The shell can come in over the house
When there is no way to drive a fiberglass shell into the backyard, it gets set by crane instead. That is a normal day, not a special case, and on plenty of Van Buren lots it is simply how the pool gets there.
Crawford County, Arkansas
Pool Builder in Van Buren, Arkansas
We are just across the river, and we build in Crawford County all season.
Same River, Different County
Van Buren sits on the north bank of the Arkansas River, which puts it in a different county and a different set of city offices than Fort Smith even though the drive between them is short. Crawford County has been one of the faster growing parts of the state, and a lot of that growth shows up as new houses on land that used to be pasture.
Those newer lots are usually the easy ones for us. The ground is open, equipment gets in without taking anything apart, and there is room to put the concrete where you actually want it. Closer to Old Town the lots are older and tighter and the houses sit differently on them. That is not a problem, it just changes the conversation.
A Narrow Gate Is Not The End Of It
This is the thing people get wrong most often about fiberglass, and it costs them a pool they would have loved.
What actually matters is the front
The question is whether a crane can set up out front with clear space overhead. Your gate width is rarely the thing that decides it.
Gunite does not care either way
A gunite pool is built in place, so it goes in wherever we can get people and equipment to the hole. Tight lots are ordinary work.
What The Newer Additions Give You
A lot of the calls we take from Van Buren are on new construction or on a lot that has never had anything built on it. Those are the easiest pools we do. Nothing has to be protected, nothing has to be rebuilt afterwards, and the yard is still a blank sheet when you are deciding where things go.
Open ground
No mature landscaping to work around and no fence to take down and put back.
Room for the concrete
Four feet of concrete goes all the way around, and on a bigger lot you can add to that without crowding the house.
Decide early
If the house is not finished yet, this is the cheapest moment there will ever be to plan the pool.
Two Good Options, Not A Right Answer
Gunite
- Any shape and any depth, drawn around your yard rather than picked off a page
- Built in place, so it can follow a slope, a corner or an odd property line
- A deep end and a diving board are both on the table
- Tile, plaster and aggregate finishes that you choose
Fiberglass
- A finished shell by Imagine Pools, smooth from the day it goes in
- Thirteen models to choose between, with a size that suits most yards
- The shell arrives complete, so the job moves faster once it is on site
- It can be set over the house by crane when a gate will not do it
We build both, so we have no reason to talk you into either one.
What Comes With Every Pool
Every pool we build comes with a variable speed pump, color changing LED lights you can run from your phone, and 4 feet of concrete around the pool, which can typically be broom finished or textured. This season we are also including a salt system, a wireless robotic cleaner, the textured concrete upgrade and chemical start up. Electrical hookup is not included, because state law requires a licensed electrician for that part.
What A Pool Costs Here
Gunite starts at $75,000, and that's the whole job. Fiberglass starts at $69,000. Where it lands depends on the model and the size, and a bigger fiberglass build can run close to a gunite pool the same size.
How Long It Takes
Active construction runs three to six weeks. From the day we break ground to the day you swim is usually ten to sixteen weeks, because permitting, inspections, curing and weather all sit between the working days.
Three to six weeks of building
Ten to sixteen weeks start to finish
Questions People In Van Buren Ask Us
Where Else We Build
We also build across Northwest Arkansas, Central Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma.
Let's Talk About Your Van Buren Yard
Tell us what you are thinking, and we will come look at the yard.