Welcome to Liquid Luxe. We're glad you chose us to build your backyard. This guide explains what happens next, how long each step takes, and the few things you can do that genuinely keep your project moving.
Every backyard is different, but almost every project walks the same path. Here is what to expect, based on our current averages.
The light bar is approvals and permitting — 30 to 45 days, mostly waiting on other people. The dark bar is construction, and it only starts once the permit is issued. Three months is a clean run; five is the outside edge.
Working ranges, in weeks from the day you sign, taken from the schedule we actually build to. The first three run before the permit is issued; the rest are our crews in your yard.
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Plan on 30 to 45 days from signing to permit in hand — that covers engineering, your HOA and the building department together. It depends on your municipality: some departments move far faster than others, and the slowest can push past 45 days on their own. We submit the same day the engineered set is stamped, every time.
A current survey of your property — every permit submission requires one. If you don't have a survey, tell us and we'll refer you to a surveyor. Some cities also ask for a soil report, a topographic survey, a form board survey or an elevation certificate. We'll tell you right away if yours does.
If you have an HOA, applying for approval is your responsibility — and it is the single biggest thing you can do to avoid a delay. Most HOAs want the pool plan with dimensions plus the pool drawn on your survey. We send you both as soon as engineering is complete, usually 2–3 weeks after your plans go to the engineer. Apply the day you receive them — an HOA that sits on your application is the most common reason the 30–45 days becomes 60.
Within days. The permit is what the schedule waits on, and the moment it lands your project goes on the build calendar — three to five months from that day to your walkthrough, fourteen weeks when nothing stalls. A few days before we start, our team walks your property for the pre-site — access, staging and where the equipment will sit. Then we meet you on site on excavation day to lay out the pool together with the steel crew, so its exact position is confirmed on the ground with you.
Palm Beach County, Broward County and Martin County. If you are outside those three, we'll tell you honestly rather than take the job.
Once the permit is in hand, this is the order of work. The time next to each step is for that step; the phase header is the total for the stage. Tap the step you are on and we'll mark where you are — it stays saved on this device.
Real photographs from a Liquid Luxe build. When your backyard looks like one of these, you know exactly where you are on the list above. Tap any photo to enlarge it.
For a few months your backyard is a construction site. Knowing how it behaves makes the whole thing easier.
Expect dust, dirt and noise throughout the project, especially during excavation, gunite and deck work. We keep the site as organized as we can, but it stays an active construction zone. On the busier days, keep nearby windows and doors closed.
We'll need your help coordinating access. There has to be room for work trucks, deliveries and dumpsters — clear access is what keeps your project on schedule.
Your project moves in phases. Some days nobody will be on site, which is completely normal and usually means we're waiting on an inspection or on curing time. Even on the quiet days, your project is still moving forward.
Your family's safety comes first. Never remove or relocate the orange safety fence. It marks hazardous areas and has to stay in place for the whole build. Keep children and pets away from the work zone.
We may need temporary access to your water and electrical supply for tools and for filling the pool. Both are used responsibly and only when necessary.
Reach out any time with a question or a concern — we would rather explain something twice than have you wondering. Business hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. After-hours messages are answered the next business day.
So we can get started, please confirm two things with your Project Manager:
A few things that make every project go smoothly — including what sits outside the pool contract.
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The four weeks that turn fresh plaster into a finish that lasts for decades.
Fresh plaster is alive for about a month. It keeps releasing minerals, so the water chemistry moves around a lot before it settles. For the next four weeks a certified technician is at your pool twice a week testing, adjusting and brushing, so your finish cures smooth, even and stain-free — and stays inside the plaster warranty.
Brushing, constant circulation and the first big chemistry corrections. Levels swing the most.
The finish is still releasing minerals. Chemicals stay elevated on purpose, to protect it.
The water starts holding its balance and readings begin easing toward normal.
Salt added, chlorinator activated, water handed over balanced — and it's yours to enjoy.
Call the office or reply to any of our emails. No question is too small — your Project Manager is your point of contact at every step.
(561) 866-5913