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THESE ARE THE FIVE (5) MAJOR POOL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS. WE RECOMMEND "PENTAIR" AS WE BELIEVE THAT HAVE THE BEST PRODUCT WARRANTY SERVICE SUPPORT NATIONWIDE

MOST BUILDING DEPT.'S SHALL REQUIRE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, AS ONE OF THE PREREQUISITES FOR OBTAINING A PERMIT TO BUILD. IF A PROJECT HAS UNIQUE FEATURES (WATERFALL, SITE RETAINING WALLS, ETC.) THEN THE STANDARD "BOILER PLATE" WOULD NOT SUFFICE AND A "SITE SPECIFIC" WOULD NEED TO BE PROVIDED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE CONSTRUCTION APPROACH FOR ANY SPECIALITY FEATURES.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CAN INVOLVE A STANDARD APPROACH TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONS WHICH ANTICIPATES NORMAL OR EXPANSIVE LOAD VALUES FOR THE IMPOSING SOIL PRESSURES. IF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND OR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FALL OUTSIDE THIS CRITERIA FOR THESE STANDARDS, THEN "SITE SPECIFIC" STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS MUST EVALUATE THE UNIQUENESS OF THE SITE'S GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER A STRUCTURAL REMEDY THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE DESIGN. IF A "SITE SPECIFIC" APPROACH BECOMES NECESSARY, THEN THE SUBMISSION OF A "PLOT PLAN" MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A CURRENT SOILS REPORT (CERTIFIED WITHIN PAST 2-YEARS).

SELECT A POOL SHAPE / STYLE

IF YOU DESIRE A SHALLOW AREA THAT IS REFEREED TO AS A "CABO SHELF" AND OR "CARIBBEAN SHELF" SELECT THE DESIRED DEPTH ABOVE. ALSO, REMEMBER THAT THE DEPTH IS MEASURED FROM THE "FINISHED CONCRETE" DECK ELEVATION, NOT THE ACTUAL WATER DEPTH. THE DECK IS TYPICALLY +5 TO +6" ABOVE THE POOL WATER SURFACE. THUS A -18" DEPTH WOULD REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY -12" OF ACTUAL WATER DEPTH.

IF YOU DESIRE A BENCH THAT IS REFEREED TO AS A "SWIM-OUT" SELECT THE DESIRED DEPTH THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. REMEMBER THAT THE DEPTH IS MEASURED FROM THE "FINISHED CONCRETE" DECK ELEVATION, NOT THE ACTUAL WATER DEPTH. THE DECK IS TYPICALLY +5 TO +6" ABOVE THE POOL WATER SURFACE. THUS A -18" DEPTH WOULD REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY -12" OF ACTUAL WATER DEPTH.

CLICK "YES" IF YOU DESIRE AN IN-GROUND SPA AS PART OF YOUR POOL'S CONCEPT

IN-GROUND SPAS CAN TAKE VIRTUALLY ANY SHAPE AND STARTING WITH A SHAPE CAN HELP US TO BETTER ENVISION WHAT YOU ARE GRAVITATING TOWARD. FROM THE SHAPE WE CAN PROPORTIONALITY DIMENSION THE SPA IN RELATION TO THE POOL AND YARD SPACE THAT IS AVAILABLE. AS WELL, THE NUMBER OF SEATING POSITIONS BEING DESIRED SHALL DICTATE THE SPA'S SIZE AND SHAPE.

THE DESIRED SEATING POSITIONS WILL DICTATE HOW MANY JETS WILL SUFFICE. THE NUMBER OF JETS PER SEATING POSITION, TIMES THE NUMBER OF SEATS WILL QUANTIFY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JETS NECESSARY. IMAGINE YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN THE SEAT AND THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU WANT THE JET ACTION TO COME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR BODY. THESE THERAPEUTIC PRESSURE POINTS CAN ADD TO THE RELAXING AND SOOTHING COMBINATION FOR ENJOYMENT. THERE IS A MANIFOLD STYLE OF JET CONFORMITY THAT CAN POSITION 3-JETS ON THE BACK REST PORTION OF THE SPA'S SEATING POSITION. THESE CAN BE INSTALLED AS ONE ON THE LOWER BACK AND TWO ON THE UPPER OR REVERSED, AS TWO ON THE LOWER AND ONE ON THE UPPER. THIS CAN BE COMPLIMENTED WITH ANOTHER SINGLE JET POSITIONED BEHIND THE CALF OF THE LEG. THIS OVERALL JET CONFORMITY WOULD THEN REQUIRE FOUR JETS PER SEATING POSITION. THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF JETS PER 3-HP BOOSTER PUMP IS +/- 12-EA. THUS FOUR JETS TIMES 3-SEATS WOULD EQUAL THE 12-EA MAXIMUM FOR A SINGLE BOOSTER PUMP (SEE MORE ABOUT HP / JET NOZZLES BELOW). IF MORE JETS OR SEATING POSITIONS ARE DESIRED THEN ANOTHER BOOSTER PUMP MAY BE REQUIRED.

