We can refer you to several qualified landscape contractors. We will leave your backyard in a clean and neat condition, ready for final landscape grading and planting by your landscape contractor.

Pool construction debris will be cleaned away from both the interior and the exterior of the swimming pool at this time. Their work is scheduled and supervised by Town & Country Pools. On applicable pool construction projects, Gas, Electric and Waterlines are provided and installed by licensed and qualified Utility Contractors. Some changes may have additional costs, and no changes to the deck will be made after the deck has been poured and installed. Any deck shape changes, deck additions or deletions should be made prior to forming. Concrete decking around the pool is 4″ minimum in thickness. Decking that surrounds your pool can be concrete, stone, brick, architectural pavers, or many other materials. The finishing materials of your choice are applied to the deck area.

Customers may provide their own tile, but all tile selections must be frostproof and approved by Town & Country Pools Construction Department. The installation of a 6” tile band will offer a smooth surface to clean the waterline of residue. If an automatic pool cover is a part of your swimming pool project, the coping must be approved by Town and Country Pool Construction Department.Īt this phase, Tile is also installed around the pool perimeter and other areas indicated on your design drawing. Conventional coping materials are flagstone, brick, and cast concrete. Because of the rough nature of some stone, however, the thickness of the coping may vary in some places. The thickness of the coping is generally 1 ½” to 2”. Several types of coping can be used – usually 12” or 14” in width. This slows the gunite’s curing process, and is a preventative measure that will minimize shrinkage cracks due to premature curing. Water curing of the gunite is critical and the entire pool shell must be hosed or sprayed with water twice daily for one week. Following strict specifications, gunite is applied to both sides of the rebar to suspend the bars within the walls and floor to form a solid structure. The pool shell includes the base flooring, wall areas, coves, and bond beam of your pool. Gunite is pneumatically applied to create the pool shell. All pre-grading for masonry patios and walls is typically done at the time of excavation. Keep in mind that these stakes will be larger around the entire perimeter of the pool (how much larger will depend on coping size and the engineering of your pool) to allow for the thickness of the gunite. Simultaneously, additional team members are putting rebar stakes into the ground and setting forms to set the exact location, shape, and elevation. Once approval is granted, we begin excavating with either a front-end loader or a Bobcat depending on your site. We ask that you are home during this process in order to approve or tweak the design for the final time. On the morning of excavation, the sales member(s), site supervisor, and excavators approximately mark out the location, shape, and elevation of your swimming pool. We will typically explain the pool construction process for your specific municipality at our first meeting during the inground pool design process.įor more information about the permits view our Inground Pool Permit Process page. Permits may take anywhere from one day to 6 months to obtain depending on your municipality. If a grading plan is required we will recommend a certified engineer and guide you through the process each step of the way.

Our experienced staff has worked closely with each municipality in the DC-Metro area and will obtain all necessary permits for your pool construction process. PERMITSĪpplicable building codes are assessed for your area and permits are obtained accordingly. Now that your inground pool design process is complete it is time to move on to your pool construction! There are many steps to your pool construction process and below we outline what steps will be taken during your pool construction.

Inground Pool Construction Drawings