Penguin Pools takes all the guessing out of choosing the best inground pool for our customers in Waukesha County, Milwaukee County, and Southeastern Wisconsin for over 10 years. We’ve always believed that the more information you know about the type of swimming pool you want, the easier our job is!
Pros and Cons of Each Type of Inground Swimming Pool
Choosing the Best Inground Pool for You
There are three main types of inground swimming pools to choose from for your backyard: vinyl liner, fiberglass or concrete. Below, we’ll go through some of the pros and cons of each type of pool to give you a better idea which pool will best fit your needs over the years.
Vinyl Liner Pools
- Vinyl Liner Swimming Pools are the most economical (view pricing).
- Vinyl liner pools are fully customizable to what you want - size, shape, depth.
- Vinyl liners have a liner that at some point will fail and will need to get replaced.
- Liners generally last 8 - 10 years and inground vinyl liner replacements cost roughly $4,000 - $5,000.
Fiberglass Pools
- Fiberglass Swimming Pools are a solid structure and don't have a liner to fail.
- Cadillac of the pool industry
- Easy to Keep Clean
- Easy Chemical Balancing
- Fiberglass Pools cost $10,000 - $15,000 more than vinyl liner pools.
- Fiberglass Pools can't be customized.
- Maximum pool width is 16'.
Concrete Pools
- Concrete Swimming Pools are a solid structure and don't have a liner to fail.
- Concrete pools are fully customizable to what you want – size, shape, depth.
- Concrete Pools cost $15,000 - $20,000 more than fiberglass pools.
- Very Expensive to Repair
- Will Crack Eventually