May 11, 2013 11:56 am | 0 Comments
One way to finance the purchase of a pool is by using a home equity loan. These loans are usually fixed-rate fixed-term loans with payback periods of up to 20 or 30 years. Important things to bear in mind here are the current value of your home, your outstanding mortgage loan balance, and whether there is room between these two numbers – that is the amount you can borrow for a pol. While many banks limit home equity loans to 80% or 85% of your home’s value, some banks will loan up to 100% of that value. Another way to finance a swimming pool is by using an unsecured loan. While these loans are not limited by the value of your home and outstanding mortgage loan balance, they are usually limited to amounts of $25,000 or less and repayment terms [...]
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May 3, 2013 1:46 pm | 0 Comments
For those of you who have read our previous post giving you an honest comparison of the various types of swimming pools – concrete pools (made with shotcrete or gunite), vinyl pools and fiberglass pools – you will find this update on fiberglass pools very interesting. As you may recall, the disadvantages to fiberglass pools that previously we listed were as follows: Limited shapes and designs. Because fiberglass pools are built from a mold, the consumer is limited to the shapes and sizes offered by the various fiberglass pool manufacturers. No wider than 16′. Fiberglass Pools are shipped via the road. Shipping restrictions limit the width of the fiberglass pool shell to 16′. Pool Depth. Very few fiberglass pools are certified for diving. Now, thanks to the innovation of companies like Trilogy Pools, these disadvantages no longer exist. Forgive the [...]
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May 3, 2013 1:46 pm | 0 Comments
Years of Experience vs. Years in the Business As the tri-state area’s leader in pool installations, products and services, Pools of Fun first opened our doors in 1981. However, it’s not our time in the business that matters most. It’s our collective years of experience. Our team has a combined 500 collective years’ experience in installing pools. With more than 4,500 in-ground pool installations to our name, we can safely state that we are the very best at what we do. At Pools of Fun, we believe firmly in the following equation: Better Products + Better People = Better Pools. Pools of Fun has a 32-year legacy of putting people first, before profit. That principle is the very DNA of our business, and everything we do stems from that belief system. Our honest, family-style work environment is rare, [...]
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March 6, 2013 5:01 pm | 0 Comments
The question of “who are the best builders in Indiana” is a topic that is raised on a routine basis. The information contained in this article will definitively answer the question of “who are the best pool builders in Indiana” really are. Each year Pool and Spa News, a highly regarded publication for Pool and Spa professionals, ranks companies from coast to coast based on many stringent criteria. There is only 1 builder within the entire state of Indiana that ranks among the top 50; that builder is Pools of Fun. The current ranking for 2012 is actually 12th overall, and as high as 8th for customer service. The criteria that the rankings were based on for 2012 were actually more stringent than past years. Typically, the rankings were based on construction revenue and did not take into account many [...]
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