When comparing the cost of an inground gunite pool to that of a liner or fiberglass pool, one must make an apples-to-apples comparison. We allow the buyer to custom design their inground gunite pool so that it meets their needs and their budget. Our highly trained in-house pool designers then educate the buyers as to what other features are available, what benefits those features offer, and what the newest and best technology available is. Quite often there are some features that are “required” by the owner and the cost of these is added to the basic pool package (features like pebble interior finishes, attached spa, custom masonry stonework, etc.). Once the final shape and size has been determined, we calculate the price of our gunite pools based upon the area and the perimeter of the pool. A basic, freeform (kidney or similar shaped) inground gunite pool, with some nice features, will start in the mid $60,000 to $85,000 range. The cost of installing an inground gunite pool is as variable as the cost of a house. A gunite pool is engineered to have tensile strength, not compressive strength, which means it will flex as required, and due to the thickness of the gunite we install, along with the rebar we use, you will end up with the best quality pool possible. If the winter frost can damage a gunite pool (as the “competition” states), that same frost will surely damage a fiberglass or vinyl wall. A liner pool is nothing more than an above-ground pool put in the ground with some additional supports to hold up the walls a fiberglass pool is no different than a fiberglass bathtub, just larger. No matter where it is located, a properly engineered inground gunite pool will stand up over time better than any other type of inground pool. There is a misconception (not everything on the internet is true!) that gunite pools are a better choice for homeowners in the South. Gunite pools are engineered to withstand harsh New England winters and other vicissitudes of nature. Gunite is also the type of inground pool you will find almost exclusively at commercial locations like hotels, campgrounds and country clubs. Gunite is durable and highly customizable. If you ask a swimming pool engineer, the unanimous answer will be that an inground gunite pool or in-ground shotcrete pool (synonymous terms) are the best types of inground pools.
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