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Fifty years of pool building, written down. Straight answers on materials, money, and Middle Tennessee ground.

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Fiberglass pool shell lifted by crane over a brick home during installation
CHOOSING A POOL · 7 MIN READ
Fiberglass vs Gunite: Which Fits Your Backyard?

Half the phone calls I get start with this question. The honest answer depends on your shape, your schedule, and your ground, and after fifty years I can usually tell within one walk of the yard. Here is how I decide.

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Fiberglass pool shell lifted by crane during installation
CHOOSING A POOL
Fiberglass vs Gunite: Which Fits Your Backyard?
7 MIN READ
Excavated pool in Tennessee ground
COSTS & PLANNING
What a Pool Really Costs in Middle Tennessee
COMING SOON
Automatic pool cover
OWNERSHIP
How to Winterize a Pool in Tennessee
COMING SOON
ICF pool walls before the pour
CHOOSING A POOL
Why I Started Building ICF Pools
COMING SOON
Vinyl pool structure before the liner
OWNERSHIP
When to Replace a Vinyl Liner, and When to Wait
COMING SOON
Concrete placed over rebar during pool construction
COSTS & PLANNING
Permits, Fences, and Katie Beth’s Law: the Paperwork Explained
COMING SOON
Spa and grotto water feature
DESIGN
The Features Families Actually Use, Five Years Later
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