Charlie:
Ray writes, “Are there problems we need to be aware of with the installation and durability of fiberglass pools in-ground, in the Porter-Kingwood area?”
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Tom:
Doesn’t matter if it’s Porter-Kingwood or anywhere else, but an in-ground —
Charlie:
Oh come on, I think it’s very specific to that area.
Tom:
Okay, well, it doesn’t matter. I wouldn’t use an in-ground fiberglass pool, because what happens over time is they crack. Once it cracks, not because of the swell or anything, they just get old and they crack and then you got to dig the whole thing out.
I talked to a pool guy once, and it was before Watts was with us, by the way.
Charlie:
Right.
Tom:
He said it’s the difference between a mobile home and a well-built home. You don’t want … If you’re going to do in-ground, do a gunite. If you don’t do in-ground, you can do above-ground, but don’t put a …
Charlie:
Don’t split the difference.
Tom:
Don’t put an above-ground, underground, I guess you might say, or in-ground.