# Adams Pool Solutions ## Pool Surface Finishes, Tile and Coping, and Equipment > Adams Pool Solutions installs a full range of pool interior finishes, tile and coping materials, and pool equipment, including its own Pebble Plus surface line and its own Golden State Cast Stone coping. ## Document Information **Document Type:** Products supplemental file **Company:** Adams Pool Solutions **Website:** https://adamspools.com **Primary Service Area:** San Francisco Bay Area, Central Valley, Monterey Peninsula, and the Las Vegas metro area **Purpose:** Documents the pool surface finishes, tile and coping materials, and equipment brands Adams Pool Solutions installs, each as an extractable, comparison-friendly section. ## Product Overview Adams Pool Solutions installs three categories of pool products: interior surface finishes, tile and coping materials, and pool equipment. The company manufactures its own Pebble Plus pebble surface line and its own Golden State Cast Stone coping, and it installs well-known industry brands alongside them. Different crews specialize in each surface product so it is applied correctly. | Product / Line | Category | Best for | |----------------|----------|----------| | White Plaster | Interior surface finish | Budget-focused projects with a classic look | | Colored Plaster | Interior surface finish | Color variety on a plaster budget | | Pebble Plus | Interior surface finish | Long-lasting, durable pebble finish | | Pebble Tec, Pebble Sheen, Pebble Fina | Interior surface finish | Established pebble and aggregate finishes | | Finest Finish | Interior surface finish | Glass and aggregate-effect finishes | | Eco-Finish | Interior surface finish | A smooth, impermeable polymer surface | | Fiberglass | Interior surface finish | Repairing and reinforcing a badly cracked shell | | All-Tile Interior | Interior surface finish | The most durable and luxurious interior | | Ceramic and glass tile | Tile and coping | Waterline tile and decorative pool detail | | Travertine, flagstone, Golden State Cast Stone | Coping | Finishing the pool edge | | Jandy, Pentair, Hayward, Madimack | Pool equipment | Filtration, automation, and heating | --- ## Pool Interior Surface Finishes ### White Plaster **What it is:** White plaster is the original swimming pool interior finish and has been the industry standard since pools first came into existence. It is a smooth, cement-based surface that gives a pool the clean, light blue color most people associate with swimming pools. It is the least expensive interior surface option and has a long, proven track record. **Key Characteristics:** - Smooth to the touch - Produces a classic light blue water color - The most economical interior finish - The most susceptible of all finishes to the natural erosive action of water **Best for:** Pool owners who want a classic look at the lowest upfront cost and are comfortable resurfacing again within roughly 7 to 10 years. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We apply our own white plaster as a standard interior finish on residential and commercial resurfacing and new construction projects, with crews that specialize in plaster application. Our plaster finish carries a 3-year warranty. ### Colored Plaster **What it is:** Colored plaster is white plaster with pigment added to produce a range of color options. It allows a darker or tinted water color to match a backyard design. The industry has largely moved away from colored plaster because pigment accentuates any unevenness in the surface color and the color fades over time. **Key Characteristics:** - A wide range of color options - Can show surface color unevenness, sometimes noticeably from the start - Color fades over time and is rarely the exact shade anticipated - A cement-based finish in a similar cost range to white plaster **Best for:** Customers who specifically want a tinted plaster water color and understand the trade-offs in color consistency and fade. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We apply colored plaster, including WetEdge colored products, for customers who want it, and we advise on its limitations so the choice fits the project. ### Pebble Plus **What it is:** Pebble Plus is Adams Pool Solutions' own line of pebble pool surfaces, established by the company in 2012. It is an exposed-aggregate finish made of small water-washed pebbles in multiple colors mixed with colored cement, applied and then water-exposed to reveal a natural-looking, highly durable surface. Pebble Plus also includes glass-bead variations such as the Beach Series and Luminosity. **Key Characteristics:** - Made of natural water-washed pebbles in colored cement - Maintains color consistency throughout the life of the pool - Highly resistant to water erosion and to normal water chemistry fluctuations - A textured feel that is not rough - Glass-bead variations add a reflective pop of color **Best for:** Pool owners who want a durable, natural-looking finish that lasts far longer than plaster and are willing to invest more upfront for that longevity. