Need Pro & Cons For Fiberglass & Concrete Pools

[maxmuscle]

THANKS A LOT, ANY ONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
jason

[blue_steel]

We have had a FG pool for 3 years now and love it. Far less hassles than the vinyl pool my parent's had for 24 years.
Cost of 16' x 43' x 6'6" FG installed (no deck) was $17K (in 2004). Quotes for concrete / gunite pools in my area at the same time were >$36K (not including a deck). My brother lives in central Florida and put in a FG pool a few years ago. He said FG pools in his area were about 1/2 the cost of a concrete pool.

[mkelley]

I was going to go FG but ended up with concrete because we did want the custom look. Biggest pros for FG are, as said, less chemicals and (unsaid) no swimsuit or skin scrapes/sticking.

But I'll tell you -- I *love* our concrete pool and am glad we didn't go FG. I've swam in a lot of FG pools and they always seem "hollow" to me -- can't explain it any other way. I don't like they way they sound or feel. Concrete just seems more permanent and more pool like. In any case, our pool is a showpiece and that could not be said for any FG other than a custom design (which is probably out of the question for you or nearly anyone else).

[maxmuscle]

Thats all interesting. I grew up here in N.E. Fl. and have swam in about 9 different pools over my lifetime(here). They are all concrete...and 1 of those was behind a doblewide trailer. None of them have been resurfaced either. I wonder why everyone here appears to chose concrete? My biggest fear with concrete would be what if it cracked,..is it repairable, how often or could it happen? anyone else have answers?

[waterbear]

Thats all interesting. I grew up here in N.E. Fl. and have swam in about 9 different pools over my lifetime(here). They are all concrete...and 1 of those was behind a doblewide trailer. None of them have been resurfaced either. I wonder why everyone here appears to chose concrete?

Until concrete prices started rising like they did concrete was less expensive than fiberglass. There are not a lot of vinyl pools in Fl from my underdstanding. They seem to be better suited to more northern climates from my underdstanding.

My biggest fear with concrete would be what if it cracked,..is it repairable, how often or could it happen? anyone else have answers?

Hope this helps.

[DavidD]

...None of them have been resurfaced either.Yet anyway I wonder why everyone here appears to chose concrete? My biggest fear with concrete would be what if it crackedThis, along with the resurfacing is why I chose Fiberglass,..is it repairableYes, it can be repaired but it will cost $$, how often or could it happenYou will find that no builder will or can gurantee? anyone else have answers?

The only advantage of Concrete, In my opinion, is you can get whatever shape, size and configuration as well as texture, tile etc. you want.

Dave
16,000 gallon inground Fiberglass pool