6 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

 

"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."

 

 

This is very true.

 

Just starting to get a few quotes for a concrete pool with salt chlorinator and keep getting builders saying the fiberglass ones are better.
I understand they are quicker and can get a quick profit but everything i read is saying i should go for fiberglass
The concrete pools look like they are higher maintenance and thinking about it a few pools i have seen that are tiled have tiles missing 
Much prefer the look of a tiled concrete pool but could do without extra maintenance 
Really not worried about the time it will take as we are in the middle of building a house so no rush

16 hours ago, kwak250 said:

Just starting to get a few quotes for a concrete pool with salt chlorinator and keep getting builders saying the fiberglass ones are better.
I understand they are quicker and can get a quick profit but everything i read is saying i should go for fiberglass
The concrete pools look like they are higher maintenance and thinking about it a few pools i have seen that are tiled have tiles missing 
Much prefer the look of a tiled concrete pool but could do without extra maintenance 
Really not worried about the time it will take as we are in the middle of building a house so no rush

There are pro's & con with both. At some stage you will have to do some maintenance. If you look after the pool properly at around 10 years (Maybe less) you will be up for some major work. However we have renovated concrete pools 5 years old. One pool we re-grouted after 1 year.  Fibreglass shell may need a new gelcoating at around 10 years depending on the fading. If it is quality built. 

 

I am a reseller for 2 Australian owned fibreglass shell manufacturers, both with 40+ years exp. These in my opinion are the only ones to deal with. The rest are cowboys. Thai's & unexperienced westerners are flopping pools on the side of the road these days and skimping on quality chemicals & gelcoat. 

 

You will save some cash on a fibreglass shell and they are much quicker to have installed. 

Send me a message if ou would like to talk more about options.