How Much Does A Fiberglass Swimming Pool Cost?
What’s the cost! This is of course one of the first question which comes to your mind when you think of installing a fiberglass swimming pool after starting the research process. Yes, price matters along with other factors too. In-ground swimming pools come with variety of prices in terms of material they are made up of. Most popular in-ground swimming pools are fiberglass, vinyl and concrete swimming pools. Considering the installation, maintenance and material charge a fiberglass swimming pool in Toronto cost around $31,500 in an average. Among the three types of pools the most inexpensive pool is a vinyl pool which on average cost around $25,700. In other hand if you opt for concrete pools which take more time to build than the other two types. This type of pools cost around $29,000 to $50,000.
Still there is no approximate cost which I can mention for installing and maintaining of a pool as it differ from region, the type of product used as well as the company. Mostly a fiberglass swimming pool cost around $45,000 to $85,000 which includes patio and basic amenities. The price will eventually increase drastically if you include water features, lighting, natural stone and various other accessories and so on.
Just the Shell
Usually a customer generally wants to buy the fiberglass pool shell. Installing a fiberglass pool involves more cost. Keeping in mind the price ranges which do not include shipping charge, filter system, etc.
Installation of a fiberglass swimming pool involves many more other cost. However, few people want to get everything and buy every single component of the pool individually.
With so many options available in the market price range of pools varies according to its size.
- Small pool shell (26ft. long or less) : $10,000 — $19,000
- Medium pool shell (27–34 ft. long) : $13,000 — $20,000
- Large pool shell (35ft. long or more) : $15,000 — $27,000
Basic Installation
A basic installation includes:
- Shell
- Shipping
- Pumping/ filtration
- Excavation
- Backfill
- Filling the pool with water
Here are the various other add-ons mostly found in the purchase of a swimming pool
- Waterline tile
- Colored pool inner surface finishes
- Fiber optic or low voltage lighting
- Extra concrete decorating
- Decorative concrete items (stamped concrete, spray deck, colored broom finish, pavers, etc.)
- Sliding boards
- Mosaic inset
- Salt chlorine generators
- Security covers
- Automatic covers
- Diving boards
- Handrails and ladders
- Water features
- Additional jetting
- Automatic vacuums
- In-ground and above-ground hot tubs
- Raised bond beams
- Retaining walls
Typically a fiberglass swimming pool price range around: $30,000 — $45,000
Basic Installation including concrete
Fiberglass swimming pool installation includes everything mentioned above in the concrete patio. Mostly concrete patios are 400–800 square feet around a swimming pool. And the price range varies from $40,000 — $60,000.
A perfect fiberglass swimming pool construction includes basic installation with concrete with fencing and electrical cost. And here the basic cost varies from $45,000 — $85,000.
Prices including other options
Here is the list with approximate cost of other options:
- Automatic Pool Covers — $10,000 — $13,000
- Salt Chlorine Generator — $1,700 — $2,200
- Pool Security Cover — $2,500 — $3,800 in most cases generally
- Mostly Heat Pumps cost $5,000 — $6,500 including the cost for electrical hookups
- Retaining Walls which is generally very expensive. Depending upon its size price varies a huge degree normally. These types of walls mostly cost $5,000 — $15,000.
- Water Features — The price of pool water varies drastically depending on when it comes to custom made waterfalls.
All of these prices mentioned are very general. Still, I hope this article will help you to find the best out of all. Guess it will help you to have a better idea about the cost of a fiberglass swimming pool, overall pricing of a fiberglass swimming pool and what you can expect when you start your research work on which pool to buy or not.
