Approximately seventy percent of residential swimming pools have pool liners. Vinyl liner swimming pools enjoy such high popularity mainly due to their economical cost.
Pools with swimming pool liners have advantages and disadvantages. Weighing the pros and cons against each other is a good way to decide if a vinyl liner pool is the right choice for your home.
Pros And Cons Of Lined Pools
A pool system built with a pool liner is the most affordable pool option; Specifically, the most inexpensive pool is an above ground swimming pool. Liners and pool kits for above ground pool and liners start around $1500. Inground pool liner systems present an affordable way to install an inground pool, starting around $7500.
Lined pools are subject to pool liner problems. Over time, a pool liner deteriorates and owners will need to replace the pool liner. Liners can rip or tear with misuse or if the ground beneath is not carefully prepared. Replacement of pool liners won’t be necessary for several years (average minimum liner age is ten years). Some pool owners choose to do the job themselves.
Pool liner choices are available that make eventual replacements easier. Two of the easier liners to self-install are J-hook and beaded pool liners. Above ground beaded pool liners have molded top edges that snap into a track over the pool’s top edge, keeping the liner secure. At purchase, it is a good idea to talk to sales personnel to determine what liner will be the easiest to deal with down the road. It is also a good idea to get an overview of the job to determine if it is something you will be able to do yourself. Ask how to install replacement beaded pool liners, overlap liners, and J-hook designs.
Replacement liners are an expense, but one that you can prepare for. Frugal shopping is an asset when it comes time to replace the liner in your pool. Discount pool liners are often available, particularly if you shop late or off season.
Some owners find vinyl liner pools require more maintenance. Liners change pool chemistry, necessitating more frequent chemical adjustment. Vinyl liners tend to soil slightly more than fiberglass shells. Most owners do not find the slightly increased maintenance of vinyl liner pools to be enough of a deterrent over cost advantages. There are excellent products on the market to keep pool maintenance to a minimum. New filter designs, handy accessories like the hth vinyl liner pool vacuum, and robotic cleaners make pool maintenance much less of a chore than yesteryear lined pools.
Some owners welcome the chance to refresh their pool surface through liner replacement.. Pool liner replacement is more affordably done than many other pool resurfacings that require tedious skilled labor. Fresh pool liners are also a way to change pool design features.
Vinyl liner pools install relatively quickly and do not require weeks to cure before they can be filled and used.
No doubt owning an inground or above ground vinyl liner pool has its good and bad points, but for the vast majority of residential pool owners, a vinyl liner system is the pool of choice. Installation ease, combined with affordability cancel other drawbacks, and vinyl liner pool sales continue to be strong.
