Revised 4/17/2007

The Inground Pool Book

An Inground Pool Buyer’s Guide
By Dennis DiPaolo

YOUR BACKYARD VACATION

Make waves this summer—with healthy outdoor fun right in your own backyard! Millions of American families have already discovered the home swimming pool, and consider it as much a part of summer as ice cream and fireworks.

A swimming pool is one of the best ways for children to play—and its good clean fun. Let a few of the neighborhood kids come over; at least you know who your children’s friends are!!

There are few things these days that can help keep a family together like a swimming pool. Barbecues and pool parties give everyone a chance to enjoy the pool, and there’s no packing or driving or crowds. For the cost of a one week vacation, you can have a mini-resort in your own backyard—at your call, any day, any time.

Take a half hour to relax in the pool after work—it can put a whole new light on the rest of the night. Speaking of which, the water will be feeling pretty warm at night, perfect for the occasional midnight dip when the kids are all asleep.

Swimming pools have come of age. These days, taking care of one is as easy as pie. With the right filter, chemicals and an automatic pool cleaner; you can have sparkling clean, cool water for pennies a day, and perhaps an hour a month in maintenance.

Sit back and relax. Put a cool drink in the arm of your pool lounger, and soak up the rays, at your home, in your pool, anytime you wish!

Table of Contents

People who have never owned a pool often have lots of general questions before they even start to focus on a particular pool or store. Here are a few of them:

Which is better, inground or above ground?
Which is better, vinyl liner or gunite?
How do I design a deck and landscaping? And how do I choose a shape and size?
Where's the best place to put my pool?
With a vinyl-linered pool, which walls are best?
What about those big bathtub-type one-piece pools?
I want a diving board, and everyone’s giving me a hard time about it. Why?
What’s the most important thing to look at, that no one ever looks at?
What are good deck materials?
Which filter is better: sand, DE, or cartridge?
Do I need a permit to put in a pool?
Aren’t pools unsafe?
Aren’t pools difficult to maintain?
How much does it cost to fill and maintain a pool?
What about heaters?
What’s a virgin vinyl winterized liner?
How important is the warranty?

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