Schedule a design consultation with Dwayne.  He will visit you at your home to talk with you about your future pool and take a look at your backyard so he can help you visualize your dream.

Dwayne will then meet with you to present you with a design presentation and estimate.  It will show (in scale) the pool design in relation to your backyard and home.

Once the design has been agreed upon, Dwayne will present you with a construction drawing which will show the pool and deck specifics in relation to your home and backyard (in scale).

Construction of your backyard paradise does not begin until the official design is approved by you (the homeowner) .

Most cities and homeowner's associations have various permits that are required for construction of a pool.  Dwayne will take care of all these for you.

The first step of the construction process is the staking out of your yard. Using the construction drawing, a spray paint outline will define the water line of your pool, then wood stakes around the pool will define the 12 inch coping edge.

Next a crew comes into your backyard with equipment to dig your pool and haul away the dirt.  This is an amazing part to watch. You will quickly see your pool taking shape three dimensionally.

After the pool has been dug, they then form the pool, finishing up the digging, cutting out dirt for the returns, and shaping the edges of the pool with wood edging.

The next step is to lay the steel foundation (re-bar) for the pool and to pre-plumb the drains, returns, and lay the spa jet plumbing.

Your pool is now ready for the gunite.  This looks sort of like concrete, but is amazing in how it stays vertically on the walls of your pool without any sliding down.  It is blown into the pool and the workers carefully smooth and shape the gunite to define the walls, steps, and ledges of your pool. Now you can really see your pool taking shape.

Now the final plumbing and electrical begins.  Workers come in and finish the plumbing and set up your water filtration, heater systems. The electrical workers make sure the pool is grounded well, finish the wiring, and hook it all up to a breaker box.

The flagstone coping edge around the pool will look great.  The workers hand cut each piece of flagstone to make sure it follows the lines of your pool.

You have picked the tile for your pool, now comes the day they install it. A 6 inch row of tiles goes around the edge of the pool and if you have a spa (raised 12 inches) you will then have 3 rows of tile around the spa portion of the pool.

Building your water feature is next. Large rocks are brought in and your water fall / water wall will slowly take shape. Each rock is hand laid and concreted in along with the flexible plumbing lines. The natural variation in rocks will make your water feature truly beautiful.

Using re-bar and wood edging, your deck is formed.  This will lay the groundwork for whatever surface you choose to have poured for your deck.

Your pool is really taking shape. Next the workers install the plaster.  This is the final surface of the pool.  Once the plaster is finished, you will begin filling your pool with water that day.

Your pool is now ready for it's official "Start Up".  Your pumps and cleaner system will be turned on and within a couple of days you will be swimming.

Contact us today to schedule your free design consultation and estimate.
Email: info@montereybaypools.com
Office: 281.997.0525