IN-GROUND SPAS CAN RANGE FROM A TUB OF HOT WATER TO A HYDROTHERAPY LEVEL OF JET ACTION THAT WILL SOOTH AND RELAX A CONDITIONED ATHLETIC BODY. ON A 1 TO 10 SCORING, SELECT THE LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION EXPECTED BY THE RESULTS OF BUILDING AN IN-GROUND SPA. THE REFERENCE TO "AIR" ABOVE IS REFERRING TO A DEVICE CALLED AN "AIR BLOWER" AND DEPENDING UPON THE SELECTED NUMBER OF JETS, IT MAY REQUIRE UTILIZING A DUAL PUMPING AND A DUAL AIR BLOWER SYSTEM.

FOR SOME FOLKS, THE JETS ARE NOT REALLY IMPORTANT, AS THEY JUST WANT TO RELAX IN THE HOT WATER ENVIRONMENT. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN A BOOSTER PUMP MAY NOT BE NECESSARY AND THE SPA'S FILTRATION PUMP WOULD AID THE JET'S FUNCTION. THIS WOULD GENERALLY ALLOW UP TO SIX SINGLE JETS (ONE PER SEATING POSITION) TO BE OPERATIONAL WHILE FILTERING / HEATING THE SPA. THIS IS A SIMPLER WAY TO BUILD A SPA. THE DOWN SIDE IS THAT IT TAKES LONGER TO HEAT THE SPA UP BECAUSE THE SPA JETS ARE A VENTURI TYPE JET THAT ALSO INDUCES AIR. COLDER AIR BEING MIXED WITH WATER BEING WARMED UP COOLS THE WATER DOWN AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE JET, THUS TAKING LONGER TO HEAT THE WATER. THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT MANY LESS SOPHISTICATED APPROACHES TO BUILDING IN-GROUND SPAS RESULTS IN TAKING TOO LONG TO HEAT UP.

AN AIR BLOWER IS AN OPTION AND IF A BOOSTER PUMP ISN'T UTILIZED THEN AN AIR BLOWER'S CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SOMEWHAT NEGATED. WHEN INSTALLED IN COMBINATION WITH A BOOSTER PUMP THE AIR BLOWER ACTS AS A SEPARATE THERAPEUTIC POSSIBILITY AND CAN BE ACTIVATED AS AN AUTOMATED RELAY FUNCTION FOR THE SPA'S EXTENDED OPERATIONAL ENJOYMENT. THE WAY THE AIR BLOWER WORKS UNDER THIS SPECIFICATION IS THAT WHEN THE VENTURI STYLE JET'S FORCED WATER IS PASSING THRU THE JET THE BLOWER PROVIDES A HIGHER CUBIC FOOT PER MINUTE (CFM) AIR VOLUME THAN WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE UNDER JUST THE NORMAL INDUCTION PERFORMANCE OF THE VENTURI EFFECTS. THEREFORE, THERE IS MORE AIR AVAILABLE AT THE JET'S VENTURI ORIFICE PROVIDING FOR BETTER AIR / JET ACTION "BUBBLES". THESE BUBBLES TOGETHER WITH THE WATER STREAM PROVIDE A PULSATING EFFECT THAT MIMICS A MESSAGE FOR APPLY A VARIATION IN RESPONDING PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE BODY.

WHEN HEATING A POOL OR SPA IT IS 67% MORE EFFICIENT TO DELIVER THE HEATED WATER TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER'S ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS SUBSTANTIATED IN THE SCIENCE OF HYDRONICS AND SOME OF THE OLDEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE STEAM AND HOT WATER RADIATORS. IN PROVIDING A PLUMBING DESIGN THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS, THE WATER WILL HEAT UP FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY. HOT WATER RETURNS ARE GENERALLY CONNECTED TO AN AUTOMATED FUNCTION FEATURE THAT CAN ACTIVATE THIS MODE OF OPERATION WHEN IT IS BEING DESIRED.

