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    #177734   2008-05-20 19:55 GMT      
    Also, which is easier to maintain and keep clean. I've been doing research but have found mixed messages. Some people say concrete is cheaper and some say fiberglass is cheaper. Please help!Confused...

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    #177735   2008-05-20 22:41 GMT      
    To be honest, neither is cheaper - it depends on what company you go to and what extras you want with your pool (eg: pool lights, fencing, landscaping, automatic cleaners, chlorinator etc...)

    In the long run a fibreglass pool is easier to maintain. If heating the pool the fibreglass will retain the heat longer whereas a concrete pool will suck alot of the heat into the ground.

    Fibreglass also use next to nothing with chemicals. You treat them maybe once a month depending on the season but with concrete you need to use alot more chemicals such as hardener and calcium remover etc. Fibreglass pools dont grow calcium as quick as a concrete. You will normally have calcium in a concrete pool within the first year and fibreglass is normally 7 years.

    Another thing to note is installation times. Fibreglass will normally be installed within two weeks and concrete can take up to 6 months or more depending on the weather. So site costs can add up if the site is open longer.

    Personally i prefer fibreglass. It is much nicer towards you swim wear and after 8 hours of continuous swimming it wont hurt your feet (Pebblecrete rips up your feet!)

    Its personal preference really. The bad thing about fibreglass is that its pretty much what you see is what you get, in terms of sizes and shapes.

    Good luck!

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    #177736   2008-05-20 23:40 GMT      
    fiberglass is by far more cheaper. It does have its drawbacks though. You have to be careful what chems you use or you risk ruining the finish which is unreversable on fiberglass. You are somewhat limited on the shape and such but in the last few years they have come out with some pretty remarkable fibewrglass pools, some you can even get the customer waterfalls and attached spas. With a fiberglass you basically have dig out, plumbing, and drop pool in (much more detailed, simply for example. With a gunite or plaster (what you're calling concrete) there is dig out, forming, plumbing, rebar, plaster and possibly another plasting coating depending on the finished look you're wanting.
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