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Replacement & Renovation
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Stark fiberglass bulkheads have become the preferred choice for replacing old stainless bulkheads. Many such bulkheads have been replaced that were less than seven years old. The City of Surrey, British Columbia removed two metal bulkheads that were less than six years old. The Govenor Mifflen Middle School in Reading, PA. replaced one metal bulkhead that was six years old. The Kamehameha School in Honolulu, Hawaii replaced their metal bulkhead. The City of Salinus, California replaced a metal bulkhead. The City of Cerritos, California replaced two six year old metal bulkheads. The University of California at Berkley, California replaced their bulkhead. Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri just replaced their bulkhead in August of 2000. T.J. Shelton the Assistant Athletic Director said "the difference in moving the Stark compared to the stainless is the difference between night and day". They love it. The City of Toronto, Ontario replaced one at the Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre and two at the Etobicoke Olympium. The County of Las Alamos New Mexico replaced one due to liability claims after 11 years. IUPUI replaced 2 for structural and movement issues.
During a swim meet at the Eisenhower Pool on Long Island New York, a sectional bulkhead split and came a part while it was in use at a swim meet. At a pool in Nashville Tennessee, the lane line anchors broke during a nationally televised swim meet and the race had to be cancelled.. At an international swim meet in Florida, a worlds record was set and when the pool was surveyed by the officials, it was discovered that the stainless steel bulkhead had such a significant side deflection that the worlds record was denied.
It seems it has always been a concern that the Stark one piece bulkhead will not fit into an existing building. However, this is not the case. Even in new construction the one piece bulkhead is usually the last piece of equipment to be brought into the building. We have not found a building we cannot get into, nor have we found an existing pool we could not adapt to. |
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