Build your own Gunite Pool

[PoolDesignnet]

Our plans do meet California..... (not meat)

[mmcguire]

I am about to start GC our own IG pool. I am counting on a 30% savings or so. About 10% of which I am dumping back into the pool on things I would not have done with a pool builder. I am currently designing the pool myself. I am using Visio. I will post how things go.



It's not done but getting closer.

[PoolDesignnet]

mmcguire,

FYI To get a permit in your Rancho Murieta you will need a site plan (3 copies I think) that shows all property lines and two sets of structural plans wet stamped by an engineer. Your drawing looks great!!! Want a job??

[mmcguire]

mmcguire,

FYI To get a permit in your Rancho Murieta you will need a site plan (3 copies I think) that shows all property lines and two sets of structural plans wet stamped by an engineer. Your drawing looks great!!! Want a job??

Thanks. It took us a while to put this drawing together, but that was because we tried several different configurations. Have you dealt with pools in Rancho Murieta before?

[ttfn92]

We have just begun our pool being owner/builder. Tomorrow our pool is getting dug. It's pretty exciting! Someone in an earlier post had asked why a sub would want to do work for an owner/builder over a pool builder and that was one of my initial concerns. We have a pool consultant who has done this many, many times and when I asked him that question he said it is because when they do work for an individual they get paid right away. When they are working for a pool company they have to wait to get their money. That made sense to me.

We aren't really planning on saving a huge amount of money, we are just planning on being able to get all the things that we want for our budget. We talked to 4 pool builders and we couldn't get what we wanted. We tried all different kinds, really big, 2 medium, and one small. I was really opposed to being owner/builder at first, but when we couldn't get what we wanted with builders, I figured it would be worth the hassle. Our consultant looked at our bids and said we could save about $12,000. So I figured that even if he is off by a few thousand, we should be able to get the things we want and stay on budget. Plus, I was able to get the pool that I wanted. One builder wouldn't put in an in-floor cleaning system. One wouldn't put a rock waterfall in w/o boulders and transitional flagstone. One wouldn't give me a 7' deep pool. Now we are getting all of those things and feel so much better about it.

[PoolDesignnet]

Thanks. It took us a while to put this drawing together, but that was because we tried several different configurations. Have you dealt with pools in Rancho Murieta before?

Funny you should ask.... Yes, we have done pools all over California, several in Rancho Murieta. Most of our customers are owner-builders such as yourself.