One time was sufficient for me. I appreciated the pool itself however upkeep was a bad dream. At first I figured I could do all upkeep myself yet that is simply not down to earth. 

My first test came when the channeling underneath the solid deck began spilling. That implied destroying the solid so the funnels could be come to. One person - chipping away at that activity in the hot Southern temperature and mugginess - stated, without joking, that he wanted to stop the organization doing this sort of work and join the Marines. He figured it would be less physically requesting. 

All that cost enough to go off on a pleasant get-away. 

At that point - since this was a gunite pool, it required a decent wash with hydrochloric corrosive when it was come back to benefit in the spring. It additionally required, like clockwork, repainting. At that point there was the standard water science stuff including ensuring the chlorine levels were alright. 

Indeed, even with a pool benefit the pool in the end felt more like work than entertainment. Our companions - without any obligations to chip away at the pool - delighted in it monstrously however.

It is dangerous to have kids around a house with pool