Swimming pool prices compared by make, model and style - Concrete, Vinyl & Fiberglass

Basic Vinyl Pool Installation Prices

A basic vinyl pool installation will exclude many items that you may like to add to your pool package. The basic installation price estimated by most contractors only includes the absolute minimum required in order for the pool to function and gives little overall consideration to the user friendliness or functional usage of the pool.



Understandably pool contractors like to minimize the fact that pool upgrade options are very expensive and showcase the basic installation costs. In actuality very few pools are installed without at least a few upgrade options. Even a decent set of in wall stairs and a stretch winter cover can add close to $10,000 to a basic vinyl pool install.

Basic Vinyl Pool Installation Cost

Vinyl pools are priced according to the kit style that you choose. Common examples of kit shapes are rectangle, kidney, humpback kidney, roman, oval and round to name a few. All of these are similar in prices for the kit and installation with the more complex shapes being slightly more expensive than the more basic geometric shapes. Notably the most expensive vinyl pool kits are "L" shaped pools as well as lazy "L" pools since these have a much larger surface area and more complex installation requirements.



The basic vinyl pool installation will usually include digging the pool, the pool kit, the vinyl liner, a pump and concrete around the collar and on the floor of the pool. The electrical inspection and installation as well as the landscaping of the pool area are not included in the price generally so be sure to consider this.

Based on standard sizes and only as a rough estimate guide here is the approximate cost of a basic vinyl pool installation:

16x32' = $25,000 - $35,000
20x40' = $27,500 - $40,000
The actual price that you are quoted will depend on a number of different factors including the quality of your installer, the layout and accessibility of your property and the area that you are located in. Swimming pool pricing typically follows real estate pricing fairly closely to help you determine what you can expect to pay for your basic vinyl pool installation.