An outdoor pool is an expected luxury home amenity, particularly in warm weather states, but an indoor pool remains an unusual feature. “An indoor project is really a completely different animal,” says Dave Penton, who founded the Fullerton, Calif.-based service and repair firm Fluid Dynamics. He says a pool area must be sealed off from the rest of the home to contain the humidity. The cost of a basic pool, Mr. Peterson estimates, is around $500,000, including construction costs. “They want to have the exercise and all of that of a swimming pool but they can’t have the sun exposure,” he says.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 10, 2020 17:33 UTC