A finished custom gunite pool built by Cool Pools in Fort Smith, Arkansas, seen from abovePool layout drawing with dimensionsThree D design render of the pool in the backyardVisualization of the backyard before the pool was builtVisualization of the excavation stage of a gunite pool buildVisualization of the steel reinforcement stage of a gunite pool buildVisualization of the cured gunite shell before tile and plasterVisualization of the plastered pool before it is filledA finished custom gunite pool built by Cool Pools in Fort Smith, Arkansas, seen from above

The plan

Every pool starts here

The design

You see it before we dig

Before

This was the whole backyard

Excavation

Then we take it apart

Steel

Engineered before it gets pretty

Gunite

Shot, shaped and cured in place

Tile and plaster

The finish goes in before the water

Done

Then you swim in it

Based out of Fort Smith, Arkansas

Custom Pool Builder in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Gunite and fiberglass pools designed around your yard and your family.

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POOLS BUILT

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SUMMERS IN BUSINESS

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BEST OF RIVER VALLEY AWARDS

Licensed and insured

What We're Including Right Now

Every pool we start this season comes with the equipment most builders treat as an upgrade. It is already in the number we give you.

  1. 01

    Salt system

    Softer feeling water and steadier chlorine, because the system makes it from the salt instead of you hauling buckets.

  2. 02

    Robotic cleaner

    It scrubs the pool on its own, which is the chore everyone underestimates before they own one.

  3. 03

    Textured concrete upgrade

    Applied to the concrete around your pool and to anything you add to the project.

  4. 04

    Chemical start up

    We balance the water for you the first time so you are not guessing on day one.

Water features, fire pits and heating are each running at half off this season, and each one stands on its own. Take one, take all three, or take none.

Our Work

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Freeform fiberglass pool with an attached raised spa, deck jets and a pergola seating area
Aerial view of a custom pool and patio in Greenwood, Arkansas
Fiberglass pool lit at dusk behind a dark board and batten home with string lights over the patio
Custom pool with shaded seating area in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Overhead view of a rectangular fiberglass pool with a tanning bench and paver decking
Backyard pool with a slide in Eufala, Oklahoma
Rectangular fiberglass pool with a tanning ledge behind a modern farmhouse with a metal roof
Evening view of a lit custom pool in Muldrow, Oklahoma
Rectangular fiberglass pool with deck jets and a wide concrete deck behind a white farmhouse
Resort style custom pool and decking in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Large freeform fiberglass pool with a slide and a covered pavilion on a stamped concrete deck

Two Good Options, Not a Right Answer

We build both, so we have no reason to steer you. Here is the honest difference.

Gunite

  • Built on site over a steel cage, so the shape is whatever you draw.
  • Any depth you want, including diving and separate gaming areas.
  • Tanning ledges, benches, bubblers, water features and grottos.
  • Finishes in plaster, pebble and tile with a wide color range.

Fiberglass

  • The shell is built in a factory, so installation is quick once it arrives.
  • A smooth non porous surface that gives algae less to hold onto.
  • Color is built into the shell rather than applied on top.
  • A range of models and sizes, customized with decking, lighting and features.

Not sure which one fits? We build both. Let's find your fit.

Overhead view of a rectangular fiberglass pool with an attached spa and travertine decking

What People Are Saying

An absolutely flawless pool build experience. We built an extremely complex pool. I put my faith in Kevin and his team and they've been absolutely brilliant to work with. I can't imagine a better experience. First class in every single way.

Muldrow, OK

We had the BEST experience with Cool Pools, Kevin, and the entire team! From start to finish they exceeded our expectations in communication, workmanship, and professionalism. Every person that came to work on the build was extremely respectful and well qualified for the job. Our finished pool (and whole backyard experience) makes us feel like living in a resort and we completely have CP to thank for that! Highly, highly, highly recommend!!

Fort Smith, AR

Nobody Hands You Off

The person you meet stays on your job

You are not passed to somebody you have never spoken to once the deposit clears. The same people know your project from the first phone call to the last walkthrough.

Managers who build, not just manage

The people running your build have done the work with their own hands. That is why they catch things early.

We tell you the awkward parts up front

Gunite shooting goes to a specialist crew, which is how nearly every builder does it. We would rather say that now than have you find it out later.

Excavator bucket at the start of a backyard pool dig with fresh concrete decking behind it

FALL BUILDS

The best time to build a pool is the season nobody is thinking about it

Everybody calls us in May. May is the worst month to call us. The people who called in October are already floating around in the thing.

01

Your yard gets the winter to recover

Digging a pool tears a yard up. There is no gentle version of that. Start in the fall and the dirt has months to settle, the ruts fill back in, and the grass comes back before you ever want to walk out there barefoot.

02

You are not stuck behind summer

Fall and winter is when our calendar has room. Same crew, same build, you are just not waiting in line behind everybody who woke up on Memorial Day and decided this was the year.

03

The slow parts happen while nothing else is

Design, permits, where the equipment sits, what the decking is, how the sun crosses the yard. Those take the time they take no matter when you start. Better to work through all of it in a jacket than in a hurry in April.

Dig now and it is finished and full when the weather turns. Wait until spring and you spend another summer looking at everybody else's pool on your phone.

Tell us about your yard

Tell us how your family actually wants to use the backyard.

Let's Talk About Your Pool

How it Works

01

Free Design Consultation

It starts with a quick phone call. We hear what you're picturing, the story behind it, and answer any questions you've got.

02

Backyard Visit

Next we set a time to come out and see your space in person. We walk the backyard, take measurements, and get a real feel for what's possible right where you live.

03

3D Design and Proposal

Then we design it and show it to you in 3D, so you can see it before a single shovel hits the dirt. The shape, the size, how it'll sit in your space. We pair it with a proposal built around your budget, so what you see is what you get.

04

Expert Construction

Our local staff handles the permits, the build, and the final walkthrough. A manager who builds stays on every job, available whenever a question comes up, so the whole project runs smoothly.

Freeform fiberglass pool with a slide, an umbrella water feature and a wide concrete deck

Questions People Ask Us

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We answer every message ourselves, usually within one business day.

Where We Build

River Valley

Fort Smith, Van Buren, Alma, Greenwood, Barling, Lavaca, Charleston, Ozark, Clarksville, Paris, Booneville, Mansfield, Waldron, Russellville, Dardanelle

Northwest Arkansas

Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Fayetteville, Bella Vista, Centerton, Siloam Springs, Cave Springs, Lowell, Farmington, Prairie Grove, Pea Ridge, Tontitown, Gravette, Huntsville

Central Arkansas

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway, Benton, Bryant, Cabot, Sherwood, Maumelle, Jacksonville, Greenbrier, Vilonia, Searcy, Morrilton, Mayflower, Beebe

Eastern Oklahoma

Poteau, Sallisaw, Muldrow, Roland, Spiro, Pocola, Panama, Arkoma, Heavener, Wister, Stigler, Vian, Gore, Muskogee, Tahlequah

Not on the list? Ask us anyway. We travel for the right project.