Readiness check

Is your pool built as a structure or just a hole?

A commercial pool is an engineered concrete structure that has to resist the water inside and the groundwater outside, not just a hole that holds water. The failures are expensive and avoidable: a floated shell, a leaking voids, a deadly drain. Answer for how the pool is actually built. The score stays on your device; enter an email only if you want the pool construction checklist sent over.

1. Is the pool engineered as a structure for the soil, water table, and loads?Yes, designed by a structural or geotech engineerWe build to a standard detailNo engineering, we just dig and shoot

2. Is there a hydrostatic relief valve so an empty pool cannot float out of the ground?Yes, hydrostatic relief in the main-drain sumpNot sure there is oneNo relief, and we drain it fully

3. Is the rebar cage placed correctly (grid, bond beam, cover, chairs) before shooting?Yes, cage inspected before shotcreteRoughly, no formal steel inspectionWe do not check the steel

4. Is the shotcrete or gunite shell shot to thickness with no voids or sand pockets?Yes, gauged thickness, voids avoided, curedMostly, some hollow spotsWe shoot fast and move on

5. Is the plumbing pressure-tested before it is encased in the shell or deck?Yes, pressure-tested and held before encasingWe fill and look for leaks laterNo pressure test

6. Are the main drains anti-entrapment compliant (VGB, dual drains, compliant covers)?Yes, VGB-compliant dual drains and coversSingle drain or unsure of the coversNon-compliant drains

7. Does the build meet the commercial pool code (depth markings, slopes, drains, health dept)?Yes, built to the code and health-dept requirementsMostly, with some open itemsWe are not tracking the code

8. Is the plaster start-up done right (continuous fill, brushing, chemistry) to avoid staining?Yes, a proper start-up procedureWe fill it and turn it overNo start-up plan