Every job we quote has the same seven lines. This page explains each one so you can compare any quote, ours included, line by line.
A replacement liner is custom cut to your pool from the measurements we take on site. The three choices that matter are below. We bring the pattern book to the measuring visit, and the quote names exactly what was chosen.
We order from major United States manufacturers and pass the written manufacturer warranty to you with the quote. We do not quote a liner we have not seen the warranty for.
| Thickness | 20 mil is the standard. 27 or 28 mil is thicker vinyl that resists punctures and sun; we recommend it when the price gap is small, and the quote shows both if you want to compare. |
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| Bead | Inground liners hang on a bead that snaps into the track under your coping. We match the bead to your track and bring a sample of the old one to the order. |
| Pattern | Solids, tile borders and full prints. Mid-tone prints hide chemistry stains and small wrinkles best; darker liners warm the water a little in spring and fall. |
| Steps and benches | Fiberglass steps get new gaskets and faceplate strips. Vinyl-covered steps are measured and ordered as part of the liner. |
The liner is the visible part. What makes it last is what we do while the pool is empty. North Louisiana sits on a high water table, and a liner that floats after a storm or a pump failure is the most common failure we see. We treat the water under the pool as part of the job.
Vinyl lays flat when it is warm. We schedule install day for a sunny day above the mid-sixties and keep the liner indoors until that morning. If a cold front moves the date, you hear from us the evening before, not the morning of.
About 8 to 12 years in North Louisiana. Sun and heat age the vinyl above the waterline, chemistry ages it below, and groundwater does the rest. Keeping the water balanced and the pool covered in winter buys years.
Two to four weeks from the quote, almost all of it waiting on the custom liner. Prep is a few working days spread across that wait. Install day is one day, the fill runs overnight, start-up the next morning.
A patch on a liner under ten years old is often worth it, and we will tell you so. A patch on a liner that is floating, brittle or pulling from the track is money spent on a liner that is done.
Spring and fall. Summer works but you lose swim weeks. Winter installs are possible on a warm spell but we would rather use winter for the prep and land the liner in March.
Groundwater. After heavy rain the water table rises under the pool floor and pushes up on the liner. A dewatering well and a hydrostatic relief valve give that water somewhere else to go. We include both on our jobs.
Not to swim. A main drain improves circulation and gives the pump a second path if the skimmer clogs, and with the liner out it is the cheapest it will ever be to add. We quote it as its own line so you can decide.
Two warranties, both in writing on the quote: the manufacturer's warranty on the vinyl and seams, and our warranty on the installation, the fittings and the floor work.
Line by line: the liner at the thickness and pattern you chose, parts, floor work by the spot with a not-to-exceed, dewatering, drain if wanted, water and chemistry, labor. The total is on the same page. We do not price from a guess.
Send a few photos. Measuring visit within days; the written quote follows the same week.
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