Need Pro & Cons For Fiberglass & Concrete Pools

[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