Another new member

[RMC69]

Hello,
I’m sort of new. I used TFP the last time I had a pool, but I guess I never had an account. Currently on my third “tubular frame” style pool. First one was a heavy duty quality one, and wasn’t common. The last two are the thin cheap ones. Currently a 32x16x52”. In reality closer to 31 and 44-46”. Also using a larger 26” sand filter and a salt water generator. Now that I am retire and no longer moving around the country, we would like to do a permanent pool, but cost may prohibit that. Some opinions on that would be appreciated.
We live in central OK.

 

[needsajet]

Welcome to TFP! Good to have you here

Inground pools are great with some advantages but also fair to say lots of people do a great job of building around an above-ground pool to make it permanent. They both sparkle and cool off people when needed. Grandkids don't care; they love both! You might end up with a plan for a stand-alone hot tub to go with it, who knows?!?

 

[Newdude]

Hey RMC and Welcome !!!!

Why not both ? Sink an aboveground that's rated for partial burial and then the choices for wrapping it, if at all, are endless. It's called Semi inground if you wish to explore further when the time comes. I didn't know it was a choice back when and went inground so we are inground people now. I probably would have gone semi at the time because we needed a deck to be able to watch the kids who were going to live in it. I could have put the semi in and then built a much shorter deck once the finances recouped a couple years later.

 

[RMC69]

I have thought about the semi in ground pools. I will definitely look into them.