Comparison Analysis

We would like to take the time to show you a little comparison between owning a Viking Pool, Sports Car, Luxury Boat, Camper/Motor Home, Cabin, and Time Share.

Purchase Price...
Viking Pool: $25,000 and up
Sports Car: $35,000 and up
Luxury Boat: $30,000 and up
Camper/Motor Home: $25,000 and up
Cabin: $75,000 and up
Time Share: $15,000 and up

Usage...
Viking Pool: Use every day and/or night, from Sprint to Fall or year-around in some locations.
Sports Car: Anytime
Luxury Boat: Weekend use and vacations.
Camper/Motor Home: Weekend use and vacations.
Cabin: Weekend use and vacations. Yearly use if surrounding activities can support it.
Time Share: Limited time and length usage.

Entertainment...
Viking Pool: Great gathering place for nearly unlimited amount of friends and family. Home already stocked with food and drinks
Sports Car: Only two seats.
Luxury Boat: Limited amount of people. Shop to stock food and drinks.
Camper/Motor Home: Limited amount of people. Shop to stock food and drinks.
Cabin: Shop to stock food and friends.
Time Share: Shop to stock food and drinks.

Storage Cost...
Viking Pool: None if indoors, Winterization if outdoors.
Sports Car: Winter Storage.
Luxury Boat: Winter Storage.
Camper/Motor Home: Winter storage.
Cabin: Winter maintenance.
Time Share: None.

Maintenance Issues...
Viking Pool: Low maintenance.
Sports Car: Regular maintenance and unexpected repairs.
Luxury Boat: Regular maintenance and unexpected repairs.
Camper/Motor Home: Regular maintenance and unexpected repairs.
Cabin: Heavy maintenance inside and outside.
Time Share: None.


Maintenance Time...
Viking Pool: Minimal.
Sports Car: Minimal to extensive.
Luxury Boat: Minimal to extensive
Camper/Motor Home: Time spent preparing to go and clean after returning home.
Cabin: Minimal to extensive.
Time Share: None.


Maintenance Cost...
Viking Pool: Minimal
Sports Car: Expensive
Luxury Boat: Expensive
Camper/Motor Home: Expensive
Cabin: Expensive
Time Share: Year dues of $400 to $5,000


Additional Insurances...
Viking Pool: None
Sports Car: Yes
Luxury Boat: Yes
Camper/Motor Home: Yes
Cabin: Yes
Time Share: None

Theft Problems...
Viking Pool: None
Sports Car: Exposed to theft and break-ins.
Luxury Boat: Exposed to theft and break-ins.
Camper/Motor Home: Exposed to theft and break-ins.
Cabin: Exposed to break-ins.
Time Share: None


Travel Issues...
Viking Pool: None
Sports Car: Premium gas only. High gas prices.
Luxury Boat: Early return home due to bad weather. High docking fees. High gas prices.
Camper/Motor Home: Early return home due to bad weather. Campsite fees. Low mileage per gallon. High gas prices.
Cabin: Stuck inside during bad weather.
Time Share: Rental car fees. Airport hassle, high ticket prices. High gas prices.

Traffic Issues...
Viking Pool: None
Sports Car: Heavy traffic on weekends Road construction delays.
Luxury Boat: Heavy traffic on weekends Road construction delays.
Camper/Motor Home: Heavy traffic on weekends Road construction delays.
Cabin: Heavy traffic on weekends Road construction delays.
Time Share: Heavy traffic on weekends Road construction delays.

Public Exposure...
Viking Pool: Your own backyard oasis.
Sports Car: Exposed to the public. Crowded roads.
Luxury Boat: Exposed to the public. Crowded water.
Camper/Motor Home: Exposed to the public. Crowded roads.
Cabin: Varies by location.
Time Share: May have high tourist population.

Other Items of Interest...
Viking Pool: A ceramic composite pool can be relocated to your new home. Qualifies for a home improvement loan.
Sports Car: Great if you are a bachelor/bachelorette.
Luxury Boat: Fiberglass never deteriorates, but other components do.
Camper/Motor Home: A way to see the entire country.
Cabin: Quite escape from home.
Time Share: Planned getaway.

To download this comparison chart please visit our Sribd Page.

Ask The Experts - Choosing a Pool That Fits Your Needs

There are many question and details to consider when choosing a pool for your backyard. We take to time to ask a few of our Pool Expects what their thoughts were on choosing a new pool. David VanSant of Aqua Pro Pool & Spa, Ric Reineke of The Pool Guyz, Ken Lauro of Florida Concept Pools, and Frank Bowman of Splash Pools LLC were more than happy to share with us there opinions.

David VanSant states, “When picking a pool ask yourself what you will generally use the pool for once it is completed?” This is a great question to get you started. Will you be using you pool for entertainment, relaxation, swimming laps and exercising? Do you have children that will be using your pool? David also says to always remember Viking’s Lifetime Warranty. If you have small children, the pool will still be there when they are grown.

“There are also lifestyle influences and budgets to consider,” says Ric Reineke. A reputable pool builder has been in the game for some time and has seen many different circumstances before. They know how to handle them and can explain in detail why you should buy a particular size and type of pool after review many aspect of your life, such as family size and yard size.

