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Once derided as “baggies,” pools with vinyl liners have now taken their place in the world of custom watershaping, due to the flexibility of shape and wide spectrum of patterns, colors and textures. This beautiful remodel stands as a perfect example, says Columbian watershaper, Christophe Garces.
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The use of borates in pools has gained momentum over the past few years by service techs and homeowners alike. As its acceptance grows, the data and anecdotes of borate benefits are mounting, pointing toward a very bright future for boron-based treatment products.
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For situations where space is tight, turning to stainless steel basins can be the best call, explains Dave Peterson. This structural wall detail can also be used to make a clean aesthetic statement, by bringing the water right up to surrounding hardscape.
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Glacier Pool Coolers (Scottdale, Ariz.) produces pool chillers for residential and commercial applications. As water is processed through the unit, the chilled water collects in a bottom basin, where the water level rises and falls, allowing the internal sump pump to push the water into the pool line in cycles, providing steady relief from uncomfortably high pool water temperatures. To learn more, click here.
Kingsley Bate (Manassas, Va.) offers the Quogue collection of all-weather wicker outdoor furniture, made upholstered seating, eliminating the need for a cushion. The upholstery is made from durable, easy-to-care-for Batyline mesh. Seats are gently padded with quick-drying reticulated foam and typically dry in as little as 20 minutes after rainfall, the company says. To learn more, click here.
Meridian Tile (Phoenix, Ariz.) makes modular tile for in-pool barstools and tabletops. The modular tile for barstools is available in glass and porcelain mosaics, sized for 12, 16 and 18-inch Sonotube columns. Table top mosaics are sized for 36-inch tables. The company’s line of barstool and table tops come in a wide range of colors. To learn more, click here.
Biodesign (Farmingdle, N.Y.) offers an alternative method of swimming pool construction that features a structural coating, consisting of resins and quartz sand molded over an EPDM liner, eliminating the need for structural concrete. The pools can be constructed in a variety of sand colors with molded beach entry edges that blend into surrounding hardscape. To learn more, click here.
Aqua Bond (Long Beach, Calif.) introduces the new AquaStitch SP-1238 Stress Proof Stitch concrete crack repair staples system, designed to permanently stabilize and repair structural cracks in concrete, gunite and shotcrete swimming pools and pool decks. Placed every 12 inches along the length of the fracture, the stitching system provides load transfer and resistance against the structural pool crack growing larger. To learn more, click here.
There are two basic ways to reduce noise generated by pool equipment: either enclose it, or stop the noise at the source. In this simple and useful detail, Dave Peterson offers an elegant solution to pump noise and vibration that can be used across a range of watershaping systems, big or small, inside or out.
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Innovative inks and evolving manufacturing techniques are transforming vinyl liners used in swimming pools, says David Sones of Canadian General Tower. As consumers demand visually dynamic patterns and textures, the industry is responding with a class of luxury liners designed to shimmer and shine.
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