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The most educational swimming pool blog in the country, providing fiberglass pool articles and videos, as well as information on inground concrete and liner pools.
Fiberglass Pool Information | Fiberglass vs Concrete vs Vinyl Liner | Finding A Pool Contractor | Installation & Construction | Pool Design Guides
We’re passionate about fiberglass pools here at River Pools, and we believe that the only barrier that prevents many potential pool owners from considering fiberglass pools as a serious option is simply a lack of awareness. So, in an effort to spread the ‘good news’, we’ve decided to do this series to showcase some of the leading fiberglass pool installers from around the world. As you’ll see, these builders are producing cutting edge projects with unmatched craftsmanship. The sun is indeed setting on the era of plain bathtub pools, and a new dawn of fiberglass pools is on the horizon. My only hope is that you’ll get as much pleasure out of this series as I do!
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Fiberglass Pool Information | Fiberglass vs Concrete vs Vinyl Liner | Finding A Pool Contractor | Installation & Construction
At River Pools and Spas we have the opportunity to speak with literally hundreds of pool builders around the world. Sometimes they teach us, sometimes we mentor them. But any way you cut it, it’s given us tremendous exposure to the world of fiberglass pools and great insight into the little things that tend to make a big difference in fiberglass pool construction.
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Don't blindly wonder if a fiberglass, concrete, or vinyl liner pool is right for you. Our educational ebook does a deep-dive comparison of the 3 types, all while noting the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Fiberglass Pool Information | Installation & Construction | Pool Videos
We figured we'd have some fun and attempt something we've never done, or even seen done before in the pool industry (although I'm sure it has)...and that's to do an entire fiberglass pool installation, including concrete patio, all in a single day!
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Fiberglass Pool Information | Fiberglass vs Concrete vs Vinyl Liner | Finding A Pool Contractor | Installation & Construction
I met with a great couple last night for a project planning meeting. They are ecstatic about getting their new fiberglass pool just in time for summer, but during the meeting they continued to bring up a terrible experience they had the previous year with another contractor. Apparently, they were told that their backyard patio and retaining wall project would be completed sometime in July. But to their great astonishment, the project dragged on and wasn’t wrapped up until late November. In their words: “We lost our entire summer and fall!”
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Fiberglass Pool Information | Installation & Construction
If you’ve following our fiberglass pool manufacturing series to this point, you know we’ve already covered:
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Fiberglass Pool Information | Installation & Construction | Pool Design Guides
Today we’re going to discuss how the gel coat layer of a fiberglass pool is applied in manufacturing, some guidelines used by manufacturers, and the problems that arise when these guidelines are not adhered to.
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Fiberglass Pool Information | Installation & Construction
Ok folks, today we’re going to discuss what causes blemishes, marks, and defects on the surface layer of a fiberglass pool. There are typically two types of ‘blems’ we see:
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Options and Accessories | Pool Videos
This year at the Atlantic City Pool and Spa Convention I had the pleasure of meeting Gil Erlich, V.P. of Sales and Marketing for Aqua Products, the World's Leader in Robotic Pool Cleaning Solutions.
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Cost and Pricing | Finding A Pool Contractor | Installation & Construction
Ok, pools and cars are both seen as status symbols…they’re both relatively expensive…and they both come with a wide array of bells and whistles. There’s a lot in common there. So you should go about purchasing them the same way right?...Nope!
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You know what one of my biggest pet peeves is? Floaties in my drink. And with five kids I know that if I give someone a sip, there’s going to be some backwash going on! I can cope with giving up my ice cold soda, but there’s another type of backwashing that annoys pool owners on a weekly basis. You know what I’m talking about…sand filters. No, there’s nothing wrong with sand filters. Heck, I grew up on them. But geesh, it just seems like such a waste of resources. Let’s take a closer look.
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