How does pool construction work from the first yard visit to the first swim?
Author : yannick011990 yannick011990 | Published On : 12 Nov 2026
Pool construction with Epic Watershapes starts with a yard visit and ends with your first swim, and the timing in between depends a lot on your town. The page says to expect 4 to 12 weeks of approvals, then 8 to 12 weeks of construction.
Epic builds gunite pools across Palm Beach and Broward counties under its own licence, CPC1460900. Below is the sequence in plain words, with the numbers the page gives and nothing guessed.
What happens at the first yard visit?
The team walks your yard and measures four things: the lot, the access, the setbacks and the equipment run. The page says these are the four that actually move the price. Access gets extra attention, because whether a rig can reach the yard, and what has to come out and go back, shifts the number more than most design choices.
The design is free and there's no deposit. Nobody has to build afterwards either. Epic asks for a budget range on its form, from $60,000 up through $250,000 and beyond, plus an option for people who need guidance on budget.
What do you get 72 hours later?
A 3D design of your pool and an itemised price that holds. It isn't a range or a number over the phone. It's free, and it's yours to keep whether or not you build with Epic. Honestly, that matters, since you can take the drawing and compare it with any other quote.
What drives the number? Size and depth, along with the finish and any water features. Deck area and access to the yard play a part too. A new custom gunite pool generally starts around $60,000, according to the page, and the real figure comes from that site visit. For pool construction, the itemised price is the thing to read closely, line by line.
How long do approvals take?
The page gives a window of 4 to 12 weeks for design, engineering, HOA or club approval and municipal permitting. That's a wide gap, and the page admits it. The approval window varies most, and it varies by town, so the site visit is where you learn which window applies to you.
Epic prepares the engineering and permit drawings, submits them to the municipality, and puts the package together for any HOA or club architectural review. The homeowner isn't the one chasing a plan reviewer. Epic also says it researched all thirty six municipalities, so it can tell you at the survey which town's process applies.
How do the two windows add up?
Add the two windows together and a new pool can run from about 12 weeks to about 24 weeks, from approvals to first swim, going by the page's own numbers. That's my arithmetic, not a promise from Epic, and your town's approval window will decide where you land in that range.
What does the build itself look like?
Gunite shell and engineering
Epic builds gunite pools, engineered for the water table and soil, plus the wind code of the place you're building in. The same company permits, digs, finishes and inspects the pool, so nobody hands the shell to a subcontractor. The page says construction takes 8 to 12 weeks once approvals clear.
Extras that ride along
Spas, sun shelves, water features, deck and coping can be part of the same job. Epic also lists pergolas, outdoor kitchens, pool heaters and pool fences as part of the work. One reviewer on the page said their Boca Raton pool went from the first dig to completion in 6 weeks, though that's one customer's account, not a promise.
Who stands behind the finished pool?
Epic holds the licence, the engineering, the permit and the warranty under one contract. The page says most backyard jobs end up as three companies pointing at each other, and Epic's pitch is that if a tile lifts in year two, there's no one else to blame. One number to call, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 5pm.
The credentials on the page include licensed pool contractor CPC1460900, a BBB A+ rating, full insurance, and membership in the Florida Swimming Pool Association. The page also reports 125 five star reviews out of 126, and serving Palm Beach and Broward County since 2019.
Can the pool come with a deck, kitchen or pergola?
Yes. Epic lists pool deck and driveway work, custom outdoor kitchens, pergolas and cocktail pools and spas. A reviewer in Jupiter said Epic handled the pool, the water features and even the landscaping, so the page shows at least one customer who bundled things.
Recent projects on the page give a feel for the range of styles: a geometric gunite pool with a raised spa and sun shelf in Parkland, a lap pool with a travertine deck and covered patio in Wellington, and a freeform pool with a round spa and pergola in Jupiter. Three very different shapes, one builder.
What if you only need a remodel?
Many owners probably start with a search for pool remodeling near me, and the page has an answer for that: remodeling and resurfacing sit under one service. It covers new plaster and interior finish, new tile and coping, new equipment, structural repair, or a full redesign of the shell and the deck.
For anyone still scanning pool remodeling near me results, the page puts a full remodel or resurfacing project at around $20,000 to start. Finish options include PebbleTec and quartz, and the page notes that an aging pool gets more expensive every season it waits. Epic lists pool repair as its own service too.
Where in South Florida does Epic work?
Epic serves Palm Beach and Broward County, from Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens down through Wellington, Delray and Boca Raton, and across Parkland, Coral Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Weston and Hollywood. The page links to a page for each of thirty six municipalities, and the office sits in Boca Raton.
The menu also links to Pool Packages and a Financing page. The front page doesn't spell out terms for either, so ask about them during the visit and don't assume. The contact form also offers a pool packages option.
So what's the first step?
Book the site visit, get the 3D design and itemised price within 72 hours, and compare it at your own pace. Whether you're after pool construction or typed pool remodeling near me, the first number you see should be a real one.
