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I have been a lurker around here for the last couple of years and have learned a lot from my time. I felt that I needed to finaly chime in on something that I have some knowledge in. Two years ago I was asking myself if I could build my own inground pool. I had never built one nor did I know anyone who had. I scoured the internet for information and learned all that I could. I went to the local pool store here and inquired how much they would charge to build the pool I wanted. They came in at the 40k range. They would also sell me the parts and 10 hours of consultation for about 30k. Well this was still a bit out of my range so I pushed on and researched further. On June 30th of that that year a semi backed into my yard and delivered the pool that I had ordered, over the internet. On July 30th I put the hose in it. Now I am a school teacher so I have the summer off. I worked everyday for 8-12 hours to get it done this quick. In the end it turned out to be a better pool then what the pool store was going to build....lots of upgrades. All said in done I came in a little under 20k for the entire project, including about 2000 sq feet of stained and stamped pool deck, which was not part of the pool stores quote. Now does this mean everyone can do this? Well all I can say is that I am not a construction type guy by any means, after all I am teacher. But I would say if you are like me and not afraid to get your hands dirty, not afraid to try new things, willing to make mistakes and learn from them, and willing to give up a lot of YOUR time then I say do it. There is plenty of information to be gleaned on the various pool forums on the net and the company I bought my kit from had a pool builder that I was able to call a few times to ask certain questions of.