Concrete pools usually come with the minimum 7 year warranty which is mandatory, and is very rarely extended by the builder due to various reasons.
Concrete pools are also subject to reactive soils and can be very expensive to build in certain areas.ie: Mine subsidence areas, these are in the southwest of Sydney, and The central coast, Newcastle and the Hunter region.
Barry Michael, Director of http://www.JustPools.net.au recently said “concrete pools can cost many thousands of dollars more to comply with the engineering required to alleviate cracking and shifting in mine subsidence circumstances”
Concrete pools installed where rock is underground is another problem, as it is essential that the entire base of the pool be bedded in like material.
Should only part of the excavation be in rock, then the rest of the pool floor must be piered down to rock to ensure an even bearing for the structure.
This is required to be done by the engineer to enable him to guarantee his specifications will be sufficient to survive any movement in the ground.
Secondly, Fibreglass Pools usually come with a 20 or 25 year warranty, and this is a big advantage.
Should a fibreglass pool be installed in a mine subsidence area it is installed exactly the same as if it were anywhere else and no strengthening or buffering is required.
Likewise in a partial rock excavation, no piering or other work is required, other than that which is needed in a normal installation.
Added to the above is the ease of maintenance, super smooth finish and 4 day installation, Mr Michael from http://www.JustPools.net.au says “I can see no reason to go past a fibreglass pool, unless of course, your site dictates that your pool must be built on the side of a hill or an extreme slope, in which case a concrete pool is the answer”.
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