In the UK the pool structure supporting a vinyl liner pools can be
anything from a cheap kit to a long lasting PolyBloK pool.
Fibreglass pools are delivered in one piece. They are sized on overall
dimensions so a fibreglass pool advertised as a 10 x 5 will only provide
about 40 sq metres of pool area or about 20% less than a pool where the
actual swimming area is 10 m long by 5 metres wide.
Feature |
Tiled Pools |
Vinyl Liner |
Fibreglass |
Installation period |
Normally 6 months because of concrete curing /
drying periods. The structural complexity and the need for highly skilled
labour can increase this period |
2 to 4 weeks for kit pools
3 months for masonry pools
6 weeks for PolyBlok pools |
One Week |
Typical Lead in time before Installation |
4 to 12 weeks |
4 weeks |
12 weeks unless pool is bought from stock |
Typical cost for a 10 x 5 metre Pool |
£80,000 + |
£20 to 40,000 |
£15 tp 20,000 |
Average life of pool structure |
40 years |
Kit - 5 to 15 years
Masonry - 10 to 20 years
PolyBlok - 40 Years |
5 to 10 years (15 for a very high quality fibreglass pool) |
Periods between maintenance |
Annual cleaning of limescale from tile
surfaces along the water line
5 to 7 years for regrouting joints and 15 years for tile renewal |
Monthly cleaning of liner along the water line
15 - 20 years for liner replacement depending on liner quality |
3 to 7 years before "Rust spots" require a new water proofing layer
to be applied |
Maintenance required |
Rake out and replace grout in the tile joints |
Replace Liner |
One time re-waterproofing and then replace pool |
Time and Cost of maintenance |
Re-grout - 1 month - Costs £2 to 5,000 depending
on tile type |
£5 to 7,000 depending on the condition of the through the
wall pool fittings |
Removal of whole pool is required before a new one can be installed |
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