From Excavation to First Swim
New Pool Construction in Orange County
New construction is our core craft: excavation, steel, shotcrete, plumbing, tile, coping, and plaster executed by the same Coastline crew from day one to hand-off. We pull the permit, coordinate engineering and city inspections, and keep the build on a schedule you can plan around — typically 8 to 12 weeks from excavation to first swim on most Orange County lots.
The Coastline Standard
- Full site evaluation, layout & engineering before we dig
- Permits pulled with your city — 180+ to date
- In-house crew on your job start to finish, no mid-project handoffs
- 8–12 week typical dig-to-swim timeline
Your Build, Phase by Phase
- Layout & excavation — the pool is painted on the ground and dug, usually in 1–3 days
- Steel & plumbing — the rebar cage, skimmers, returns, and feature lines set to plan
- Shotcrete — the gunite shell is sprayed and cured, the structural heart of the pool
- Tile & coping — waterline tile, coping, and any raised walls are set
- Decking & equipment — pumps, heaters, and automation installed and wired
- Plaster & startup — interior finish applied, pool filled, balanced, and handed over
Permits & Engineering — Handled For You
Before anyone digs, we've already handled engineering, soils requirements, and your city's permit — we've pulled more than 180 across Southern California. Your job is approving the design. Ours is everything after.
How Long It Actually Takes
Most Orange County lots run 8–12 weeks from excavation to first swim. What stretches a schedule isn't construction — it's permit delays and design changes, which is why we finalize engineering and design before digging and keep the schedule you can plan around.
Budget & Schedule for a New Pool
A new gunite pool in Orange County typically starts around $60,000 for a compact build, with most complete projects between $85,000 and $120,000 and estate builds at $150,000 and up. Hillside, coastal and tight-access lots move the number more than any finish choice, because they change the engineering and the excavation.
On schedule, plan on two to four weeks of design, two to six weeks for engineering and permits (longer where an HOA reviews the plans), and eight to twelve weeks of construction from excavation to first swim.
“I highly recommend Ryan and team. The entire build process was nearly seamless and the team communicated each step of the way. … After a number of estimates by other builders we felt most confident with Ryan and team.”
“From the very start Ryan was very informative and balanced in his approach to getting us what we wanted and staying within budget. … They even put in details that we would have never even thought to look for. This was our first experience building a pool and couldn't have been happier with the outcome.”
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