i live in chiang mai, any suggestions where to purchase a relatively inexpensive 18 ft wide 4 feet deep pool, jd pools wants 80000 baht for a pool walmart sells in usa for 20000baht

i live in chiang mai, any suggestions where to purchase a relatively inexpensive 18 ft wide 4 feet deep pool, jd pools wants 80000 baht for a pool walmart sells in usa for 20000baht

The information you provide is inaccurate. Nobody can build a pool anywhere in the world for only 80,000 baht, and 20,000 wouldn't cover the cost of the pump, filter and plumbing.

You do not state the size of the pool. You do not state what kind of construction it is supposed to be.

However, as a ballpark figure for a proper professional concrete, fully tiled pool, complete with underwater lighting, filtration, and pump house would start at around 12,500.00 baht per square metre surface area for a pool of average depth 1.40 metre.

A typical standard rectangular concrete domestic pool would therefore be about 4 x 8 m = 400,000.00 baht.

Calculate extra for steps/ladders, extra features, and VAT. Costs may be higher in Chiang Mai, but certainly not double.

A typical standard rectangular concrete domestic pool would therefore be about 4 x 8 m = 400,000.00 baht.

Calculate extra for steps/ladders, extra features, and VAT. Costs may be higher in Chiang Mai, but certainly not double.

For an above ground pool?

P.S.

Posts in a thead below (e.g. Post #41 in http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Swimming-Pool-Forum-f108.html) show an above ground pool brought from BKK (four to five years ago, though, it seems -- perhaps someone has more up to date advive & info).