Ken Lauro shares that you should first check your property survey to determine your allowed pool area and to place your pool in a location with the sun exposure that your desire.

Frank Bowman points out that you should choose a pool design that fits with the architectural style and create an extension of your home, outside. “A freeform pool with palm trees, while nice, may not be the best choice to put behind a home with ultra-modern architecture”

Ceramic Core Technology

The heart of every Viking Pool is its ceramic core. The ceramic core is created from a proprietary process using a combination of ceramics, silicates, resins, polymers, and specific additives to create a swimming pool with unsurpassed durability. The ceramic core is actually an additional layer of protection above and beyond standard fiberglass pool design and construction.

Ceramic core technology was first introduced into the swimming pool market in the early 1990’s. Since that time, over one hundred thousand swimming pools have been installed throughout the world with ceramic core technology and are performing to specification. Tens of thousands of those pools containing the ceramic core have been manufactured by Viking Pool and installed throughout North America and the Caribbean; many of them installed in the most difficult of conditions.

By adding together the complex mixture of components contained within the ceramic core, Viking is able to offer a product with greater structural strength, more impact resistance, enhanced expansion and the construction properties, and better waterproofing characteristic than more traditional fiberglass pool construction. The manufactures of the ceramic components list some of the advantages of their technical data sheets as offering less shrinkage and warping, improved physical properties or strength in molding, casting, and laminates, reduced water absorption, and improved chemical resistance. These are all characteristics that any homeowner would want in a swimming pool.

More layers, using greater structural and waterproofing components, equals better long term performance. Independent lab tests showed that Viking Pools having a flexural strength of 41,796 P.S.I.

Viking Pools added the ceramic core later to give homeowners greater peace of mind for their investment. Viking recognizes that a swimming pool may be one of the largest investments you will make in your lifetime. Because of this, you expect it to perform to, or exceed your expectations.

The ceramic core is one of the many reasons that Viking Pools offers a Lifetime Structural Warranty. As long as you own the pool, regardless of State definitions on lifetime warranties, Viking will stand behind out products with a true lifetime warranty. We also offer a one-time transferable warranty program in the event you sell your home. Unlike many other manufactures, Viking does not limit the number of years on your structural warranty.

As the largest fiberglass composite pool manufacturer in North America, and the only one offer ceramic core technology in North America since 1995, you can rest assured that Viking Pools understands how to build a pool to meet and exceed your expectations.

Lifetime Warranty

In 1991, Viking Pools introduced its Crystite® finishes to the North American market. At that time, no other US manufacturer was offering any other colors except White and Light Blue. In fact, up until about four years ago (2006) almost no other manufacturer producing pools in the United States offered anything but White and Light Blue.

In the nineteen (19) years since the introduction of Crystite®, Viking Pools has manufactured, and our dealer base has installed, over 40,000 Crystite® swimming pools. The performance of the Crystite® finish has been outstanding relative to fading and durability.

Because of that exceptional performance over the past 19 years and the additional accelerated weather testing that has been performed to ASTM standards, Viking Pools offers a 20-Year surface warranty on all of its Crystite® and Diamond Series™ fiberglass composite swimming pools.

Viking's Crystite® and Diamond Series™ finishes are a complex formulation of layered gel coats, colored flakes, sparkles and colored resins. The specific formulations create an available color palette with actual three-dimensional depth which transfers more light and color back into the pool water than other colored finishes.

As the largest manufacturer of fiberglass composite swimming pools in North America, Viking has produced more colored fiberglass composite pools than all other US manufacturers combined. You can enjoy peace of mind in your backyard knowing that your product is backed by the industry leading 20-year surface and Lifetime structural warranties.

Referral Program

Take advantage of our one of a kind referral program. With a Viking referral book, you can help your friends transform their back yards from drab, to fab! With just a simple flick of the pen, you can earn $2,500.00, while saving your family and friends $250.00 on the purchase of their very own, Viking Pool. Just fill out the referral card, have your family member, or friend turn in the card with the purchase of their pool, then give a copy to the dealer. When the dealer receives final payment on the pool, you will instantly receive $250.00!! Easy money, I think so! Each referral book has 10 cards, and you can use as many as you’d like! So why wait, start earning money back today! To receive your Viking Pools Referral Book please contact our Marketing Department at marketing@vikingpools.net or visit our Referral Program Page.

Eco-Friendly

Happy Earth Day!!

Here is just another reason why Viking Pools are Eco-Friendly!

Fiberglass pools in general act as a natural insulator. Your filter and heater will potentially run dramatically less than equipment on vinyl/gunite pools. Depending on the climate and size of the pool, a homeowner can save up to $225.00 per month on their pool maintenance with our pools versus other types of pools (vinyl/gunite). With more and more people concerned about our environment, our Eco-Friendly pools are already the pool of tomorrow. Not only do out pools use less chemicals and energy, our pools never been to be re-plastered, nor do they have a liner to replace – thus resulting in less waste in our landfills.