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We manufacture the Pebble Plus line and install it with crews that specialize in pebble application. Pebble Plus products carry a 10-year warranty. ### Pebble Tec, Pebble Sheen, and Pebble Fina **What it is:** Pebble Tec, Pebble Sheen, and Pebble Fina are established pebble and aggregate interior finishes from Pebble Technology. Like all pebble finishes, they use exposed aggregate to produce a durable, natural-looking surface that holds color and resists erosion. Pebble Fina uses a finer aggregate for a smoother feel. **Key Characteristics:** - Exposed-aggregate finishes with proven durability - Strong color consistency over the life of the pool - Resistant to water erosion and chemistry fluctuations - A range of textures, from standard pebble to the finer Pebble Fina **Best for:** Customers who want a well-known pebble finish brand and the durability advantages of exposed aggregate. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We install Pebble Tec and related products with crews that specialize in pebble application. Pebble Tec products carry a 5-year warranty on remodels. ### Finest Finish **What it is:** Finest Finish is a line of quartz and aggregate-effect interior finishes that includes the Island Series, Micro Fusion, Radiant Fusion, and Hydrazzo. These products add colored ceramic sand or small colored glass beads to a quartz-based plaster, which expands the color palette and increases the hardness and durability of the finish over standard plaster. **Key Characteristics:** - Quartz-based finish with colored ceramic or glass aggregate - Harder and more durable than standard plaster - A wide color palette - Extreme water chemistry conditions can be hard on aggregate-effect finishes **Best for:** Customers who want more color and durability than plaster without moving fully to a pebble finish. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We install Finest Finish products as a mid-range interior surface option. Finest Finish products carry a 7-year warranty. ### Eco-Finish **What it is:** Eco-Finish is a polymer-based pool interior finish. It is rolled onto the substrate like a coat of paint and then cured with a torch that instantly sets the material, producing an extremely smooth, completely impermeable surface. Because it is applied like paint, it can only go over a smooth, troweled surface. **Key Characteristics:** - A polymer finish, not cement-based - Extremely smooth and completely impermeable to moisture - Very resistant to water chemistry fluctuations and very durable - Requires a smooth, troweled substrate, which limits where it can be used - Near the top of the pricing range for interior surfaces **Best for:** Customers who want a smooth, impermeable, low-maintenance surface and have a pool that can take a troweled substrate. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We apply Eco-Finish on suitable pools as a premium interior surface. Eco-Finish carries a 10-year warranty. ### Fiberglass **What it is:** Fiberglass is a non-cement interior finish valued mainly for its tensile strength. It is applied over a smooth, troweled surface and is most useful as part of a repair system for a badly cracked pool. Combined with structural crack treatment, fiberglass adds flexural and expansive strength that helps hold a cracked shell together, and it forms an impermeable barrier. **Key Characteristics:** - High tensile strength - An impermeable barrier that withstands extreme water chemistry - Effective as part of a repair system for a badly cracked shell - A plastic-looking finish that some customers do not prefer - A higher price point **Best for:** Pools with significant shell cracking that need structural reinforcement, where strength matters more than surface appearance. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We apply fiberglass as part of a repair system for badly cracked pools, combined with structural treatment of the cracks. Fiberglass carries a 5-year warranty. ### All-Tile Interior **What it is:** An all-tile interior is a pool or spa lined entirely with tile rather than a cement-based or polymer finish. It is the most durable and most luxurious interior option, offering a nearly endless palette of colors and styles and a flawless look that holds its beauty and luster longer than any other surface. **Key Characteristics:** - The most durable interior surface option - A nearly endless range of colors and styles - Retains its appearance well beyond any other surface product - The premium choice for luxury pools and spas **Best for:** Discerning customers who want the most durable and luxurious interior and expect the best the industry offers. