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Tempus · 06-06-2005, 09:36 AM

I recently moved to a new house that had a vinyl lined inground pool. The liner is shot and the ground (dirt) has shifted enough to require some serious repair work.

I was thinking that it might be more "fun" to build my own fiberglass pool. I've done some small fiberglass projects (autobody stuff mostly.)

So, does anyone have serious fiberglass experience??

The size of the hole in the ground is roughly 45 x 30. I'mthinking it shouldn't be too terrible to build. Maybe start with one corner and slowly expand ******d?? All my experience is in one piece units so I don't know how well a multiday/multisection project will work. Obviously, waterproof sealing will be important so a nice gelcoats really necessary.

Can you properly build something like this by doing a 5' x 5' area first and then adding on to it? Do I need to do 1 layer over the entire pool, cure it, and then add another layer?

I've got a few books coming which might help a little but any (good) advice is highly appreciated.

06-06-2005, 09:36 AM	#1
Tempus Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 456	Building a fiberglass pool - need advice I recently moved to a new house that had a vinyl lined inground pool. The liner is shot and the ground (dirt) has shifted enough to require some serious repair work. I was thinking that it might be more "fun" to build my own fiberglass pool. I've done some small fiberglass projects (autobody stuff mostly.) So, does anyone have serious fiberglass experience?? The size of the hole in the ground is roughly 45 x 30. I'mthinking it shouldn't be too terrible to build. Maybe start with one corner and slowly expand ******d?? All my experience is in one piece units so I don't know how well a multiday/multisection project will work. Obviously, waterproof sealing will be important so a nice gelcoats really necessary. Can you properly build something like this by doing a 5' x 5' area first and then adding on to it? Do I need to do 1 layer over the entire pool, cure it, and then add another layer? I've got a few books coming which might help a little but any (good) advice is highly appreciated. __________________ Thou art God.