In Ground Fiberglass Swimming Pools
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In Ground Fiberglass Swimming Pools
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT
FIBERGLASS POOLS
Q. Are Fiberglass Pools easy to maintain? |
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| A. Yes, Fiberglass swimming pools have smooth non-porous walls that resist annoying algae formation and make cleaning easy. Fiberglass is smooth but not slippery, the steps and bottom are textured. You don't have to worry about bloody toes from being in the pool to long. | |
| Q. Is Fiberglass strong and durable? | |
| A. Yes, Fiberglass pools are the only permanent pools made. They actually get stronger every year. Fiberglass is 17 times stronger than concrete and can flex a full 12 inches, which is very beneficial in earthquake prone Southern California. You may have recently noticed gas station tanks being replaced from steel tanks to tanks designed similar to fiberglass pools. These pools are very strong. | |
| Q. Are Fiberglass pools made like Corvette car bodies? | |
| A. No, Corvette car bodies are not hand laid, but made by spraying fiber of fiberglass with resin onto a mold with what is commonly called a chopper gun. They are not designed to have the kind of strength fiberglass pools have. They also don't use the kind of gel coat used for making pools because they don't have the ability to withstand continuous submersion like an inground swimming pool. If they were made like our pools not only would they weigh a lot more they would also be extremely difficult to break. | |
| Q. Do Fiberglass pools pop out of the ground? | |
| A. No, one gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds, on a typical 15,000 gallon fiberglass pool that equals over 100,000 pounds. It is impossible for an in ground swimming pool full of water to pop out of the ground. There are more concrete pools that pop out of the ground than fiberglass pools because you have to frequently drain them for maintenance(paint, re-plaster, or acid wash). You never have to drain a fiberglass pool for maintenance. | |
| Q. How much do Fiberglass pools cost compared to concrete pools? | |
| A. Fiberglass pools may cost a little more, however the advantages will more than pay for the difference in cost. | |
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