Lastly one more difference with the polymer pool is the hardware that is used is a nylon bolt and washer where the steel walls use steel hardware.
Steel wall vs concrete wall pool.
There aren t a lot of aluminum wall panels on the market.
Two bids for a galvanized steel wall pool set in a concrete footer and one bid for a concrete walled pool 10 inch thick with rebar not sprayed on gunite with both pools then vinyl lined.
Thinking about an inground pool.
This means it is slightly more expensive than a steel wall vinyl liner pool but less expensive than a fiberglass or gunite pool.
My pool will be rectangular with a sun ledge.
Steel is much stronger and harder than aluminum as a rule.
The concrete pool has a lifetime warranty 25 years on the liner.
I will not be doing gunite.
Our expert minneapolis pools contractors will work with you to create a custom pool installation your whole family will enjoy.
The polymer pool kit we sell come with a standard hayward skimmer and the steel wall pool comes with the hayward widemouth skimmer.
Many pool contractors choose to build with steel wall vinyl liners which will not last like concrete and limits your pool design and shape options.
The pricing of the concrete versus the steel wall pool will not be significantly different.
Concrete wall vinyl liner pool construction falls in the middle range of pool prices based on the four different types offered by seasonal world.
I have always been under the impression that a 10 concrete wall pool with reinforced rebar is the strongest longest lasting pool that could.
The steel walled i think is 10 years all around.
Time for some science.
My pool will be a saltwater pool.
Most of the ones you see are galvanized steel.