Linear Replacement questions

[MJuric]

I'm guessing this is an often posted question here but I rarely have luck with the search engine here. I did search but again, not much luck.

I posted recently about our liner tear and we are in the process of getting quotes to replace the liner so I have several questions. Pool is ~16' wide and 35' long. Roughly 3 feet deep at one end and fades into ~6 feet at the other end.

1) Rough idea of what a reasonable cost would be. I'm in a relatively low cost area in Northern Illinois. First quote we got was ~5K for 27mil liner and install.
2) What "Extra costs" should I expect
a) we have stairs going into the pool, is that an assumption usually
B) Replacement of misc parts like, Light Ring, Skimmer inlet, lower inlet, outlets etc. Is that usually included or "Extra"
C) We were asked if we have a Sand bottom. If so that would be extra. I have no idea and have no idea how to tell.
3) Should I do anything else while I'm doing the liner?
A) Replace all the stuff above?
b) Replace light fixture. It's an in the wall unit and while the bulb has been burnt out forever it worked fine before that.
c) any maintenance to the cement that should take place
4) We have a lot of wrinkles in the liner. Is there something we can do during install to prevent this in the future?
5) I assume all liners are not created equal. Other than thickness is there anything else I should be asking about?
6) Questions I should ask about the installers to find out of they are "Good" or ....not so good.

Sorry for all the questions....but spending 5K and getting it wrong is never good.

Thanks

Matt

 

[Yev]

To start the ball rolling for answers, this job shoudl be $3K if I had to guess. Half of that is the liner itself, the other half is installation of it. During this time, extras on top of that would be to replace the light fixture, the skimmer faceplates, the deep end/shallow end rope holders if you have them, main drain covers, etc.

If you stand on the pool floor is it soft like you can move it, if so then your base is sand. Otherwise it is concrete or a vermiculite concrete mix. You need to patch/level the bottom while the liner is out. Also, when you take the liner out, it is a good time to repaint the white coping around the top, and it your pool walls behind the liner are rusty, they can be dealt with then as well.

If you have a lot of wrinkels, it migth just be that your liner was measured a little too big. No 2 liners are the same, and they are all custom made. YOu rely on the accuracy of the measurement to get it right.

WHen you pick out a new liner, get some actual vinylo samples from the store. Then place them in teh water, and evaluate how the liners look underwater as a better judgement, rather than looking at them out of water inside your house.

 

[MJuric]

Ok, so two quotes from two local shops came in around 5k. One a little above, one a little below. Seems high from what I've read.

As far as wrinkles us it only because of fit or are there other possible problems to look for?

I'm guessing it is cement bottom because of the shape of the bottom. There are sharp corners and angles on the bottom as it gets deeper.

Thanks

 

[PoolguyinCT]

Ok, so two quotes from two local shops came in around 5k. One a little above, one a little below. Seems high from what I've read.

As far as wrinkles us it only because of fit or are there other possible problems to look for?

I'm guessing it is cement bottom because of the shape of the bottom. There are sharp corners and angles on the bottom as it gets deeper.

Thanks

Market dictates pricing.. quoting over the phone isn’t effective & competent contractors will want to see the pool first. On location estimates protect the contractor from loosing his shirt and allows enough funds to do a proper job & buyer from surprises and additional work orders.