3 Things You Need to Know About Pool Excavation
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Custom Pool Builders in Glendale Since 2004
Let's Make Your Dream Pool Come to Life
Concrete pools built for Glendale backyards, from the older lots around Catlin Court to the newer builds up in Arrowhead. Family owned, owner run, working here since 2004.
Recognized as a Best Pool Builder by Phoenix Architects20+ Years
Two Decades of Pool Building Across Glendale
Building in Glendale since 2004
Turning Dream Pools into Reality. One Pool at a Time.
At Saturn Pools we design around the yard you actually have. A 1950s lot off 59th Avenue with alley access and a graded Arrowhead lot backing the golf course are not the same project, and we do not pretend otherwise. Every Glendale pool starts with a site visit, a straight conversation about budget, and a plan drawn for that specific lot.
Your Backyard Paradise Awaits!
Ready to start? Talk to a Glendale pool builder who picks up the phone and gives you a straight answer.
Meet Nate Green, Founder of Saturn Pool Company
Nate and his family have called the Valley home since 2003, and he has been building pools here since 2004. Glendale has been part of that work from the start, from the older neighborhoods near downtown to the newer lots north of Bell Road. His approach has not changed in twenty years: quality construction, honest pricing, and a phone number that still reaches him.
That is why so much of our Glendale work comes through referrals. Neighbors talk, and a pool that still looks right ten years on says more than any advertisement. Prepare to be excited.
20+ YearsBuilding Glendale backyards since 2004
Family-OwnedPersonalized service on every project
LicensedBonded & Insured, ROC #199211
HundredsOf custom pools built across the Valley
What we build
What can Saturn Pools do for you?
Four things, done properly, for Glendale homeowners. Design comes first, then construction, then the details that decide how often the yard actually gets used.
01 / Design
Custom Pool Design Services
Every Saturn pool starts as a conversation about your yard, not a page from a catalogue. We look at how you want to use the space, where the afternoon sun lands, how the house opens onto the patio, and what your budget will carry. In Glendale we also check lot coverage early, because the city caps how much of a residential lot can be built on and pool decking counts toward that figure. Getting it right on paper costs nothing. Redrawing after plan review costs weeks. One phone call reaches both sales and design, and we tell you what a shape or feature costs before you commit.
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Shape and depth drawn to keep you inside your lot coverage cap
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Decking and hardscape planned alongside the pool from day one
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Interior finish, waterline tile and coping chosen together
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HOA submittals prepared where Arrowhead or your subdivision needs them
02 / Construction
New Pool Construction
We build concrete, in-ground pools, which is the most durable shell you can put in desert ground. Concrete handles soil movement and temperature swings far better than a prefabricated shell, and it lets us build in any shape, depth or size you want. Most projects run 8 to 12 weeks depending on scope, permits, inspections and weather. We pull the permits, prepare the site plan and schedule City of Glendale inspections. Much of Glendale sits on caliche, a cemented hardpan layer that can slow a dig badly, so we probe for it before quoting rather than after.
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Engineered concrete shell poured to the approved plan
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Glendale permits, site plan and inspections handled for you
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Caliche probed and priced before the quote goes out
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Usually 8 to 12 weeks from first dig to first swim
03 / Spas
New Spa Construction
A spa can be raised into the pool as a spillover feature or set on its own as a standalone retreat. Either way it gets designed and poured as part of the same project, so the tile, finish and decking match instead of looking bolted on a year later. We size the plumbing and equipment from the start, which is what keeps heat up times reasonable and the jets doing what they should. If a raised spa needs a retaining wall over four feet, Glendale requires an engineered design, so we build that into the drawings rather than discovering it at plan check.
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Spillover spas raised into the pool wall
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Standalone spas that fit older downtown lots
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Matching tile, finish and decking across both
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Engineered wall design where a raised spa needs one
04 / Features
Pool Features and Add-ons
This is where a pool stops being a rectangle of water. Water features, fire, lighting, shade and the deck around it all change how often the yard gets used, particularly through a Glendale summer when the comfortable hours are early and late. We walk you through what each option costs to build and what it costs to run, then build the ones worth having rather than everything on the list.
