Alternative Pools
Your old pals at Terra Dura care about your pool dreams. Over the course of these past few years we have worked hard to find the finest alternative pool options for your space. So we have partnered with these companies and are happy to provide advice and assistance with these alternative pool options. On top of that, we can install and finish out the landscape around your new pool to match your desired aesthetic. Getting a nice pool has never been easier, cheaper, or faster. With that being said, here are a few of our top picks and why we love them:
Plungie Pools
Why We Love Them: Plungie pools are an easy and permanent alternative to traditional custom made pools and inadequate above ground pools. Once installed, these pools are virtually indistinguishable from custom concrete pools and at a fraction of the price. One of these long-lasting and multi-use pools is not only easy on the wallet, but can be installed with our help before the next season— just in time for you and your family to enjoy. Help us help you to plunge into your aquatic dreams.
Price Point: From $15,990.00 (not including installation and delivery).
Time Frame: In your yard in just a few months.
Materials: Precasted concrete shells with an Eco finish coating on the inside, an internal high-performance thermo polymer coating.
Details: Can be installed above or in-ground, does not come with the installation (We are happy to assist with installation). Comes with the option for many accessories like automatic pool covers, UV System, Heater. The size and shape are non- customizable.
Warranty: 10-year structural warranty
Process:
1) Choose your Plungie
2) Building approval/certification
3) Site preparation
4) Crane hire
5) Plumb up
6) Electrical
7) Backfill
8) Finishings
9) Fill + startup.
Size Options:
Studio- 12’ X 7’
Original- 15’ X 8’
Max- 20’ X 10’
Depth: 5’4”
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Studio
Price $15,990 *
Length 12 ft
Width 7 ft
Height 5.5 ft
Volume 2,100 gal
Dry Weight 12,000 lbs
Bench Space 21.5 sq ft
Original
Price $19,990 *
Length 15ft
Width 8ft
Height 5.5ft
Volume 3,500 gal
Dry Weight 18,960 lbs
Bench Space 23 sq ft
Max
Price $22,990 *
Length 20 ft
Width 10 ft
Height 5.5 ft
Volume 5,300 gal
Dry Weight 26,000 lbs
Bench Space 43 sq ft
EcoPool
Why We Love Them: Ecopools are a wonderful choice because they are completely customizable, boasting endless combinations of size and color to make your dream pool a reality. Made in a local Texas factory with new shipping containers, these pools are bigger yet easier to assemble/ install than Plungie pools (no crane needed). They are sleek and offer a viewing window option, which is sure to transform your yard into a personal high-class resort.
Price Point: From $28,000.00 (does not include shipping and installation).
Time Frame: In your yard in just a few months.
Materials: Ecopool uses an 8-layer wall design to achieve high durability. The final layer that contains water is an acrylic-coated and reinforced polymer layer that is both durable and resists algae growth. The top surface is smooth and non-porous, and will not harbor bacteria and algae, unlike concrete or plaster.
Details: Ecopool offers 8-10 interior color options at all times and in all areas, the pools are completely customizable. We are happy to assist with installation.
Warranty: 3-year limited warranty
Process:
1) site preparation
2) placement of pool with a telescoping forklift/telehandler or crane
3) final plumbing connection (pools are offered pre-plumbed)
4) electrical connection
Size Options: Available in 8 or 16-foot widths and in lengths up to 40 feet.
Depth: 3.5-4’ but also customizable.
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Built to Outlive any Trend.
A high-strength, shipping container-based core is the key to impeccable strength and durability. It leads its class in torsional and longitudinal rigidity. Steel composes 97% of its weight, with advanced polymers among the remainder.
Proprietary 8 Layer Wall Design
Supported by a modular structural steel system, each Ecopool contains approximately five times the amount of steel as a typical inground pool. The steel heavy 8 layer design withstands settling and shifting much better than concrete pools.
There is a clear emphasis on craftsmanship that cannot be matched outside the factory controlled environment. And best of all, each pool is made with our most important tool: our hands.
Treat Yourself to More Space.
For the first time ever, engineers at Ecopool developed a patent-pending process for connecting multiple shipping containers in a modular system. This perfect marriage of modern with industrial removes the confining size limits of the past. Ecopool is available in 8 or 16 foot widths and in lengths up to 40 feet. Personalize any way you like. All in our 3D Pool Studio.
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