Jim, you are right about shape of pools and such. And yes, cost can get up
there as well.
I'm pretty sure that they can retrofit just about any pool now a days. I
had a friend whose pool kept cracking due to an improper footing. Instead
of ripping the pool out and fixing it, they just put a liner in it (it was
a plaster pool).
They knew that they would be moving in a few years, so the cost of fixing
it right was too high (over $10K).
The liner did the trick. Last I heard, the new owners never had a problem
with the pool. (it's been about 7 years since the "fix" and I haven't seen
them do any major repairs to the pool)
Inch
Yes, I'm pretty sure it will cost more than just "painting" it, but it will
last WAY longer.
Jim Juhas
<james.f.juhas To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
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NOGUEIRA
<nogera@Prodigy.Net>
08/08/01 01:07 Subject: Re: I say it off topic,
wife says its
PM not
I don't know if a vinyl liner can be installed in a plaster pool. I guess
it would depend on the
particular shape, and I do believe you can get liners made to
specification. But, liner replacement
is not cheap. In New England, it cost me $3200 last summer to replace my
20 year old 16x32 liner.
And liners require a certain coping which has a recess that holds the liner
in place, and this coping
mounts on to a galvanized steel wall that forms the perimeter of the pool.
So, I expect that a liner
in its conventional form would not be an inexpensive remedy.
OTOH, my first one lasted 20 years, probably longer than paint or plaster
without attention.
epetrevich@relavis.com wrote:
> The question is, how long do you plan to have the pool?
>
> My opinion would be to look at liners. They come in a ton of patterns
and
> fix ALL leaks instantly.
>
> They may also be priced about the same as "painting" but will last much
> longer. Plus, you can easily patch a liner if you get a leak. (they are
> easy to find, wait for the water to stop leaking out, then check along
the
> water line)
>
> Inch
>
>
> "BOB NOGUEIRA"
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