Aloha Pools & Spas
Swimming Pool Construction, Done Right Since 1969
Every Aloha pool begins with your vision and ends with a backyard you’ll love for decades. Here’s exactly how we bring it to life — step by step, no surprises.
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Our Proven Swimming Pool Construction Process
At Aloha Pools & Spas, we’ve been building custom vinyl liner inground pools across Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois since 1969. Our team has navigated everything — rocky soil, hillside lots, tight backyards, challenging elevations — and delivered exceptional results every time. This page walks you through every phase of your pool build so you always know what to expect.
First Step: Consultation
One of our experienced design consultants meets with you — at your home or at one of our showrooms — to understand exactly what you're looking for. We listen to your goals, discuss your yard, and help you think through shape, size, features, and budget. We take measurements so every design is built around your actual space, not a generic template.
Visualization: Pool Design
We create a detailed pool design tailored to your yard — including custom shapes, depths, steps, benches, tanning ledges, and water features. For complex sites (sloped yards, elevation changes, tight setbacks), our team draws on decades of hands-on experience to engineer a design that works beautifully with your property rather than against it.
Your Choices: Materials
Your design consultant walks you through our full range of vinyl liner patterns, coping styles, decking materials, and pool equipment. Whether you want a classic look or something bold and custom, we have samples on hand so you can see and feel your choices before anything is ordered. Nothing is locked in until you're completely happy with the selections.
Breaking Ground: Layout
Before we ever start digging, our crew carefully stakes out the pool's exact footprint in your yard based on the approved design drawings. This gives you a real, on-the-ground look at the size and position of the pool — and a final chance to make any adjustments to location or shape before excavation begins.
Digging In: Excavation
Our skilled operators excavate to the exact dimensions required by your design — accounting for soil conditions, drainage, and depth requirements. We've tackled everything from soft Missouri river bottom soil to solid Tennessee rock, using the right equipment and technique for every site. The excavation is completed with precision so your finished pool is perfectly level and structurally sound.
Structural Frame: Forming & Steel
A strong steel frame is installed inside the excavation to establish the exact shape of your pool — including steps, benches, tanning shelves, and deep-end transitions. The steel structure is set by experienced crews who take pride in precision. This framework is the backbone of your pool's long-term integrity, and we don't cut corners here.
Infrastructure: Electrical & Plumbing
All plumbing lines, return jets, main drains, skimmers, and equipment connections are installed and pressure-tested before any concrete work begins. Electrical runs for pumps, lights, heaters, and automation systems are completed to meet all applicable local and state codes. We inspect everything carefully at this stage — because getting it right now prevents costly issues later.
The Signature Step: Liner Installation
This is what sets a vinyl liner pool apart. Once the walls, floor, and plumbing are in place, we carefully install a precisely measured, custom-fit vinyl liner that conforms perfectly to every curve and contour of your pool. Our liners are available in dozens of beautiful patterns and are manufactured to exacting tolerances — delivering a smooth, watertight finish that's both durable and stunning.
Finishing Touch: Coping
Coping is the cap that runs along the pool's top edge, creating a clean finished border between the water and the surrounding deck. We offer a range of coping styles — from classic concrete bullnose to natural stone and travertine — chosen during your materials selection to complement your overall design. Coping is both functional and a major visual element of the finished pool.
The Big Picture: Decking
The deck ties your entire backyard together. We install a variety of decking options — stamped concrete, travertine, poured concrete, and more — designed to complement your pool and handle your climate. Great decking isn't just good-looking; it's slip-resistant, properly sloped for drainage, and built to last through years of varying weather.
Your pool is filled, balanced, and ready — and now we make sure you're completely confident running it. A first-time pool owner can sometimes feel overwhelmed by the equipment. We make sure that never happens.
Equipment Walkthrough
Your Aloha team walks you through every piece of equipment — pump, filter, heater, automation — so you know exactly how it all works.
Water Chemistry
We explain and demonstrate water balancing, testing, and chemical maintenance specific to vinyl liner pools to protect your investment long-term.
Owners Manual
You receive a complete owner's manual covering care, maintenance schedules, and best practices for your specific pool and equipment setup.
Ongoing Support
Our award-winning service department is here for you long after the build. Questions, tune-ups, liner replacements — we're a phone call away.
Ready to Start Your Pool Project?
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long does swimming pool construction take?
Most Aloha pools take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months from the day we break ground to your first swim, depending on the type of pool you choose. Weather, soil conditions and inspection schedules are the biggest things that can move that date. Your project coordinator keeps you updated at every step, so you always know where your build stands.
Per Pool Type You Can Expect:
- Fiberglass: 2–4 weeks.
- Vinyl liner: 4–8 weeks.
- Gunite/concrete: 3–6 months.
Watch our video “how long it takes to build a pool”
When is the best time of year to build a pool?
The best time to plan is fall and winter. Spring and summer schedules fill up fast, so families who design and sign in the off-season get an earlier spot on the build calendar and are swimming sooner.
Do I need a permit to build a pool?
Most cities and counties require a permit for an inground pool, and some neighborhoods also need HOA approval. Before any digging starts, 811 is called to mark underground utilities so your yard is safe to excavate.
What happens to my yard during construction?
Building a pool takes heavy equipment, so expect tire tracks, a dirt pile and some disturbed grass while we work. Before we dig, our crew stakes out the pool so you can approve its exact size and spot.
Learn more about what to expect here.
Who manages my pool build?
Every Aloha build has a project coordinator who schedules the crews, keeps the work on track and answers your questions along the way. You’ll always know what’s happening next.
Can I make changes after my design is final?
Usually, yes. Changes are easiest before excavation starts, and some, like a deeper deep end or a moved step, get harder once the pool is dug. Talk with your project coordinator as early as you can.
Learn more in our post “What If I Want To Make Changes“
What happens after my pool is finished?
We don’t just fill it and leave. Our team walks you through your pump, filter, heater and automation, shows you how to keep your water balanced and gives you an owner’s manual. After that, our service department is here for openings, closings, tune-ups and liner replacements for years to come.
Does Aloha build other types of pools?
Yes. This page walks through our custom vinyl liner process, but we also build fiberglass, gunite, semi-inground and above ground pools. Not sure which fits your yard? Read Which Pool Is Right For You
Keep Planning Your Pool
Building a pool is a big decision, and you probably have more questions. These guides answer the ones we hear most.