A customer has asked for a price on tiling his entire pool, walls and floor. It is a 20 year old gunite pool inside of an older concrete pool. Typically, the winter water level in a gunite pool will spall the plaster over time. If the pool is tiled,
Read more…Has any had a request or experience with linking a commercial pool equipment pack into a community wide digital control system? My client is looking for the ability to have the operations manager control certain pool components.
Read more…By Jacks Magic or Fiberstars? Does anyone know what this is and where it is available?
Read more…I have been thinking about trying to upsell to Savi LED lights on my next pools but I haven't used them before. What do think about the lights? How would you compare them with a Jandy Watercolors LED pool light or a Pentair IntelliBrite. Also, In com
Read more…How do you bid your pool jobs? Do you have an up-to-date price book? In cost-plus the contractor draws up a budget and charges for labor and materials, with an added fee for profit. The price of the entire project is not known up front, but the clien
Read more…Does anyone have any information / suggestions on perimeter overflow pools? I have a Client with an existing pool, who is interested in a perimeter overflow pool. The Client has requested to modify the shape of the pool into a rectangle and potential
Read more…Lets discuss pool designing and what others are using for criteria for designs.How do you start your designs?I usually go to the site and measure the rear of the home and the area and create a topo drawing and then come back to my office and with the
Read more…I was just reading the blog written by Wendy Purser and it made me think of something I have been contemplating recently. Using reclaimed rain water to use for topping up of the pool or spa. Many parts of the country have been using reclaimed water f
Read more…I have the feeling their species are now endangered...
Read more…If you are a member of the "pool industry" community, you have found your home.
This is a network of pool builders, service professionals, retailers, and pool sales reps,…
Swimming pools are often associated with luxury, relaxation, and endless summer fun. But there's more than just the allure of crystal-clear water that leads a…
The Journal of the Swimming Pool and Spa Industry is coming back! JSPSI, a peer-reviewed technical journal, began in 1995 as a subscription-supported print-based publication. It contained articles at a technical…
All pool plaster finishes should last 20 years or more. However, some last only 5 to 7 years, and some less than a year before the plaster surface deteriorates, discolors, and looks terrible.
Why the difference? Very often, plaster…
For 50 years, the pool industry has considered pool water within an LSI of -0.3 and +0.5 to be acceptable and balanced. But recently, and without providing any supporting science or research, the NPC is trying to convince the industry that any…
There are two important issues involved when trying to achieve quality colored pool plaster that will remain durable, attractive, and the proper shade for many years.
The first issue is to utilize superior workmanship practices to achieve…
