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When summer in the Wiregrass region runs from May through September with temperatures pushing past 90 degrees and humidity that makes it feel worse a backyard pool stops being a luxury and starts being something your family actually uses every single day. For Lehigh homeowners, that’s not theoretical. It’s just what living in this part of Georgia looks like when you have one.
Lehigh properties tend to sit on more land than a typical subdivision lot, and that space matters. A custom concrete pool can be built in any shape, any size, and any depth there’s no pre-molded shell dictating what your yard can be. Whether you want a simple rectangle for laps, a freeform design with a spa and sun shelf, or a full patio and outdoor living setup, the land you already own in Lehigh gives you room to do it right.
And unlike fiberglass or vinyl liner pools, a properly built concrete pool in Coffee County’s specific soil conditions sandy on top, clay-heavy underneath is designed to last 30 years or more. That’s not a marketing claim. It’s the difference between building something permanent and replacing something that wasn’t.
Deep Waters Pools was founded in Douglas the county seat of Coffee County by a builder who already had over 30 years of hands-on experience in concrete construction, plumbing, and custom pool work before ever opening his doors. He started this company because he watched too many local families in Lehigh and across Coffee County get burned by contractors who disappeared after taking their money, and he decided to be the alternative. That’s not a brand story. That’s the actual reason this business exists.
For Lehigh residents, that matters in a specific way. When you hire us, you’re hiring a company that knows Coffee County’s soil, knows the county permitting process through the Building and Inspections office in Douglas, and has built pools in this region through drought years, wet seasons, and yes even through Hurricane Helene in 2024, when 80 to 85 percent of Coffee County homes took damage. We’re still here. We’re still building. And we’ll still be here years after your pool is finished.
It starts with a conversation about your property and what you actually want. We look at your yard, your soil conditions, your setbacks from property lines, and what kind of pool design makes sense for your space. Lehigh properties often have more room to work with than suburban lots, so this is usually where the real design possibilities open up and where we can talk through options that smaller yards simply can’t accommodate.
From there, we handle the permit process through Coffee County’s Building and Inspections office in Douglas. Because Lehigh is unincorporated, all permits run through the county not a city building department and we know that process inside and out. We pull every form, schedule every required inspection, and keep you informed without making you chase down paperwork on your own.
Once permits are approved, most builds run 8 to 12 weeks from the first dig to the day you’re swimming. We give you a real timeline at the start not a vague estimate and we tell you upfront what factors like weather or inspection scheduling can affect it. When the build is done, we walk you through every system before we leave: how to operate it, how to maintain it, and what to watch for. You’re not handed a pool and left to figure it out.
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Deep Waters isn’t just a construction company that disappears after the build. For Lehigh homeowners, we cover the full range of what pool ownership actually requires over time. That includes pool renovation and remodeling for older pools that need updating, pool repair for equipment and structural issues, ongoing maintenance and chemical balancing, pump and filter repair and replacement, liner replacement, and tile and coping repair. We also build spas and patios, and every pool we build comes with a custom safety cover included not as an upsell, but as a standard part of what we deliver.
In Coffee County, pool maintenance isn’t a once-a-summer task. With a swim season that realistically runs from March through November, your pool is working hard for most of the year. That extended use means chemistry fluctuates more, equipment runs longer, and small issues can become bigger ones if they’re ignored. Having us a local company that can get to your Lehigh property quickly makes a real difference when something needs attention, rather than waiting for a regional operator to route a truck from Tifton.
If you’re looking at a renovation rather than a new build, we handle that too. A lot of Coffee County pools built in the 1980s and 1990s are now at the age where surfaces, tile, coping, and equipment are due for a full refresh. We assess what’s worth keeping and what needs replacing, and we give you an honest answer about what the project will actually cost before any work starts.
Yes and this is one of the most important things to get right before any work starts. Because Lehigh is an unincorporated community, there’s no city building department involved. All pool permits are handled through Coffee County’s Building and Inspections office in Douglas. Georgia state law requires a permit for any inground pool construction, and Coffee County enforces the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code with Georgia-specific amendments.
