I am in the quoting phase of a pool build in PA about an hour west of Philadelphia and one company is proposing to build a concrete pool with a finish called Aqua-Brite which is a poly thermal pool finish. If can be found here at this website: http://www.ecopoolfinish.com I think this is a rather new finish system and from reading it seems like a good option over plaster as you have the advantages of a concrete pool without all the work associated with plaster curing and then cracking/shrinking/refinishing. It comes with a 10 year warranty as well. As I am looking for something that will hold up well without the need for continual maintenance this seems like a good choice and was wondering if anyone had any experience or opinions with this finish.
This also is my first pool build and I am trying to do it right the first time and have been doing a lot of reading on the forum. Here are some specifications please make any comments or suggestions where you think I might have issues.
-750 ft² pool, any shape, 3' – X’ depth
- Excavation
- Rock Solid Partners includes 2 days of free rock removal at excavation
- additional day of excavation required and included
- all soil removed as necessary, unless requested to leave on-site by buyer
- includes all pre-pool excavation grading work
- shaping and forming of pool shell
- sub-grade construction for pool deck
- topsoil stockpiled on site or machine graded on day of excavation
- temporary construction fence installed around pool shell
- 3" - 4" bed of clean crushed stone placed on pool floor
- Steel Re-inforcement construction
- all ½ “, #4 bars placed through-out pool walls, floor, loveseat and bond beam
- 12" horizontal and vertical spacing of bars and 6" spacing in bond beam
- Construction ensures superior winter frost protection
- Electrical bonding and inspection by independent electrical inspection agency
- Shotcrete construction
- 4,000 P.S.I. concrete (compressive strength at 28 days)
- Industry leading 8" thick concrete wall and floor construction
- 12" wide x 14" deep concrete at pool bond beam
- 12" thick concrete footing at wall and floor cove area
- 4 shallow end steps with 6’ extended bench off of 3rd step
- 1 – 6’ deep end loveseat for ingress / egress from pool
- 2 hydrostatic relief plugs placed in floor of pool
- Plumbing construction:
- all 2" schedule 40 PVC pipe
- 2 premium water surface skimmers
- Eco-Pool utilizes master water valve to direct solar or gas heated water sequentially to 3 Paramount Pool Products pop-up returns in pool floor & 2 wall water returns
- Paramount Pool Products’ MDX™ anti-entrapment main drain in pool
- See at paramountpoolproducts.com
- Pool tile & coping
- 6" band of frost-proof waterline tile
- customer choice for pattern and color
- Marion Ceramics 4†x 12´bull nose coping included
- Interior shell finish
- Aqua-Brite poly thermal pool finish
- see at http://www.ecopoolfinish.com
- Lighting
- 2 x 500W lights in side wall of pool
- Safety features
- safety rope, rope anchors with safety floats placed across limit of shallow end
- Safety vacuum release system
- Vac-Alert device installed on main water pump for pool
- Deck Construction
- 750 ft² broom finish concrete patio surround
EQUIPMENT AND UTILITIES:
- Jandy™ full rated 1½ hp pump for efficient pool water circulation
- Jandy™ 60 ft² diatomaceous earth filter with Jandy™ 2" multi-port valve
- King Technology Frog XL Pro Mineral sanitizer
- Vac-Alert safety vacuum release system
- Pool interior cleaner – Legend II by Pentair, Inc.
-Lifetime Structural Warranty
-All Public Liability and Workman’s Compensation Insurance
I have to meet to discuss the above and already want to make some changes to the pool equipment. I want to have a pool with low operating/maintenance costs and am willing to pay more up front to achieve. From what I have read on the forums Pentair seems to be more able to meet that goal and therefore would like to use that in place of the Jandy. The builder already has indicated that would not be a problem now I just need to determine what is needed so any recommendations that would meet that goal are appreciated. I also know I would rather have a salt water pool from talking to other pool owners and reading the forum although the builder is recommending regular chlorine with an ozone generator. It is going to be a pool only with no spa feature so it will be simple in that regard however because of the way the septic system is situated on the property the pool will be a distance of probably 150 to 200 feet from the house. Therefore I was hoping to incorporate some type of automation so it could be monitored from within the house preferably with a computer and simple display. I know Pentair has the Intellitouch system but am not sure if I need all those bells and whistles and am not sure if the EasyTouch would allow it to me monitored by computer. Right now it would probably just be some lighting along with the pump, SWG that would need to be controlled as we also have no water features in the design.
