ixnay on fiberglass - sm

Posted By: MDmt on 2006-07-05
In Reply to: Inground pool questions - SLC

it tends to heave out of the ground with hard freezes which you will have in PA; they are mostly southern pools. Gunnite (concrete) is expensive - $30K and up - concrete can stain and if you are not really careful with the initial smooth scrub you will have rough spots that can scratch skin. Vinyl liner pools are less expensive $18-30K; vinyl is smooth on the skin but you have to replace it every so often and it can scratch (bad with girls wearing earrings, etc.). We have vinyl; neighbors have gunnite. Both have pros and cons; ours is 5 years old and we love it. Check out poolforum.com - lots and LOTS of helpful info. And you CAN dicker on prices!

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Inground pool questions - SLC
- We have a gunite pool as opposed to vinyl/sand liner.. - SM
- Having one put in now... - in TX
- My parents did it about 26 years ago - $20K then -sm - Laura E.
  - They also were in PA ( SE near Philly) - nm - Laura E.
    - Also it took exactly 28 days to do (this was 1980) - nm - Laura E.
- ixnay on fiberglass - sm - MDmt
- Inground pool - SwimminCA
- Pool - LinK
  - Wow, I'm in the wrong business... - No way could I afford $30K for a pool as much as I
    - You and Me Both - LinK
    - as much as I would like..nm - x

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409. It does wonders on fiberglass tubs. nm
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I'm moving into a new house w/fiberglass tubs sm
so I'll go pick up some 409 before I do my move-in cleaning. Thanks for the tip!