Eco Friendly

Here is reason number 2 why Viking Pools fiberglass pools are Eco-Friendly!

Since our fiberglass pools do not rely on steel panels or steel mesh/rebar for structure, they do not have the potential to leech chemicals and rust back into the groundwater as a move conventional constructed pool would.

Eco-Friendly

It's Earth Week! Viking Pool take great pride in our Eco-Friendly fiberglass pools.

Here is one reason why our pools are Eco-Friendly.

Due to the non-porous finish on our pool, fewer chemicals are need because algae is less prone to attach to smoother surface. Additionally, less cleaning will have to be performed using automatic pool cleaners, saving electricity. When automatic pool cleaners are used, the time it takes to clean the pool will be reduced, saving additional energy.  

Viking Cascades

Now imagine your Viking Pool has a waterfall in it. It’s not just an imagination, but it’s made all possible with Viking Cascades. Sit back, relax and listen to the intoxicating sounds of waterfalls from these beautiful water features that originate in the coping of your own Viking Pool. The VikingCascades are available to you in a variety of sizes and quantities for invigorating and attractive waterfalls that fir the size and landscape of your pool.

Extra Extra! Read All About It!

We had an article written about us in "The State Journal!"

 Jane Lew Facility Helps Viking Pools Make a Splash

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The Pool Guyz Laguna - Clearwater Fiberglass Pools Bermuda

Viking Pools takes great pride in our assembly of Viking Pool Dealers. We would like to take this time to feature two beautiful Freeform pools that were installed by two of our Dealers.

This beautiful Viking Laguna was installed by The Pool Guyz of Virginia Beach, VA. This Laguna features Viking's Sapphire Blue Crystitefinish, beautiful Aztec perimeter tile, and streams. The decking is stamped concrete. The luxury landscaping features a variety of vegetation and a beautiful waterfall. To see more photos of pools installed by The Pool Guyz please visit out Flickr page HERE.

Learn more about The Pool Guyz by visiting www.thepoolguyz.com

This wonderful Viking Bermuda was installed by ClearwaterFiberglass Pools of Louisville, KY. This Bermuda features Viking's SapphireBlue Crystite finish, deck jets, a retaining wall, and stamped concrete decking.  To see more photos of pools installed by Clearwater Fiberglass Pools please check out our Flickr page HERE.

Learn more about Clearwater Fiberglass Pools by visiting www.cpoolsrus.com

Ask The Experts - Keeping Your Pool Clean

We asked several of our pool experts what options are available to keep your pool clean. David VanSant of Aqua Pro Pool & Spa, Ric Reineke of The Pool Guyz, and Frank Bowman of Splash Pool, LLC were more than happy to lend their opinions on the question.

David VanSant and Ric Reineke both agree that one of the best ways to keep your pool clean is with an automatic pool cover. “These covers do a great job of sealing your pool off from the elements such as falling leaves, rain, and air-born waste,” says David VanSant. Ric Reineke states that, “If you have the budget for an automatic cover, the savings in heating and peace of mind in safety is well worth the cost to upgrade to this option.” Automatic pool covers are a permanent installation of track systems, either under your coping or on top of your deck, that allow the cover to slide over your pool with a turn of a key.

Frank Bowman tells about a few different ways to keep your pool clean. The first way being the manual way. This way involves time for brushing the walls and vacuuming the pool bottom as needed. The second way is using robotic cleaners. “Robotic cleaners are also convenient—you just plug it in and place it in your pool,” says Frank. The third, and Viking’s favorite, is the X-Treme Klean system. This system is a cleaning and circulation system custom engineered specifically for end pool it is placed in.

Viking Pools - Cancun

Viking Pools offers a tremendous array of fiberglass pool designs to suit any homeowner’s style, personality, and landscape. When you own a fiberglass pool from Viking Pools the ordinary is sidelined by the extraordinary. Some fabulous options you can add include glass or ceramic tile. This can be added to the floor, steps, seats, and/or the skimmers of any Viking Pool or spa. Creative designs can be added to complement the shape of your pool for a polished and sophisticated look. A standard feature on all Viking Pools is textured steps and seats. They provide a non-slip entry and exit out of your pool. And our convenience ledges provide a safe place to swim and grab for safety. This pool design showcases our very popular CANCUN. Although it’s a non-diving pool, it still affords plenty of opportunity to be an amazing pool with the addition of our exclusive features. For one, the color you choose for the finish will have an impact on your pool’s overall appearance and ambiance. You have your choice of our standard colors of Whisper White and Viking Blue or our exclusive Crystite® or the new Diamond Series™ finishes that will customize your Viking Pool. Our premium Crystite® finish comes in Granite, Pebble Beach, Sapphire Blue, and Pacific Blue and has a 20-year warranty. Our new Diamond Series™ adds a deep, rich color and enhanced sparkle to the pool’s finish and comes in Azure, Maya, and Persian. You can also incorporate water features to make it into your own personal haven. The sounds of running water are soothing and can help create a relaxing atmosphere where you can forget about the day. Fiberstars fiber optic and LED lighting can be added to any water feature for a spectacular color show and allows you to enjoy your pool at night.