Pool plastering has always been part art, part science and a whole lot of patience.
Ask the mixer on any plaster crew, and they’ll explain their ratios are followed as closely as a grandmother’s secret cookie recipe — precise and based on experience as much as measurement.
Jay Eaton didn’t know much about pools when he started in the business. In a tale as old as time, Eaton’s father-in-law, Gordon Schmeiser, began a pool store and commercial chemical service company in 1974. Eaton had just gotten engaged to Schmeiser’s daughter, Barbara.
The 34th annual conference will forgo last year’s Atlanta location for sunny San Diego, Feb. 8 -10. Those attending can expect to catch up on the latest developments within the pool industry, learn new technical skills, foster new connections through networking and more. Attendees will also have an opportunity to bid on services and products…