Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Choose A Strong Support Dealer



Your dealer can help you make the right decisions about your pool. He can offer advice on everything from custom designs to heaters, cleaners, and cosmetic enhancements.

When choosing a dealer, make sure it’s a Fort Wayne Sterling Pools Strong Support Dealer – who will ensure that all components are 100% Fort Wayne Sterling Pool products. That way, you can be sure the every piece of your pool will fit together perfectly and your warranties will be the best in the industry.

Building a pool is a big decision and investment. A Fort Wayne Sterling Pools Strong Support Dealer will guide you through your options from pool shape to decking. You will come to depend on your dealers’ knowledge and will rely on them for as long as you own your pool.
A Fort Wayne Sterling Pools Strong Support Dealer is not only a reputable dealer; other benefits are also associated with the Strong Support Program.
  •          Availability of exclusive products
  •          Exclusive opportunity for extended warranties
  •          Direct access to Fort Wayne Sterling Pools product experts
  •          Dealer training / Educational programs
  •          Dealer conferences (share building techniques and more)

You also have the reassurance that your Strong Support Dealer will have the support of the leading manufacturer in the swimming pool industry – Fort Wayne Sterling Pools.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Rectangle ~ The Sterling Pool

Rectangle
The Sterling Pool allows you to choose a standard shape and size like this Rectangle — or design a custom shape that is only limited by your imagination. The expert designer at your Strong Support dealer will help you create your own little paradise.

Notice the gorgeous outdoor living space that encircles this pool, making it easily accessible from any side! The homeowners chose a vinyl liner that for their pool that looks fabulous and adds a lot of personality to the entire area.

Designed to resist fading and cracking from sun, temperature and age, our liners are smooth to the touch, durable and easy to maintain. Each liner is treated with special fungicides and UV-inhibitors to keep your pool looking fabulous.

Let us take all your worries away, and then introduce you to your Strong Support Dealer. He is the only dealer that carries the Sterling Pool and he’ll be with you every step along the way.

Find out more by going to our re-designed website!!!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Design Your Own Pool!

With our new revamped website, you can now design your own Sterling Pool with our Virtual Pool Creator!

With so many shapes and options, it's easier than ever to design a swimming pool that reflects your style and fits your life.

In just five simple steps, you can design a pool to share with your friends. You start with the backyard. Once you've picked a yard that is closest to your own, then you simply click "NEXT" to choose your pool, then your pool liner, your decking, and your accessories! It's fun!

Why not give it a try? Head to http://clicky.me/3iJS and start designing your Sterling Pool today!

Rectangle ~ The Sterling Pool

Rectangle

You’ve got a lot of choices to make when you decide to put in a pool. What size should it be, what shape do I want, how much will it cost? Wow, how daunting. Well, we’ve got good news for you because the Sterling Pool is made to fit almost any yard, any budget and any lifestyle.

Then, you may be thinking what do I intend to get out of my pool? Primarily exercise? Entertainment? A place to unwind and enjoy your family? Or maybe, just maybe it’s to say you’ve arrived. You’ve worked hard and now it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

No matter what you want out of your new pool, the Sterling Pool will give it to you and much, much more.

You can choose any shape, or any size. You can make it distinctly your by choosing one of our exclusive daVinci liners. Add comfort and beauty with a Sit N Step and let all your cares float away in a Spill-Over Spa. Let us take all your worries away, and then introduce you to your Strong Support Dealer. He is the only dealer that carries the Sterling Pool and he’ll be with you every step along the way. Find out more by going to http://clicky.me/3iCv

Monday, January 3, 2011

The Sterling Pool ~ Lagoon


The Sterling Pool ~ Lagoon

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous Sterling Pool like this Lagoon design. Tru-Tile combines the beauty and luxury of ceramic tile with the ease and convenience of a vinyl liner, offering you the best of both worlds for your pool. Get the look of a tiled, gunite pool without the cost or maintenance issues!The Tru-Tile system includes a 6” border of real ceramic tile along the waterline with a vinyl liner below.

