Custom shotcrete
Shotcrete pools, cut and finished by hand
4000 PSI shotcrete in any size, shape and depth, built in Hilton Head Island and Bluffton under Kevin Camp's eye.
Where a rushed shotcrete shell goes wrong
A shotcrete pool is only as good as the steel inside it and the way the concrete goes on around that steel. Rebar that isn't tied and bonded properly leaves weak lines in the shell. Shotcrete that sits between passes can leave a cold joint, a seam you can't see until it leaks.
The other trap is plaster. Put the interior finish over a shell that hasn't been cut true and finished, and every low spot and rough patch shows up in the surface for years. Once the water is in, there's no hiding a shortcut.
That's why Camp Pool Builders doesn't hurry the shell. The pace is set by when each stage is right, not by the calendar.
Rectangular shotcrete pool with a raised stone spa and a golf course beyond, West Beach Lagoon, Hilton Head Island
How Camp forms, shoots and finishes the shell
The pool is formed and excavated to your plan first, whatever the size, shape or depth profile. Rebar is placed and bonded, and it gets checked before any concrete moves. Then 4000 PSI shotcrete is blasted into place by craftsmen who cut and finish the interior to match your specifications, by hand, to the line.
Integrated spas, raised walls, tanning ledges and water features are built into the shell at this stage, not bolted on afterward. If the lot is tight in Bluffton or on a Hilton Head Island street with little room, the shape can be drawn to use every foot of it.
After the shell comes the plumbing lines, then your tile, coping and equipment, and the deck. When all of that is done, the pool is ready for plaster in the interior finish colour and material you picked.
Weeks to plaster, and what the pool costs to own
A shotcrete pool can be completed through plaster in as little as 6 weeks. Most Camp projects run about 8 to 10 weeks. An elevated pool and deck takes about 12 weeks because of the extra phases and inspections to lift it off the ground, and the largest turn-key elevated jobs can run up to fourteen.
Shotcrete has the highest first cost of the Camp pool lines, and it carries the highest cost of ownership over the long run. The surface needs resurfacing over time, and chemical and electrical use runs higher than a fiberglass shell. Kevin will walk through that honestly with you, so you choose with the whole picture.
Kevin Camp designs the pool and is on site at every critical step through plaster, so the person who drew it is the person who answers for it. Call (843) 683-2862 to set up a property evaluation.
Kevin Camp designs it and supervises it to plaster. Call (843) 683-2862.
Weighing shotcrete against fiberglass
Shotcrete trades a bigger first investment for total freedom of shape. Fiberglass trades freedom for speed and a lower cost to build.
- Fiberglass pools
Set in days, mid-range to own.
- Design process
From the first walk to the water.
- Construction FAQs
Timelines, seasons and the order of work.