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In my 66+ years, I've probably heard every good and bad story about swimming pool ownership there is. That being said, we are in the process of selling our place here and moving on. Both of our kids live on the central coast, so we were planning on moving down there so we could be closer to them and enjoy the cool ocean air.
Things have now changed, and the kids don't know if they will both be staying there or not. That being said, we are now entertaining the possibility of building a home on a piece of property left to me by my parents here in the central valley. We already own the property, and I can also build a shop to put all of my "stuff".
Now on to a pool. Since we won't be near water, wifey wants a pool. She already has had one knee replaced, the other has had surgery twice, and arthritis and a marginal disc in her lower back limits the kind of exercise she can use to strengthen her joints. The doc said in her case swimming is best, and she loves to swim.
I've done a little research, and it seems that gunite, fiberglass, and vinyl lined in-ground pools all cost in the same ballpark. The vinyl is pretty much out as far as I'm concerned, so it's between gunite or the fiberglass drop-in pools.
Those that know these things say the fiberglass is way less maintenance and eliminates the need to re-surface it in 10-15 years like gunite pools need (?). I know if I go to the pool laces, they'll all tell me that theirs are the best and the others are junk, so I thought I'd ask the collective here for any experience/advice/horror stories.
Any info will be greatly appreciated. By the way, we don't want anytihing fancy - just a nice rectangle so she can do laps.
Things have now changed, and the kids don't know if they will both be staying there or not. That being said, we are now entertaining the possibility of building a home on a piece of property left to me by my parents here in the central valley. We already own the property, and I can also build a shop to put all of my "stuff".
Now on to a pool. Since we won't be near water, wifey wants a pool. She already has had one knee replaced, the other has had surgery twice, and arthritis and a marginal disc in her lower back limits the kind of exercise she can use to strengthen her joints. The doc said in her case swimming is best, and she loves to swim.
I've done a little research, and it seems that gunite, fiberglass, and vinyl lined in-ground pools all cost in the same ballpark. The vinyl is pretty much out as far as I'm concerned, so it's between gunite or the fiberglass drop-in pools.
Those that know these things say the fiberglass is way less maintenance and eliminates the need to re-surface it in 10-15 years like gunite pools need (?). I know if I go to the pool laces, they'll all tell me that theirs are the best and the others are junk, so I thought I'd ask the collective here for any experience/advice/horror stories.
Any info will be greatly appreciated. By the way, we don't want anytihing fancy - just a nice rectangle so she can do laps.