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.

For free form shapes or a pool with excessive curves / bends, the price might go up as we have to take a lot more measurements to make sure your liner fits perfectly.

In certain circumstances it might be necessary to turn your main drain system into a sump system to alleviate water issue with your pool or to prevent future “floating liners”.

Penguin Pools specializes in custom pool builds and inground swimming pool service.  Please contact us with any questions you might have.

Penguin Pools services all the Southern WI including but not limited to ::
Hartland, Merton, Sussex, Brookfield, New Berlin, Waukesha, Elm Grove, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, West Bend, Menomonee Falls, Wauwatosa, Germantown, Waterford, Muskego, Franklin, Hales Corners, Big Bend, Wind Lake, Greenfield, Greendale, West Allis, Glendale, Shorewood, Burlington, Racine, Kenosha, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Caledonia, Mequon, Brown Deer, Delafield, Oconomowoc, Colgate, Cedarburg, Fox Point, Bayside, Mukwanago.

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 fall.

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 generally has the same clarity as when we closed it!

Penguin Pools does openings throughout SE WI so we have no problem scheduling in cities like Waukesha, Milwaukee, Franklin, Greenfield, Brookfield, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Big Bend, Hartland, Merton . . .

Contact us directly if you have any questions.

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.

When using sand under your vinyl liner is doesn’t hold its form as well as Vermiculite.  The sand takes years to get fully packed down and not move anymore.  HOWEVER, before it packs down you can feel waves and even make indentations with your heel in the sand.  I am sure that you have been swimming in a pool when you felt their was a gap under your feet.  That is from the substrate, sand, moving or creating divots.

Some people, not many anymore that I know of, that also use concrete under the liner.  While concrete is strong, it is very rough and grainy.  The concrete can never get as smooth as the vermiculite and in turn it will slowly rub the underside of the liner making it weak.
You may not feel it, but each time you take a step on the liner it will move a little.  If you don’t have a smooth surface it will rub the bottom of the liner raw.

Above ground swimming pools are generally less expensive and move for the budget minded consumer.  Adding sand to the bottom is usually preferred as it is less expensive.  Using Pool Krete instead of sand is going to cost about $1,000 – $1,500 instead of the $300 for the sand.

Using sand in an above ground pool is more acceptable as it is more budget minded.  Inground pools need to last for 50+ years and more times the vermiculite will only need minor patching each time you replace the liner . . . every 15 or so years.

Simply put, if you want a perfect bottom for years to come use Pool Krete on your pool bottom.  When it is done, and done correctly, you will see how perfect the liner will fit.
Penguin Pools is so dedicated to perfect pool bottoms, that we have a specially made mixer just for Strong Pool Krete.  Most people use a simply paddle mixer, but we want and need a perfect mix so we have mixer and pump only for the Pool Krete.

Since we have a specific machine for Vermiculite, we do pools bottoms for swimming pools companies located in Waukesha, Wales, Merton, Menomonee Falls, Brookfield, and Muskego.

If you would like to purchase Strong Pool Krete and have it dropped shipped to your door, simply contact MyPoolBuild.com for your order.

• 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.

Take for example ::an 18′ x 36′ Rectangle Vinyl Liner Pool, you know it starts out at $24,000
a 16′ x 32′ Grecian Vinyl Liner Pool, you know it is $23,000

a 12′ x 25′ FreePort Viking Pool, you know it starts at $27,825
a 15′ x 39′ Gulf Coast Viking Pool, starts at $34,275

For those of you who are interested in installing the pool yourself, Penguin Pools will also sell you just the pool and equipment.  While installing a fiberglass pool isn’t brain surgery, it also isn’t for the average person.  For those of you who are willing to take on a project of this scope, contact us and we will give you an exact price on just purchasing the equipment and fiberglass pool of your dreams.

Viking Fiberglass Swimming Pools also allow you to jazz up the appearance of the pool, by choosing different colors.  A plain white fiberglass pool can feel naked and plain, but Viking allows you to choose from a variety of colors making it truly unique.

Feel free to contact Penguin Pools for a price on a fiberglass pool or to have a free site inspection of your home & yard.