shotcrete or pool mason?

[ethanc2141]

So I have a new pool build for my backyard in AZ a pool builder ran off with 15000 of my money so I am learning to build a pool by myself. I have gotten the engineering done and am almost ready to break ground some of the estimates seem a little high and I am trying to keep it in budget. Can anyone tell me if it would be smarter / cheaper to do the entire raised spa as well as the façade wall in shot Crete or have a pool mason come out and do it?

 

[JamesW]

If you're going to do the entire pool in Shotcrete, then it would make sense to do all of the structural elements at the same time in Shotecrete. A mason is more for the finishing touches such as tile, coping, stonework etc.

What does the engineering plan say?