Pool Construction & Design
LAP designs and builds custom inground pools — concrete, fiberglass and vinyl liner — with integrated spas, hot tubs, tanning ledges and water features. We also renovate tired pools and repair pool equipment. Because we are a hardscape and landscape crew first, the deck, the retaining walls, the drainage, the lighting and the lawn are drawn and built with the pool, by the same people. Bilingual service across Troutman, Mooresville, Statesville, Cornelius, Huntersville, Davidson and Denver.
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What pool construction & design actually means
Most homeowners have never built a pool, so here is the honest version. Design is the half that decides whether you like the result: where the pool can physically go, what shape and depth suit the way your family will actually swim, which materials hold up, where the equipment sits so it is quiet and serviceable, and how water leaves the yard afterward. Construction is the half that decides whether it lasts: base, steel, plumbing, shell, bonding, decking.
A pool is also the biggest piece of hardscape a house will ever get. Treated as a standalone box of water it leaves you with bare clay, a torn-up lawn and a drainage problem. That is why we draw the pool and the yard on the same plan and quote them together.
- Site walk & designWe measure the yard, check grade, access, utilities and septic, then lay out the pool, deck and drainage together.
- Written quote & permitsOne quote for the whole backyard — scope, materials, equipment and price. LAP pulls the county permits and books the inspections.
- Layout & excavationThe pool is staked and dug to shape, with spoil hauled off and access protected.
- Steel, plumbing & shellRebar cage and plumbing runs, then gunite shot and finished — or the fiberglass shell set and leveled, or the wall panels and liner installed.
- Equipment, bonding & deckPump, filter, heater, salt or chlorine, lights and automation set and wired to code, then the travertine, paver or concrete deck goes in.
- Fill, start-up & hand-offWe fill, balance the water, run the system, walk you through the equipment, and finish the grading, sod and planting around it.
Custom Inground Pools, Spas & Hot Tubs
Concrete (gunite) when the design calls for a shape or depth nothing off the shelf can match. Fiberglass when the family wants to swim sooner. Vinyl liner when the budget leads. Every one of them can carry a spa, a tanning ledge and a water feature.
- Concrete (gunite) inground pools
- Fiberglass pools
- Vinyl liner pools
- Integrated spas & hot tubs
- Tanning ledges & sun shelves
- Waterfalls, sheer descents & bubblers
- Pool lighting & smart automation
- Heaters, salt systems & variable-speed pumps
- Retaining walls & grading for sloped lots
Pool types and features we design and build: gunite with an integrated spa, fiberglass with a tanning ledge, freeform with a stone waterfall on grade, and pool lighting for after dark.
Pool Renovation & Remodel
If the shell is sound, a renovation is usually the fastest way to make a backyard usable again. We resurface, replace liners, reset coping and waterline tile, upgrade old equipment, replace failing decks, and add the spa, lighting or water feature the pool never had.
- Resurfacing & interior finish replacement
- Vinyl liner replacement
- New coping & waterline tile
- Equipment upgrades & salt conversions
- Pool deck replacement in travertine, paver or concrete
- Adding a spa, lighting or water feature
Pool Repair & Equipment Service
A pump that won't prime, a heater that trips, a salt cell reading low, a water level that keeps dropping. We diagnose and repair pool equipment, and we tell you straight whether a part is worth fixing or replacing.
We work on Hayward, Pentair and Jandy systems. Repairs and equipment upgrades are what we do here — we do not run weekly cleaning routes.
- Pump & motor repair or variable-speed upgrade
- Filter repair, cartridge & sand replacement
- Heater & heat pump repair
- Salt chlorine generator & cell replacement
- Leak detection, plumbing & valve repair
- Pool lights, timers & automation
The Pool Deck, Drainage & Yard, Built by the Same Crew
Most pool companies stop at the water’s edge. What they leave behind is bare clay, a wrecked lawn, no deck, nowhere for the water to go, and a second contractor to hire. LAP is a hardscape and landscape crew that builds pools, so everything below is drawn on the same plan, quoted once, and built by the same people who dug the hole.
