Hi Everyone-
We are located just north of Sacramento, CA, and have decided to go owner build on our pool.
We’ve submitted engineering (pooleng.com) and plans to our small town’s building department, and have gone back and forth with them over what they require. The plans have now been approved by the town engineer and are with the environmental health and safety folks. I’ve got a call in to them to see how far we are from approval. This part of the process has taken longer than we anticipated
We have a couple of friends who have gone the owner build route, and who have provided us with lists of subcontractors.
I’m posting our plans and photos of our yard to gather feedback from a knowledgeable group of pool owners, which you all certainly qualify as!
The basics: Pool is 20’ x 42’ I want a diving pool and my husband wants more shallow area, so we have compromised (such is marriage!) with 19’ of length (with depth gradually moving from 3.5’ to 4.5’) then 11’ where depth increases from 4.5’ to 8’, then 12’ where the depth stays at 8’. Hopefully the drawing attached are clear on that.
We want to do a SWG pool, maybe one day add solar heating, would love to add an automated cover but I’m pretty sure that is out of the budget. Pool equipment will be next to the house, but near the kitchen/garage and not near any bedrooms. We are on 2 ½ acres so we are not close to neighbors. I’ve attached some pictures of the backyard and the plans. The orange pylons are where we want to put the pool, we will remove the black iron fencing.
Appreciate any feedback!
Diana
We are located just north of Sacramento, CA, and have decided to go owner build on our pool.
We’ve submitted engineering (pooleng.com) and plans to our small town’s building department, and have gone back and forth with them over what they require. The plans have now been approved by the town engineer and are with the environmental health and safety folks. I’ve got a call in to them to see how far we are from approval. This part of the process has taken longer than we anticipated
We have a couple of friends who have gone the owner build route, and who have provided us with lists of subcontractors.
I’m posting our plans and photos of our yard to gather feedback from a knowledgeable group of pool owners, which you all certainly qualify as!
The basics: Pool is 20’ x 42’ I want a diving pool and my husband wants more shallow area, so we have compromised (such is marriage!) with 19’ of length (with depth gradually moving from 3.5’ to 4.5’) then 11’ where depth increases from 4.5’ to 8’, then 12’ where the depth stays at 8’. Hopefully the drawing attached are clear on that.
We want to do a SWG pool, maybe one day add solar heating, would love to add an automated cover but I’m pretty sure that is out of the budget. Pool equipment will be next to the house, but near the kitchen/garage and not near any bedrooms. We are on 2 ½ acres so we are not close to neighbors. I’ve attached some pictures of the backyard and the plans. The orange pylons are where we want to put the pool, we will remove the black iron fencing.
Appreciate any feedback!
Diana
