Well first of all there is no such thing as a fiberglass pool. You can have fiberglass walls instead of steel but your pool is still vinyl because you need a liner. These are the usual combinations of inground pools.
Sand floor, steel walls, vinyl liner
Sand floor, fiberglass walls, vinyl liner
Vermiculite floor, steel walls, vinyl liner
Vermiculite floor, fiberglass walls, vinyl liner
Concrete floor, steel walls, vinyl liner
Concrete floor, fiberglass walls, vinyl liner
Concrete floor, concrete walls, no liner
Concrete pools have to be painted with epoxy paint or if you want tile installed then usually you plaster over the concrete.
Now a days 3 and 4 are the most common inground installs. 1 and 2 are usually pools that are 30 + years old although you can still have them done that way.
In South Alabama the cost of a 20 *40 vinyl pool will cost around 18 to 22 thousand
Don't do it. Too many possibilities for leaks. Get Fiberglass or vinyl pool, learn to install that instead.
The in-ground pools are prefabricated. The bodies are made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic. This is an alternative to vinyl-lined, gunite and poured concrete pools.
There are three important construction methods for a swimming pool: concrete, vinyl liner and fiberglass. The most used construnction method for a swimming pool is concrete.
There are many types of materials used in the construction of swimming pools. They can include Metal, Plastic, Concrete, Fiberglass, a Vinyl Liner or PVC
Try a very fine rubbing compound
The term "fiberglass windows" actually refers to the framing around a window. Typically, these frames are made from wood or vinyl. Fiberglass is becoming more popular because of it's strength and stability. Unlike wood or vinyl, fiberglass is less likely to bow, warp or rot. Fiberglass windows can be found in many home improvement stores as well as on line dealers.
Inground concrete or fiberglass are the easiest pools to maintain. When you get into synthetic materials like vinyl and plastic, it's harder to find chemicals that will do the work without damaging the pool.
The experts at Advanced Pool Coatings have been installing fiberglass coatings over vinyl liner pools for over 30 years. You can read more at: http://www.advancedpoolcoatings.com.
Fabric blinds are better at letting more light through but are harder to maintain and keep clean versus vinyl blinds.
What type of surface is it? Concrete, Vinyl or fiberglass? If you have a vinyl or fiberglass pool and it is rough it is probably calcium that has precipitated out of the water you will need to have your pool water analyzed by a professional swimming pool company. If your pool is concrete it could be calcium also or it could be an etching of the concrete both are related to water chemistry and the same professional analysis would need to be performed to resolve the issue.
No, you should not.
Depends on your idea of hard. I just did mine and thought it more time consuming than anything else.