The design possibilities of concrete pools are infinite – with a wide range of features from uniquely shaped steps and tanning ledges to spas, vanishing edges, fountains, beach entries and even islands. In-floor cleaning systems, ozone and UV sanitation as well as special lighting features are becoming more and more popular.

A concrete pool is also an excellent investment for your home. It adds intrinsic value with its beauty, but also historically it has been proven to add value simply by the relative rising replacement value of building custom concrete over the years. Concrete is more expensive than vinyl due to the materials required as well as durability and design features. Estate homes opt most often for concrete pools considered more in keeping with higher estate architectural standards.

A concrete pool is built by shooting a specially formulated concrete mixture under a high velocity over a web of structural steel bars. It is the commonly accepted standard of pneumatic applied concrete used in most major construction from bridges, tunnels, high rise buildings to swimming pools. It is premixed to verify specific requirements at a sophisticated batch plant prior to application to yield the correct PSI. Engineers agree and certify the greatest yield of strength in concrete is achieved when pneumatically applied concrete is sourced from a batch plant. 

Gib-San has been applying shotcrete for more than 50 years and the results speak for themselves. A commonly asked question by many is “Gunite”? In simple terms, Gunite is a dry mix whereby it is hand batched on the site and water is added at the nozzle. Gunite application has been generally abandoned within our industry due to many variables but primarily the inability to have batch quality control. The most widely used application for concrete swimming pools is Shotcrete.