Thinking about geting an inground pool??? (Collierville: neighborhood, contractors, inspections)

[silverbelle]

Hello...my husband and I live outside of Collierville and are thinking about having a pool put in. We know very little and would like input from those who have/had pools. We are researching the diff. types, fiberglass vs gunite (sp)? vs liner? We are want something small say aprox 20x12 with few extras if any...Thanks for any info r/t contractors and cost....

[UofMGrad92]

I don't have a pool, but have some friends who have installed pools in the last couple of years. I know gunite is the only way to get an unusual shape or depth pool. Liner and fiberglass pools are generally prefabricated and you are stuck with two or three options for shape/size/depth. I think gunite is more expensive, but it does seem to give flexibility that you don't get otherwise.

My friends also would recommend getting the salt water system for chlorine (don't really know how it works, just that it uses salt instead of chlorine and is supposed to be cheaper and easier on the skin). A heater or heat exchange system is probably a good idea in this area too. You could extend your swimming season by a couple or three months with one. Think of those 80 degree days in early/mid October or early/mid April when the only thing keeping you out of the pool is the cold water. I say this based on one of the three not getting these two things and constantly saying he wished he had.

I'll ask around and find out who they used for the install, but I know all three went with gunite so if you go another route it may not help you.

[silverbelle]

Thanks for the info....!!!

[ColliervilleMom]

A couple of people in my neighborhood used RichWay and were very pleased. Be careful to get a firm estimate on excavation, I just had a friend have major issues with the ground caving in and causing problems, and another friend who was told it would be 40K to prepare her back yard (near a pond) for the pool.

[jjwk80]

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