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Funston sits in one of the longest swimming seasons in the continental US. From April through October sometimes longer the temperatures here make a backyard pool genuinely useful, not just a nice idea. Climate data already shows Funston experiencing extreme heat days above 107°F, and that number is projected to climb over the next 30 years. A custom inground pool isn’t a luxury upgrade in this environment. It’s a practical investment that pays back in daily use.
There’s also the property value side of this. Home prices in Funston have seen real appreciation over 30% year-over-year in recent data and a properly built concrete pool adds 7% or more to resale value in warm-climate markets like South Georgia. On a $150,000 home, that’s $10,500 or more in equity from a single improvement. A concrete pool built to last 30 years costs you less per year than most people think when you run the actual math.
What you’re also getting is a backyard that finally matches how you already use your outdoor space. South Georgia families live outside. The porch, the patio, the yard that’s where life happens. A custom pool design doesn’t disrupt that. It completes it, with integrated decking, water features, and outdoor living elements that make the whole space work together instead of feeling like something was just dropped in the middle of your yard.
We’re based in Douglas, GA and serve the broader South Georgia region, including Funston and the surrounding Colquitt County area. Deep Waters Pools was formally established in 2014, but the experience behind our work goes back over 30 years of hands-on concrete, plumbing, and pool construction the kind of background that means your project isn’t where we figure things out.
Colquitt County’s Coastal Plain soil profile sandy loam over clay subsoils creates specific drainage and hydrostatic pressure challenges that matter a lot in pool construction. We’ve built in these conditions before. We know how to engineer the drainage correctly, how to handle the flat terrain that infinity edge pools require extra precision on, and how to navigate the local permit process through the City of Funston’s Planning and Zoning Department so you don’t have to.
Every project comes with full management from design to final inspection. That means permits, inspection scheduling, and proactive communication throughout no surprises buried in the final invoice, and no silence when something unexpected comes up on the job site.
It starts with a design consultation where the focus is on your property, your priorities, and what you actually want the finished backyard to look like. From there, we build a 3D rendering of your pool a photorealistic visual of the finished space, including the pool shape, water features, decking, and landscape integration. You see it before anything gets built. You adjust it until it’s right. Then you approve it.
Once the design is locked, we handle the permit application with the City of Funston’s Planning and Zoning office which operates on limited hours, Tuesday and Thursday only. That’s not a process most homeowners want to manage themselves, and you won’t have to. Permit in hand, construction begins with excavation, followed by steel installation, gunite application, plumbing, electrical bonding, and decking. Multiple phased inspections are required under Georgia building code, and we schedule and manage every one of them.
In Funston’s climate, the ideal construction window is late winter through spring targeting a completion date before peak summer heat. If you’re planning a pool for next summer, the time to start the design conversation is fall or early winter. That timeline gives the process room to move without rushing any phase of the build.
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We specialize in custom inground concrete pools not fiberglass shells, not vinyl liners. Concrete is the only material that gives you unlimited design flexibility: custom shapes, integrated spas, tanning ledges, infinity edges, and water features that are engineered into the structure from day one rather than bolted on later. It’s also the most durable option for South Georgia’s environment, with a structural lifespan of 30 years or more when built correctly.
Infinity edge pools are a specific area of expertise worth mentioning here. Funston’s flat Coastal Plain terrain means a vanishing edge can’t rely on natural grade changes it has to be engineered precisely, with a calibrated catch basin, recirculating plumbing, and exact water level management. That’s a technical build that separates experienced concrete pool contractors from ones who are learning on your project. We’ve done this work in South Georgia’s flatlands before.
Every build also includes custom water features designed in from the start waterfalls, bubblers, laminar jets, fire-and-water combinations along with landscape pool integration and outdoor living elements like covered patios and seating areas. And every pool we build comes with a custom-fitted safety cover made to the exact dimensions of that specific pool, not an off-the-shelf approximation. For Funston families with kids and pets, that’s a real safety commitment, not a checkbox.
Yes and the process here is worth understanding before you start. Inground pool construction in Funston requires a building permit through the City of Funston’s Planning and Zoning Department. That office operates on limited hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. For properties in unincorporated parts of Colquitt County, the permit goes through the county building department instead.
