The process
What happens after you call.
Most of a pool build is invisible to the homeowner, which is exactly why people get nervous. Here is the whole thing, in order, with who you talk to at each step.
The walk-through
Bob or Jeremy comes out to the house, looks at the yard, the access for equipment, the grade and the utilities, and talks through what you actually want to do out there. Free, and there is no drawing to sign at the end of it.
Week 0 · no costDesign and 3D
Jeremy draws the pool and puts it into a 3D animation so you can see it from your own back door before anything is committed. Then the finishes — tile, coping, pebble interior, decking — sitting down together with the samples.
Design with Jeremy PopeContract and permits
A fixed scope, a fixed price, and five payments tied to milestones — the first one is not due until after excavation. We pull the permits with the city or the county and schedule the inspections.
First payment after excavationLayout and excavation
We paint the shape on the ground so you can stand in it and change your mind while it is still free to do that. Then the dig. If there is rock — and on the east side there often is — this is where you are glad we own the big hammer.
Week 1Steel, plumbing and electrical
The rebar cage is tied to the engineered plan, the plumbing runs are laid, and the electrical is stubbed for lights, pump and any automation. Then the inspector signs off before anything gets covered.
Weeks 2–3 · inspectionGunite, tile and deck
The shell is shot and cured, the waterline tile and coping go on, and the decking is formed and poured. This is the stretch where the hole in your yard finally starts looking like the drawing.
Weeks 3–5Interior finish and start-up
Pebble or plaster goes in, the pool is filled, and the equipment is started and balanced. You are asked to be here for the pre-plaster and final inspections — that is the county's rule and ours.
Weeks 5–7 · final inspectionHandover and the season after
We walk you through the equipment, the chemistry and the warranty, in your own backyard, until you are comfortable running it. Then you have our number — the same one you called in the first place.
Ongoing
Concept rendering — real project photos available on request.
While it's happening
You'll know what's happening next week, every week.
Your schedule, your selections and your photos live in Buildertrend, so you can see where the job is from your phone at any hour. Heather keeps it current and calls you when something moves.
There are usually about four inspections on a pool build. We tell you when each one is, and which two you need to be home for.
Typical build: five to seven weeks from excavation to start-up, weather and inspection scheduling permitting. Base pools start at $50,000 — eighty-foot perimeter, three entry steps, LED light, filter and pump, and four hundred square feet of decking.
The team was extremely communicative, keeping us informed about what to expect each week.Google review
Step one
It starts with somebody standing in your backyard.
Call and we'll set the walk-through. Weekends by appointment if that is the only time that works.