RIVERPOOLS MANUFACTURING STORY
Follow the unique history of how River Pools became a manufacturer of fiberglass pools and how that passion has lead to River Pools being one of the largest fiberglass pool manufacturers in one of the largest state of the art manufacturing plants in the United States. We Caught the Wave, Will you?
FIBERGLASS POOL SUPER PLANT
Your River Pool fiberglass pool shell is manufactured at the state of the art fiberglass pool manufacturing "Super Plant" in Fortville, IN. The River Pools/Thursday Pools "Super Plant" is in a constant state of growth and is one of the largest fiberglass pool manufactuing plants in the United States. Take a tour of the Thursday Pools Plant and see what its all about!
FIBERGLASS POOL SHELL CROSS SECTION
FIBERGLASS POOL MOLD
The first and most critical component of manufacturing a fiberglass pool is the mold. Watch this quick video to find out why the "River Pools Way of Fiberglass Pool Manufacturing creates and maintains the mold of a truly "World Class Fiberglass Pool".
FIBERGLASS POOL GELCOAT
The first step in physically making your fiberglass pool is application of the gelcoat to the pool mold. The gelcoat is the final interior finish of your pool. A River Pools Fiberglass Pool is 30 mils thick in a single color finish making it very easy to repair if needed. Check out this video from River Pools on how they apply the Gelcoat Finish using polymerization & Cross-Lynx Composite Technology to your fiberglass pool.
OSMOTIC BLISTER PREVENTION
Find out how River Pools creates Osmotic Blister prevention with Vinyl Esther Resin and why it is critically important to the success of your fiberglass pool in this quick video.
POLYESTER CHOPPEDFIBERGLASS
Find out why River Pools uses polester chopped fiberglass when manufacturing River Pools Fiberglass Pools in part 5 of the How Fiberglass Pools are made video
WOVEN ROVENFIBERGLASS
Find out how River Pools uses strategically placed woven roven fiberglass and honey comb structural support when manufacturing your River Pools Fiberglass Pools in this video.
QUALITY CONTROL
In this step the fiberglass pool shell is removed from the mold, cleaned, inspected, trimmed and readied for delivery to your backyard.
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