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Christine2
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Inground vs. Semi inground
So with this coronavirus summer, DH and I have finally decided we want a pool in our yard. Has anyone undertaken this path recently? I realize the price has probably skyrocketed due to demand. I'm thinking fall or late winter/spring installation.
Do semi inground raise taxes as much as inground? I've read that they do not, but I am not sure if that is older information. Would you still need permits?
Anyone have pics to share? I want to invest in some professional landscaping as my yard is looking neglected.
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NervousNell
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Semi will not raise your taxes at all actually
That's why we went that route to be honest.
You do still need permits though.
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| Posted 7/22/20 8:42 PM |
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Mrs213
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Inground vs. Semi inground
If I’m not mistaken you need permits for any now, even just above ground
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| Posted 7/22/20 9:07 PM |
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JennP
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
It depends on the town but I would be shocked if you didn't need a permit.
Some towns are tougher than others. I'm in TOBAY and you would need one here, although this town is so ridiculous I probably need a permit for the shit my dog took in my yard this morning.
Not sure about the taxes.
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| Posted 7/22/20 9:37 PM |
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M514
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Inground vs. Semi inground
We had a semi installed last summer. Does not affect taxes but, yes, you need a permit.
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| Posted 7/22/20 9:38 PM |
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Christine2
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Does anyone know (roughly) how much an inground pool would increase taxes/yr?
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| Posted 7/22/20 10:06 PM |
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Mrs213
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Posted by JennP
It depends on the town but I would be shocked if you didn't need a permit.
Some towns are tougher than others. I'm in TOBAY and you would need one here, although this town is so ridiculous I probably need a permit for the shit my dog took in my yard this morning.
Not sure about the taxes.
Southampton town needs permit for anything even a fence
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| Posted 7/22/20 10:06 PM |
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Mill188
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Legally you are supposed to have a permit for any pool that holds more than 18 inches of water regardless of whether it's inground, semi-inground or above ground.
Above ground and semi-inground will not raise taxes unless there is permanent decking around it or in the case of semi-inground, if it is sunk down over a certain number of inches which varies by Town.
The best thing to do is to call the local assessor's office. They can give you an estimate if you provide them with some details (size of pool, decking or paving around the pool, etc.)
Basically, if the total cost of your pool/decking is $30K, they will take the $30K, apply their assessment ratio for the increase in assessment and multiply that by the tax rate.....
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| Posted 7/23/20 9:48 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Posted by Mill188
Legally you are supposed to have a permit for any pool that holds more than 18 inches of water regardless of whether it's inground, semi-inground or above ground.
Above ground and semi-inground will not raise taxes unless there is permanent decking around it or in the case of semi-inground, if it is sunk down over a certain number of inches which varies by Town.
The best thing to do is to call the local assessor's office. They can give you an estimate if you provide them with some details (size of pool, decking or paving around the pool, etc.)
Basically, if the total cost of your pool/decking is $30K, they will take the $30K, apply their assessment ratio for the increase in assessment and multiply that by the tax rate.....
Funny thing too- our semi does have a full deck around it. The assessor came out, made sure the pool was done correctly for no tax increase and said to us, I'm going to look the other way on the deck.
So we didn't get a raise in taxes on the deck even though it has a fully legal CO and permit.
But yes you need permits for eveyrhing and if any builder or pool company tells you that you don't, run the other way.
Island Rec was famous for that.
Permits protect you as well from shoddy work because they require an inspector to come out to make sure everything is done right and up to code
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| Posted 7/23/20 10:01 AM |
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FirstMate
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Posted by Christine2
Does anyone know (roughly) how much an inground pool would increase taxes/yr?
We are having an inground installed right now. When I called the town, they told me anywhere from $400-$600 per year. You also have to factor in how much your electric and gas (if you are getting a gas heater) will increase your utility bills plus the cost of chemicals or salt.
When I priced out inground vs. semi, it really makes no sense to do the semi (other than the tax situation) because it was going to be about $40k by the time we were done with everything. The inground isn't costing much more than that.
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| Posted 7/23/20 4:28 PM |
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Christine2
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Posted by FirstMate
Posted by Christine2
Does anyone know (roughly) how much an inground pool would increase taxes/yr?
We are having an inground installed right now. When I called the town, they told me anywhere from $400-$600 per year. You also have to factor in how much your electric and gas (if you are getting a gas heater) will increase your utility bills plus the cost of chemicals or salt.
When I priced out inground vs. semi, it really makes no sense to do the semi (other than the tax situation) because it was going to be about $40k by the time we were done with everything. The inground isn't costing much more than that.
Thank you! That's great information to keep in mind.
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| Posted 7/23/20 6:12 PM |
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chilltocam
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Inground vs. Semi inground
There's a picture of the semi inground pool I had at my previous house in one.of my albums that you can take a look at
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| Posted 7/23/20 6:13 PM |
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FirstMate
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Posted by Christine2
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Posted by Christine2
Does anyone know (roughly) how much an inground pool would increase taxes/yr?
We are having an inground installed right now. When I called the town, they told me anywhere from $400-$600 per year. You also have to factor in how much your electric and gas (if you are getting a gas heater) will increase your utility bills plus the cost of chemicals or salt.
When I priced out inground vs. semi, it really makes no sense to do the semi (other than the tax situation) because it was going to be about $40k by the time we were done with everything. The inground isn't costing much more than that.
Thank you! That's great information to keep in mind.
I just went through this whole process and got a whole education. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
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| Posted 7/23/20 6:46 PM |
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MrsW326
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
We just installed a semi this month. I was surprised how much it added up to be however an Inground pool still would have been 60% higher in price not to mention my town taxes going up $1300 per year and the additional upkeep cost of an Inground .. As well as if anything goes wrong it’s more money to repair an Inground.
Ideally we would have loved an Inground but for us didn’t make sense financially, the semi is great!
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| Posted 7/25/20 6:17 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Inground vs. Semi inground
Another consideration we had when we decided on the semi vs the inground was the price of pavers or stone or whatever to go around the area. That would have cost another fortune. We had seen an inground for around the same price as our semi (a little smaller but it would have been fine) but when we factored in the brick work to finish around it, it put us way out of budget at the time.
So we went with the semi, got a larger pool out of it, and our package included a full deck around it
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| Posted 7/25/20 9:34 AM |
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