What to Expect During Pool Construction — Day by Day
Excavation week to swim day, what happens in your backyard, who shows up, what the noise level is, and what you need to do (almost nothing).
Pre-construction
Final design walkthrough, permit pulled, utility locates marked (Arizona 811). Long-lead equipment ordered. Neighbor notification letters delivered. You stop irrigation to the work area 48 hours before excavation.
Excavation week
Day 1: layout staked. Day 2–4: dig (8–14 yds of spoils per day hauled off — expect a small dumpster or end-dump truck cycling). Loud and dusty for 2–3 days. We set up access protection on driveways and lawns. By Friday, the hole is dug and shaped.
Steel, plumbing, electrical
About 2 weeks of trades cycling through. Crews are quieter than excavation but you'll see 3–6 trucks on different days. Bonding grid goes in (every metal item within 5 ft of water tied to a single ground). City inspector visits twice — steel/bonding and plumbing pressure-test.
Shotcrete day
One loud day. A pump truck and 6-person crew arrive at sunrise; the entire shell shape gets sprayed in 4–8 hours. Then the shell cures for 28 days while other work continues.
Tile, coping, deck, finish
Tile and coping crews work in the cured shell. Deck install (pavers or concrete) runs in parallel — usually 1–2 weeks. Then interior finish (pebble or plaster) is sprayed in a single day. Fill begins immediately and runs ~24 hours.
Start-up
Once full, our service tech commissions the equipment, balances chemistry, and walks you through every button. You swim within 7 days of fill (chemistry stabilization). We hand off a binder with warranties, equipment manuals, and your first 90 days of chemistry tracked.