So far this site has been a great way to gather information and I am sure I will be using it again to maintain the pool once built.
Any input to the above would be appreciated.
This also is my first pool build and I am trying to do it right the first time and have been doing a lot of reading on the forum. Here are some specifications please make any comments or suggestions where you think I might have issues.
-750 ft² pool, any shape, 3' – X’ depth
- Excavation
- Rock Solid Partners includes 2 days of free rock removal at excavation
- additional day of excavation required and included
- all soil removed as necessary, unless requested to leave on-site by buyer
- includes all pre-pool excavation grading work
- shaping and forming of pool shell
- sub-grade construction for pool deck
- topsoil stockpiled on site or machine graded on day of excavation
- temporary construction fence installed around pool shell
- 3" - 4" bed of clean crushed stone placed on pool floor
- Steel Re-inforcement construction
- all ½ “, #4 bars placed through-out pool walls, floor, loveseat and bond beam
- 12" horizontal and vertical spacing of bars and 6" spacing in bond beam
- Construction ensures superior winter frost protection
- Electrical bonding and inspection by independent electrical inspection agency
- Shotcrete construction
- 4,000 P.S.I. concrete (compressive strength at 28 days)
- Industry leading 8" thick concrete wall and floor construction
- 12" wide x 14" deep concrete at pool bond beam
- 12" thick concrete footing at wall and floor cove area
- 4 shallow end steps with 6’ extended bench off of 3rd step
- 1 – 6’ deep end loveseat for ingress / egress from pool
- 2 hydrostatic relief plugs placed in floor of pool
- Plumbing construction:
- all 2" schedule 40 PVC pipe
- 2 premium water surface skimmers
- Eco-Pool utilizes master water valve to direct solar or gas heated water sequentially to 3 Paramount Pool Products pop-up returns in pool floor & 2 wall water returns
- Paramount Pool Products’ MDX™ anti-entrapment main drain in pool
- See at paramountpoolproducts.com
- Pool tile & coping
- 6" band of frost-proof waterline tile
- customer choice for pattern and color
- Marion Ceramics 4†x 12´bull nose coping included
- Interior shell finish
- Aqua-Brite poly thermal pool finish
- see at http://www.ecopoolfinish.com
- Lighting
- 2 x 500W lights in side wall of pool
- Safety features
- safety rope, rope anchors with safety floats placed across limit of shallow end
- Safety vacuum release system
- Vac-Alert device installed on main water pump for pool
- Deck Construction
- 750 ft² broom finish concrete patio surround
EQUIPMENT AND UTILITIES:
- Jandy™ full rated 1½ hp pump for efficient pool water circulation
- Jandy™ 60 ft² diatomaceous earth filter with Jandy™ 2" multi-port valve
- King Technology Frog XL Pro Mineral sanitizer
- Vac-Alert safety vacuum release system
- Pool interior cleaner – Legend II by Pentair, Inc.
-Lifetime Structural Warranty
-All Public Liability and Workman’s Compensation Insurance
I have to meet to discuss the above and already want to make some changes to the pool equipment. I want to have a pool with low operating/maintenance costs and am willing to pay more up front to achieve. From what I have read on the forums Pentair seems to be more able to meet that goal and therefore would like to use that in place of the Jandy. The builder already has indicated that would not be a problem now I just need to determine what is needed so any recommendations that would meet that goal are appreciated. I also know I would rather have a salt water pool from talking to other pool owners and reading the forum although the builder is recommending regular chlorine with an ozone generator. It is going to be a pool only with no spa feature so it will be simple in that regard however because of the way the septic system is situated on the property the pool will be a distance of probably 150 to 200 feet from the house. Therefore I was hoping to incorporate some type of automation so it could be monitored from within the house preferably with a computer and simple display. I know Pentair has the Intellitouch system but am not sure if I need all those bells and whistles and am not sure if the EasyTouch would allow it to me monitored by computer. Right now it would probably just be some lighting along with the pump, SWG that would need to be controlled as we also have no water features in the design.
So far this site has been a great way to gather information and I am sure I will be using it again to maintain the pool once built.
Any input to the above would be appreciated.