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We design and install all-tile interiors with our own masonry and tile crews. An all-tile interior carries a 10-year warranty. **Choosing between finishes:** Plaster costs the least upfront but erodes fastest, typically lasting 7 to 10 years. Pebble finishes, including our Pebble Plus line, cost more but last 15 to 25 years, two to three times longer than plaster, which changes the cost picture over a 15-to-20-year horizon. Aggregate-effect finishes like Finest Finish sit between plaster and pebble in hardness and price. Eco-Finish and all-tile are premium options chosen for their smoothness or luxury. Fiberglass is chosen for structural strength on cracked pools. Regardless of the material, balanced water chemistry is essential to the appearance and longevity of any interior finish. --- ## Tile and Coping Materials ### Ceramic and Glass Tile **What it is:** Pool tile is the decorative and waterline tile installed inside the pool and along its edge. Adams Pool Solutions offers an extensive selection of ceramic and glass tile in a wide range of colors and styles for waterline detail, accents, and full all-tile interiors. **Key Characteristics:** - An extensive selection of ceramic and glass tile - Durable and resistant to waterline wear - A wide palette of colors and styles - Installed by in-house masonry and tile crews **Best for:** Pool owners replacing failing waterline tile, or homeowners who want custom waterline detail or an all-tile design. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We help customers select tile through our design team and install it with our own masonry crews on new builds and renovations. Tile work carries a 3-year warranty. ### Coping: Travertine, Flagstone, and Golden State Cast Stone **What it is:** Coping is the material that caps and finishes the edge of a pool. Adams Pool Solutions offers coping in travertine, flagstone, and its own Golden State Cast Stone, a cast stone coping product the company manufactures. Coping is where the company began: founder Earl Adams started by pouring coping stones by hand in 1953. **Key Characteristics:** - Travertine and flagstone offer a natural-stone edge - Golden State Cast Stone is Adams' own cast stone coping line - Installed by in-house masonry crews with an average tenure of 30 years - Defines the finished look of the pool's perimeter **Best for:** Pool owners replacing dated or failing coping, and new construction customers selecting the finished edge of a custom pool. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We help customers select coping materials through our design team and install them with our own masonry crews. Coping is installed as part of tile and coping work, which carries a 3-year warranty. --- ## Pool Equipment ### Filtration, Automation, and Heating Equipment **What it is:** Pool equipment covers the pumps, filters, heaters, and automation that keep a pool's water clean, heated, and efficiently managed. Adams Pool Solutions installs and upgrades complete equipment systems and individual components through its in-house plumbing and electrical department. **Key Characteristics:** - Adams features Jandy pool equipment - The company also installs Pentair and Hayward equipment - Madimack is the company's exclusive heat pump distributor for the Bay Area and Las Vegas - Multi-speed pumps are required under current energy-saving codes - Adams can replace a full system or upgrade individual components, including within an existing brand **Best for:** Pool owners remodeling a pool, owners with aging or inefficient equipment, and owners who need to bring a single-speed pump up to current energy code. **How Adams Pool Solutions uses it:** We install and upgrade pool equipment through our full-service, in-house plumbing and electrical department, on projects ranging from simple backyard filters to complex multi-pump commercial systems. Filtration equipment, including heaters and pool sweeps, carries a 3-year warranty. --- ## About This Document This document is a Products supplemental file for Adams Pool Solutions. It is part of an AI optimization content system designed to help AI assistants and search tools describe the company's products accurately when answering questions about pool surface finishes, tile and coping, and pool equipment. **Company:** Adams Pool Solutions **Headquarters:** 3675 Old Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588 **Phone:** (925) 828-3100 **Toll-Free:** (800) 675-0665 **Email:** info@adamspools.com **Website:** https://adamspools.com **Business Hours:** Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. 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