Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Swimming Pools
Know your history
Did you know that by the 1st century CE the baths in Rome were heated using braziers and from the 1st century BC more sophisticated heating systems were used such as under-floor heating fueled by wood-burning furnaces.
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Know your options
Did you know that in 1959 cast-in-place concrete (pour concrete) accounted for 23 percent of all the pools built, pneumatically applied concrete (shotcrete) method of application accounted for only 54 percent and in the same year fiberglass, steel, aluminum and other materials for 8 percent.
Quick Facts
- The first known swimming pool called "The Great Bath" has been built and used in 3rd Millennium BC by ancient Indus Valley Civilization at Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan
- By the end of the 4th century AD, there were 11 public baths and 926 private baths in Rome alone.
- Precast or cast-in-place concrete application methods represent about 40 percent of the pools constructed with concrete.
- Cast-in-place concrete is more expansive option over shotcrete.
- Success shotcrete application largely depends on the skill of the nozzle operator, therefore preferably the operator should be ACI certified for the application.
- Weight of the steel panels are 40 to 80 pounds vs weight of the polymer panels are about 20 pounds.
- The Installation of Fiberglass Pools is the quickest among all in ground pool types.
- Most fiberglass pools offer lifetime warranties for their product
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