Before we get to the point shown in this first picture there has been work done already. On any inground liner change we come to your house and measure the pool. We want an exact fit on your liner to insure that it fits right. We do not want it to big and end up having wrinkles. We don't want it to small and end up stretching to much. Even if you have the original build specs for your pool, we still measure. Through experience we have come to find that alot of vinyl pools are not built to specs. Even though a liner will "streeetch" into place if the dimensions for the pool bottom are not right, it will shorten the liner life. We want you to get the longest life possible out of your liner, so we measure to insure a perfect fit before we order you a new liner.

 Pumping water out of the pool.

Many homeowners will start pumping the water out of the pool a couple days in advance. We ask you to do this if possible to help us out timewise. Most times the water is down to the point a homeowner can get it, and we finish it up. We use what is called a trash pump to move the bulk of the water. We will also have a couple of regular sump pumps to help with this. If it is not feasible for you to drain any water, we can pump the typical pool down in less than 2 hours.

        Got to love the last little bit of nasty water!!

We cut the old liner down into small sections as we take it out.

John boy taking off the old return fittings.

(He begs me to go and help any time he can)

On every liner change we use all new gaskets and face plates for any skimmers, returns, bottom drains, and light fittings. It is a stupid mistake not to do this.

 All the water is out. Old liner is out. Time to sweep everything down and clean it up.

 All cleaned up.

As we sweep down the pool bottom we will do minor repair work on it. We will try to scrape down the worst rough spots and do some patching if it is a vermiculite base. If it is a grout base you are out of luck. In a standard liner change we do the best we can on the pool bottom. We can only do so much with what we have to work with. Ever heard the saying, "you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear". It's true!

Pulling the new liner out in the pool.

Hanging the new liner in the track.

 Liner is now vacummed into place.

We use two professional grade liner vacs to pull every liner into place. As you can see this pulls the wrinkles out of the liner. Most importantly this allows us to see that we have the liner in square. If it is off a little we can still adjust it to get the perfect fit. We hear stories of pool guys who start the water in the pool and then attempt to pull the wrinkles out by hand as the water fills up. Bad move in my opinion. Once the water is in, there is no way to adjust the liner if you need to. We have adjusted liners 2 inches before, and it makes a world of difference in how it fits. I can not stress enough the importance of a perfect fit on your liner!!

Cutting in skimmer and return fittings.

Water is being pumped into the pool through the hose to left. If at all possible we suggest having water hauled in by truck to get the liner set. Once it is set you can finish with your garden hose.

I think this is Jeremy and John's best side?

Pool is full of water and ready for your swimming enjoyment!!