The Benefits of Installing a Gunite Pool

If you are looking to install an in-ground swimming pool in your back yard, the sturdiest material you can choose is Gunite. Gunite is compressed concrete which can be shaped to whatever form you wish. When you install a Gunite swimming pool, the installer can help you with the basic design of the pool as well as a deck surround to go with the pool.

They can also help you establish your ideas into reality with other accessories for you Gunite pool. Things that can be incorporated into your Gunite pool design are such landscaping details like fountains, waterfalls or streams. Because of the flexibility of Gunite, the final shape of your pool can be free and flowing. You can include steps, decks or curving lines without excessive difficulties. The selection of forms is only as limited as your vision of the finished product.

The Gunite pool will require excavation in your backyard. Once the hole for the Gunite pool is dug, the piping and drain systems will be put in place and a support skeleton will be built using rebar. The Gunite material will be applied to this skeleton with a blower which coats and covers the rebar. The Gunite mixture will then be smoothed off and left to cure for a week. Your installers will return at that time and coat the Gunite with plaster. You can also choose to paint your pool with paint specifically designed for cement.

Installing your Gunite pool will take anywhere from two to three months. The climate where the pool is being installed will affect the curing time of the Gunite material. If you want to have your pool for use in the summer, you will need to plan ahead. Of course, in temperate climates, this may not be possible as the excavation will not be possible until the ground thaws. In this case you will really have to plan ahead and begin your Gunite pool in the late summer and early fall before the ground freezes.

Gunite pools are long term additions to the backyard and will increase the worth of your home. Gunite pools are the type of pools that most people think of when they consider the addition of a pool to their lifestyle. Even though they may cost more, there is less upkeep from the simple fact that the Gunite pool doesn't get put up and taken down every year. Gunite pools offer you more decorating and design options than above ground pools and their lifespan is approximately ten to fifteen years.

When you look into putting a pool in your backyard, consider all the advantages to a Gunite pool. The durability and flexibility of the material will provide you with many years of backyard recreation.

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