How San Juan Pools Are Made
Not all fiberglass pools are built the same. Each San Juan pool is carefully built with a minimum of five hand-laid fiberglass layers, ensuring superior strength, precision, and long-term durability.
5+
Hand-Laid Layers
72oz
Fiberglass / sq yd
20+yr
Expert Laminators
Since '58
Made in America
Backed by San Juan Pools
Maxima Pools is proud to be an authorized San Juan dealer. Every pool we install is built by the industry leader in fiberglass pool manufacturing since 1958.
Visit sanjuanpools.comThree Pillars of Superior Quality
The best resin, the strongest fiberglass, and the most experienced hands in the industry — working together on every pool.
Vinyl Ester Resin
Marine-grade, throughout the entire laminate
The marine industry has proven that only epoxy-type resins are truly impervious to water. San Juan uses proprietary Vinyl Ester resin — sharing the same chemical backbone as epoxy — throughout the entire laminate, not just the outer layer. This ensures consistent, watertight protection on both sides of the shell for decades.
Supplied by HexionWoven Fiberglass
Hand-laid, never sprayed
The aerospace and marine industries would never rely on chopped fiberglass for structural strength — and neither does San Juan. Using woven roving (continuous strands woven together), each pool receives up to 72oz of fiberglass per square yard. Hand-laid, never sprayed — eliminating weak points that chopper-gun methods create.
Supplied by PPGExpert Craftsmanship
20+ years of hands-on experience
Once the best materials are selected, craftsmanship becomes the defining factor. Many of San Juan's expert laminators have been with the company for more than 20 years — guaranteeing consistency, precision, and the same uncompromising standard across every single pool produced.
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What Does This Mean For Your Pool?
Hand-laid fiberglass creates a continuous, uniform shell — like a single unbroken rope. Sprayed fiberglass is like glued-together pieces: one endures, the other breaks under stress.
In the freeze-thaw cycles of Ohio winters, there is constant ground movement. It's this movement that causes most fiberglass pool failures — and why hand-laid construction matters.
- Hand-laid layers ensure uniform thickness — no thin spots
- Continuous woven fiberglass vs. chopped pieces from a spray gun
- Vinyl Ester resin throughout — not just the gel coat
- Structural ribs reinforce walls without added weight
- Flexes with ground movement instead of cracking
- Survives freeze-thaw cycles that destroy concrete pools
See How It's Built
This video shows exactly how a San Juan fiberglass pool is constructed — from the first layer to the finished shell.
The 7-Step Manufacturing Process
Click each step to explore how your San Juan pool goes from mold to masterpiece.
Two Premium Surface Finishes
Every San Juan pool comes with a choice of two industry-leading surface technologies — both engineered for beauty and durability.
Explore all colorsClassic White & Sully Blue
NPG/ISO (Neopentyl Glycol Isophthalic) based gelcoat — UV stabilized and corrosion resistant. Many pools with this finish are well over 25 years old and still look stunning. Crystal clear water will always have a sparkling blue look.
Iridium Colored Finishes
A solid surface material consisting of oven-cured colored chips in a clear UV and chemical resistant resin, applied over a color-matched gelcoat that acts as both a barrier coat and primer for the fiberglass.
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Talk to our team today and get a personalized quote for a San Juan fiberglass pool — the strongest pool on the market.