Vinyl vs Concrete (plaster)

[Will419]

Vinyl liner pool vs a plaster over concrete pool, your thoughts? (16x32 in ground) The vinyl liner pool is about 10k cheaper. I plan on living in the house for about 10 years then moving on.

Is it worth the extra money or is it a preference thing?

 

[ewkearns]

At 10 years I think you are probably looking for a replacement liner just before or at the sale of the house. With well cared for water, the plaster should go much longer.

 

[FloridaPoolGal]

This pool looks exactly like mine. We have estimated the volume of our pool at 20,000 gallons (it was already installed when we bought the house) using various calculators. Our shallow end is 3' and our deep end is 8' and the width measurements are 18' and 14' and 15'. What are your depths and widths? I would like to compare measurements to compare volume.

Vinyl liner pool vs a plaster over concrete pool, your thoughts? (16x32 in ground) The vinyl liner pool is about 10k cheaper. I plan on living in the house for about 10 years then moving on.

Is it worth the extra money or is it a preference thing?

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[borjis]

I did a LOT of research for a possible new build earlier this year.

When comparing Plaster, Fiberglass & Vinyl I chose vinyl...less cost..a little less maintenance chemically.

I'd do vinyl if it were me.

As it turned out the house I eventually bought already had a vinyl lined pool, though it did need a new liner.
The old liner lasted 23 years!

You can get 10-15 years out of a modern liner if taken care of properly, which is about as long
as you can expect from plaster before a refinish is needed.