But you ll probably have to remove all of the vinyl pool elements until you.
Can you convert vinyl liner pool to gunite.
The purpose is to provide cushioning so the gunite does not damage your vinyl liner.
It seems to me i could pull out the liner and the walls of the vinyl pool and lay rebar and start spraying gunite.
If just want to change your pool completely you have a couple of other options.
The above commenters are correct it will cost you at least the same amount as building a new pool.
An adhesive works well for this step.
With this option you can shallow or deepen the pool.
Last but not least you can just change out the liner to give you another 10 to 15 years.
I can imagine that converting to gunite will be just as pricey as a completely new gunite pool minus the cost of excavation.
It is very easy to change your existing pool into a concrete gunite pool.
Usually customers are surprised to hear just how little of the original pool can be used when converting to a concrete pool structure.
During the pool conversion you will attach a pad between the liner and the gunite walls.
Rolled wall foam is cut in strips and attached to the walls.
Tell me what i m missing here.
If you are interested to learn more about how to convert a vinyl liner pool into a concrete pool the opposite process to the one talked about in this article then check out this detailed article about how to convert a vinyl pool into a gunite pool.
But anything is doable.
Use your current pluming for drain and skimmers and electrical for light.
Can a vinyl liner pool be converted into a gunite pool.
Cut about a 1 ft border around the pool and lay your new coping.
As long as the vinyl liner pool is inground it can be converted.
I think that a most cost effective method would be a new liner that s more appealing to you new coping and perhaps jets and skimmer fittings that blend in a little better.