A pool sat buried under a deck for over 20 years, and the owners had no way to evaluate whether it was worth restoring until they committed to removing the deck, draining the water, and clearing the debris. Only then did they discover the structure was fundamentally sound — just surface-level damage. The cost of not knowing was always lower than the cost of inspection, but the cost of never inspecting was losing the asset entirely.
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