| Driving back home after a splash at the local pool | | | | kit form. Panel walls are joined together and a |
| is not a very good idea. It takes all the freshness | | | | concrete footing is placed at the bottom for |
| away. Beat the heat this summer by setting up | | | | support. A vinyl liner is then spread over the |
| an inground pool in your own backyard. Enjoy with | | | | excavated floor and the sides and connected to |
| your near and dear ones and let your worries | | | | the top of the panel walls by a vinyl rib. Panel |
| wash away. | | | | walls maybe of wood, steel or polymer. Vinyl |
| Whether you want an inground pool or above | | | | pools are smooth but require replacement every |
| ground is a matter of personal choice. Inground | | | | 10 years. Construction time is about one to three |
| pools are permanent structures so you have to | | | | weeks. |
| decide carefully where exactly you want your | | | | Concrete inground pools are the most common |
| pool before you start digging that hole. Inground | | | | types as these are more durable and can be |
| pools are more expensive than above ground | | | | custom-built to your needs and specifications. |
| pools but surely are a value addition to your | | | | Concrete pools have the advantage of flexibility in |
| property and are more appealing. | | | | design, shape and depth at the initial stages of |
| You have three primary options with an inground | | | | construction. The construction process of |
| pool - fiberglass, vinyl or concrete. A fiberglass | | | | concrete pools includes a number of phases - |
| pool comes in one piece and once the hole is dug | | | | forming, applying concrete, tile, coping and |
| out in your backyard, the pool-shell is installed. | | | | plastering. The construction time is between three |
| These are generally more expensive than | | | | and nine weeks. As the concrete pools are of high |
| concrete inground pools but have a better lifespan | | | | quality they are also among the costliest. |
| because fiberglass pools are easier to maintain, | | | | After you have decided which one suits your |
| requiring fewer chemicals. Fiberglass pools also | | | | needs and budget, you can also go for value |
| eliminate the need for future re-plastering and liner | | | | additions for your pool like diving boards, slides, |
| replacements thus reducing your expenses in the | | | | lights and spas. Credentials of the company are to |
| long run. Construction time is roughly about two | | | | be checked before you finally place your order. It |
| weeks. | | | | is also important to clear any ambiguities relating |
| A vinyl inground pool is furnished to the installer in | | | | to warranties and the inclusions in your order. |