Custom Concrete Pool Building in Grand Island, FL
Family-owned since 1985, R & R Swimming Pools designs and builds custom gunite pools shaped around Grand Island’s lakefront lots, sandy Lake County soil and year-round Central Florida living.
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(352) 432-8843
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Design the Custom Concrete Pool Your Grand Island Backyard Deserves
Grand Island is a quiet unincorporated community northeast of Eustis in Lake County, surrounded by lakes, citrus groves and generous residential acreage. Homes here tend to sit on larger lots with room to breathe, which makes custom concrete pool building a natural fit for families who want a backyard they will actually live in.
A custom gunite pool is not a product pulled off a shelf. It is poured, shaped and finished on your property, so the shell can follow the grade of your yard, work around mature oaks and open toward the water or the sunset view you already love.
- Built for your lot: rural parcels, lakefront slopes and newer subdivision yards all get a plan drawn for that specific space.
- Built for Florida weather: a steel-reinforced gunite shell is engineered for our heat, humidity and summer storm season.
- Built for how you swim: lap lanes, shallow play areas, tanning shelves and spas can all live in the same design.
R & R Swimming Pools has been building pools across Central Florida since 1985, with more than 1,000 pools completed. We are happy to walk your Grand Island property, talk through the honest trade-offs, and show you what is realistic before you ever commit. Learn more about our custom gunite pool construction or call (352) 432-8843 for a free quote.
What Your Custom Concrete Pool Build in Grand Island Includes
Every gunite project we take on follows the same in-house sequence. Our own crews handle the core construction, so you are never handed off to a rotating cast of subcontractors.
Consultation and Design Planning
We visit your Grand Island property, look at setbacks, slope, tree lines and how you picture spending summer afternoons, then draw a shape, depth and feature layout that fits the lot and the budget you have in mind.
Engineering and Permitting
Plans are engineered and submitted for Lake County review. We handle the paperwork and keep you posted as approvals move along.
Excavation and Steel
The shell is dug to your approved plan and a steel rebar framework is tied in place to reinforce the entire structure.
Gunite Application
Our gunite crew applies and shapes the concrete shell by hand, building the floor, walls, benches and steps as one continuous structure.
Tile, Coping and Decking
Waterline tile, coping and your deck surface go in next, tying the pool into the rest of the backyard.
Plumbing, Equipment and Finish
Plumbing, electrical and equipment are set, the interior finish is applied, and the pool is filled, balanced and started up.
Walkthrough and Handoff
We walk the finished pool with you, show you how the system works, and answer every question before we leave. Homeowners in nearby towns can also see our work on our Eustis concrete pool page.
Unlimited Design Options
Gunite can be shaped into nearly any form you can sketch, from crisp geometric rectangles to soft lagoon curves that echo the lakes around Grand Island. If you can picture it, our crew can build it to exact dimensions in your backyard.
Luxury Features & Add-Ons
Thinking about a beach-entry tanning shelf, a raised spa, a sun deck with bubblers, fire bowls or color-changing lighting? Concrete construction opens the door to all of it. Nothing about your pool is limited by a factory mold or a fixed set of dimensions.
Built to Last a Lifetime
A gunite pool is a steel-reinforced framework encased in six to twelve inches of concrete, engineered to stand up to Florida heat, humidity and ground movement. Cared for properly, it will serve your family for decades, and it carries a limited lifetime warranty.
Lasting Home Appeal
A custom concrete pool adds real everyday enjoyment and lasting appeal to a Grand Island home. In a market where buyers are drawn to outdoor living and lake access, a well-designed inground pool reads as a genuine feature rather than an afterthought.
Book a No-Cost Pool Design Visit for Your Grand Island Yard
Book a No-Cost Pool Design Visit for Your Grand Island Yard
Why Grand Island Families Choose R & R Swimming Pools
We are a family-owned and operated business, not a franchise or a corporate outfit passing your job down a chain. R & R Swimming Pools started in 1985 and has been building custom concrete pools across Lake County and Central Florida ever since.
Over 1,000 pools later, the approach has not changed much: show up, explain the honest pros and cons, build it right, and stand behind it. Our concrete pools carry a limited lifetime warranty.
Grand Island homeowners deal with sandy soil, high water tables near the lakes and plenty of mature trees. Those details change how a pool should be engineered, and we plan for them before a shovel touches the ground. Call (352) 432-8843 or request a free quote and we will come take a look.
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Expert Gunite Craftsmanship
Gunite work rewards precision at every stage. Our trained crew shapes each contour, ties each layer of reinforcement and applies the interior finish with care, because those details decide how the pool performs ten and twenty years from now.
Family-Owned, Locally Rooted
We treat your backyard the way we would treat our own. As a family business serving the Grand Island area since 1985, we know a pool is really about Saturday afternoons, grandkids visiting and neighbors staying for dinner, and we build with that in mind.
Completely Customizable — 100%
You choose everything: shape, depth, steps and benches, coping, waterline tile, interior finish and lighting. The finished pool should look like it belongs to your home and nobody else’s, and with gunite that is entirely possible.
End-to-End Project Management
From permitting and excavation through gunite, plumbing, electrical, finish and the final walkthrough, we manage the whole build with our own crews. One team, one point of contact, start to swim.
What to Expect During Your Grand Island Concrete Pool Build
Sit-Down Consultation and Custom Layout
Everything opens with a conversation. We ask how you picture using the pool — morning laps, grandkids on a sun shelf, evenings with friends — and then walk your Grand Island property to study its slope, drainage, mature oaks, and where the afternoon sun lands.
Those notes turn into a one-off layout drawn for your lot and no one else’s, shaped to your yard’s footprint and the look you have in mind.