What that means practically is that a site plan showing pool placement, setbacks from property lines, and fencing or barrier details has to be submitted before excavation begins. Inspections are required at multiple stages throughout the build. If a contractor suggests skipping the permit to save time or money, that’s a serious red flag an unpermitted pool in Coffee County creates problems at resale, can void your homeowner’s insurance for pool-related claims, and can result in stop-work orders or mandatory removal. We handle the entire permit process for every project we build. You don’t chase a single form.
For a custom concrete inground pool in Coffee County, most projects fall somewhere between $60,000 and $100,000 for a standard design, with larger or more complex builds pools with spas, water features, custom patios, or significant grading work running higher than that. The honest answer is that the final number depends on size, shape, depth, finish materials, equipment package, and what your specific property requires in terms of site prep.
What tends to drive costs up in this area is soil variability. Coffee County’s mix of sandy surface soil and clay-heavy subsoil can require additional engineering depending on what’s found during excavation. A contractor who quotes you a flat price without looking at your Lehigh property first is either guessing or leaving room to add costs later. We assess your property before we give you a number, and we explain exactly what’s included in that number before you sign anything.
From the time permits are approved by Coffee County’s Building and Inspections office, most builds run 8 to 12 weeks. That timeline assumes no significant weather delays and that inspections are scheduled and completed on pace both of which we plan for proactively rather than reactively. If you’re hoping to be swimming by Memorial Day weekend, you’ll want to have a signed contract and permit application submitted no later than late February or early March.
South Georgia’s swim season starts earlier than most people in other parts of the country realize. Lehigh homeowners can realistically be in the water from late March or April through October or November that’s 7 to 8 months of usable pool season. Getting the timing right at the front end of the project is one of the most valuable things we can help you plan for, and it’s one of the first things we talk through during the initial consultation.
Concrete is the right call for most Lehigh properties, and here’s why. Coffee County’s soil profile sandy near the surface, clay-heavy underneath shifts with moisture changes. Fiberglass shells can be affected by soil movement in ways that cause cracking or lifting over time if the site isn’t properly engineered. Vinyl liner pools require liner replacement every 8 to 12 years, and the liner itself doesn’t hold up as well in the heat and UV exposure of a South Georgia summer. Concrete, when properly built and engineered for local soil conditions, is structurally permanent and can last 30 years or more with appropriate maintenance.
Beyond durability, concrete is the only pool type that gives you complete design freedom. There’s no pre-molded shape dictating what your pool can be. For Lehigh properties with larger lots, that flexibility is genuinely useful you can design a pool that actually fits your yard and your lifestyle, not one that fits a manufacturer’s catalog.
Yes, and it’s a growing part of what we do in Coffee County. A lot of pools built in this area during the 1980s and 1990s are now 30 to 40 years old, and they’re showing it faded or cracked surfaces, outdated tile and coping, aging pumps and filters, and equipment that no longer meets current Georgia code requirements. A renovation can address all of that without the cost of a full new build.
The first step is an honest assessment of what’s actually worth saving versus what needs to go. Some older pools have sound shells that just need resurfacing and updated equipment. Others have structural issues that change the conversation. We look at your specific pool, give you a clear picture of what the renovation involves, and price it out before any work starts. For Lehigh homeowners who have a pool that’s been sitting unused or underperforming, a renovation is often a better investment than they expected.
The practical answer is accountability and knowledge. We’re based in Douglas and have been building pools in Coffee County for decades. We know this area in ways a regional operator routing trucks from Tifton simply doesn’t. We know the county permitting process, we know how Coffee County’s soil behaves during excavation, and we know what South Georgia’s climate actually does to pool equipment and surfaces over time. That local depth isn’t something you can replicate by expanding a service territory on a map.
There’s also the matter of what happens after the build. When something needs attention a pump issue, a chemical question, a repair we can get to your Lehigh property quickly. A regional company with a wide footprint is balancing route efficiency across multiple counties. For a 30-year investment in your property, the company you choose should be one that’s genuinely rooted in your community, not one that added Coffee County to a list of service areas.
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