents. Having a pool may be an expectation, or the ability to add one may be enough for buyers. Just like your home, the presentation and maintenance of your pool will go a long way to determining how much of an asset it is when it comes time to sell. Swimming pools, literally, come in all shapes and sizes. Trends last year included giving pools a handcrafted mosaic finish; seamless pool edges (horizon pools); and dark swimming pool finishes (even the lagoon-type setting seemed to be coming back in fashion with pools being remodelled into irregular, rounded shapes with dark green, blue or black finishes).
SWIMPLY Can you believe there is now an ‘Airbnb’ for swimming pools? The idea made waves in the US around July 2019 and splashed down in Australia in November last year. So, if you are keen to make a splash in someone else’s pool, you might like to check it out! 48
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