Time for a nicer pool

[BigBee]

Hi,
A couple of years ago the wife and I decided to get a pool. We ended up with one of the blue Intex pools from our local discount store. Our thinking was this. It would be a cheap way to see how much we used the pool as well as a way to see how hard it would be to maintain. We used it all the time and it was very easy to take care of.
It is time to get into a more traditional type of pool. We are looking at the pool from a company by the name of Wilbar. They seem to have a decent reputation from what I can find. The model is a Quest I believe. They call this pool a semi inground or above ground pool. I like the idea of being able to have it partially underground. Does anyone have any experience with this type of installation? I would love to have a nice inground pool but that is way out of my price range.
Thanks for any responses. I am looking for pros as well as cons.
Andy

[Watermom]

Hi, Andy, and welcome to the Pool Forum. I can't answer your question because I have no knowledge about the type of pool you are talking about. But, hopefully someone will know!

By the way, I deleted your other duplicate post. Remember, new members have their posts go into our moderation queue and won't appear on the forum until one of us mods it in. Usually one of us catches things without too much delay!

Glad to have you on the forum. Hope you enjoy it!

[CarlD]

Hi Andy!
That's what I did: An Intex donut for 3 seasons followed by a bigger, permanent installation.
There seems to be two ways to do a partial in-ground. One is to bury a bit an above ground. Many people do this but I think it's risky because AG pools aren't designed for IG use.
The other is many IG pools are a steel frame totally capable of being self-supporting and don't NEED to be inground. These work much better. My next-door neighbor has that kind of installation because it's on a bit of a hill and he has a very high deck around it. So much is AG, but below the deck.

[Watermom]

I'm also in the market to replace my pool this spring and am in the investigating stage. I think most inground pool walls would look ugly if not buried, though. I'll be interested to read additional replies to your question.

[BigBee]

Thanks for the replies. I am looking into the zoning requirements before i begin this journey. So far all I can see is that I need a 4 foot high fence. I already have this so that should be a non issue. My neighbor put up a nice AG pool late last year. I will try to catch him and see what he has to say. I live in the country so I am not sure if there are any special rules that apply.

[CarlD]

Well, my pool is AG and you've seen it, Lisa. I think it looks OK, too.

Carl

[Watermom]

Yes, your pool does like nice Carl. And we enjoyed swimming in it, too!

[BigBee]

I ordered up the new pool over the weekend.
Now to start reading as much as I can before the big installation in a few months.

[Watermom]

How exciting! Now, time for homework!

[jrh1010]

Can you tell me what you ordered and what your opinion is? Also any other information you ran across you found useful. I am looking at AGP's now. A lot of choices.

[Watermom]

I ordered a pool made by Atlantic Pools and the model name is Concord. I went with that one because I wanted to get something that my local pool store that I have dealt with for years sold. They said that they have sold from this particular company for years. I have dealt with the pool store owner for a long time and I don't think he would sell something that was not a good quality pool. I'm a little skeptical about buying something like that sight unseen off the internet. He had several pool choices; this one seemed a little higher end than some of them, so that is what I went with. I wanted a 27ft with 54 inch steel walls. I like the looks of it and I think it will be just fine.