Wisconsin's Fiberglass Pool Experts

The answer is NO! The reason is that the pool dig is the most critical portion of the project and in order to ensure our finished product me

Fiberglass Pool concrete is more techinical and requires more patience than pouring a driveway were you can dump concrete right on your form

As part of our Tundra Loc/ The River Pools Way of best practices for installation of fiberglass pools, We start out the installation of pave

In my opinion the Automatic Pool Cover is the best safety device you could ever purchase for your pool. As long as your pool is covered, no

The photo above is of a project we built alongside Donnie Macs Landscaping in 2008 in Hobart WI. The site slope was so drastic that a retaining wall would be required. This is an extreme and most often retaining walls are a few feet tall or less but this shows that regardless of your site slope we can build a fiberglass pool. The real question is do you want one or need one? In some cases we are able to opt out of a retaining wall by grading the area outside of the pool wit

Generally speaking before a pool project gets started we have a general idea whether or not we will hit bedrock and at what depth. Most muni

First and foremost it is critical that your property has a locate equest filed with your local locating service. For us in Wisconsin that is

Whether you are a pool builder or a homeowner, it's important to understand that the process of building a fiberglass pool on a home under construction presents some unique challenges. However, if these are understood and discussed beforehand they can be easily overcome. 7 Things to Plan For When Building a Fiberglass Pool on a Property with a House under Construction Drainage protect the pool when to begin cleaning the pool stains and other damage to the pool shellDon't leav

We recently received a comment on our blog asking: "What is the process of removing dirt during an inground pool installation?"We find that this is a question that most folks have when considering an inground pool. Today you're in luck because in the following Jobsite video we tackle this, as well as other common excavation/dirt-related questions. But before we jump into the video, here are some other questions about the removal of dirt on an inground pool project that we rec

What is a fiberglass pool, in the most basic sense?Confession: between you and me, I didn’t know the basics of a fiberglass pool until I joined River Pools. I knew what fiberglass was and what a pool was, individually, but I wasn’t sure how fiberglass changed the pool essence and the process. I imagined it as being basically a curvy plastic bowl someone stuck in the ground. Of course, I’m a pro now, but with vivid memories of how lost, I felt at first. So if you’re quietly wo

Are you considering an inground pool or, more specifically, a fiberglass pool with an integrated tanning ledge? Are you a fiberglass pool installer looking for best practices regarding tanning ledge pool installations? If so, you're in luck! Today we're going to share our system for installing tanning ledge pools—and reveal our unique manufacturing process to ensure your tanning ledge pool is super awesome. Let's dive right in! As fiberglass pool manufacturers, we at River Po

A fiberglass pool installation is, relatively speaking, less messy than vinyl liner or concrete.However, note that I said less messy, rather

Stuck with an old concrete or gunite pool that’s just not worth the work anymore? We get it. Concrete pools look great, but they’re high-maintenance and expensive to operate and maintain (acid washing, resurfacing, constant cleaning, etc.). Fixing up an old, neglected concrete pool is an even more demanding job and can take a lot more time, energy, and money. Since we at River Pools have been in the inground swimming pool business for many years (now specializing in fiberglas

Buying an inground swimming pool is the same no matter where you live, right? Actually, buying and installing a swimming pool in Wisconsin c