Construction Phases and Expected Timelines
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Excavation

In most cases, you will be living in your home and using your yard while work is ongoing. Be aware of the many inconveniences that may occur. To gain access to your yard for construction of a pool, the contractor may have to remove or damage some existing landscaping or fencing. Before work begins, ask your contractor what inconveniences will occur, then plan for them.  Also, your contractor should notify underground service alert.  This service should locate all public utility lines that may cause a problem during construction.

It is should be noted that there may be several days between each stage of construction when nothing is happening on your project. These gaps generally are due to required city inspections, curing of cement-based materials, material delivery, weather or coordination of construction crews.  A normal and reasonable timeline from start to finish is 60 – 90 days.

You should expect your sales representative and/or project manager to attend this phase of construction.  You should also be in attendance to approve the layout and elevation of the pool.  This phase will typically take 1 – 2 days depending on depth, size, and soil condition. 
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Plumbing and Electrical

During the plumbing and electrical stage of the project, you should expect to see many trenches dug in your yard for pipe and conduit placement.  This stage of the process can take up to a week at times, depending on the size of the project.
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Steel

This stage consists of tying reinforcement bars together to act as a structural support to the entire pool. Steel usually takes 1 – 2 days to complete once started.
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 Gunite/Shotcrete
Gunite or shotcrete is a concrete-like material that acts as the structure to the pool.  This stage usually takes 1 day.
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 Masonry
Masonry includes decking, tile, rock work, fireplaces, barbecues, and more.  This stage of the project generally takes the longest.  It is important to pre-plan for any landscape items that you may have for your yard prior to this stage.  This includes (but is not limited to) sprinkler lines, house gutter downspout tie-ins, drainage, speaker conduits, lighting conduits, etc.
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Plaster
Plaster is the last phase of construction prior to the pool being filled with water.  Your contractor should instruct you how to properly fill your pool with water.  They should also provide you with a start-up technician and instructions on maintaining your pool.  You SHOULD NOT place plants, sod, or top soil for at least two weeks after your pool has been filled with water to prevent dirt from staining the freshly placed plaster.

Important: Before the plaster is scheduled, a representative from your pool company should conduct a meeting with you to go over any outstanding issues.