Structural shotcrete shells built to last.
A concrete pool starts with a shell, and the shell is the part everything else depends on. We build the structural side of that shell: the reinforced, sprayed concrete vessel that holds the water, carries the soil load around it, and gives the plaster, tile, coping, and deck something solid to attach to. Pour or spray it right and the pool holds its shape for decades. Get the steel, the soil prep, or the concrete wrong and no amount of finish work will save it.
That matters more on the Front Range than in a lot of the country. Our expansive clay swells when it gets wet and shrinks when it dries, and it pushes hard against anything buried in it. Add the freeze-thaw cycle and the altitude, and a pool shell here has to be engineered for movement, not just water pressure. We handle the structural concrete and shotcrete work, build it for the soil under your yard, and hand off a shell the rest of your pool build can count on.
Graded new-construction ground needs proper compaction to avoid settling. We get the base right before we pour. For concrete pools, that local knowledge is exactly what protects your investment. We plan the base, drainage, reinforcement, and finish around the conditions on your Broomfield property, not a generic detail.
We serve every part of Broomfield and the surrounding area, including Anthem, McKay Landing, The Broadlands, Wildgrass. Wherever you are in Broomfield County, the crew shows up with the same standard.
At roughly 5,420 feet, Broomfield gets intense high-altitude sun and a freeze and thaw cycle that is hard on any concrete poured without care. For pools, that means air-entrained mixes, deliberate curing, control joints cut on time, and a base prepared for the expansive clay under your property. It is the difference between work that holds for decades and work that starts failing by the first or second spring.
A concrete pool shell is not poured into a form like a sidewalk. It is sprayed. We tie a cage of reinforcing steel to the shape of the pool, then apply shotcrete, a concrete mix shot through a hose at high velocity so it packs tight against the steel and the soil. That force is what makes the shell dense and strong. The result is a single, monolithic vessel with no seams to leak, shaped to whatever floor plan, depth, and profile you want. Steps, benches, tanning ledges, and a spa can all be formed into the same continuous shell. Once it cures, the shell is the structure. Everything after that, plaster, tile, coping, and water, is finish.
Burying a rigid concrete vessel in expansive clay is asking for trouble unless you plan for the soil to move, because it will. We start with the soil conditions and, when the job calls for it, our structural engineer designs the reinforcement and shell thickness to the load. The steel is sized and spaced to resist the clay's pressure, not just hold the concrete together. Proper base prep and drainage keep water from pooling against the shell and feeding the swell-shrink cycle. The mix is air-entrained so it tolerates our freeze-thaw winters. We get the structural shell right first, because it is the one part of a pool you cannot redo without tearing everything else out.
This is the honest question every Colorado buyer should ask, and the truth is that a concrete shell can crack if it is built like a flat slab and dropped into clay. The reason concrete pools last is that they are not built that way. A sprayed shell is a continuous reinforced structure, curved and tied together so the steel carries soil movement across the whole vessel instead of letting it concentrate in one spot. The cracks people fear usually trace back to skipped soil prep, undersized steel, or rushed curing. We address all three: engineered reinforcement when the soil demands it, real drainage and base work, and curing the shell properly before the next trade touches it. Done right, the shell holds water and holds its shape.
We want to be straight about scope so nobody is surprised. We build the structural concrete and shotcrete shell, the bond beam at the top, and the shells for an attached spa or water feature, and we tie the shell into the surrounding deck. We do not run pool plumbing, set equipment, plaster the interior, or fill and balance the water. That work belongs to your pool finisher, and we coordinate with them so the shell is shaped, sized, and cured to receive it. If you are working with a pool company already, we slot in as the concrete crew. If you are early in planning, we will tell you honestly where our part begins and ends.
Every Broomfield job starts with a free, written estimate and a structural engineer on staff for the work that needs one. Licensed, bonded, and insured, with finishes from a clean broom texture to stamped, colored, and sealed.
You always know what is happening and what it costs before we mix a single yard. Here is the path from first call to final walkthrough.
We visit the site, measure, check drainage and soil, and hand you a clear written quote. No charge, no pressure.
We set the grade, thickness, reinforcement, and finish. Structural work gets engineered and permitted.
Forms, rebar, and a clean pour. We screed, float, and finish to the texture you picked, then cut control joints.
You can walk it in 24 to 48 hours. We walk the job with you and explain how to care for it through the first winter.
Still unsure about something?
Call the crew at (303) 569-4046 and we will talk it through.
Get a free, no-obligation estimate from a crew that knows Colorado soil, Colorado weather, and how to finish concrete that lasts.
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