We don't have any major projects scheduled this year. We just bought a pool heater, which was an interesting experience.
$2,000 for the heater, on sale.
$4,200 for the installation of a gas line from the meter to the pool. I got the contractor down to $3,900 by offering to pay cash.
Pool company comes to place/install the heater. They're great.
Contractor comes in to trench my backyard and run the gas line. 133' trench, 18" deep. They do a decent job, but a day later, I notice that they had moved the heater to line up with their trench - and smashed it up against the pump. I got the pool up and running, heated the water, all is good.
A week later, I wake up at 5am and see that the pool level is down 5". When they smashed the heater up against the pump, it compromised one of the hoses, and I had been pumping water out of my pool overnight.
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Had to repair the hose, then all was good again....except for having to grow grass over the 133' of dug up yard. We're in the process of doing that now - and it's been hard work. Had to tamp down all of the dirt that was pushed back over the trench, then lay down seed, some dirt, and then stake a layer of burlap down to keep my dog from digging in the dirt.