Hear from Our Customers
Out here along the US 84 corridor where Naylor sits, your property has something most suburban lots don’t space. Room to build something that actually fits the way you live, not a cookie-cutter shape squeezed into a postage-stamp yard. A properly built inground pool on a Lowndes County property is a long-term investment in how you use that land, and it adds real value to a home you’ve put real work into.
But the ground matters. The clay-heavy soil and variable moisture levels common in this part of South Georgia aren’t forgiving of shortcuts. Fiberglass shells can shift or pop in high-moisture soil. Vinyl liners wear out fast under the South Georgia heat and UV load. Concrete is the only material that gets stronger as it cures engineered with rebar and proper drainage to hold up against what the ground here actually does over time.
And because Naylor’s swimming season runs nearly nine months out of the year with summer highs pushing well past 90°F and January averages that rarely threaten a hard freeze you’ll actually use this pool. This isn’t a three-month luxury. It’s a backyard upgrade that earns its place every single year.
We founded Deep Waters Pools in Douglas, GA in 2014 but the experience behind it goes back more than three decades in concrete, plumbing, and pool construction across South Georgia. That history matters when you’re building near Naylor. The Lowndes County soil, the weather patterns, and the permitting process through the county office aren’t abstractions to us. We’ve worked in it, built through it, and fixed what other contractors got wrong in it.
We started Deep Waters because we kept watching families in communities like Naylor get burned contractors who disappeared mid-project, bids that ballooned after the contract was signed, pools that weren’t built to handle the actual conditions of South Georgia land. That frustration became the foundation of how we operate: honest pricing, real timelines, and work you don’t have to second-guess.
We serve the full South Georgia region, including Lowndes County. The drive from Douglas to Naylor along US 84 is a straight shot and it’s one we make without hesitation.
It starts with a free on-site estimate. We come out to your property, look at your land, and talk through what you actually want not what’s easiest to build. The design process is built around your lot, your layout, and how you plan to use the space. No catalog shapes. No default dimensions.
Once the design is finalized, we handle the permitting process through the Lowndes County Building Permits and Inspections Department. For a contractor who knows the system, permits in this county are typically issued within 7 to 10 business days which keeps the project moving instead of stalling at the county office. Electrical bonding, safety barriers, and all Georgia code requirements are built into the process from the start, not treated as afterthoughts.
Construction follows a structured sequence excavation, rebar framing, concrete shell, plumbing, equipment installation, and interior finish with clear communication at every stage. You’ll know what’s happening and when. When the pool is filled and the equipment is balanced, we walk you through everything before we leave. What you end up with is a concrete pool engineered for the specific conditions of your property built to last as long as the home it’s sitting behind.
Ready to get started?
We build custom inground concrete pools but our work doesn’t stop at construction. For Naylor homeowners who already have a pool, whether it was built last decade or several decades ago, we handle maintenance, repairs, equipment service, and full renovations. Given that much of the housing stock in this area dates back well before the postwar era, there are properties out here with pools that need more than a cleaning they need resurfacing, replumbing, or a complete system overhaul. That’s work we do regularly.
On the maintenance side, we service all major equipment brands: Hayward, Pentair, Jandy, Sta-Rite, and Zodiac. It doesn’t matter what was installed or when our technicians know how to keep it running. We also offer free professional water testing, which matters more than people realize in South Georgia’s heat and heavy rainfall, both of which push water chemistry out of balance faster than most pool owners expect.
When something goes wrong mid-summer a pump failure, a chemical issue, water that’s suddenly unsafe we offer emergency pool service. That’s not something every pool company in the Naylor area provides. If your pool is down during peak season, you don’t want to wait a week for a service window. You want someone who picks up the phone and shows up.
Yes and it’s not a stretch. We’re based in Douglas, GA, which sits roughly 40 to 45 miles from Naylor along US 84. In South Georgia, that’s a normal service distance. Rural communities in this part of the state are spread out, and contractors who know the region understand that. We actively serve Lowndes County, including the US 84 corridor east of Valdosta where Naylor sits.