Engineered Plans and Lake County Approvals
With the design signed off, the paperwork becomes our job, not yours. Structural engineering is prepared and the permit package goes to Lake County for review, with setbacks, septic locations, and barrier requirements all accounted for before anyone breaks ground on a rural Grand Island parcel.
Dig Day and Rebar Cage
Our crew stakes the approved shape, brings in equipment, and excavates the cavity to grade. A tied steel rebar cage is then built inside it — the hidden skeleton that holds your gunite shell true for decades, which matters on the sandy, variable soils common around the Lake Yale area.
Shooting and Curing the Gunite Shell
High-strength gunite is sprayed over the steel and worked by hand into every radius, bench, step, and tanning ledge your drawing calls for. The shell is then watered and left to cure on schedule so it reaches full density and structural strength before any finish work begins.
Plumbing, Equipment, Tile and Deck
Return lines, skimmers, and main drains get plumbed and pressure-tested, and the pad is set with your pump, filter, and heater. From there the waterline tile, coping, and surrounding deck go in, giving the pool its finished edges and the surface you will actually stand on.
Interior Finish, Fill and Walkthrough
The interior finish is applied, the pool is filled, and the water is balanced and brought online. Before we leave, we show you how to run the equipment, answer your questions on the deck, and hand over a Grand Island backyard that is ready for its first swim.
The R & R Swimming Pools Difference in Grand Island
Since 1985, R & R Swimming Pools has completed more than 1,000 pools throughout Central Florida, handling design, permitting, excavation, gunite, finish work and start-up with our own in-house crews instead of subcontracted labor.
Expert Gunite Craftsmanship
Our concrete crews specialize in steel placement and gunite application, the two stages that most determine how a pool holds up over the long run.
Family-Owned and Locally Rooted
We live and work in Lake County. When you call (352) 432-8843, you are reaching the same family that has been building pools here for 40+ years.
Honest Guidance First
We explain trade-offs plainly, including where a design choice may cost more or add time, so you can decide with clear information instead of sales pressure.
One Team, Start to Finish
Permits, excavation, gunite, plumbing, electrical and final walkthrough all run through our office, so nothing falls between contractors. See how the same process works for homeowners in Tavares and Leesburg.
The Numbers Behind Our Grand Island Pool Work
Building Central Florida pools since 1985
Pools completed across the region
Communities served in Lake County and Central Florida
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Our own project managers on site — core construction never farmed out
Building a Concrete Pool in Grand Island: What Homeowners Should Know
Grand Island sits in the lake-dotted northeast corner of Lake County, between Eustis and Umatilla, where sandy soils, rolling citrus-country terrain and nearby lakes all influence how a pool should be engineered.
Lots here are often larger than what you find in a platted subdivision, which gives us room to place the pool where the sun and the view are best rather than squeezing it against a setback line.
- Soil and water table: sandy ground drains quickly, but properties near Lake Yale, Lake Eustis or low-lying areas can sit over a higher water table, so the shell and deck are designed with that in mind.
- Mature trees: oaks and citrus shade a lot of Grand Island yards. We plan placement and access so roots and canopy are respected and equipment can still reach the dig.
- Permitting: most of Grand Island is unincorporated, so plans go through Lake County review. We prepare and submit the package for you.
- Screen enclosures and decking: with lakes close by, many homeowners add screen or extra deck space, and that is easier to plan at design time than later.
A properly engineered gunite shell, with sound structural and geotechnical design behind it, is built to perform on this kind of ground. Our team coordinates that engineering as part of the build rather than leaving it to you to chase down.
Neighbors in surrounding communities such as Yalaha and Lady Lake face similar conditions, and the same engineering-first approach applies there too.
Concrete Pool Questions From Grand Island Homeowners
How long does a custom concrete pool build take in Grand Island?
Most custom concrete pool projects run roughly three to five months from permitting through final interior finish, depending on how complex the design is and how quickly county permits move.
We keep you updated at each phase so you always know what is happening next and who is on your property.
Will a gunite pool hold up in Grand Island's sandy, lakeside soil?
Yes. Grand Island’s sandy Lake County soil and the higher water tables found near the lakes are exactly the kind of conditions a gunite shell is engineered for.
Our team coordinates structural design and permitting so the pool’s foundation suits the ground it sits on rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all plan.
What makes gunite construction different from other pool types?
Gunite is sprayed and hand-shaped on site over a steel framework, so the pool is built from scratch to your exact shape, depth and feature list.
That is what makes true custom work possible: freeform curves, tanning shelves, raised spas, vanishing edges and custom depths are all on the table. Our concrete pools also carry a limited lifetime warranty.
Do I need county or HOA approval to build a pool in Grand Island?
Grand Island is largely unincorporated, so permitting runs through Lake County. If your property sits in a subdivision with a homeowners association, there may also be a community review step.
We help you prepare plans that satisfy both the county building department and any applicable neighborhood guidelines.
How much upkeep does a concrete pool really require?
A concrete pool needs regular water chemistry attention and periodic resurfacing of the interior finish over the years, which is normal for this type of construction.
We can set you up with equipment that simplifies day-to-day upkeep, including saltwater chlorination and efficient automation, and show you exactly how to run it at handoff.
Can I finance a new concrete pool?
Yes. We work with Lyon Financial as our primary financing partner and Viking Capital as a secondary option.
Ask your design consultant during your free consultation and we will point you toward the right application so you can plan the project around your budget.
Ready to Start Your Custom Concrete Pool in Grand Island?
Call R & R Swimming Pools at (352) 432-8843 or request a free quote, and let’s talk through what your backyard could become.
Family-owned since 1985, with 40+ years of building pools for Lake County families.
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