POOL CONSTRUCTION
Our 55+ years of experience ensures you get the best materials, best crews, and highly trained specialists in the industry. Along with our team of highly skilled in-house craftsmen, we use a select few sub-contractors that are the most highly qualified in the area. Each crew in your yard is an expert in their specific field of construction. We know that our large staff and associates will produce a pool that will last a lifetime! Here’s what makes us one of the best gunite pool companies in Connecticut:
- Pool & Spa News Top 50 Pool Builder in North America 13 years in a row.
- Best of Hartford EVERY year.
- 55+ years in continuous operation.
- We offer exceptional service at fair prices as well as the most innovative products.
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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Swimming Pool Pricing
Let’s Address
“the Elephant in the Pool“
How much does an inground swimming pool cost in Connecticut?
It seems like a simple enough question, right? Yet “all of us” in this wonderful industry hesitate to throw around prices due to the number of factors that affect the price of a pool (like site conditions, options, design, etc. etc.). And then there are the different types of pools one can choose from. So let’s start there.
There are three types of pools to choose from:
- Liner Pool
- Fiberglass Pool
- Gunite pool (also called a Shotcrete pool)
3 Types of Pools
Liner pools are like an above-ground pool, dropped into a hole dug in your back yard. That’s it. There is not a whole lot more to them except for a cement like base (vermiculite) and some reinforced walls. It is a “baggy” pool that has come a long way in recent years in terms of designs, colors and options. But it is still a plastic bag holding all the water in the pool. When built correctly, it will give your family years of enjoyment and will start in the area of $70,000 to $90,000. Because the size and shapes are limited by what the manufacturer offers, the “high” side for a liner pool can go up to $150,000 (note: one can get a custom liner pool but the price jumps quickly and then when the time comes for a replacement liner, you are limited as to who can get you a replacement and affordability goes out the window which is the main reason to buy a liner pool).
Fiberglass pools (again, when done correctly) will start in the $60,000 range and max out around $75,000 or so. A fiberglass pool is just like a bathtub. It is manufactured in an off-site facility and shipped on a truck to your home. This type of pool will be close to the price of a gunite pool but with limited options and features.
Gunite Pools are custom-made and hand-crafted to your backyard. Made from raw materials like sand, cement, steel and masonry products, these pools will start in the mid $60,000 to $85,000 range and go up to $120,000 or more. There are almost unlimited options with a gunite pool (attached spas, waterfalls/water features, retaining walls built into the pool, and built in cleaning systems). Gunite pools are built to last and considered a premium option for homeowners seeking a durable, customizable pool which has been engineered to withstand New England’s climate, including harsh winters and freeze-thaw cycles.
No professional pool builder in CT will be able to honestly “quote” you a price on a pool, whether it’s gunite or not, without seeing the property.
There are just too many variables that can change the price. Access (we WILL have to get an excavator into your back yard!), tree removal, slopes (grade changes) and underground issues (ledge, water, unstable soil) can add costs to a pool project and it would be unfair to give a quote without knowing the variables beforehand.
