New Orleans Pool Builders provides professional gunite & shotcrete pool construction in New Orleans, LA for residential and commercial properties across Greater New Orleans and the Northshore. Gunite pool construction in New Orleans is a sprayed concrete shell over an engineered steel cage, and in this city it is also a groundwater engineering job. We design in 3D, plan dewatering and hydrostatic relief before we dig, pull the permits, and hand the pool back filled and balanced in roughly 8 to 12 weeks of construction. Gunite and shotcrete produce the same monolithic shell by two delivery methods, dry mix hydrated at the nozzle or wet mix pumped from a ready-mix truck, and either one is far stronger than the plaster you eventually see. Either one also cracks if the steel schedule is wrong, the sub-base was not prepared, or the nozzleman rushed. That distinction is invisible on signing day, which is exactly why we explain it before you sign. What makes a New Orleans build different is everything below finished grade. Much of the metro sits at or below sea level on soft, organic, compressible soil, and the water table is frequently within a few feet of the surface. Excavation without a dewatering plan turns into a mud pit by lunchtime. A shell without hydrostatic relief valves can be pushed out of the ground the first time anyone drains it, and we get called to look at floated pools every single year. Subsidence means the deck, the coping, and the plumbing all need to tolerate movement, so we detail expansion joints and flexible connections instead of pretending nothing will settle. Our sequence: site survey and soils review, 3D design, layout, dewatered excavation, the rebar cage tied to an engineer's schedule and inspected before anything is sprayed, plumbing and electrical rough-in pressure tested and left under pressure, the shot itself cut and screeded to profile and wet cured for a week, then tile, coping, decking, equipment, interior finish, fill, and a 28-day start-up. Access is the other local variable. An Uptown, Marigny, or Bywater courtyard where the only route is a side passage changes the excavation method, the concrete delivery, and the price, so we survey it first rather than discovering it with a truck blocking a street. You get a written schedule, one crew from dig to fill, and an itemized quote.
With 15+ years of experience, our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — gunite and shotcrete construction, hydrostatic relief valves for a high water table, PebbleTec and quartz interior finishes, travertine and brick coping with glass waterline tile, variable-speed pumps and cartridge or DE filtration, saltwater chlorination — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve New Orleans and nearby communities including Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, Harvey.
What We Handle
Everything our gunite & shotcrete pool construction in New Orleans covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of gunite & shotcrete pool construction work in New Orleans, LA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- gunite pool construction
- shotcrete pool shells
- custom inground pool design
- courtyard and small lot pools
- freeform and geometric pools
- lap pools
- plunge pools
- tanning ledges and sun shelves
- raised spa with spillover
- steel cage and rebar engineering
- hydrostatic relief valves
- New Orleans pool permits
- 3D pool design
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our New Orleans services.
Materials, equipment and how we do gunite & shotcrete pool construction
The difference between gunite & shotcrete pool construction that lasts and gunite & shotcrete pool construction that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with gunite and shotcrete construction, hydrostatic relief valves for a high water table, PebbleTec and quartz interior finishes, travertine and brick coping with glass waterline tile, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every New Orleans job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. 15+ years of pool work in Greater New Orleans and the Northshore means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do gunite & shotcrete pool construction outside New Orleans
New Orleans Pool Builders covers New Orleans and the surrounding communities of Greater New Orleans and the Northshore. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Gunite & Shotcrete Pool Construction in Metairie, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 143,500
- Gunite & Shotcrete Pool Construction in Kenner, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 66,400
- Gunite & Shotcrete Pool Construction in Gretna, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 17,800
- Gunite & Shotcrete Pool Construction in Harvey, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 22,200
- Gunite & Shotcrete Pool Construction in Marrero, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 32,400
- Gunite & Shotcrete Pool Construction in Terrytown, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 25,300
Start on the New Orleans Pool Builders homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why New Orleans Chooses New Orleans Pool Builders
- ✓Over 15 years building and servicing pools across Greater New Orleans and the Northshore
- ✓Built for our water table: hydrostatic relief valves, dewatering plans, and subsidence-aware design
- ✓Residential and commercial, from courtyard pools to hotel, short-term rental, and HOA pools
- ✓Hurricane preparation and post-storm restoration handled in-house
Every gunite & shotcrete pool construction project in New Orleans gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free gunite & shotcrete pool construction free estimate in New Orleans, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.