How Much Does a Fiberglass Pool Cost?

Investing in a fiberglass pool is an exciting and often rewarding decision for homeowners seeking to enhance their outdoor living experience, but understanding the associated costs is essential for making an informed choice. Fiberglass pool prices can vary greatly depending on various factors, such as size, shape, and additional features. Compared to concrete and vinyl liner pools, fiberglass pools are known for their durability, low maintenance requirements, and considerable longevity. With such advantages, it’s no wonder many homeowners are considering fiberglass pools to transform their backyards into a relaxation and entertainment oasis.

If you’re thinking about putting in a fiberglass pool, I hope this information will be helpful to you and give you a better idea of what you’ll be getting into from a money standpoint.

Fiberglass pools are probably in the middle when it comes to comparing overall costs of all the various pool options out there. We chose to install a fiberglass pool for a few different reasons, the biggest one being that they’re relatively low maintenance. Fiberglass pools do not have much to be replaced over time and most are under warranty for several years.

This being said, fiberglass may be more upfront compared to some other options, but you will save down the road. Another couple of reasons we chose fiberglass was the wide variety of pool designs and quick installation.

So how much does it cost to install a fiberglass pool? Here is a detailed breakdown of what it cost to install our pool. Keep in mind the price will vary depending on your location and property.

Pool Prep Work Cost for a Fiberglass Pool

We did not have to do tons of digging for the pool. The prep work that was completed mostly had to do with hauling in shale and gravel to level everything up. The pool was then brought in and eight tandem loads of shell was used and compacted around the pool. The total for the prep work including, gravel, shale, and labor was $1900 dollars. They worked a total of eight hours on this part of the installation.

Pool and Pool Equipment Cost for a Fiberglass Pool

We chose a basic rectangular design to go along with our minimalistic, clean line modern home design. Our pool is the St. Thomas by Viking Fiberglass Pools. The color is a little on the darker side called Crystite. The pool also include two led lights. The pool itself with the upgraded color and led lights was a total of $29,500 dollars.

Our pool is a salt water pool that uses a Pentair Intellichlor salt generator. The salt system is a total of $1250 dollars. A salt pool is a pool that has been chlorinated by means of salt chlorination and not traditional harsh liquid or solid chemical chlorine. This salt chlorination gives you clean, clear and luxuriously soft water.

Every pool will require a pump and a filter. We purchased the SD 60 and 1.5 hp Dynamo pump and Star-rite cartridge filter for a combined total of $1453 dollars.

A pool cover is another item you will need. We considered an automatic cover, but it would have completely blown our budget. So we only have a HPI mesh winter cover which cost around $900 dollars.

We also chose to install a heating system so we could enjoy our pool for a longer season. The one we chose is a 152,000 BTU Aqua Comfort heat pump. The heater is only an add on option and is not a must when installing a pool. The extra cost was $3832 dollars. This could be a place to save if you wanted to do without.

Added Expenses

The initial quote and contract price was actually not bad and at that time we thought putting in a pool wasn’t so bad. It was after the pool was all the extra components we didn’t add in. We did save up front for the digging, but we for sure paid later. The brick retaining wall alone was around $7,500 dollars including labor and materials.

In the image below, you can see the retaining wall and also the pool equipment (pump and heater) to the right of the wall.

With any pool, a fence is necessary and most of the time required. The black metal fencing that runs along the retaining wall was $3000 dollars.

We chose a 12×12 Travertine paver to go around the perimeter of the pool. This was important in giving the pool the sleek modern look we were going for. The Travertine total including installation was $3,200 dollars.

For the patio area, we went with Belgard Lafitt Grana Slab pavers, because of the way they look and they are so easy to take care of. The total for the pavers was $3,600 dollars for about 450 square feet. For the final touches of this area, we decided to add in some greenery. We installed 462 square feet of sod in which Henry rolled out himself. This was $400 dollars.

Prep Work and Fill	$1,900
Pool	$29,500
Salt Sytem	$1,250
Pump	$1,453
Cover	$900
Pool Heater	$3,832
Retaining Wall	$7,500
Fence	$3,000
Travertine	$3,200
Pavers	$3,600
Sod	$400
Total	$56,535

Would We Do Fiberglass Again?

The answer is yes! It is now several years later and we installed another fiberglass pool at our current home. Having a pool for so many years, we can’t imagine our life without one now. We ended up spending about 15% more than the prices we have listed in this article, but we had the pool installed during the peak of the housing market a couple of years. That being said, if you are looking at the cost to install an inground pool, I would add at least 15% to the prices listed in this article due to inflation.