Beyond the initial permit, Georgia building code requires multiple phased inspections throughout construction at excavation, steel installation, gunite application, plumbing, electrical bonding, and final completion. Georgia state law also requires pool contractors performing residential work above $2,500 to hold a valid state residential contractor license. We handle all of this permit applications, inspection scheduling, and code compliance documentation as part of every project. You don’t need to track down the right office or take time off work to meet an inspector.
A custom concrete inground pool in the South Georgia market typically ranges from $60,000 to $100,000 or more depending on size, shape, features, and site conditions. Simpler rectangular builds with standard decking come in at the lower end. Add an infinity edge, integrated spa, custom water features, and full outdoor living elements and you’re moving toward the higher end of that range or beyond.
For Funston specifically, the cost-per-year framing is worth considering. A $75,000 concrete pool with a 30-year structural lifespan costs roughly $2,500 per year before you factor in the 7%+ resale value increase on your home. With Funston’s extended swimming season running April through October, you’re getting real, consistent use out of that investment not a pool that sits dormant for half the year. The honest answer is that every project is different, and the best way to get an accurate number is to go through the design consultation and 3D rendering process first so the scope is clearly defined before any pricing conversation happens.
It matters more than most homeowners realize. Funston sits in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, where the soil profile typically runs sandy loam on top with clay subsoils underneath. That combination creates two specific challenges for pool construction: drainage management and hydrostatic pressure. If drainage isn’t engineered correctly beneath the pool shell, water can build up in the surrounding soil and exert upward pressure on the structure a problem that can cause cracking or shifting over time.
During excavation, soil compaction also has to be managed carefully to prevent settling after the pool is filled. These aren’t catastrophic problems if you’re working with a builder who has built in this environment before and knows how to account for them in the engineering. They are real problems if you’re working with someone who treats every build the same regardless of what the ground is actually doing. We’ve built in Colquitt County’s soil conditions and design drainage systems specifically for the Coastal Plain profile, not a generic template.
Yes and this is a question that comes up often in South Georgia because the terrain here is genuinely flat. A lot of homeowners assume you need a sloped lot or a dramatic grade change to pull off an infinity edge design. That’s not accurate. The vanishing edge effect is created through engineering: a precisely calibrated catch basin positioned below the pool’s water line, a recirculating pump system, and exact water level management that keeps the edge flowing consistently.
What flat terrain does require is more deliberate engineering than a naturally sloped lot. The catch basin placement, the plumbing layout, and the structural relationship between the pool shell and the basin all have to be calculated carefully to achieve the effect without creating maintenance problems down the road. We’ve built infinity edge pools in South Georgia’s flatlands and know what that engineering actually involves. If you want a vanishing edge on your Funston property, the terrain isn’t the obstacle working with a builder who knows how to engineer it correctly is the only thing that matters.
If you want your pool ready for summer, the design conversation needs to start in the fall or early winter ideally between October and January. That timeline gives the 3D design and approval process room to breathe, allows for permit processing through the City of Funston’s Planning and Zoning Department, and positions construction to begin in late winter or early spring when conditions are favorable.
The peak construction window in South Georgia runs roughly February through May. Starting construction in that window means you’re targeting completion before the heaviest heat of summer, which is also when gunite curing and concrete work perform best. Waiting until spring to start the design process usually means pushing your completion date into late summer at the earliest which costs you most of the season you were planning for. The 3D rendering process also takes time to do right, and rushing the design phase to hit a construction start date is one of the most common ways homeowners end up with a pool that doesn’t fully reflect what they wanted.
Fiberglass pools come pre-molded in factory shapes. What you see in the catalog is what you get you can’t change the dimensions, add a true infinity edge, or integrate custom water features into the structure the way you can with concrete. For a homeowner who wants a specific shape, a tanning ledge at a particular depth, or a waterfall that’s engineered into the shell rather than attached to it, fiberglass simply doesn’t give you those options.
Concrete also holds up better in South Georgia’s environment over the long term. The agricultural setting around Funston airborne dust from surrounding farm fields, seasonal pollen, and the general outdoor exposure that comes with the Colquitt County climate puts consistent demand on pool surfaces and water chemistry. A properly built concrete pool handles that environment for 30 years or more. Vinyl liners, by comparison, typically need full replacement every 7 to 10 years, which adds cost over the life of the pool that doesn’t show up in the initial price comparison. Concrete costs more upfront and delivers significantly more over time in durability, in design freedom, and in the finished result.
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