The look of your pool is yours to create and coordinate! Exterior Coordinates™ from Sterling Pools is a line of steps, ladders, handrails and interior pool components designed to complement each other, as well as our coping and liners. Unlock your personal sense of style and design with white, gray or blue Exterior Coordinates.

Interior components such as main drain covers, return fittings, skimmer lids and skimmer face plates are available to mix and match in these colors and coordinate with some of our most popular vinyl liner patterns.

Ladders and handrails come in white and gray to match our standard coping colors and complement any liner and step combination. Designed to match our popular Stone Tite™, Stonehenge™, Inverness™, and Versaillesliner patterns, Exterior Coordinates give you the option of a completely unified pool interior.

Talk to your Strong Support dealer to see how Exterior Coordinates can unite the look of your pool, or click here to view more information about available options.

Pool Safety

Smart pool owners always think safety first. They take specific steps to ensure that their family, friends and guests are knowledgeable about the safe and sensible use of their pool. They also always ensure that:
  • their pool is never used unless there is adequate supervision
  • their pool is kept in good repair and is not used when there is a missing or broken drain cover or other component
  • ALL CHILDREN using their pool are supervised constantly
  • anyone under the influence of alcohol, drugs or stimulants that impair their judgment abilities does not use the pool
  • their pool is protected by appropriate barriers to unsupervised entry including fencing with self-latching gates, safety covers, alarms, etc.
At Sterling Pools, we encourage you to talk with all members of your family about pool safety and we promote a “feet first” approach to entering your pool — much safer than diving.

Sterling Pools supplies each new pool owner with a number of very important items of safety literature and we strongly encourage you to read each item carefully and follow its instructions:
  • Pool Owner’s Safety Handbook
  • Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP) “Sensible Way” book
  • Vinyl swimming pool liner warranty information
  • “Children Aren’t Waterproof” book
  • “No Diving” labels
  • Safety plaque and “Notice” card
For more swimming pool safety information, visit http://clicky.me/3gKt

How a Sterling Pool is Built

At first the process involved in building an inground swimming pool can seem daunting. But, that's why you've got a Fort Wayne Pools Strong Support builder to guide you through the process. Your builder will help you design a pool that fits your family's needs, wants and budget. Then he/she will help you get all the proper permits from your local municipality.

Step One
Your Strong Support builder will layout, measure and mark off the pool shape in your backyard. The real fun begins with the excavation. That huge gash in your backyard may look scary now, but in no time at all it will be a new source of enjoyment and entertainment for your family!

Step Two
Setting the wall panels and braces. The pool really starts to take shape here.

Step Three
Installation of plumbing and electrical equipment. This includes piping, pumps, lines for special lighting, water features, etc. If you aren’t adding a lot of special features now but think you might want to upgrade your pool in the future, let your Strong Support builder know. It’s usually much easier to add extra plumbing and electrical capacity when the pool is first built than it is to go back and add it later.

Step Four
Pouring of the concrete bond beam and pool floor. The bond beam surrounds the outside of the pool walls and the braces and holds everything in place, nice and tight. The pool floor is poured precisely so that the liner will fit like a glove.

Step Five
Backfilling. Dirt is moved back around the pool, covering the braces, bond beam and plumbing and creating the base for your decking.

Step Six
Installation of vinyl liner and coping. The liner snaps into a special track along the coping and then a vacuum sucks out excess air between the pool wall and liner, ensuring a snug fit.

Step Seven
Pouring of the concrete deck. The options here are endless: pavers, stamped concrete, brick. Beneath the surface, Fort Wayne Pools’ bracing system works to support the decking and keep it from shifting or cracking.


The last step is to finish the area with landscaping, patio furniture, lighting, fencing, and other accessories. This is where your dream backyard really comes to life. Enjoy your Sterling Pool!


Disclaimer:The process shown above may vary among Strong Support builders based on the characteristics and complexities of each pool constructed. The above is meant simply as a guideline to outline the basic steps involved in building an inground pool and all builders should rely on the Fort Wayne Pools installation guide for Sterling pools as a proper reference manual.