The builder must gain control of the ground water during construction until the pool is finally filled.
Best type of inground pool for high water table.
It can take some special expertise to build and install fiberglass swimming pools in high clay areas.
A pool s finished height in the yard should not be compromised by a high water table.
Clay and water represent some of the worst conditions for installing fiberglass pools.
Provided you make sure that the ground water is dealt with you shouldn t have any issues having your inground pool last for years to come.
Also this type of pool can be installed in almost any soil condition from sandy to rocky.
The first thing a pool builder must learn when building in ground swimming pools is how to handle a high water table.
If so you have a floating vinyl liner.
A popular choice is a gunite swimming pool because it.
The gunite pool can take 6 8 weeks or longer to build.
In the video we are installing a cathedral 36 inground fiberglass pool on site in the northern neck of virginia on a project where we encountered ground water.
Take a deep breath this isn t the end of the world many inground vinyl liner pools are build with high ground water or a high water table.
What is the best type of inground pool.
If you are installing a pool in your backyard there are many types to choose from.
A vinyl liner pool has a custom made sheet of vinyl between the water and the pool.
Whereas the liner pool and fiberglass pools are installed in 2 4 weeks.