Seven well-defined stages. Michael on every one of them — from the first time he walks your property to the day he hands you the automation app login. Here's exactly how a GoodTimes pool gets built.
Michael comes to you. He walks the yard — slope, view angle, sun path, setbacks, soil conditions. He sketches a first layout on a clipboard while standing in your yard, and gives you a ballpark budget before he leaves.
You'll get an honest read on what's possible on your specific lot, what it will realistically cost, and a yes/no on the timeline you're working with. No fee. No obligation. You keep the sketch either way.
Michael turns the consultation sketch into a full 3D rendering — daytime and evening lighting passes. You see the pool, the deck, the spa, the fire bowls — exactly as they'll sit — before a shovel touches your property.
Once you sign off on the render, we move to engineering: structural drawings, hydraulics, electrical, gas. That's what gets permitted and what the fixed bid is written against. The quoted price is the price.
Michael pulls all permits and coordinates with Johnson and Hood County municipalities. Dig day follows — the basin is cored to engineered depths. North Texas soils can throw surprises; if we hit anything unexpected, we flag it the same day before it touches your invoice.
Rebar cage tied to the engineered drawings. Suction lines, return jets, main drain, light niches, and gas runs roughed in and pressure-tested. The pool's skeleton is completely locked in before any concrete goes over it. City inspection signs off.
Gunite is shot pneumatically into the rebar cage and hand-troweled into shape — benches, steps, spa, raised walls, and any custom features. The 28-day cure begins. This is the strongest residential pool structure available, and it's why GoodTimes builds exclusively in gunite.
Waterline tile is set, coping is laid, and the surrounding deck is poured or stone-laid. This is when the pool finally starts to match the 3D render you signed off on at week 2 — and when most of our clients send their first "wow" text.
Pebble plaster is troweled in. Water on. Michael walks you through startup chemistry, the automation system, and what to expect in your first 30 days of ownership. Then he hands you the keys.
Michael doesn't disappear after fill day. His number stays the same — use it whenever you need it.
Most builds break ground 6–10 weeks after the first call. Michael is booking estimates 1–2 weeks out.
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