Best Time To Build A Pool

When people think about swimming pools, summer is usually the first season that comes to mind. But when it comes to actually building your pool, summer isn’t always the best choice. Believe it or not, fall is often the perfect season to install an inground pool. Here’s why.

• Mild Weather = Better Concrete

Concrete is the backbone of a pool, and the weather plays a big role in how it sets. If it’s too hot, concrete can cure too quickly. If it’s too cold, the curing process slows down and needs extra care.

Fall brings steady, moderate temperatures, which is the “sweet spot” for concrete. It cures at the right pace for the crew to finish it effortlessly, which helps everything move along smoothly.

• The Best Time for Pool Liners

Vinyl liners are very sensitive to temperature. On very hot days, they can overstretch. On cold days, they stiffen up and don’t fit as well.

Fall offers that middle ground. Liners go in smoothly, fit snug, and don’t fight back with wrinkles or gaps.

• Less Yard Disruption

By fall, most lawns have slowed down for the year. Grass starts going dormant, and you’re not watering or mowing as much. That means less chance of equipment getting stuck in wet, muddy ground, something that can cause frustrating delays like we often see in rainy spring or summer months.

• Beat the Price Increases

Every winter, pool materials and supplies usually see a price jump as the industry gears up for spring and summer. If you build in the fall, you can often avoid those increases and get more value for your money.

Installing a pool in the fall has plenty of hidden advantages. Better concrete conditions, easier liner installation, fewer muddy yard headaches, and even some cost savings. And the best part? Your pool will be ready and waiting by the time summer rolls around. Instead of spending spring and early summer dealing with construction, you’ll be the one hosting the first cannonball contest of the season.