Fiberglass Pool Shell Facts
Latham Pools Fiberglass Swimming Pool Advantages
Latham Pools manufactures an impeccable product with unsurpassed service and a lifetime warranty. In addition to various pool styles and sizes, Latham offers more options and advantages than any other pool manufacturer with features like perimeter tile, inlaid tile, tile mosaics, Crystite® pool finishes, built-in water features like cascades and streams, fiber optic and LED lighting, and in-floor cleaning systems to provide you with a superior pool that compliments your home and your lifestyle. Viking makes owning a pool a lifetime of pleasure and enjoyment.
Four-Layer Construction and Ceramic Core Mean Superior Strength
Latham Pools manufactures a superior product that is unlike any other pool in the world. Viking combines premium raw materials and a unique ten-stage manufacturing process, known as A.C.P.® (Advanced Composite Pool), to create a pool of unsurpassed appearance and performance. With over two decades of research, development, and innovation, Latham builds a pool that leads the industry well into the 21st century.
Latham’s state-of-the-art four-layer construction begins with durable, high-polished material. The primary application of Gel Coat or Latham’s unique Crystite is applied to give the pool a gorgeous finish. This smooth finish is non-abrasive to the skin and swimwear and is more resistant to algae than other types of pools. Viking’s finish resists the problems associated with unbalanced water chemistry, requiring less chemical maintenance, labor, and electricity, saving you time and money. The second layer is Viking’s Vinyl Ester Resin, which is combined with fiberglass to provide the greatest impact resistance and optimum blister protection available. This Latham-created formula became the benchmark of the fiberglass pool industry. In the heart of every Viking pool is an exclusive ceramic core layer that adds greater strength to the pool walls and provides enhanced water resistance. The final stage of every Latham pool is specially designed resin and hand-laid fiberglass.
Latham pools withstand drastic temperature changes and resist freeze-thaw climates. Latham is the only pool manufacturer that offers an earthquake warranty. Viking Pools takes great pride in manufacturing a quality product using the latest technology to lead the way in the fiberglass pool industry.
Pool Construction
A.C.P. (Advanced Composite Pool)™ (Advanced Composite Pool)
The combining of premium raw materials and our unique four stage manufacturing process creates a pool of unequaled look and performance.
Closed Beam Coping
This means your pool is built using the strongest method of construction in the industry. Just take a look at some of the competition’s coping, they are 1/4″ thick compared to ours.
Viking Pool Finish
Whether it’s the natural beauty of Crystite or the standard gel coat, Viking pool finishes have an incredible 7-yr warranty.
The Crystite comes in three different colors.
Vinyl Ester Resin
Provides you with greater impact resistance, optimum blister protection and a beautiful profile.
Exclusive Ceramic Core
The heart of every Viking pool is the ceramic core, sandwiched between two protective layers of specially designed resin and fiberglass. It adds a greater stiffness to the pool walls and provides enhanced water resistance. Independent lab tests show that the Viking pool has the Flexural strength of 41,976 P.S.I.
Hand Laid Fiberglass
The final stage of every Viking pool is a specially designed resin and hand laid fiberglass.
Fiberglass vs. Gunite
I am always asked, “why fiberglass?” So I searched the internet for “fiberglass vs. gunite” and found out so many advantages to fiberglass swimming pools. That is what I find to be so great in selling today, you do not have to take the salesman’s word for it — you can go online and find out for yourself!
Viking Pool Installation
Concrete pools can take months to finish, while Viking fiberglass pools are made at the manufacturer and arrive at your home, ready for installation. Don’t let your backyard become a construction zone for months on end!
Finish
Viking fiberglass swimming pools have either a smooth gel coat finish, or our exclusive Crystite finish — Viking pools are non-abrasive for your skin, and there are no sharp edges. Some concrete pools are so rough and abrasive they can harm your skin! Viking pool finishes also have an incredible 7-yr warranty.
Four-Layer Construction and Ceramic Core Mean Superior Strength
Fiberglass swimming pools have a high tensile strength of fiberglass and ceramic — this will let the pool to flex without cracking or splitting. Viking pools have a ceramic core, sandwiched between two layers of fiberglass and resin, so while they are flexible, they are also quite strong!
The gel coat or Crystite finish on a Viking pool are low-maintenance, easy to clean, and never need resurfacing. And you don’t have to drain the pool to keep it clean like a concrete pool!
Color Range
The color of the water in your pool will have an impact on the pool’s overall appearance and ambiance. A wide variety of colors are available to you through Viking Pools. Choose from our standard colors or our exclusive Crystite finish.
Viking Pool lifetime fiberglass inground pool warranty
If you are getting other quotes, ask if a lifetime warranty is being provided on the structure of the swimming pool. Concrete swimming pool have short warranties, or none at all! Isn’t a lifetime warranty important for your peace of mind?