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01Inground & above-ground
Vinyl liner
replacement.
A liner is the skin of the pool. When it fades, wrinkles, tears or starts pulling out of the track, the whole pool looks tired and starts losing water. Watermark Pools replaces, installs and repairs vinyl liners on inground and above-ground pools across the Memphis area.
ARead your liner
Six signs it's
time for a new one.
One of these on its own might mean a repair. Two or three together usually means the liner has done its job. Send us a photo and we'll tell you which side of that line you're on.
- Sign 01
Faded & chalky
Sun and chlorine bleach the pattern out. The color goes flat and the surface can feel chalky to the touch.
- Sign 02
Wrinkles that stay
Wrinkles that don't relax after the water is balanced and the pool is full usually mean the vinyl has stretched.
- Sign 03
Out of the track
When the bead pops out of the coping track, the liner is shrinking or brittle, and it won't stay in on its own.
- Sign 04
Stiff & brittle
Old vinyl loses its flexibility. It cracks around the steps, corners and fittings, where it moves the most.
- Sign 05
Tears & pinholes
A single small tear can often be patched. A liner full of them is telling you something.
- Sign 06
Losing water
If the level keeps dropping faster than evaporation, the liner or a fitting may be leaking. See leak detection.
BThe job, start to finish
How a liner
goes in.
The vinyl is the part you see. The work that makes it last is everything that happens before it goes in.
Look & measure
We look at the pool, the walls, the floor and the track, and take the measurements a new liner is built to.
Drain & tear out
The pool is drained, the old liner is cut out and pulled, and the shell underneath is out in the open.
Prep the floor, walls & track
The floor gets smoothed and repaired, walls get checked, and the track is made ready so the new bead seats all the way around.
Set the liner
The new liner is hung in the track and pulled into place so corners, steps and seams sit where they belong.
Fill & cut in
The pool fills, and the skimmer, returns, lights and drains are cut in and sealed through the new vinyl.
Back to swimming
Equipment back online, water balanced, and the pool is ready to use.
CTwo kinds of pool
Inground or
above-ground.
Same idea, different build. We handle liner work on both, which a lot of pool companies won't say.
Inground liners
Built to the exact shape and depth of your pool: rectangles, kidneys, freeforms, steps and deep ends. Replacing an inground liner is also the moment to fix what's underneath it, so floor and wall repairs happen while the pool is empty.
Above-ground liners
Round and oval above-ground pools get re-lined too. If the wall, frame and track are sound, a new liner and a properly prepared floor can make an older pool look new. More on above-ground service.
DRepair or replace
Not every liner
needs replacing.
A small tear in a liner that's otherwise in good shape can often be repaired. We'd rather tell you that than sell you a liner you don't need yet.
Send us this
- The whole poolOne wide shot from the deck.
- The problem up closeThe tear, the wrinkle, the spot where it left the track.
- Your townSo we can check the schedule for your area.
ERecent liners
From the field log.
Inground08.12.26
Filling08.12.26
Inground05.31.26
Above-ground06.01.26
Above-ground06.17.26
Above-ground09.27.26
FLiner questions
Liner FAQ.
Does the pool have to be drained?
For a full replacement, yes. The old liner comes out and the new one is set in an empty pool. Many small repairs can be done without draining.
How long does a liner replacement take?
It depends on the size and shape of the pool, what we find under the old liner, and how long the pool takes to fill. We'll give you a timeline for your pool once we've seen it.
Can you repair a liner instead?
Often, if the liner is otherwise in good condition. Text a photo of the damage and we'll tell you honestly whether a repair makes sense.
Do you do above-ground liners?
Yes. Above-ground vinyl liner installation is one of our listed services, along with above-ground repair and installation.