If you are considering installing a new pool this year, you probably already have looked at a couple of options. Fiberglass in-ground pools are very popular, but so are their concrete counterparts. Which one do you choose? Both have their pluses and minuses, but in terms of overall installation costs, typically they are about equal. Here is a look at the differences between these two types of pools and why you might prefer one over the other.
Cement Pools
Cement pools are solid. There is no doubt about that. They are very hard to damage, unless someone drops a wrecking ball into them, and that is highly unlikely. In fact, more damage could be done to persons using the pool than to the pool itself. Wet cement surfaces can be quite slippery, and children who do not follow the rule of "no running around the pool" may find themselves slipping and falling. Slips and falls around a cement pool can result in getting quite soaked in the pool fully dressed to getting a concussion. Still, cement pools can be very pretty, since you can decorate the cement with dozens of colored porcelain tiles in beautiful patterns.
Fiberglass Pools
If you decide you would rather avoid some of the injuries that commonly occur with a cement pool, as well as the maintenance and repairs that are common when the cement cracks or begins to wear out after about a decade or so, then a fiberglass pool may be the better option. Fiberglass pools are every bit as tough as cement pools, and that may be because the fiberglass shells are installed over the top of a cemented surface. Instead of stopping at the cement swimming hole you would have with a cement pool, the fiberglass pool takes things a step further and places the fiberglass shell in over the top of the cement hole while the cement is still wet. That way, when the cement dries, it holds the fiberglass shell in place and provides it with a lot of strength and support from underneath.
Fiberglass pools may not be as decorative, but they are far easier to clean. There are no gritty cement walls where algae blooms or insects can stick, and other kinds of dirt, like dead skin cells, are easily scrubbed away with a power washer once the pool has been emptied for the season. Additionally, the prefabricated shells of fiberglass pools can be customized into any shape or size you like, something that is not so easily attainable with cement alone.
Contact a pool installation company, like Elite Pools and Spas or a similar location, for more help and info.
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