ADDITIONAL INFO

Our process

Request a free estimate on this website by answering some simple questions on our form. Then we will e-mail you a detailed estimate usually within a few days.

We never give out pricing on the phone. We only e-mail our estimates so you can see exactly what is included (and not included) in your estimate. If you don’t know exactly what’s included in your estimate, then a price over the phone is meaningless.

We find that giving you a ballpark estimate for your project before an initial meeting is helpful for both of us. The costs that typically change from the original estimate are normally due to narrow access, lot restrictions, lot slope or a change in the project scope.

Once you have reviewed the estimate, please reach out to request a site visit.

At the site visit, we will discuss your project and options, take measurements and answer any questions. Then we will e-mail you a comprehensive and formal quote with renderings for your project typically within a week of your site visit.

If you want to proceed, then we will schedule a meeting at your house to sign a contract!

A deposit will typically be due for $1,000 and there is a 5-day recission period. We will bring tile and pool finish color options for you to this appointment.

After the contract is signed, we will do plans and engineering (usually 1- 15 days) and then we turn in for permits (time varies on building department).

In general, it’s typically about 1 to 2 months until we start construction.

Once the permit is approved, we typically dig within 2 weeks.

Construction typically takes 3 months from excavation to water in the pool depending on the complexity of the pool and weather. There is a week or two after water is added to the pool before you can swim.

Enjoy your new pool!

Our pools are customized to fit your yard and your specific needs, but we provide the following as part of our “premium” pool package:

  • Engineering, plans and permits*
  • Homeowner association plans (if required)
  • Excavation & removal of spoils (if needed)
  • Gunite pool with upgraded steel structure
  • 3½’ shallow end depth and up to 6’ deep end depth
  • 2” suction & 2” return plumbing, no hard 90 degrees
  • Upgraded skimmer with locking basket
  • Auto-fill
  • Mini-Pebble finish (upgrade from plaster)
  • One row of 6” X 6” upgraded waterline tile around the interior of pool
  • Shallow end steps & deep end bench
  • Maintenance kit, tele-pole
  • Pool school orientation, start-up chemicals
  • Ten (10) year structural warranty
  • 2 door alarms
  • Floating alarm
  • Vacuum/ cleaner – Polaris Atlas
  • Pentair equipment:
    • 3 HP variable speed pump (VSP)
    • 320 square foot cartridge filter
    • EasyTouch 4 control panel
    • 2 – MicroBrite color LED lights
    • Three (3) year Pentair equipment warranty


*There is an additional cost for permits in the Napa and Sonoma areas.

We also offer a “basic” pool package upon request which varies from the above.

Items, prices, terms & conditions are subject to change without notice.

 

Options to customize your pool

Included Items

Whether you are wanting the pool of your dreams or just a simple pool, we will work with you to make sure you get the pool you want and stay within your budget. Below are some options to add outside of the standard pool package:
  • Cabo shelf (shallow area of pool for chairs and umbrella sleeve)
  • Salt chlorine generator
  • UV sanitizer
  • Coping (approx. 12-14″ inch cap that goes around the perimeter of the pool on top of the gunite pool structure):  concrete, brick or stone 
  • Heater: gas or electric
  • Solar panel heating
  • Raised bond beams (raised wall of pool)
  • Water features:
    • Raised bond beam (wall) with sheer descents
    • Rock waterfall
    • Deck jets
    • Laminars LED
    • Bubblers in Cabo shelf
    • Scuppers
    • Water pots or firebowls
  • Extra shallow or deep
  • Spa
  • Raised spa
  • Raised pool
  • Automatic pool covers (for rectangular shaped pools only)
  • Remote controls or mobile phone app (Screenlogic)
  • Sports style pool
  • Spool (small heated pool)
  • Retaining walls

Buyer’s Responsibilities

  • Rebuild fence (if required for access)
  • 5′ high fence to code (not scaleable or climbable)
  • Gates: self-latching, self-closing and swing away from backyard
  • Fence and gates not exceed 2” from the ground to bottom if rests on a non-solid surface (dirt, grass, gravel, etc.)
  • Accurate property lines
  • Homeowner’s association approval (if required)
  • Sign-off on pool and equipment location at time of dig (length, width, location)
  • Water gunite 3 times a day until plastering
  • Brush pool plaster 3 times daily (per pool school)
  • Yard drainage
  • Construction power
  • Water to fill your pool
  • Install door alarms
  • Repairs from access (drains, cracked concrete, sprinklers, lawn, plants) in areas which equipment must travel
  • Be home for pre-plaster and final inspection

Possible Extras

Below are possible items that could cost additional for your project. We would identify and discuss most of these during our on-site appointment with you.

  • Narrow access (less than 7½’ width access to pool requires small tractor or conveyor belt excavation)
  • Hitting rock during excavation: requires jack hammering
  • Expansive soil: could require extra expenses
  • Utilities: too far away from pool
  • Pool within 5′ of the house
  • High water table
  • Equipment pad placed far away from pool
  • Additional pre-grade
  • Asbestos (could require extra expenses)
  • Moving obstacles (ie. trees, concrete, debris)
  • Moving utilities (ie. sewer, water, electricity, septic, gas)
  • Soil report
  • Sloped lot