Regarding eliminating pool installation errors, some companies have created the patented backfill eliminator for their fibreglass pools. This add-on structure is built into the pool during manufacturing and fills the void created by tanning ledges during installation, thus eliminating the need to pack backfill material under that ledge. It also allows for the passage of groundwater to avoid hydrostatic pressure. Having a solid base under the fibreglass pool’s tanning ledge means that pool will be less likely to flex in vulnerable places.
When it comes to installation time, many fibreglass pool builders can install one of these pools in roughly one to three weeks during traditional pool seasons—including deck and fencing installation. Although there is no way of getting around certain delays (e.g. weather), fibreglass pools are generally considered to be easier to schedule and plan in a shortened season with limited labour.
Installations with smaller crews
The headlines in the pool industry continue to focus on the lack of available workers to meet the boom in demand for pools over the past few seasons. Fibreglass pools are beneficial for those businesses that are hampered by labour shortages because they are capable of being installed with fewer, and less skilled trades than other pool types as the pool is not built from scratch on the jobsite.
Further, after excavating, builders can use the same excavator to also move and place the pool in the ground. This eliminates the need to rent expensive cranes which are typically only required when working in tight spaces where an excavator cannot drive onto the property.
Another method many builders often use is combining their fibreglass pool orders into a multi-pool shipment. This allows them to prepare all the holes while the pools are in transit, and then install all of them in the ground the same day—as they are being delivered, which is very time efficient. However, certain innovations or add-ons, such as a backfill eliminator, may limit the number of pools one can stack onto one another in a load.
