Thursday, October 23, 2014

How Concrete Pools are Made: DIY Inground Pool Installation


The method to having a concrete swimming pool constructed in your home is not always cut and dry and easily explained.
This brief blog will give you the basic overview of how the construction process takes place. We are in the North Jersey (NJ) area, so if you are from another region, be sure to check with your local professional about the best times of year to have these installed and constructed.

It seems that there is a need to explain things in a basic way, because nowadays everything is so "technical" and overwhelming. Today's message is all about custom inground swimming pool construction.

All custom pools are constructed on-site, versus fiberglass pools that are fabricated in a warehouse and brought in. Because these types of pools are engineered and installed on location, it allows for truly CUSTOM specifications. The average swimming pool takes approximately two months (7-8 weeks) to build. The process includes (but limited to) the following steps:

Steps to Build a Concrete Pool

  1. Meet with homeowners to determine design and engineering plan
  2. Materials for the form are delivered to the site
  3. Hole is dug by professional excavators
  4. Form is established and steel framework is installed
  5. The shell is poured (concrete)
  6. Plumbing and backfill is completed
  7. Electrical work is done by a qualified electrician
  8. The waterlines are tilled 
  9. Step treads
  10. Header is completed on the edge of the pool (bull-nose)
  11. Extras are implemented, such as water features 
  12. Equipment for the filtration system is delivered
  13. The shell is completed inspected and cleaned 
  14. Finish is applied to the inside of the
  15. Water is added
  16. Appropriate chemicals are introduced to the water
  17. Client instruction and handover

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