slides

Speck Offers Special Pump for Waterfeatures
Speck Pumps (Jacksonville, FL) has launched its Model 21-80/30G, a high-efficiency pump that moves water…
New Aqua Slides from Water Odyssey
Water Odyssey (San Marcos, TX) has introduced Fun Forms Aqua Slides for use in aquatic-play…
Inter-Fab Offers River Run Landscape Slides
Inter-Fab (Tucson, AZ) has launched a series of six pre-designed landscape slides that are easy…
RenoSys Manufacturers Pads for Slide Bases
RenoSys (Indianapolis, IN) makes SoftSide pads in a variety of configurations to make pool slides…
2017/5.2, May 17 — Ponds and Oxygen, Thinking Safety, Classic Yosemite and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS May 17, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Working Multi-Year Relationships
Some pool builders think of a project as a one-shot deal:  You install the watershape and move along.  Others put in the pool, then generate longer-term revenue with service and maintenance work.  But there are still others who focus on understanding the lifestyles of their clients and find ways to continue to act as their contractors, year after year, as the original project is gradually upgraded, updated and remodeled. We at All Seasons Pools (Orland Park, Ill.) count ourselves among the third group of builders and capitalize on
Working Multi-Year Relationships
Some pool builders think of a project as a one-shot deal:  You install the watershape and move along.  Others put in the pool, then generate longer-term revenue with service and maintenance work.  But there are still others who focus on understanding the lifestyles of their clients and find ways to continue to act as their contractors, year after year, as the original project is gradually upgraded, updated and remodeled. We at All Seasons Pools (Orland Park, Ill.) count ourselves among the third group of builders and capitalize on
Working Multi-Year Relationships
Some pool builders think of a project as a one-shot deal:  You install the watershape and move along.  Others put in the pool, then generate longer-term revenue with service and maintenance work.  But there are still others who focus on understanding the lifestyles of their clients and find ways to continue to act as their contractors, year after year, as the original project is gradually upgraded, updated and remodeled. We at All Seasons Pools (Orland Park, Ill.) count ourselves among the third group of builders and capitalize on
Avoiding ‘Dead Spots’
Just the term “dead spot” sounds bad on its own – and that’s probably a good thing, because it’s definitely something every watershaper should try to avoid. That can be tough these days, given the complex shapes of modern swimming pools and their multiple curves, inlets, grottos, vanishing edges, beach entries, tanning shelves and various other features that complicate the interior contours of the shell. To get the job done, you need to
Sliding into Backyard Waterparks, Part 2
The feature clients like most about custom pool slides – particularly those of the modular variety – is their tremendous flexibility:  The average slide is about 15 feet long, but the sky truly is the limit, with elaborate installations stretching out across 30 or 40 feet in length.  Slopes are generously variable as well, but there are obvious space considerations that come into play with larger-scale projects.  A good rule of thumb for a desirable 20-degree slope:  Every foot built up vertically generally requires about three feet of horizontal build-out. Obviously, this means that space availability is a major factor in slide design and construction.  The great thing is, the basic procedures of slide installation do not vary much with size, so the process, once learned, is pretty straightforward and repeatable. Here, we’ll be focusing on what this means with