Not all shells are the same. Normally, you get what you pay for. Your price seems very low and it makes me raise an eyebrow of skepticism. Who makes the shell? What is the warranty's length and what is covered? How long has the builder been in business? How long has he sold this brand? How long has he been installing F/G pools? What is to be done with the dug up dirt? Is haul away included? What if you hit water or rock during the dig? Have you checked his work and consumer ratings? I don't like to see fiberglass pools with less than a 3'x4" collar. Your's is less than 1/2 that. The extra weight of the collar can be the difference between a pool floating or not in high water table conditions when the pool needs to have it's water level lowered. Will there be a rebar web attached to the pool's edge extending into the concrete collar? I expect #3 rebar and a 12" grid to lock the concrete collar to the pool. I don't see a sump to pull water out from under the shell if it needs servicing. This will happen eventually, such as when the tile needs replacing or if the water needs diluting to correct a chemical imbalance. Is the initial fill water included? The pool needs to be filled and back filled at the same time. What are they using as a base and back fill? An improperly set F/G pool is a nightmare for a homeowner. How do you plan on sanitizing? I don't see a chlorinator. What kind of pipe for the plumbing? Avoid flex pipe. While easy to work with, it sucks when it fails. Murphy dictates it will where it's hardest to get at. Using hard pipe on the pool usually reduces the likelihood of a failure. With F/G pools, the installation crew and supervisor need to be better than good for a quality job. A lot of fly by nights exist in the F/G world. There are many legit and good ones too! A F/G pool can be put in the ground and filled in a day, assuming inspections go ok. With concrete and electrical, fencing, etc., the entire installation can be completed inside a week with a good PB. What is this builder's schedule? I hope this helps. Your price seems too good. Maybe I am nuts, but maybe not. In any event, it is food for thought. Scott

sorry I can't help you with the fiber glass. Out of curiosity why fiber glass verses gunite. I am hearing bids for fiber glass higher than a lot of gunite pools lately.

Finding photos of particular looks can be difficult. Sometimes one lucks out, but often the search just doesn't find anything helpful. All I can say is try different search engines. Bring up another tab and type in a different from what you usually use search engine name. I have used Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ask.com, and Yahoo. Wikipedia has a LIST of others. After the search page opens type in a simple search like pool tile selections or pool waterline and stair trim tile. Then choose Images to get photos. I can't guarantee this will get what you are looking for. Sometimes you have to play with the wording. Also, companies that sell tile sometimes have a Gallery where they show off pools with their tile. Here is ONE and here is ANOTHER. I noticed that some pools had tile set into underwater steps to highlight them. Perhaps you can do something like that to your entry/exit points that set them off and still work with the rest of your tile. Good Luck.

My PB's subs started grouting in Permacolor and I didn't like the grout color I had selected (to be fair, I had asked for them to do a sample and they forgot), so they stopped. When I went to the tile store to select a new grout color option, the salesperson strongly encouraged me to use epoxy for my tile. My PB agreed to use Spectralock, but said they would do the sample in Permacolor because it is less expensive. I am wondering if there will be a variation in color between the two? I am trying the Slate Gray, and possibly the Silver Shadow since they had some leftover from another job. Also, is there a reason not to do the Spectralock or is it definitely superior to Permacolor in terms of ease of cleaning and maintenance of the pool, etc.?