Building an inground pool involves a lot of moving parts. Most homeowners find out the hard way that juggling separate excavation companies, pool installers, and concrete deck crews turns a summer project into a scheduling nightmare. One crew finishes, the next one is three weeks out, and the whole yard sits torn up in the meantime.
We install inground fiberglass pools and handle the dig, the shell, the backfill, and the deck with one crew using our own equipment. That means you have one point of contact, one schedule, and no gaps where work stalls because someone is waiting on someone else.
We've been doing concrete and excavation work across the Metro East for 20 years. Installing fiberglass pools fits naturally into what we already do every day, because the parts that make or break a pool, the excavation, the base, and the concrete deck, are exactly the work we do on every job. And because we own the excavation equipment and the trucks, we're not marking up a subcontractor to dig your yard.
Our Inground Pool Approach
A fiberglass pool is a one-piece shell built at a factory and delivered to your property. The work that determines how it performs happens on-site, and it starts with the excavation. If the dig is off, everything downstream is off. We operate our own equipment, so we control the grade and the dimensions from the start.
Once the hole is dug and a level gravel base is set, we lower the shell in, level it, and check it. Then we rough in the plumbing, fill the pool with water, and backfill around the shell at the same time so the walls stay supported and true. None of that gets handed to an outside crew.
Because we also do concrete flatwork every day, the pool deck gets the same attention as the pool itself. We pour slip-resistant or stamped finishes, sized to your space and tied into the pool coping so the whole project looks like one cohesive build. That's harder to pull off when a pool company and a concrete company are working off separate timelines.
When Homeowners Call Us for a Pool
You want one company to handle all of it. The stories we hear most often involve a homeowner hiring out the excavation separately, then finding the pool installer and the concrete deck crew can't coordinate their schedules. The project drags into fall. We eliminate that because we do all of it.
You want a low-maintenance pool that lasts. A fiberglass shell has a smooth gel-coat surface that resists algae, has no liner to replace, and flexes with the ground instead of cracking. For a lot of homeowners that's the right balance of durability and upkeep.
You want the deck to be part of the project, not an afterthought. A pool without a proper deck is half-finished. We install the pool and pour the deck in the same project, so the finished product is ready to use, not just ready to swim in.
You've gotten bids from pool-only installers who don't do the concrete. Some pool companies set the shell and stop there. You still need someone to form and pour the deck, set the coping, and tie everything together. We do that work ourselves.
Our Process, From Dig to Deck
1. Free On-Site Estimate We come out, look at your yard, talk through the shell options and the deck, and give you a clear price before anything starts. Pool projects involve real variables, site access, soil conditions, shell size, finish type, and deck square footage, so an on-site visit is the only way to price it accurately.
2. Site Prep and Excavation We dig with our own equipment to the shape and depth the shell requires, and we haul the spoil out with our own trucks. No waiting on a separate excavation crew or paying a markup for hauling.
3. Set and Level the Shell We set a level gravel base, lower the fiberglass shell into place, and level it precisely. This is the step that has to be exact, and it's done by our crew.
4. Plumbing and Backfill We rough in the plumbing, then fill the pool and backfill around the shell at the same time so the structure stays supported and true.
5. Pool Deck Forming and Pour Once the shell is set, we form and pour the surrounding deck. We use slip-resistant finishes as standard, and stamped concrete is available if you want a decorative look around the pool. The deck integrates with the coping so there are no awkward gaps or mismatches.
6. Cleanup and Haul-Away We load debris and leftover material onto our trucks and clear the site. You don't coordinate a separate haul-away; that's built into how we run every job.
What an Inground Pool Project Costs
An inground pool is a significant investment, and the price varies based on several real factors: the shell size and model, finish choices, deck square footage, deck finish type, and site conditions like access and existing grade.
There's no honest way to quote a number without seeing the site. What we can tell you is that doing the excavation, the pool install, and the concrete deck through one crew is typically more efficient than managing three separate contracts and the scheduling gaps that come with them.
We offer free on-site estimates with no pressure. We'll come out, walk the yard, talk through what you're picturing, and give you a written price before any work begins.
Call us at 618-280-3200 or reach out by email to set up a time.
Where We Build Pools
We work across St. Clair, Madison, and Monroe County. Most of our pool projects are in residential areas in the larger communities, but we take jobs throughout the three-county area.
Key markets we serve regularly include O'Fallon, Belleville, Shiloh, Swansea, and Fairview Heights in St. Clair County; Edwardsville, Collinsville, Glen Carbon, and Troy in Madison County; and Waterloo and Columbia in Monroe County.
If you're in a smaller community nearby and not sure whether we work in your area, give us a call. We're based in Belleville and we cover a wide stretch of the Metro East.
Related Services
If you're planning an inground pool, or need other concrete and excavation work done, here's what else we handle:
- Fiberglass Pool Installation — More detail on how a fiberglass pool is installed, from setting the shell to backfill, and what to expect from the process.
- Site Prep & Grading — Excavation and base grading done with our own equipment. Applies to pool digs as well as driveways, pads, and new construction prep.
- Concrete Demolition & Haul-Away — If your project involves removing an existing surface or structure, we break it out and haul it off ourselves.
- Dump Truck Hauling Service — We run our own dump trucks for dirt, gravel, rock, and debris. That's how we keep pool excavations and other jobs moving without waiting on outside haulers.