Gunite Vinyl Liner Pool

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

Gunite vinyl liner pool.

Advantages of vinyl liner pools. A vinyl liner pool has a custom made sheet of vinyl between the water and the pool structure. The smoothest concrete pool surface is a cheese grader compared to vinyl. Gunite pools will require replastering and there is never a warranty on plaster.

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 in the 25 000 to 35 000 range. 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. The biggest expense for a pool conversion from gunite to a vinyl liner pool is going to be the labor. Vinyl liner pools do come with a warranty. You want a custom shape or depth.

Changing out the skimmers and returns are part of the labor expense we just spoke of. 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 concrete pool would take your entire summer to install and a vinyl liner pool only a month. 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.

For most people there is no diy option for concrete pools. Cost initial and lifetime concrete. Hire contractors that have experience making liners for pool conversions and contractors that can give you references for prior pool conversion jobs. 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.

Underneath the liner is a sand or cement like floor. Your budget is 50 000 or more. Ready made gunite pool projects typically cost between 50 000 and 100 000 upfront. Construction techniques do vary.