Concrete pool construction
Our Pool Building Process: 12 Stages of Concrete Pool Construction
How a concrete pool is built, from engineering and approvals to excavation, steel, sprayed concrete, finishes and handover. We supervise each stage to maintain the highest quality, and keep you informed along the way.
How a concrete pool is built
Every Precision Pool is designed for your block and built on site from reinforced concrete, so each one can be custom designed to the exact shape and size required. That also means every build follows the same pool building process: 12 stages, from engineering and approvals through to handover.
Precision Pools is family owned and operated, with over 45 years' experience and more than 1,000 custom pools and spas completed across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Ipswich. Once a pool project begins, the company owner closely monitors it and you are kept informed of progress along the way. If weather, site conditions or supplier delays affect the schedule, we communicate it early.
Before the build: design and quotation
A Precision Pools consultant meets with you to discuss your ideas, look at any plans you may have and, where needed, visit the site. We talk about your lifestyle, how you want to use the pool and what you envisage for the finished project. You then receive a written quotation with a base construction price for the pool and a list of additional equipment options you can select. You don't need pool plans to start: we can help with the design, or work with an existing plan from your architect or landscape designer.
What we manage for you
- Engineering, steel specifications and approvals
- Excavation, steelwork and sprayed concrete
- Plumbing, filtration and equipment
- Coping, tile bands and your choice of interior finish
- Council clearance and a written guarantee
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Pool stages
The 12 stages of concrete pool construction
This is how your Precision Pool is built, in order, with what happens at each stage.
Engineering and steel design
Your own personal design and house plan are sent to an engineer for steel specifications and design. Because every pool is custom, the reinforcing steel is specified for your pool's shape, size and site.
Certified plans and approvals
After your plans return from the engineer fully certified, we can commence your swimming pool construction. Work on site starts once the building permit is issued.
Set-out, formwork and excavation
Your pool is marked out by your supervisor and formwork is erected to shape, ready for excavation. The set-out marks the pool's exact location and shape, then the soil is excavated and removed. Standard excavation equipment needs a minimum of 3 metres of access, or 1 metre with a mini bobcat, which affects the cost of excavation.
Reinforcing steel and internal plumbing
Reinforcing steel is placed within the excavation to the engineer's specifications, and all internal plumbing is done during this process. PVC plumbing is positioned and bonded, and the steel is tied to form the framework of the pool shell.
Engineer's inspection
Your pool is inspected by the pool engineer and signed off, ready for concrete. Nothing is concreted until the steelwork has been checked against the engineer's specifications.
Sprayed concrete shell
The concrete is sprayed in and moulded to the required shape. A specialised crew sprays the concrete against the steel and shapes it, and once it has cured the formwork is stripped.
External plumbing
All external plumbing is traced back to your filtration location. Pipes are run from the pool to the equipment location, ready to connect to the filter, pump and sanitiser.
Coping and tile bands
Coping tiles and tile bands are laid. Our product display room has samples of tiles, pebble interiors, pool surrounds and lights to help you choose.
Filtration equipment
Your filtration equipment is installed and connected: the filter, pump and sanitiser that keep your water clean, using the latest eco-friendly technology and high-quality filtration.
Pool fence and interior finish
Once your fences are up and inspected, your pool is finished in pebblecrete for a silky-smooth interior, or your selected interior finish, such as tiles. Pool and spa owners are required by law to have a pool fence or safety barrier that complies with Australian Standard AS 1926.1, is non-climbable by young children and has self-latching gates.
Filling the pool
Now you're ready to fill. Once the pool fence is approved, the pool is filled, the equipment is turned on and the water is chemically balanced. Delivery of water to fill the pool is one of the items to allow for in your budget.
Handover
We make sure your pool is in perfect working order and that you're fully educated in its operation and maintenance, so you're ready to splash into your very own Precision Pool. Your pool comes with council clearance and a written guarantee.
At Precision Pools we have created a standard, not an expectation, through knowledge, care, imagination and dedication.
How long does it take to build a concrete pool?
Depending on the project, a backyard pool takes approximately up to 3 months to complete, not including any weather delays.
The timeline for your pool depends on a few things we plan for from the outset:
- Engineering certification and the building permit, before work on site begins
- Access, block shape, levels, retaining walls and existing structures
- Weather delays, which are not included in the build time
- When your pool fence is installed and inspected, before the interior finish and filling
Every pool starts with a consultation and a written quotation, so you know what is planned before we break ground. More answers on our pool building FAQs.
One process, any pool design
The same 12 stages apply whether you choose a custom concrete pool, an inground pool package, an infinity pool, a lap pool or a compact plunge pool. See finished projects in our pool portfolio.
Where we build
We design and build custom concrete pools across Brisbane and South East Queensland.
Make the decision, build with Precision
Start your pool building process
Talk to our team about your site, ideas and requirements, and get a free written quotation. We design and build custom concrete pools across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Ipswich.
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- Gold Coast: (07) 5519 3785
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