Travertine pool decks
Tumbled travertine and natural stone, mortar-set on a proper base and sealed for pool water. Cool underfoot in August.
Paver patios & retaining walls
The lounging space, the steps and the walls that hold a sloped yard back off the pool — compacted base, edge restraint, no settling.
Drainage & grading
French drains, channel drains at the deck edge and final grading, so storm water leaves the pool area instead of pooling against the house.
Landscape lighting
Low-voltage LED on the path, the steps and the trees, wired while the deck is still open. A pool you can actually use after dark.
Sod & lawn repair
Excavation tears up a yard. We regrade it, repair the irrigation we crossed, and lay fresh sod so the job ends with a lawn, not a scar.
One crew, one quote, one contact
Everything above is bid with the pool and scheduled in the right order — deck before lighting, grading before sod. Bilingual English and Spanish from the first walk-through to the last inspection.
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Straight answers about designing, building, renovating and repairing a pool — in English or Spanish.
Ask Us Anything →What does pool construction and design include?
Design comes first: we walk the property, find where a pool actually fits, and draw the shape, depth, deck, equipment and drainage together. You get one written quote for the whole backyard. Construction then covers layout and excavation, steel and plumbing, the shell, the equipment set, electrical bonding, decking, start-up and the hand-off. LAP pulls the permits and schedules the inspections.
Concrete, fiberglass or vinyl liner — which pool should I build?
Concrete (gunite) is fully custom in shape and depth and the most durable, at a higher price and a longer build. Fiberglass installs fastest and needs the fewest chemicals, but shapes are limited to the manufacturer's molds. Vinyl liner is the lowest up-front cost with a liner replacement roughly every 8 to 12 years. We recommend one after seeing your yard and hearing how you plan to use the pool.
Can you build a spa or hot tub into the pool?
Yes. An integrated spa raised above the waterline, spilling back into the pool, is one of the most requested features we build. We also set standalone hot tubs on a proper pad with the electrical run and the deck built around them, and we add tanning ledges, sun shelves, bubblers, waterfalls and sheer descents during the same build.
How long does an inground pool take, and when should we start?
Fiberglass builds are typically swim-ready in a few weeks once permits clear; a concrete pool usually runs a few months, depending on the deck, walls and landscaping around it. Permitting in our counties normally adds four to six weeks. Fall and winter are the best time to start, because the pool is finished before the first hot weekend. Your site walk sets the real schedule.
Can you build a pool on a sloped or wooded lot?
Yes, and it is normal here. Lots around Troutman, Mooresville, Statesville, Denver and the Lake Norman area often have grade, trees or a septic field to plan around. Retaining walls, cut-and-fill grading and drainage are work LAP already does every week, so they are designed into the pool instead of handed to another contractor.
Who pulls the permits, and are you licensed and insured?
LAP pulls the required county permits and schedules the inspections. We are licensed and insured for every project we take on, and the same crew that quotes the job is the crew that builds it.
What pool repairs do you handle?
Pumps and motors, filters, heaters and heat pumps, salt chlorine generators and cells, automation and timers, pool lights, plumbing and valves, and leak detection. We work on Hayward, Pentair and Jandy systems and will tell you plainly whether a part is worth repairing or replacing. Repairs are what we do; we do not sell weekly cleaning routes.
Do you renovate an existing pool?
Yes. Resurfacing, vinyl liner replacement, new coping and waterline tile, equipment upgrades to variable-speed pumps or salt, new decking, and adding a spa, lighting or water feature to a pool that is otherwise sound. A renovation is often the fastest way to make an older backyard usable again.
¿Hablan español?
Sí. Atendemos a cada cliente en inglés o español — por teléfono, en el presupuesto escrito y en la obra. Somos un equipo familiar de Troutman, NC.
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