Covers dig sequencing to engineered over-dig, hand-trim to final shape, and plumbing sleeve placement. Then steel: reading the schedule (bar size, spacing, laps), tying technique and speed, floor-to-wall transitions, bond beam steel, and clearance/chairing so steel ends up in the middle of the shell — not against the dirt. Ends with the steel inspection checklist […]

Pool plumbing is a hydraulic system, not just pipe. Learn line sizing against pump flow, suction entrapment code (dual drains, covers), skimmer/return/cleaner-line layout, water-feature and spa plumbing loops, and manifold design at the equipment pad. Covers solvent-weld quality standards and the stub-up, pressure-test, and hold protocol before any concrete flies. Plumbing a Pool That Moves […]

The highest-stakes day of the build. Covers crew roles (nozzleman, finishers), rebound management rules, thickness verification, shaping steps/benches/coves to drawing, and float finish standards. Then curing: the watering schedule, why shells crack when it’s skipped, and cold/hot weather adjustments. You’ll learn what the builder checks the morning after and the week after. Gunite Day, Start […]

Waterline tile and coping set the visual quality bar for the whole project. Covers bond beam prep and float, tile layout (centering, cuts hidden in corners), thinset/grout selection for submerged service, and coping types (poured, precast, natural stone) with expansion-joint detailing against the deck. Deck section covers sub-base, steel/mesh, drainage slopes, and control-joint layout. Tile, […]

Covers plaster/pebble/quartz finish prep and what the finish crew needs from you, fill protocol (no stopping, hose sock, no swimming the fill), and the startup chemistry sequence set out in the finish manufacturer’s own startup instructions, including the plaster cure window those instructions specify. Ends with punch-list management, final inspection prep, and the documentation package […]