This isn’t a situation where your project gets deprioritized because it’s outside some arbitrary radius. We’ve worked in Lowndes County, understand the permitting process through the county’s Building Permits and Inspections Department, and are familiar with the soil and drainage conditions specific to this area. When you reach out, you’re talking to a company that has already done the work to understand your part of South Georgia not one that’s figuring it out as we go.
Concrete is the right call for this area, and it’s not a close comparison. The soil along the Lowndes County corridor including the clay-heavy, moisture-retaining ground common to properties near Naylor creates real structural pressure on pool shells over time. Fiberglass pools are more vulnerable to hydrostatic pressure in high-moisture soil environments, which can cause them to shift or lift out of the ground. Vinyl liner pools hold up better structurally, but the liners themselves degrade quickly under South Georgia’s heat and UV exposure and typically need replacement every five to ten years.
Concrete pools are engineered with rebar reinforcement and proper drainage systems designed to work with the ground, not against it. They get structurally stronger as they cure, and a well-built concrete pool can last 30 to 50 years or more. For a homeowner on a Lowndes County property making a long-term investment, that durability is the difference between building something once and building something twice.
Yes. Since Naylor is an unincorporated community, pool construction falls under Lowndes County jurisdiction specifically the Lowndes County Building Permits and Inspections Department, located in Valdosta. You’ll need a building permit, and the construction must comply with Georgia’s state minimum standard codes as adopted by the county. That includes electrical bonding for the pool, safety barriers meeting Georgia code requirements, and inspections at various stages of construction.
The good news is that Lowndes County’s permitting process is relatively efficient. For a contractor who knows the system and submits complete documentation, permits are typically issued within 7 to 10 business days. We handle the entire permitting process on your behalf you don’t have to navigate the county office or figure out what forms to file. It’s part of how the project gets managed from start to finish, so there are no delays caused by missing paperwork or incomplete applications.
The honest answer depends on the complexity of the design, current scheduling, and how quickly permits move through the county but for a standard custom inground concrete pool in the Lowndes County area, most projects run somewhere between 8 and 14 weeks from permit approval to completion. More complex builds with custom features, spa additions, or significant patio work can extend that timeline.
The most important thing you can do to protect your timeline is start early. If you want to be swimming by Memorial Day, you should be having the design conversation in January or February at the latest. South Georgia’s building season is active, and scheduling fills up faster than most homeowners expect. Getting your estimate, finalizing your design, and submitting for permits early in the year gives the project the runway it needs to land on time. We’re straightforward about timelines from the first conversation you’ll know what to expect before anything is signed.
A lot of properties in the Naylor area have older homes some with pools that were built decades ago and haven’t had significant work done since. Renovation can mean different things depending on what the pool actually needs. Resurfacing involves stripping the existing interior finish and applying a new plaster, pebble, or aggregate surface which restores the pool’s appearance and prevents water from seeping through a degraded shell. Replumbing addresses aging or cracked underground lines that cause leaks or pressure loss. Equipment overhauls replace outdated pumps, filters, heaters, and automation systems with current, more efficient models.
In some cases, a full renovation makes more financial sense than ongoing repairs to a system that’s past its useful life. We’ll assess the actual condition of your pool and give you a straight answer about what it needs not a repair list designed to maximize billable work. If renovation is the right move, we can handle it. If targeted repairs are sufficient, that’s what gets recommended. The goal is to give you accurate information so you can make the right call for your property.
That’s a fair question, and the straightforward answer is: it depends on what you need. If you’re currently using a local maintenance provider and you’re happy with the service, that relationship has value. But if you’re looking to build a new pool, complete a major renovation, or handle something that goes beyond routine upkeep we offer services that not every local provider is equipped to deliver.
Naylor already has a pool maintenance company operating in the area. Maintenance-focused providers do important work, but full custom construction, structural renovation, and emergency response require a different level of capability and licensing. We’re a licensed and insured pool construction company with the equipment, crew, and permitting experience to handle projects from the ground up. If your current provider covers your day-to-day maintenance and you want us for a construction or renovation project, those two relationships can coexist without any conflict. Reach out, describe what you’re working with, and we’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit for what you need.
Local Resources
Useful Links
