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From April through October, South Georgia doesn’t let up. Temperatures push past 90°F for months, humidity makes being outside genuinely uncomfortable, and a backyard pool stops being a luxury and starts being the most practical thing on your property. If you’ve got kids, it’s where the summer happens. If you work outside, it’s how you recover. Either way, a pool in Ty Ty earns its keep fast.
What separates a pool that performs for 30 years from one that causes problems in five comes down to how it was built. Gunite concrete properly mixed, properly applied, and properly cured gets stronger over time. It doesn’t fade like fiberglass. It doesn’t need a new liner every decade like vinyl. And because it’s built in place rather than dropped in as a prefab shell, it can be shaped to fit your actual yard, not the other way around.
Tift County properties tend to sit on larger lots than suburban builds closer to the city. That’s an advantage here. More space means more design freedom a freeform shape, a shallow end for young kids, a deeper section for adults, a deck that wraps the way you want it to. Gunite is the only pool type that gives you all of that without compromise.
We were founded in Douglas, Georgia in 2014 but the experience behind us goes back more than three decades. Our founder spent 30+ years in concrete, plumbing, and pool construction across South Georgia before launching the company. That’s not a franchise background or a training program. It’s hands-on time in the specific soils, weather patterns, and building departments of this region, including Tift County where Ty Ty sits.
Ty Ty sits on the Tifton soil series a sandy loam that drains differently than the clay-heavy soils you find further north. A builder who’s worked this part of the state understands what that means for excavation, for the rebar cage, and for how the shell performs long-term. That’s local knowledge you can’t fake.
We build one type of pool: custom gunite. That’s it. Every process, every piece of equipment knowledge, every crew member’s experience is focused on one thing. When you hire a specialist, you get specialist results.
It starts with a site visit and design conversation. We look at your lot, your goals, and what’s realistic for your space. From there, the design gets finalized and permits are pulled building permit, electrical permit, all of it in our name. That matters, because a contractor who pulls the permit is the one taking legal responsibility for the work meeting Georgia’s building code. You never have to call a building department or track down an inspector.
Once permits are approved, excavation begins. The pool shell is formed using a steel rebar cage, which goes through a mandatory inspection before a single drop of gunite is applied. That inspection is scheduled and managed by us it’s not something you have to chase down. After the rebar passes, gunite is applied, cured, and finished. Plumbing and electrical follow, with all bonding and grounding done to NEC Article 680 standards.
South Georgia’s mild winters mean pool construction can happen year-round, which is a real advantage. If you start the process in fall or early winter, you can realistically be swimming by the following spring or early summer. We manage the full timeline and communicate clearly at every phase you’re never left wondering where your project stands.
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A Deep Waters pool build includes site evaluation, excavation, the full rebar cage, gunite shell, all plumbing, NEC Article 680-compliant electrical bonding and grounding, equipment installation, pool deck installation, and a custom safety cover. That’s not a list of potential add-ons that’s the scope of the contract. What you sign for is what you pay.
The custom safety cover is included with every build. Not as an upgrade. Not as an option. Included. In a community like Ty Ty where families with children are the core demographic, a pool without a proper barrier is an unacceptable risk, and we build that standard in from the start.
Tift County’s tornado risk runs about 36% higher than the national average. That’s worth knowing when you’re choosing a pool type. A gunite shell is a monolithic concrete structure it doesn’t flex, crack, or detach the way fiberglass can under stress. Properly bonded and grounded electrical work also matters more in a storm-prone area than most builders will tell you. Every Deep Waters build accounts for both.
From the first site visit to the day you fill the pool, a realistic timeline is somewhere between three and six months total. That includes design, permitting, and construction. Permitting timelines vary depending on the City of Ty Ty and Tift County’s current workload, but we manage all of it pulling every permit in our name and scheduling every required inspection, including the mandatory rebar cage inspection before gunite is applied.
