Comparison table
| Prefab with liner | Concrete with tiles | |
|---|---|---|
| Building on site | Weeks | Months, with waiting |
| Walls | Galvanised steel, factory precision | Reinforced concrete, formwork on site |
| Waterproofing | Liner, one continuous membrane | Sealants and tile joints |
| Shapes | Straight lines | Free-form |
| Renovation | New liner in a few days | Breaking out and re-tiling |
| Islands | Everything in one load | Rebar, concrete, local crews |
Time
With concrete you wait for formwork, rebar, pouring and curing before waterproofing and tiling. With prefab the frame arrives ready, and once it is backfilled the liner goes in. See timeline.
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Durability
Steel doesn't crack like rigid concrete when the ground moves slightly. A liner has no joints where algae hide. And if, after years, it needs refreshing, that is a liner replacement, not a jackhammer.
When we recommend concrete
When you want a curved, free-form pool, or when the pool is part of the house's structure, for example on a roof. In those cases we tell you honestly.
