Gunite Vinyl Liner Pool

You can t find a fiberglass pool to suit your needs.

Gunite vinyl liner pool.

For most people there is no diy option for concrete pools. So an inexpensive vinyl pool does look cheaper than a gunite pool but a nice vinyl pool can look just like a gunite pool. Vinyl now offers the same selection. Except the vinyl will be printed with photographs of tile or rocks instead of the real thing.

You re prepared to spend a lot of time and money maintaining your investment. Your budget is 50 000 or more. Advantages of vinyl liner pools. Vinyl liners typically lock their top edge called a bead into a track located on the bottom of the coping which is at deck level.

You want a custom shape or depth. Gunite pools will require replastering and there is never a warranty on plaster. The biggest expense for a pool conversion from gunite to a vinyl liner pool is going to be the labor. Another yet small advancement as of late is the addition of matching color faceplates for skimmer main drains and return fittings although simple in idea this now allows builders to completely hide any evidence of plastics in a vinyl liner pool so like a gunite pool the interior is seamless and continuous in color.

A vinyl liner pool is a good fit if. Ready made gunite pool projects typically cost between 50 000 and 100 000 upfront. Your budget is in the 25 000 to 35 000 range. Construction techniques do vary.

Surface is rough all you need to do is stick your hand in a concrete pool then a vinyl pool to feel the difference yourself. A vinyl liner pool has a custom made sheet of vinyl between the water and the pool structure. Changing out the skimmers and returns are part of the labor expense we just spoke of. The smoothest concrete pool surface is a cheese grader compared to vinyl.

Hire contractors that have experience making liners for pool conversions and contractors that can give you references for prior pool conversion jobs. The industry named this type of construction a package pool most families found the vinyl liner package pool to be the best value over the more expensive custom concrete gunite swimming pools that were also available and fiberglass swimming pools were not accepted or readily available in most of the country. Underneath the liner is a sand or cement like floor. Cost initial and lifetime concrete.