VINYL LINER POOL FINISH COMPARISON

Advantages and Disadvantages:

1. COST: A vinyl liner pool cost is low. Cost of a fiberglass pool & plaster pool, also called concrete pool, is high.
2. SMOOTHNESS: Vinyl liner & Fiberglass are smooth, Concrete/Plaster is rough.
3. INSTALL TIME: Vinyl liner pools & fiberglass pools are short, Concrete is very long.
4. DESIGN FLEXIBILITY: Vinyl liner & Concrete(aka:shotcrete & Gunite) are very high in custom design shapes, Fiberglass is very limited, with absolutely no design flexibility.

SERVICE/MAINTENANCE: Maintenance on vinyl liner and fiberglass is low. Concrete pools are very high in maintenance costs.
ALGAE PRONE: Vinyl & Fiberglass are low, Concrete is very, very high.
RESTORATION: Replacement of the liner, on a vinyl liner pool, is very easy and inexpensive. Concrete & fiberglass restoration is very high in cost and in some cases impossible.
DISADVANTAGES: Concrete or Plaster pools are prone to chips, crack, algae, and high chemical costs. Fiberglass is limited in size and shape. It cannot be emptied. The gel-coat breaks down over time. And usually, it cannot be re-gelcoated. It also develops spider-cracks over time and is not warranted against it. With a vinyl liner pool; a liner could tear but it is a snap to fix. Also liners are easy and comparatively inexpensive to replace, and can usually be replaced in one day. Questions: Call Rich at: 609-313-0300