THERE ARE MANY "SPECIAL FEATURE" POSSIBILITIES THAT CAN PROVIDE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE OVERALL ENJOYMENT, ABOVE ARE A FEW TO SELECT FROM

IN SELECTING A FILTER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER WHAT COSTS MORE TO MAINTAIN. CARTRIDGES MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 18 TO 24 MONTHS (ACCORDING TO THE MFG.'S RECOMMENDATIONS) AND REPLACEMENTS SHALL RUN $400 TO $600 FOR EVERY TIME YOU REPLACE THEM. ADDITIONALLY, CARTRIDGE AND D.E. FILTERS WILL FILTER DOWN TO 5 MICRON AT CLEAN STAGE AND 2-3 MICRON AT DIRTY STAGE. THIS LEVEL OF FILTRATION IS TRULY OVER FILTRATION FOR A SWIMMING POOL AND ADDS TO THE OVERALL TDH RESTRICTION FOR THE SYSTEM (RESTRICTION = LOST ENERGY), MAKING PUMPS WORK HARDER AND LESS EFFICIENT. FURTHER MORE, THE HUMAN EYE CANNOT DISTINGUISH A PARTICLE SIZE SUSPENDED IN WATER BELOW 40 MICRONS. REALIZE THAT SAND FILTRATION AT CLEAN STAGE STARTS AT 20 MICRON AND GETS TO 10 MICRONS AT THE DIRTY STAGE, THAT'S FOUR TIMES SMALLER THAN THE NAKED HUMAN CAN SEE! WHEN TALKING TO YOUR SOLICITED PLUMBERS SEE IF THEY UNDERSTAND THIS CONCEPT AND CHOOSE A PERFORMER WHO DOES.

THE INTELLIFLO VARIABLE FLOW (VSF) PUMP PROVIDES PRECISE FLOW CONTROL, WHICH MEANS INCREASED EFFICIENCY, SAVINGS AND PERFORMANCE. THE PUMP’S INNOVATIVE DUAL-TECHNOLOGY DESIGN ENSURES THE DESIRED FLOW RATE IS MAINTAINED, NO MATTER THE CONDITIONS. PLUS, THE INTELLIFLO VSF PUMP HELPS THE REST OF YOUR EQUIPMENT PERFORM EXACTLY AS IT’S MEANT TO—FROM FILTERS TO LAMINARS TO WATERFALLS. THE INTELLIFLO VSF VARIABLE SPEED AND FLOW PUMP IS JUST ANOTHER IN A LONG LINE OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FROM PENTAIR.

SCRUBS AND VACUUMS AWAY THE TOUGHEST DIRT AND THE "SUCTION SIDE" KREEPY KRAULY GREAT WHITE CLEANER’S BRISTLE-DRIVE™ TECHNOLOGY HAS THE STRENGTH TO KNOCK LOOSE THE MOST STUBBORN DIRT, WHILE THE POWERFUL VACUUM ACTION WHISKS AWAY SMALL AND LARGE DEBRIS. ITS 15-IN.-WIDE PATH AND PROGRAMMED STEERING GET THE CLEANING JOB DONE QUICKLY. • BRISTLES DISLODGE TOUGH DIRT • OVERSIZED VACUUM INLET CAPTURES LARGE DEBRIS • SMARTTRAC PROGRAMMED STEERING EASILY NAVIGATES AROUND POOL OBSTACLES FOR UNINTERRUPTED CLEANING • ADJUSTABLE TO ENSURE THE MOST EFFECTIVE CLEANING

CLASSIC WHITE STANDARD WHITE PLASTER IS THE TRIED AND TRUE POOL AND SPA SURFACE FINISH. WHITE PLASTER HAS BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BUILDING SWIMMING POOLS AND IT REMAINS A POPULAR CHOICE IN SPITE OF THE MYRIAD OF CHOICES THAT HAVE COME INTO THE MARKET IN RECENT YEARS. ITS SIMPLE COMBINATION OF WHITE CEMENT, WHITE MARBLE AGGREGATE AND WATER MAKE FOR AN ECONOMICAL CHOICE THAT WILL GIVE YOU THAT CLASSIC SWIMMING POOL LOOK. AGGREGATE EFFECTS – COLORED CERAMIC QUARTZ ANOTHER HIGHLY INNOVATIVE ADDITION TO THE PALETTE OF SURFACE OPTIONS HAS BEEN THE USE OF SPECIAL COLORED CERAMIC AGGREGATE PRODUCTS. THESE AGGREGATES ARE BASICALLY A VERY SPECIALIZED FORM OF CERAMIC-COATED SAND THAT COMES IN A VARIETY OF PRE-MIXED PLASTER PRODUCTS. THE EXPOSED AGGREGATE REVOLUTION PERHAPS THE ULTIMATE ANSWER TO ALL POOL SURFACE CONCERNS COMES IN THE FORM OF PEBBLE SURFACES. PEBBLE SURFACES CONSIST OF SMALL, SMOOTH RIVER PEBBLES EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCT. OVER THE PAST DECADE, PEBBLE SURFACES HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY IN POPULARITY AND COME IN A BROAD RANGE OF COLORS AND COLOR COMBINATIONS.

