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Initial Meeting: You'll meet at your home or at our offices with your Patio Pools
design consultant to learn more about the pool you desire and assess the building
area. You'll be able to choose the best features for your
family, such as heating, decking and any special features to make your pool more
enjoyable. Your project quote will be developed and reviewed with you.
Site Evaluation: Prior to the contract, we evaluate it for any grading or elevation
issues we might encounter. We also check access (can trucks get in and out) and
utility issues.
Design Session: Upon signing your construction contract, your 1st construction draw
down payment is due. You'll meet at the Patio Pools Design Center to make your color
choices such as, tiles, deck color, interior finish colors and screen enclosure
for your pool.
Layout: The pool area is staked out in preparation for excavation. Please notify
your field supervisor if you would like to keep any soil prior to excavation.
Excavation: Heavy equipment will be brought out to excavate and our work crew will
shape the pool area. Steel Rebar is placed in the pool in preparation for the concrete
shell. Building inspection is required at this time.
Pool Shell Formation: A crew will come out to "shoot the shell". At this time you
will be required to submit a shell payment. Pre-grade: Equipment will be brought
in to grade out the area around the pool where the deck is to be placed. This is
done in order to make preparations for installing plumbing, electric, footers and
decking.
Tile, Decking & Plumbing: Your new pool is now taking shape and is over half completed.
Due to scheduling it is normal to see a delay before this phase is started. Crews
will come in to place the tile, install the brick, form the deck and footers, install
the plumbing and some equipment. Prior to the deck work, building, plumbing pressure
test and electrical bonding inspection are required at this time.
Electrical Work: An electrician will contact you to make an appointment. In most
cases the electrician will need access to your electrical panel in order to complete
the installation. The electrician will do the electrical work necessary to hook
up your pool maintenance equipment.
Rough Deck Poured: Your deck surface will be poured. If you have selected pavers,
a crew will install the paver base and install the pavers. At this time you will
be required to submit the next payment. This phase is especially subject to rain
delays.
Deck Topping & Sealing: A texture coat is applied to the deck. Your deck surface
will then be sealed with its first coat of acrylic. In order to create a clean finished
deck, we wait until all other crews have completed their construction. Only then
does the sealing crew return to put down a final coat. This process is especially
subject to rain delays.
Screen Enclosure, Child Safety Fence and/or Alarms: If you have opted to purchase
a screen enclosure and/or child safety fence from us, we will install those items
at this time. Because of scheduling and inspections this process can take up to
a week to complete. You are legally required to comply with the Child Safety Act.
If alarms are to be used, they must be in place and in working order at this time,
as a building inspection must be made prior to continuing with construction. The
homeowner is responsible for complying with all aspects of the Child Safety Act.
Ask your design consultant for additional information. They will be glad to help
you.
Clean-out & Interior Finish: The interior of the pool is cleaned out and prepared
for the interior finish to be applied. Final payment is due prior to the installation
of the pool interior. Typically on the following day the finish will be applied
and filling the pool will begin. Once the filling has started, do not stop the flow
of water into the pool or you may risk damaging the finish. The material is designed
to cure under water.
Final Clean-up: A crew will come out to grade the access area and yard. Any remaining
debris will also be removed at this time.
Final Inspection & Pool Start-up: A highly qualified service technician will contact
you to schedule a time to come out and start up all the pool equipment. They will
also offer you hands-on instruction to show you how to properly operate, monitor
and maintain your pool and equipment. Building inspection is required at this time.
Your safety fence and all latches must be attached in order to pass final inspection.
At this time we also ask that you live with your pool for approximately 2 weeks
and list any concerns. This allows us to come out and handle any concerns all at
once.
Continued Service
Our commitment to the enjoyment of your pool does not stop here. We are just a phone
call away if you have any questions. Patio Pools also maintains a full service retail
store and is an authorized dealer for Bioguard, the best pool chemicals in the industry.
We also offer you free computerized water testing and analysis. In addition we stock
the latest, games, toys, tableware and pool equipment parts for convenient one-stop
shopping.
View our FAQ of most frequently asked questions by customers.
Click here to fill out our online quotation form.
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