Most pool builders build the pool and leave. Then you need someone else for the deck, someone else for the concrete, someone else for the retaining wall holding the slope back, and someone else for the drainage. Each one wants a different trade to go first, and the gaps between them are where problems start.
We are a pool builder in Highlands Ranch that builds the pool and everything around it. Custom inground pools, the decking and patio that surround them, the retaining walls and grading that make room for them, and the drainage that keeps water where it belongs. One contractor, one schedule, one person accountable for how it all fits together.
We build across Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Centennial, Lone Tree, Castle Rock and the south Denver metro.
Why Pool Construction Is Different in Colorado
A pool here has to survive conditions that most of the country never deals with, and the ground it sits in matters as much as the pool itself.
Expansive clay. Much of the Front Range sits on soil that swells when wet and shrinks as it dries. A pool shell and the deck around it have to be built for that movement, or cracks show up within a few seasons.
Freeze-thaw. Denver cycles through freezing and thawing dozens of times every winter. Water in the wrong place, under the deck, behind the coping, in the plumbing, expands when it freezes. Proper drainage and proper winterizing are what stop that doing damage.
Grade and water. A lot of Highlands Ranch backyards slope. Where the pool sits, how the ground is retained around it, and where surface water goes in a storm all have to be designed together, not solved one at a time.
This is where most of the cost of a pool that fails comes from. Not the pool, the ground around it. Any pool builder in Highlands Ranch should be able to explain how they deal with all three.
Custom Inground Pools
Every pool we build is designed around the property: the size of the lot, the slope, sun and shade through the day, how you want to use it, and how it connects to the house and the rest of the yard.
We build custom concrete pools, gunite or shotcrete, which can take almost any shape and size and last for decades when they are built properly. Tile, coping, steps, benches, sun ledges, spas and water features are designed in from the start rather than bolted on afterward.
Because we build the surroundings as well, the pool and the deck, patio and walls are planned as one design. The levels line up, the drainage works, and nothing has to be torn out later because two contractors did not talk to each other.
How a Pool Build Works
Design. We walk the property, measure it, and work out size, shape, depth and placement with you. This is where grade, access for equipment, and HOA rules get looked at, before anything is committed.
Permits and approval. Inground pools need a building permit, and most of Highlands Ranch also requires HOA architectural approval before work starts. We handle the permit and work with you on the HOA submission.
Excavation and structure. The hole is dug, the steel goes in, and the plumbing and electrical rough-in are set before the shell is shot.
Shell and finish. The concrete shell is applied and cured, then tile, coping and the interior finish go on.
Decking and surroundings. The deck, patio, retaining walls, drainage and landscaping are built around the finished pool, by the same crew, to the same plan.
Start-up. The pool is filled, the equipment is started and balanced, and we walk you through how to run and care for it.
As a pool builder in Highlands Ranch, most of our builds run from several weeks to a few months depending on size, site access, permit timing and weather. We give you a realistic schedule at the start rather than a hopeful one.
Pool Renovation and Resurfacing
If the pool itself is sound but the surface, the deck or the equipment are tired, renovation usually makes more sense than starting again.
Resurfacing. Worn, stained or rough interior finishes get stripped and refinished.
Pool deck resurfacing. Cracked, stained or heaved decking around the pool is one of the most common problems we see in Highlands Ranch. It is also where homeowners get stuck, because concrete contractors often do not want to work near a pool, and pool contractors often want to replace everything or nothing. We do the deck and the pool, so we fix what actually needs fixing.
Features and layout. Adding steps, benches, a sun ledge, a spa or water features, or changing how the pool connects to the rest of the yard.
Equipment and lighting. Replacing older pumps, filters, heaters and pool lighting with more efficient equipment that costs less to run.
We will assess what you have and tell you honestly whether renovation or replacement is the better use of your money.
Why Homeowners Choose Us as Their Pool Builder
The pool is the centerpiece, but it is only as good as what surrounds it. That is why we work as a pool builder in Highlands Ranch who also builds the deck, the walls and the drainage. So the deck, the walls, the drainage and the pool are designed to work together from the first sketch.
We are local to Highlands Ranch, we know the soil, the slopes and the HOA process here, and we are rated 5.0 by the homeowners we have worked for.
When is the best time to plan a pool? Winter. The homeowners who design and permit over the winter are the ones who build first in spring, before contractors’ calendars fill up.
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