Our Process
From Plan to First Swim
Thirteen stages, each one inspected before the next begins. Here’s exactly what happens in your backyard, in order — so you always know where the build stands.
Start Your Project →- 01 Step 0101
Layout
Your approved 3D design becomes paint and stakes in the actual yard. We walk the footprint with you, confirm elevations against the plan, and clear the pre-excavation inspection before any digging starts.
- Site staking
- Footprint & elevations
- Excavation inspection
- 02 Step 0202
Dig
The excavator follows the staked outline down to engineered depth, cutting the floor profile, steps, and benches as drawn. Spoil is hauled off the same day whenever access allows.
- Shape & depth
- Steps & benches
- Haul-off
- 03 Step 0303
Steel
Crews tie a continuous rebar cage across the floor and walls to the engineer's schedule. It's what turns a hole in the ground into a structure — and it's inspected before anything covers it.
- Rebar cage
- Steel bonding
- Pool steel inspection
- 04 Step 0404
Pre-Plumbing
Suction, return, and feature lines are trenched and stubbed in, then capped and pressure-tested. Lines hold test pressure through the next stages so any leak shows up now, not under a finished deck.
- Returns & drains
- Feature lines
- Skimmers
- 05 Step 0505
Gunite
Pneumatically-applied concrete is shot over the steel to form the shell — the single biggest day of the build. The shell then cures for several days, with periodic wet-downs to cure evenly.
- Shotcrete shell
- Steps & spa
- Curing
- 06 Step 0606
Plumbing
The full circulation system is completed and tied to the equipment pad location — skimmers, returns, drains, and any spa or feature plumbing — and pressure-tested again as a complete loop.
- Pressure test
- Underground electrical
- Equipment runs
- 07 Step 0707
Close Trenches & Bonding
With plumbing verified, trenches are backfilled and compacted, and the bonding grid is connected around the shell perimeter. The bonding inspection signs off the electrical safety envelope.
- Backfill
- Bonding grid
- Grounding inspection
- 08 Step 0808
Tile & Coping
Waterline tile and coping go on next — the details you'll actually touch every day. Layout, grout color, and corner cuts are checked against the design selections before setting.
- Waterline tile
- Coping stone
- Spa spillway
- 09 Step 0909
Footer and/or Retaining Wall
Where the site needs it, footers and retaining walls are formed, steeled, and poured now, so grade changes and raised features are structurally settled before deck work begins.
- Structural footer
- Retaining wall
- Engineered & inspected
- 10 Step 1010
Deck & Equipment
The deck is formed, poured or set, and finished, while the pump, filter, heater, and automation are mounted and plumbed at the equipment pad.
- Pavers & travertine
- Pumps & filter
- Heater & automation
- 11 Step 1111
Electrical
A licensed electrician wires the equipment pad, lighting, and controls, and completes the final electrical inspection — including GFCI protection for everything near the water.
- Equipment wiring
- LED lighting
- Safety inspection
- 12 Step 1212
Fence / Screen
Barrier requirements are completed and verified — fencing, self-closing gates, alarms, or screen enclosure, per your jurisdiction — because the plaster stage can't be scheduled without it.
- Safety barrier
- Screen enclosure
- Pool safety inspection
- 13 Step 1313
Plaster
Interior finish is applied in a single continuous pour, and the pool begins filling immediately. We handle startup chemistry across the first weeks and walk you through your new routine at handoff.
- Mini-pebble / quartz
- Fill & balance
- Final inspection
A warranty you can count on
- Structural Pool Shell
The structural shell is built to the engineered plan and covered by clearly documented demo warranty terms.
- Limited Pool Interior
Interior-finish coverage and owner care requirements are explained before the construction agreement is signed.
- Manufacturer Pool Equipment
Pumps, filters, heaters, and controls carry the applicable manufacturer coverage for the selected equipment.
Start with a clear plan
Share your property and goals. We’ll explain what happens before design, permitting, and construction begin.