Until a week ago I had never heard of below ground Vinyl lined pools (Other than the old Above ground 4ft Pools of days gone by) However I was at a friends house who had one installed about 2 years ago. I thought it was Fibreglass and asked him where he got it as the shape , stair and seating locations were exactly what we wanted. To my surprise it was Vinyl lined.
From what I have gathered so far they cost about 10% more than fibreglass but you can have any shape or layout you like and can also build up to boundaries etc.
Liners do need to be replaced on average 10 - 15 years at the cost of about 4K in todays dollars but Concrete and Fibreglass both detiorate slowly over time and have their own issues with maintenenace
Sales people tell me they are Warmer than both Fibreglass and Concrete (With concrete being notoriously cold by 2 - 3 degrees compared to Fibreglass)
So has anyone installed one? Likes dislikes? Just trying to get a feel if this is a good way to go or not
Cheers