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    A few questions on pool build in NC

    The builder that I was referring to was offering a steel pool with a full concrete bottom. No pool crete or vermiculite . He was even dissing the other builders that use the combo of vermiculite and portland cement . Thats why I am leery of a concrete bottom for the simple fact of concrete...
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    A few questions on pool build in NC

    Thanks for the replies. I was also concerned on the base of the pool. Concrete or vermiculite bottom. I heard reports of liner shifting and wearing out with a concrete bottom,or the concrete cracking and leaving sharp edges on the bottom of the pool.. Also with vermiculite being washed away and...
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    A few questions on pool build in NC

    I am in the process of putting in a IG vinyl pool.Just a few questions on different choices. One builder will install a steel wall pool with a concrete bottom and Jandy products pump sand filter and SWG. The other will use a polymer wall with a vermiculite/ portland mix for a base with Pent...