Semi-Inground Pools
Your Pool. A World of Possibilities.
Semi-inground pools make it possible to craft a luxurious outdoor retreat on sloped or rocky ground. Infinitely customizable and engineered for excellence, corrosion-resistant wall structures deliver reliable performance and designs to bring your backyard vision to life.
Bespoke Style. Unlimited Enjoyment.
With endless customization potential, semi-inground pools feature modular walls that lend themselves to a variety of eye-catching configurations. Vinyl liner overlays enhance your pool’s beauty, transforming it into the centerpiece of your backyard.
Unmatched Durability. Effortless Elegance.
Latham semi-inground pools are backed by industry-leading warranties and a reputation for enduring craftsmanship. Vinyl liners create a smooth surface that feels soft underfoot, minimizing upkeep and enhancing comfort.
Premium Materials. Smart Investment.
Insulated modular panels offer natural heat retention, translating to long-term energy cost savings and extended swim seasons. Additionally, vinyl liners can be replaced to refresh your style, offering substantial savings over resurfacing concrete pools.
The Perfect Size and Shape for Any Backyard.
From cozy and intimate to large and expansive – there’s a pool for every backyard. Latham offers an extensive selection of semi-inground shapes and sizes, designed to suit every aesthetic – including sophisticated rectangular options and graceful freeform curves. With over 70 years of expertise, we help turn any backyard into an unforgettable retreat.
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Colors That Make a Splash
Latham offers a variety of exclusive liner colors and patterns to make your pool truly your own. Choose from a variety of breathtaking hues, inspired by the dramatic blue seas of Bali, the serene indigo waters of Santorini – and all points in between. Bring the look and feel of your favorite destination to your backyard.
Blue Mount Royal
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Colors That Make a Splash
Latham offers a variety of exclusive liner colors and patterns to make your pool truly your own. Choose from a variety of breathtaking hues, inspired by the dramatic blue seas of Bali, the serene indigo waters of Santorini – and all points in between. Bring the look and feel of your favorite destination to your backyard.
Blue Mount Royal
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Lasting Beauty. Proven Manufacturing.
Latham semi-inground pools are built with durable, proprietary materials that deliver strength, longevity and design flexibility. Our modular system allows you to customize the structural components of your pool. Every element is engineered for style, comfort and lasting performance.
Radiant Panels
Made from aerospace-engineered aluminum walls, Radiant panels offer aesthetically superior insulation and durability for semi-inground pools. These panels also retain heat and can be installed virtually anywhere without costly retaining walls.
Wall Patterns
Exquisitely designed exterior walls are the finishing touch that harmonizes your pool with your surroundings. Choose from natural tones like stone-inspired Gray Wisp or our Wavecrest design that echoes sandy shores.
Steps
From tiered wedding cake steps to space-saving corner steps, make swimming safer with elegant entry and exit points. Choose from a variety of step forms that can be positioned anywhere in your pool, allowing you to seamlessly connect an elevated deck to your pool’s edge, offering the illusion of an inground pool.
Coping & Decking
Define your pool’s edge with premium coping and decking options. We make the functional beautiful with stylish structural elements to complete your outdoor space.
Winter Covers
Shield your pool from winter weather and make for a smoother reopening of your pool next swim season. We offer a range of beaded solid and mesh winter covers, made to withstand heavy snow.
Custom Features That Bring Your Vision to Life
Every Latham semi-inground pool is a canvas for your personal style. From elegant tiling to spas to bubble jets that offer the ultimate in relaxation, custom features let you enhance your pool’s beauty, comfort and enjoyment.
Ultra-Seam Above Ground Liners
Cutting-edge Ultra-Seam® vinyl liner technology is stronger than standard welded liner seams. Our innovative technology virtually eliminates the appearance of unsightly floor seams for a pool that’s seamlessly stylish.
LED Lighting
From inground pool lights to smartphone-controlled illuminators, custom LED lighting adds ambiance to every nighttime swim.
Water Features
Relax with soothing bubble jets or gaze at the soft rush of a cascading waterfall. Water features make your pool more enjoyable – whether you’re in it or just looking at it.
Ready to Get Your Pool Project Started?
Let Latham match you with the perfect independent pool builder in your area that has the best experience to bring your unique project to life.
- Design your pool, cover or replacement liner project.
- Request and compare estimates.
- Learn about financing options.
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- Get Matched with Trusted Pros—We’ll help you connect with top builders that match your criteria, making it easier to find the best professional for your project. Or, connect with a builder immediately, choosing from a provided list sent directly to your email.
- Start Your Project—Request and compare estimates from builders near you to start your project.
Common Questions About Latham Semi-Inground Pools
Sometimes called a “semi-above ground pool,” a semi-inground pool is partially installed below ground, with a portion of the pool sitting above ground. Their unique design makes them ideal for backyards that present challenges to incorporating a more traditional inground pool, due to either rocky or sloped terrain or if property sits on a hill.
In addition to greater design flexibility thanks to modular walls that comprise the pool’s design, semi-above ground pools offer significant savings on installation costs, requiring less labor or the addition of a costly retainer wall in order to ensure its properly situated.
Although semi-inground pools are partially situated beneath the ground, they can have a depth comparable to a more traditional inground pool. Depth can range from a shallow end of 3 feet all the way up to a deeper end of 8 feet. Some pools offer a uniform depth of 4 feet or 5 feet – with ample room to wade or swim laps.
The choice is truly up to you, the model you choose, and a professional builder who can help you find the right option.
The average cost to install a semi-inground pool typically starts at around $50,000. The price tag may vary depending on a number of factors, including size, electrical needs, decking options, and customizations to personalize your pool experience. Semi-inground pools offer substantial savings when it comes to costs around labor and installation. Their unique design profile makes them a great choice for sloped, uneven, or rocky backyards that might make it challenging to install a fully inground pool without extensive backyard excavation or needing to add a more expensive retaining wall.
A properly-maintained semi-inground pool can last for decades. Latham offers industry-leading limited lifetime warranties on semi-above ground pool structures and a 20-year limited warranty on vinyl liners. Our exclusive Radiant panels are bolstered by a 100% lifetime non-prorated warranty against manufacturing defects for as long as you own your pool and beyond, extending to new owners even after you sell your home.
Semi-inground pools can offer greater savings to homeowners with rocky or sloped backyards that might otherwise make it difficult to install a pool without committing to a long and potentially expensive period of excavation to ensure their pool properly fits within their backyard constraints. Semi-inground pools sit partially above ground and do not require digging as deep into the surface of a backyard in order to be properly installed. This can save time and money on labor costs, allowing you to start enjoying your pool sooner without a heftier price tag.
Latham Radiant semi-inground pool walls are engineered from technology originally developed for the NASA space program. Corrosion-resistant modular panels are designed to offer superior structural integrity alongside pioneering innovation.
Our 2-inch thick insulated pool wall panels are constructed of a closed cell expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam core bonded between two sheets of durable acrylic coated aluminum. All polystyrene used is treated with environmentally-safe insecticides to prevent any insect infestation.