Replacing a swimming pool

For those fortunate enough to have a swimming pool, one of the long term problems with up-keep and maintenance is the internal pool surface commonly referred to as a liner. This is the most susceptible part of a pool when it comes to wear damage and aging and once upon a time it resulted in high replacements costs or the requirement for a new pool installation.

Times have changed though and now it is possible to replace the internal pool's lining surface with a modern hard wearing vinyl liner that not only looks good, but performs well.

These pool liners are suitable for above and below ground swimming pools and they come in a massive range of patterns and colours that exceed even the options available with tiles.

The big advantage however is one of cost, or rather cost savings. Replacing a structural tile and mortar lining is a highly labour intensive and material demanding project that runs into many thousands of dollars or pounds. It is messy, turns the pool area into a building site and keeps the pool out of operation for many days and often several weeks.

The vinyl liner is quite the reverse. These pool liners come designed to fit and after some comparatively simple preparation work they can be fitted and the pool refilled and ready for use within a single day.

These liners are cheap, with labour time and cost kept to a minimum and replacing an existing liner with a new one can be a lifetime option for any well maintained pool.

Vinyl liners come in two version, one suited for the above ground pools where the liner is overlapped and the other suitable for both above and below ground pools where there is a beaded top to the liner that tucks into a smart pool header.

Cleaning pool liners is also a simple process as these liners have a smooth surface that does not attract or harbour dirt, residue or other contaminants in the same way as tiles.

Pool liners are available online and from all pool stores and they can be bought off the shelf or made to order to fit all sizes and shapes of swimming pool.