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.
Best type of inground pool for high water table.
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.
Fortunately we had our camera equipment handy so we covered how we typically manage a pool excavation and installation in a high water table area.
A popular choice is a gunite swimming pool because it.
The gunite pool can take 6 8 weeks or longer to build.
Clay and water represent some of the worst conditions for installing fiberglass pools.
A pool s finished height in the yard should not be compromised by a high water table.
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.
If so you have a floating vinyl liner.
What is the best type of inground pool.
It can take some special expertise to build and install fiberglass swimming pools in high clay areas.
If you are installing a pool in your backyard there are many types to choose from.
On the plus side structurally when installed properly gunite pools are the strongest.
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.
In many cases these places have high water tables as well.