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Why vinyl
Why choose a pool with a vinyl liner?
Plaster has its fans. We’ve spent 48 summers with vinyl, and these are the reasons our customers keep choosing it.
Vinyl feels good
Vinyl is smooth and soft. It won’t rough up your feet or your suit: no more scuffed toes. The inside of a vinyl-lined pool is softer and smoother than plaster, and vinyl doesn’t get the scale or etching plaster is known for.
On gunite walls we add a layer of foam between the gunite and the vinyl. Your hands and feet will feel the difference, and the satin-smooth finish won’t snag a bathing suit.
Fewer chemicals, longer balance
Vinyl is a smooth, non-porous material, so it takes fewer chemicals and the water stays in balance longer. Fewer chemicals mean lower upkeep costs.
Less long-term maintenance
Under normal conditions a vinyl pool never needs to be drained, acid-washed or repainted during the liner’s life.
Colors and patterns for every yard
Vinyl liners come in a wide range of colors and patterns: try all 53 on a pool.
A brand-new surface when it’s time
A vinyl liner lasts about as long as a plaster surface. Instead of re-plastering over an old surface, the old liner comes out and a brand-new one goes in. Downtime is only a day or two, and then the pool is ready for water.
Side by side
Vinyl and plaster, at a glance
| Vinyl liner | Plaster | |
|---|---|---|
| Feel | Smooth and soft, with foam behind it on gunite walls | Rougher on feet and suits |
| Scale and etching | Not subject to scale or etching | Commonly scales and etches |
| Chemicals | Non-porous: fewer chemicals, balance lasts longer | More chemical work to keep balanced |
| Upkeep | No draining, acid-washing or repainting in normal conditions | Periodic acid washing and resurfacing |
| When it wears out | A new liner: a brand-new surface in a day or two | Re-plastering over the old surface |
Many styles
See what vinyl can look like
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