Penguin Pools of Milwaukee, WI offers a full line of vinyl liner replacements.  While we specialize in inground swimming pools, we will do work on above ground pools also.

On standard rectangle or grecian pools our rate is $3,000 + water.  That includes draining the old pool, removing the liner, and up to 5 bags of patching for the bottom of your pool (vermiculite).  We will install new gaskets for your lights, skimmers, main drains, returns, and wall mounted fountains.

The vinyl liner is a standard 20 mil with a 15 year pro-rated warranty.  Upgrades can be done if you want a 30 mil liner, a solid pattern, or foam on the floor of your pool.
You can view all of our liner selections here.

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Penguin Pools of Milwaukee is now accepting new accounts to open your inground swimming pool.  Pool openings start taking place the middle of April and run through Memorial Day.

Pricing for swimming pool openings are as follows ::
$200 for the pool opening
$75 to remove your cover

Generally most pools have to be drained some as the winter snow and spring rains fill them up past the mid point of the skimmer.  We will un-plug your return lines, return the plugs to your pump/filter/heater/chlorinator, prime your pump and to get everything running again.

Remember to dry out your cover before you store it away for the summer, you don’t want mold when you take it out next spring.

Penguin Pools also specializes in pool closings if you are also interested.  If you close your pool correctly in the fall, you will not have ANY green algae and will not need to use chemicals to get you pool clean and clear again.  If you pool company is charging you for chemicals in the fall, you shouldn’t have to USE ANY chemicals in the spring to get clear water.  When Penguin Pools opens pools that is has closed the year before, it has the same clarity as when we closed it!

Contact us directly if you have any questions.

What to use, Vermiculite or Sand for the bottom of your vinyl liner pool?

Rule #1 :: If you are putting in an inground swimming pool, never use sand.  If you are talking to a builder who only uses sand, politely say thanks and escort him out of your house.  Using sand is easier, less expensive, less messy; but it is also just being lazy, suck in 1980, and not good for the end user.  Simply put, you are working with someone who isn’t concerned with making the best pool possible.

Strong Pool Krete is made up of Portland cement, vermiculite, and sand.  When all three are combined and troweled out, you get a strong smooth surface for your liner to lay on.  Pool Krete will setup and turn into a hard “cork board” for your liner.

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Penguin Pools is now offering fiberglass swimming pools from Viking.  Viking fiberglass pools are the strongest 1-piece inserts on the market.  While fiberglass pools are more expensive than vinyl liner pools, they have great benefits.

• Easier to keep Clean
• Less Chemical Usage
• No Worries about a Ripped Liner
• Quicker Installation

By partnering with Viking Fiberglass Swimming Pools, Penguin Pools can now offer our customers top of line Fiberglass pools for less.  Just like all of our Vinyl Liner selections, Penguin Pools is also showing all of our Fiberglass Pool Pricing.

By displaying our prices right online, there is no confusion on pricing.  Many companies will not quote a price over the phone or in an email, because they price the pool based on what they think you can afford.  Penguin Pools takes a slightly different approach, we tell you what you are going to pay.  Most companies don’t like that we do that, as that dictates the price for them when customer “shop around”.  Regardless if you are in Milwaukee or Minneapolis, the price on the site is the price you are going to get.

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