Objectives
Summary
Course Type
Brief Course Synopsis
- Fiberglass pools introduction
- Different types of pools
- Why fiberglass pool?
- Fiberglass advantages
- Terminology & History
- Fiberglass characteristics
- Manufacturing processes
- Pool delivery and freight issues
- Brick & mortar vs. online
- Machinery and tools
- Introduction
- Cranes
- Excavators
- Dingoes
- Bobcats
- Plate Compactor
- How to select the right machinery
- Tools
- Installation schedule
- Whether conditions
- Perfect timing
- Ground preparation
- Finding a perfect spot
- Land survey
- Grading and surface preparation
- Slopes and retaining walls
- Excavation process
- Ground conditions and selecting the right machinery
- Dig diagrams
- Excavation process and measurements
- Setting the pool in the ground process
- Introduction
- Hole preparation for shell install
- Pool plumbing procedures
- Leveling the pool
- Backfill material and procedures
- Compacting process
- Pool equipment
- Required & optional
- Equipment manufacturers and how to pick one
- Installation procedures
- Pool Inspection
- Hole inspection
- Electrical inspection
- Plumbing inspection
- Final inspection
- Pool features
- Lights
- LED
- Fiber optic
- Jets
- Tile & mosaics
- Waterfalls & Cascades
- Fountains (bubbling)
- Fan sprays
- Fire pits
- SPA
- Infinity edges
- Lap pool equipment
- Handrails & Ledgers
- Salt vs. Chlorinators
- Pool Covers
- Pool Coping
- Cantilever
- Bull nose Coping
- Pool Decking
- Decking types
- Brushed Concrete
- Stamped Concrete
- Colored Concrete
- Bricked Pavement
- Coolcrete vs. Cool Decking
- Pools Accessibility
- Safety
- Cleaners & Controls
- Fiberglass pools manufacturers
- Differences and similarities
- Warranties & point of service
- Manufacturer's loyalty (true manufacturer)
- Fiberglass pools shapes
- Pool shells price list
- Where to buy pool shell & pool equipment
- Do's and Don'ts
- Visit to manufacturing plant (conditional)
- Lab – Practical installation (FPP)
This Course is Part of the Following Certifications
Programs offered to assist DIY students in their pool installation