There's a hole in my yard

Price of a normal pool excavation: $1,287.00

Price for excavation when they realize you have a massive slab of rock in your backyard: $4,617.00.

Total price for the pool after discovering you needed a "hard dig": $28,988.00.

Having a little paradise in your own backyard: Priceless

At least, that's what I have to keep telling Xan. The extra cost for the excavation was a little tough for him to swallow. I gotta admit, it sucks. This is only the second phase of the build and we've already had more than a $3,000 overrun.

Let's hope this is the last little surprise we run into. Well, unless something comes back much cheaper than expected.

I won't hold my breath.

Posted by geekchik at March 23, 2006 04:46 PM