Watershape University

06/22/2026

Want to expand your services, grow your credibility, and open the door to new revenue opportunities?

Join Watershape University for BUSINESS 2121: Essential Pool Inspections, a practical 2-day course designed to help you confidently enter and grow within the pool inspection market.

This course will teach you how to perform thorough residential pool inspections, identify safety concerns, code violations, and costly defects, and clearly document your findings in professional inspection reports that bring real value to homeowners, buyers, and real estate professionals.

Whether you want to strengthen your expertise, add a new service line, or work toward the Certified Watershape Residential Inspector© designation, this class is built to help you take that next step.

BUSINESS 2121: Essential Pool Inspections
Live In-Person + Online
August 13–14, 2026
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT
San Diego, CA | Watershape HQ
Taught by Dennis Boyd

Course details:
• Counts toward the Certified Watershape Residential Inspector© designation
• IACET CEUs offered: http://1.6
• Duration: 16 hours
• Books and project drawings provided

If you’re attending online, message [email protected] to receive your physical manual. Learn more at https://na2.hubs.ly/H060vq10

06/19/2026

The best education comes from people who are still in the trenches. At Watershape University, hands-on training is more than a phrase. It is the foundation of how we teach.

Our instructors do this work every day. They have made the mistakes, learned the lessons, and built the experience — so students can learn faster, work smarter, and avoid costly errors in the field.

Keep your hands dirty. Keep getting better.

If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, Watershape University is where you belong.
Join the wolf pack today at https://na2.hubs.ly/H060tXM0

06/18/2026

Great article, Dennis at Professional Pool Inspectors, LLC

We're proud to have you sharing your expertise with Watershape University students through the Essential Pool Inspections course. The knowledge, real-world experience, and passion you bring to the industry make a huge impact.

Want to learn directly from Dennis? Join us this August in San Diego or attend live online from anywhere.

See you in class! 👇

https://watershape.org/courses/live/bus2121-20260813-san-diego

Swimming pools and other types of watershapes encompass a range of issues that are specific to structures that contain water. Inspecting them as part of real estate transactions, and for other purposes, requires specific expertise and a systematized methods of recording and reporting inspection resu...

06/17/2026

This is what happens when pool professionals get in the right room. Watershape University is more than hands-on education. It is access to instructors, mentors, and industry leaders who are willing to share what they know, answer questions, and help the next generation of watershapers grow.

For many students, the biggest takeaway is not just the technical training. It is getting connected with people they look up to and realizing they are exactly where they need to be.

If you are a pool builder, designer, tile installer, service professional, or tradesperson who is serious about leveling up your craft, Watershape University was built for you.

If you really want to level up, sign up. Join the wolf pack today at https://na2.hubs.ly/H060vq_0

06/15/2026

If you apply plaster… you should take this workshop.

The Essential Pool Plaster Course at Watershape University teaches you exactly how plaster is supposed to be mixed, bonded, and applied — the right way.

Not theory. Not opinions. Not “how we’ve always done it.”

You learn the correct water-to-cement ratios for bonding agents.
You mix plaster the right way.
You understand what additives actually do.
You practice proper troweling — and why timing and pressure matter.

This matters because plaster failures are expensive.
They cost you money.
They cost you time.
They cost you reputation.

Most problems start with small mistakes in mixing or prep. Small mistakes turn into big callbacks.

A true professional doesn’t guess.
A true professional knows.

If you build, renovate, or apply plaster — this is foundational training. It separates installers from craftsmen.

Visit https://na2.hubs.ly/H03YgSk0 today to find out when this class is available next.
Keep your hands dirty.


The Grit Game

06/10/2026

Behind the scenes at the Watershape University Education Vacation with master tile artisan and WU instructor Jimmy Reed.

What stood out most wasn’t just the skill being taught. It was the room itself — builders, designers, and craftsmen learning together with no ego, no competition, and a shared respect for doing the work the right way.

That is the value of Watershape University. Real education. Real connection. Real growth for the people who want to keep raising the standard in our industry.

If that sounds exactly like what you need, join the wolf pack today.

06/10/2026

Eric Knight does such a good job on these podcasts. Born to teach!

06/09/2026

Professional Pool Inspectors, LLC - You think you have taken an inspector course before, but we can honestly say, this course is different. Dennis has a unique perspective as a former real estate agent and also a very successful pool inspector in his area. His company does hundreds of inspections per year.

He also developed a proprietary app you can use for inspections. He gets it from all sides.

Upcoming course in San Diego in August - in person and live online. Learn more here: https://watershape.org/courses/live/bus2121-20260813-san-diego

Pool Inspections, Liability, Codes & the Dangerous Assumptions That Cost Thousands. Part 2 of this 2 part episode.With Host Natalie Hood of The Grit Game and Special Guest Dennis Boyd of Watershape UniversityIn the conclusion of this powerful ...

06/09/2026

Who else uses Revit?

This Revit model showcases the layout of the A&A in-floor cleaning system alongside the automatic cover box design. By modeling these systems in advance, we’re able to coordinate elevations, plumbing runs, and equipment locations before construction begins.

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Watershape University