Gunite Vinyl Liner Pool

A concrete pool would take your entire summer to install and a vinyl liner pool only a month.

Gunite vinyl liner pool.

A gunite pool is a good fit if. You want a custom shape or depth. A vinyl liner pool is a good fit if. The smoothest concrete pool surface is a cheese grader compared to vinyl.

Your budget is in the 25 000 to 35 000 range. Construction techniques do vary. Vinyl now offers the same selection. For most people there is no diy option for concrete pools.

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. 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. Vinyl liner pools do come with a warranty.

Ready made gunite pool projects typically cost between 50 000 and 100 000 upfront. 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. Changing out the skimmers and returns are part of the labor expense we just spoke of.

Advantages of vinyl liner pools. Gunite pools will require replastering and there is never a warranty on plaster. A vinyl liner pool has a custom made sheet of vinyl between the water and the pool structure. 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 liners typically lock their top edge called a bead into a track located on the bottom of the coping which is at deck level. 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. Your budget is 50 000 or more. Cost initial and lifetime concrete.