Quote Originally Posted by MaryLee
I LOVE the look of a gunite pool. However, the pool we put in is an 18 X40 vinyl. We chose that because I wanted a pool I could swim laps in and the pool is really just a "play" pool for my 2 young kids. We could have spent the same money and gone with a gunite, but we would have had to settle with a much smaller pool.

For now, vinyl is right for us. After the kids move out and we "downsize", I will put in the gunite pool of my dreams!!

This is same reason for me. 2 kids 8 & 3. They said that they can put everything that the gunite offered me and be ruffly about 7K- 10K less then the pool quote I got.

I love to do gunite and did some reading on pool & Spa website and there was nothing negitve really about vinyl.

Since here in Austin, TX we do get heavy rains and flash floods... I am just wondering if the pool becomes over-flooded and the liner will not hold it. What is your take along that issue?