WHEN HEATING A POOL OR SPA IT IS 67% MORE EFFICIENT TO DELIVER THE HEATED WATER TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER'S ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS SUBSTANTIATED IN THE SCIENCE OF HYDRONICS AND SOME OF THE OLDEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE STEAM AND HOT WATER RADIATORS. IN PROVIDING A PLUMBING DESIGN THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS, THE WATER WILL HEAT UP FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY. HOT WATER RETURNS ARE GENERALLY CONNECTED TO AN AUTOMATED FUNCTION FEATURE THAT CAN ACTIVATE THIS MODE OF OPERATION WHEN IT IS BEING DESIRED. (Click to add description)

INDICATE THE TYPE OF SURFACE THAT IS INTENDED TO SURROUND THE POOL / SPA.

AB ROCK IMPORT CAN BE USED TO PREPARE THE PAVING AREA'S SUB-GRADE. IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ALL REQUIREMENTS PLEASE INDICATE HERE WHETHER OR NOT IT SHALL BE YOUR DESIRE TO INCLUDE THIS ELEMENT OF PREPARATION. SPOILS.

A VIBRATORY COMPACTION PLATE CAN BE USED TO PREPARE THE PAVING AREA'S SUB-GRADE. IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ALL REQUIREMENTS PLEASE INDICATE HERE WHETHER OR NOT IT SHALL BE YOUR DESIRE TO INCLUDE THIS ELEMENT OF PREPARATION.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO USE #3 @ 18" x 18" O.C.B.W. THROUGHOUT ALL CONCRETE FLAT-WORK AREAS.

THERE ARE MANY ATTAINABLE POSSIBILITIES IN SEEKING GREAT RESULTS BUT, GREAT RESULTS START WITH GREAT PLANNING. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU START BY CLEARLY DEFINING THE APPROACH, AND FROM THESE EFFORTS YOUR EXPECTATIONS SHALL BECOME ANCHORED IN A DESCRIPTIVE MEANING FOR HOW THAT REALITY WILL APPEAR. WITH CONCRETE FLAT-WORK, THIS BEGINS BY DEVELOPING AN EASY TO FOLLOW “SPECIFICATION”, THAT SHALL LIST MOST ALL OF THE CHOICES THAT WILL INVOLVE PROVING YOU WITH A DETAILED COST ESTIMATE RESPONSE FROM CONTENDING PERFORMERS. THIS QUESTIONER WAS DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A TOOL. IN ENGAGING THIS FRAMEWORK YOU'LL BE PUTTING FORTH AN EFFORT TO ASSIST US IN COLLABORATING THAT INFORMATION INTO A REFINING AND DEFINING PRESCRIPTION FOR HOW 1ST CLASS RESULTS CAN BE ACHIEVED.

THE SPECIFICATION FOR THE THICKNESS OF THE FLAT-WORK (SLAB ) IS DEFINED BY THE PURPOSE OF THE SLAB. AS AN EXAMPLE; A DRIVEWAY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE THICKER (ESPECIALLY AT THE STREET APRON WHERE HEAVY TRUCKS CAN OFTEN USE IT AS A TURN-A-ROUND) DEPENDING UPON THE ANTICIPATED VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE WEIGHT A GREATER THICKNESS MAY BE REQUIRED.

CONCRETE COLOR IS EITHER ADDED DURING THE READY MIX PRODUCTION PROCESS OR IT IS DUSTED ON DURING THE CONCRETE FINISHING PROCESS. THE DUST-ON COLOR GENERALLY HAS GREATER LONGEVITY IN RETAINING THE ORIGINAL COLOR VERSES THE IN-LOAD OR INTEGRAL PROCESS.

THE FACING OF THE STAIRS SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS TO YOUR DESIRES. THESE ARE SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS THAT CAN BE CALLED OUT ON PLAN.

THERE ARE SEVERAL POOL / SPA EDGE SELECTION OPTIONS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE AND BY IDENTIFYING YOUR DESIRES IT SHALL ALLOW YOUR PLANS TO PRESCRIBE THE SELECTION THAT SHALL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

SELECT THE TOPICAL APPLICATIONS FOR ANY WALLS, SEATING BENCHES OR OTHER VERTICAL FACING SURFACING

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TO BE AWARE OF BECAUSE THE WATER ENVIRONMENT MUST MAINTAIN CLEARANCES FROM AN OVERHEAD ELECTRIC SERVICE PER THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC) 680.0.

INDICATE WHAT TYPE OF GAS IS AVAILABLE, IF GAS IS TO BE DISTRIBUTED ON SITE.

IN ACCOMMODATING AN FASTER TURNAROUND TIME-FRAME RESPONSE, IT WILL REQUIRE APPLYING AN O.T. RATE DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL HOURS THAT WILL BE NECESSARY THAT ARE BEYOND THE NORMAL WORK DAY / WEEK.

PLEASE SELECT THE FORM OF PAYMENT YOU'D PREFER. REMEMBER CREDIT CARDS AND PAYPAL HAVE A TRANSACTION FEE THAT WILL BE PART OF THE COSTS WE CHARGE YOU ALSO.