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All depends on what you are looking for and how much you have to spend. Concrete pools are usually considered the "high-end" pool but installation takes a long time and maintenance and repair are costly. Steel pools, or I'm assuming you're referring the vinyl liner pools, are a good, cost efficient option. Though, if you want to extend the life span of your pool, check out the other building materials used for vinyl liner pools.. such as Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials.
1. Steel walls will allow for expansion and contraction in temperature changes.
2. Concrete walls are more likely to have rough edges that may, in time, wear holes or cause tears in the liner.
Umm...concrete wall pools don't usually have liners. You either plaster the pool then paint over the plaster, or tile the inside.
A steel wall pool (although you should get a polymer wall pool instead--steel will rust in a below-ground application even though it's galvanized; polymer can't rust) is less expensive than a concrete pool
Steel-wall and polymer-wall pools are less expensive to install. A concrete pool is made from Gunite--a sprayed-on concrete. Liner pools come as panels on pallets, and you bolt the panels together.
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What are the pros and cons of having a wooden frame swimming pool as opposed to a steel or concrete frame?
In above ground models, wood is much better than steel. If you "rough house" in a steel pool, you potentially could knock it down. It you run into it with a bike or lawn tractor you will likely know it down. A wood pool you could back your car into and not know it down. Wood you probably need to treat every 3 years, steel you don't, but it will rust. I don't have info on concrete.
Is fiberglass steps better than concrete steps for an in ground pool?
No, because fiberglass can make you slip unlike concrete steps
Why the partial safety factor for concrete is higher than that for steel?
because concrete is unpredictable than steel
Why the partial safety factor of concrete is higher than that for steel?
because concrete is unpredictable than steel
Why partial safety factor of concrete is more than steel?
Concrete is unpredictable compared to steel...
Is a gunite pool better than a vinyl lined pool?
All day long. Concrete pools have real tile instead of the fake liner tile look. You can update a concrete pool later on as styles change: with vinyl it's final.
What is stronger than concrete?
steel
What is heavier a steel beam or concrete beam?
Steel is heavier than concrete for the same volume, however steel buildings are generally lighter. This is because steel buildings utilize high strength of steel, so volume of steel in steel buildings is much smaller than volume of concrete in concrete buildings. In another words in steel buildings much less volume of material is needed for the same strength compared to concrete buildings.
The Berlin Wall was more than steel and concrete What did its construction AND destruction symbolize?
The Berlin Wall was more than steel and concrete. What did its construction AND destruction symbolize?
Why is a composite pool wall better than a steel pool wall?
Composite pool walls for vinyl liner pools are better in that they are 100% non-corrosive while still supplying the same amount of strength as a steel wall pool. While nature ensures that steel WILL rust over a period of time, the increasingly popular salt generators have accelerated this process. And why is rusting panels bad? Think of your vinyl liner moving up and down on a rusted piece of steel.
Does concrete weigh more than steel?
No, steel is denser than concrete, so it is heavier by volume. However, concrete can still be heavier in certain applications due to its bulkiness and ability to be molded into large shapes.
Why is concrete better than wood?
concrete is better than wood because concrete is much stronger and that's why most of the building are made out of it
