Whew! You’ve found the best pool contractor for your project, you’ve decided what kind of pool you want — the shape, the style, the building material, the accessories, the outdoor living space. You’re building a pool… now what? is the second phase of the “we’re going to be pool owners!” phase of a pool project.
After you’ve done what seems to be the “hard work” to get the project kicked off and planned out, you may not know what happens now. Does construction start immediately? Do you have to be actively involved? Are the swimming pool contractors from Tipton Pools in Knoxville, Tennessee taking time to explain what the next steps are? You can certainly bet they will! They’ve been working with potential pool owners for so long, they know they need to be good communicators throughout the process.
If your pool contractor hasn’t fully filled you in, here are some phases you may be curious about.
You’re building a pool… now what?
- Design. This is when you first work with your contractor to determine the scope of your project. This will include the size, the cost, the area for excavation. The initial design phase may also include securing building permits.
- Excavation. One of the most exciting parts of the pool project is when that first hole is dug! But before that occurs your pool contractor and his team will mark off and measure the pool area. Following that, the heavy equipment will be brought in! This process can take one to two days.
- Plumbing and electrical. Once the hole is dug, plumbing and electrical for the pool will be laid. Trenches will be dug to accommodate the electrical and plumbing. An electrician will take over. This can three to four days.
- Shoring it up. Steel rebar will be placed in the hole and this forms the shape of the swimming pool. The contractor that lays the rebar will use wire placed in a grid pattern to rough in the shape. Once that’s done…
- Concrete poured. This forms the shell of the pool. Concrete is applied with a hose and it will look close to finished. At this time and for the next week to ten days you will become involved in the pool construction because you will hose the shell down at least two times per day to cure the concrete.
- Tile and coping. This provides a smooth surface between the pool deck and the waterline.
- Pool deck. Talk with your pool contractor so you can understand the nuances of a deck for your swimming pool. You will probably spend more time around the pool than in the water so you may want to budget for a deck and outdoor living area.
- Hook up. The contractor installs equipment for the pool and hooks it up to the plumbing and electrical wiring. The filter, pumps, heater and other accessories will be plumbed and wired.
- Plaster application. Plaster comes in myriad colors and textures and adds an overall “finished” feel to the pool as well as waterproofing the surfaces.
- Filling. After the finish/plaster has been applied the pool will be filled.This process can take between two to three days.
- Yard clean up. Before your pool contractor leaves your yard will be back to its normal look, except you will be waiting for the grass to grow and any other landscaping options to be completed. The length of time it takes to fill a pool is predicated on whether you will be having water trucked in or of you will be filing it via a hose.
- After the pool has been filled, your contractor will add chemicals and let them filter throughout before you can use the pool. This may take a few days, so be patient!
Once all is said and done you will have a swimming pool in your backyard that will be a place where you and your family can spend numerous hours together building family memories that will last a lifetime.
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