First ...sorry for the long response but I think you will find it informative. We just signed with Waterworld Pools in Hammonton NJ. We first contacted them the end of March and since then I have done extensive research on this site and many other comparing prices and etc. I called every single reference and asked for more. Waterworld has done everything so far that I could have asked. They do not pressure sale you and are invited to come see how they make their pools at the factory. You can now get white or 2 shades of blue and then the "corian" looking colors. We are getting a 14x32x6 freeform, installed by them. Hayward pumps, tile border, SWG, and Heat pump, concrete decking, solar cover and electrical done by their subs for $24500. The Heat pump I got myself (Heat Siphon)so that was in addition to the 23500 but they are hooking it up in that price. The only other charges we have are the permit costs and had to have trees removed. I havent been able to find any information they have told me that wasn't true. I even did investigative work into the alleged name changes and that was a "dealer" who used there name without permission to sell their pools. That "dealer" is the one who changed the name once he was caught. You get to speak with the owner who makes all the final decisions. We compared vinyl also and felt the most comfortable with waterworld and their overall truthfullness and willingness to answer all my questions of which their were many. We hope to have the pool installed next week or the one after...just waiting for the final permit to be issued. I live near Toms River and am very excited about our new fiberglass pool. We ended up choosing white because we first like the white..they have a display and second want to leave the coping showing...no concrete cantilever. When you sit in the built in seats or climb out the pool it will be smooth with no rough edges. We battled this decision and feel for us we made the right decision. The color is up to you. As for Viking and other makers we chose waterworld because they do their own installs. So many issues we have seen result is the pool manu. pointing fingers at the dealer/installer and vice versa. Waterworld handles everything...they cant blame your installer and say it was the installers fault. We know there are issues with Viking honoring warranties due to dealer errors...just be cautious..search online you will see for yourself. In NJ they will deliver, install and setup your pool including all pumps and motors for $3000. Your pool is tested before they leave. The next day the electrician comes and hooks up everything electrical. If you do decide on whatever pool give waterworld a call and see what you think for yourself. This will be my first pool. I would say I have put in over 100 hours of research into every aspect of the pool. Feel free to ask me questions directly. Thanks. Lsbarkley

We put a fiberglass pool into our first house in 2000. Loved it!!! In fact, we are starting another house next month and are putting in another. Cost was a little more than liner pool but we never even considered anything else since we live in Central PA. One piece of advice though.... get the largest one that you can afford. We were originally going to purchase a 14x32 size and when they laid out the pattern on the lawn decided that the extra dollars were worth spending to get the 16x44 size. Remember that you will probably have people over sometime an you will want to be able to get in the pool without it getting overcrowded. Also, if you want any pool toys,they will fill up those small pools. We saved money on our pool by putting in our own paver surround and fencing. Also, this time around we are going to have our excavator dig the hole while he is out there and then our plumber will install the pump, etc.

Kv, I have the autopilot swg so not sure on Ecosmarte. I agree though that the swg makes it much easier to maintain a constant level of chlorine in the pool. I am also in Ocean County..Beachwood and delivery wasnt an issue. The pool prices is for the pool, equipment, delivery and install. So yes you have to sub out the rest. We asked them for recommendations and in the end used all of their people. The electrician was straightforward and the work was clean and done in one day (Gibson Elec). The concrete was Custom Design (Charlie) and he was also very easy to deal with. The best was the excavoter J.L.R.'s. Jose is the owner and he was absolutely amazing. I think he was the most critical part of the pool install. He has done hundreds of their pools. All of their prices were at or under other quotes I got. They all showed up on time and didnt charge me a penny more than what I was quoted. The reason we used all of them was to put more of the responsiblity on Waterworld to "help" as needed since these were their recommended people. I would use them ALL again tomorrow. I hope that info helps. Ls

My clients have an existing pool with concrete paving. The new design requires permeable pavers around the pool. There are level changes 5' away from pool coping on both sides, one uphill, and one downhill. On the downhill side there is an existing retaining wall 6' deep with rebar upto the top. Is it ok to demo the top 12" of the retaining wall and connect to a new thickened slab that restrains the new permeable paving? The contractor says retaining wall rebar connecting to the slab edging will provide enough edge restraint. Is this enough, and if not how can we ensure the edge restraint will be strong enough? This is in an earthquake prone zone, and in the '89 quake the retaining wall did suffer some cracks.