PoolWatershape University: Filling a Void
Bill Drakeley
Read MoreSwimming pools are so commonplace; it’s easy to take them for granted. When we step back and consider, in specific terms, what the industry is about and what it does, however, we find a profound and even surprising need for education as well as licensing
PoolWhy We Need a Design Code for Concrete Pools
Charles Hanskat, PE, F.ACI, F.ASCE, ASA Executive Director
Read MoreThe swimming pool design and construction indus- try is not highly regulated, and in some cases, it is simply not regulated. Some states and municipalities require licensed professional engineers to design all pools. Some jurisdictions require only commercial pools to have a set of plans
PoolPrograma de calificación para contratistas de concreto lanzado para piscinas de ASA
Por Ryan Oakes y Marcus von der Hofen (Raúl Bracamontes, Editor de Traducción)
Read MoreHan sido unos años salvajes en la industria de las piscinas, con un crecimiento en algunas áreas de la industria estimado en más del 500% y desafor- tunadamente no todo es bueno. La pandemia por el COVID 19 atrajo a cientos de miles de clientes
PoolASA Pool Shotcrete Contractor’s Qualification Program
Ryan Oakes & Marcus von der Hofen
Read MoreIt’s been a wild few years in the pool industry with growth in some areas of the industry estimated to be up over 500%, and it’s not all good unfortunately. The COVID Pandemic brought pool buyers out by the hundreds of thousands, and new pool
PoolRobust Contentment
Bill Drakeley
Read MoreThis beautiful project, nestled on the Connecticut shores of the Long Island Sound, required a careful balance of robust construction and design, and careful adherence to environmental codes protecting the adjacent oceanic rock formations and biologically sensitive tide pools. “It was a steep challenge,” explains
PoolRepairSobre Productividad, Cálculo de Costos de Trabajo y Éxito en el Shotcrete
Ryan Oakes
Read MoreComo miembro de la Sociedad de Honor Internacional en Economía y con una doble licenciatura en Finanzas y Banca, ingresé al mundo del shotcrete preparado de manera un poco diferente que la mayoría de los que ingresan a esta industria. Eso fue hace más de
PoolRepairOn Productivity, Job Costing, and Successful Shotcreting
Ryan Oakes
Read MoreAs a member of the International Honor Society in Economics and with a double BS in Finance and Banking, I came into the world of shotcrete prepared a little differently than most entrants to the field. That was over 20 years ago, but the principles
PoolWhere Form and Pour Stops
Ryan Oakes
Read MoreThough our primary business, Revolution Gunite, specializes in dry-mix process shotcrete, we also own a design firm called Waterforge, Inc. In this firm, we develop architectural conceptual plans and engineered construction drawings, mostly for swimming pools and other watershapes, including foundations and complicated site conditions.
PoolGrotto Falls Lagoon
Dan Pitts
Read MoreThis project came to fruition when the homeowner enlisted us to create a unique pool that was inspired from the natural rock in the Squamish/Whistler area of British Columbia. The client had a vision of a pool that would remind them of when they would hang out in the local river pools of the glacier runoff amongst the waterfalls. However, not freezing their toes off with melted glacier water would be the best perk on their backyard pool.
PoolRepairUMA Corrects Shotcrete Pool Settlement Issues with HDPR Injection
Brian M. Fraley
Read MoreU MA was contacted in January 2021 regarding a residential pool in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that was experiencing settlement issues in the shallow end. Prior to UMA’s involvement, Catawba Valley Engineering & Testing (CVET) conducted soil test borings at the property to determine the in-situ soil conditions.