The construction phase itself, once permits are in hand, typically runs eight to twelve weeks depending on weather and project complexity. South Georgia’s mild winters mean there’s no hard seasonal cutoff building can continue year-round, which is a genuine advantage over markets further north. If you’re hoping to swim by next summer, starting the conversation in fall or early winter gives you the best chance of hitting that window without rushing anything.
A custom gunite pool in South Georgia generally starts in the $60,000 to $85,000 range for a standard residential build, with larger or more complex projects going higher. That number includes excavation, the rebar cage, gunite shell, plumbing, electrical, deck installation, and a custom safety cover the full scope. What it doesn’t include are things you add after the fact, like outdoor kitchens, pergolas, or premium water features, which are priced separately.
The honest comparison most buyers need to make is not gunite versus fiberglass on day one it’s gunite versus fiberglass over 20 years. A vinyl liner pool will need a full liner replacement every 10 to 15 years, which runs $4,000 to $10,000 or more each time. A properly built gunite pool doesn’t have that recurring cost. For a Ty Ty homeowner making a long-term investment in their property, the total cost of ownership over the life of the pool is the number that actually matters.
Yes pool construction in Ty Ty requires both a building permit and an electrical permit. Georgia also requires a mandatory rebar cage inspection before gunite is applied, which is a state-level requirement that applies regardless of what the local building department does or doesn’t ask for. Skipping that inspection isn’t just a code violation it’s the kind of thing that creates serious problems at resale when a buyer’s inspector or title company asks for documentation.
We pull every permit in our name and handle every required inspection from start to finish. You don’t call the building department. You don’t schedule inspectors. You don’t track down permit numbers. That paperwork trail permits pulled, inspections passed, everything documented is also what protects you when you eventually sell the home. A pool built with proper permits is an asset. One built without them is a liability that can delay or derail a sale.
The biggest practical reason is customization. Fiberglass pools come in fixed shapes and sizes you pick from a catalog, and the shell gets craned into your yard. If your lot is irregular, if you want a shape that doesn’t exist in the catalog, or if you want a pool that’s genuinely designed for how your family uses it, fiberglass can’t deliver that. Gunite is built in place, which means any shape, any depth, and any footprint is possible.
The second reason is longevity. Gunite concrete cures and strengthens over time. A well-built gunite pool in South Georgia’s climate long, hot summers and mild winters will hold up for 30 to 40 years without the structural issues that affect fiberglass over time. Tift County’s sandy loam soils also drain well, which reduces hydrostatic pressure concerns that can affect lighter-weight fiberglass shells in areas with higher water tables. If you’re building once and building right, gunite is the structure that earns it.
In South Georgia’s climate, a pool adds value in two ways on paper and in daily life. Georgia real estate data supports roughly a 7% increase in property value after a pool is completed, though that number varies by neighborhood, lot size, and how well the pool was built and maintained. In Ty Ty where larger lots are common and outdoor living is part of how people actually use their property, a well-built pool is a genuine asset rather than a niche luxury.
The more practical value argument is this: a pool in Ty Ty gets used. With a seven-month swimming season, families with children are in the water regularly from late spring through early fall. That consistent use is what makes the investment make sense you’re not building something that sits covered for eight months of the year. And because gunite doesn’t require the recurring liner replacement costs of vinyl, the long-term maintenance picture is cleaner than most buyers expect going in.
The same crew handles everything excavation, rebar, gunite, plumbing, electrical, and deck installation. We do not use subcontractors. That’s a structural commitment, not a marketing line, and it affects the entire project. When the same team moves through every phase of the build, there’s no handoff where the next crew doesn’t know what the last crew did. There’s no unknown person showing up in your backyard mid-project. And when something needs to be addressed, there’s one call and one point of accountability.
In a community the size of Ty Ty, that matters more than it might in a larger city. We’re based in Douglas a South Georgia company, not a national franchise and the no-subcontractor policy is part of how we’ve built a reputation that holds up in communities like this one.
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