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Bubblers, sheer descents and waterfall walls
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Swim outs, built in benches and tanning ledges
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Firepits, LED lighting and app controlled equipment
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Paver decking, shade structures and outdoor living space
Your Backyard Transformation Starts Here
Let's Design the Pool You've Always Wanted
From first sketch to final splash, our Glendale crew handles every detail so you can just enjoy the result.
Schedule Your Free ConsultationAbout Saturn Pools
A family business that never outgrew the family part.
Designing and building backyards in Glendale since 2004
Saturn Pools is family owned, and we have been building in Glendale since we started in 2004. The company still runs the way it did then. The owner stays involved in every job, one call reaches both sales and design, and nobody gets passed between departments to get an answer.
A pool is a significant long term investment and we treat a Glendale build that way. We guide clients through every step, from the first design conversation to the final walkthrough, and we stay reachable long after the water goes in. Many of our customers have been with us from the beginning, and most new work still arrives through their referrals.
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Building pools in Glendale since
Family owned
The owner is on every job
Hundreds
Of backyards completed across the Valley
8 to 12 weeks
Typical build, start to first swim
Locally owned and operated
Our Commitment to Quality
The best part of your pool is the part you will never see.
Steel, plumbing and gunite go underground the day after they are inspected. Nobody photographs that part of a build. It is also the part that decides whether your pool still looks right a decade from now. Glendale has its own version of this problem. Caliche runs through much of the city and it does not dig like soil, so an honest excavation plan matters more than an optimistic one. On the older lots near downtown, where garages open onto alleys and side yards are narrow, the challenge is simply getting equipment to the back at all. Shortcuts taken below grade always surface later.
Waterline
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Quality over volume
Plenty of builders in Glendale chase volume. We take on only the work we can supervise properly, so nothing gets rushed to clear a schedule.
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One call, one owner
One number reaches both sales and design. When a site plan comes back from review with a query, the person who drew it answers you directly instead of relaying it.
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Premium materials
Premium materials and proven methods, with the detail work checked before gunite covers it. Caliche ground gives no second chance at a shell that was hurried.
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A warranty that holds
The pool and its equipment carry a warranty, walked through with you and backed by each manufacturer. We are still reachable once the water is in.
ROC 199211
Licensed, bonded and insured
Since 2004
Building pools across the Valley
Family owned
The owner is on every job
Pebble Tec
Manufacturer backed finish
Service Area
Twelve communities. One crew.
We build across the Valley with one crew, and Glendale sits right off the Loop 101. We work backyards from Catlin Court and the streets around Sahuaro Ranch out through Westgate and up into Arrowhead Ranch and Arrowhead Lakes. Choose your city below to see the local build details that apply there.
Start where you are
You do not have to be ready to build. You just have to be ready to talk.
Three ways in, depending on how far along you already are. Every one of them is free.
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Just looking
See finished builds
Real backyards we designed and built across the Valley, from first sketch to first swim.
Open the gallery
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Getting numbers
Get a free estimate
Pricing for your yard and your wish list, so you can plan a budget before you commit to anything.
Start my estimate
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Ready to design
Book a design call
Sixty minutes to sketch your pool, talk through features and be honest about budget.
Pick a time
Why homeowners choose us
Why Glendale homeowners keep handing our number to their neighbors.
Most of our work arrives by word of mouth, one Glendale backyard at a time. That only happens when the build goes well and the company is still around afterward to pick up the phone.
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Two decades of building here
We have built here since 2004, through twenty desert summers and as many monsoon seasons. Hundreds of customers on, the same people still design and construct the work.
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Quality before volume
We would rather build fewer pools properly than spread crews across a packed calendar. Caliche and tight downtown access both go badly when a job is rushed.
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Answers, not a runaround
One call reaches both sales and design. We answer questions as they come up, and we pass along the maintenance habits that matter here, like staying ahead of the scale that Glendale's hard water leaves on tile and managing evaporation through the summer.
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We do not disappear
The relationship does not stop at handoff. If something needs looking at two years from now, the same team is still here to sort it out.
If Anthem Pets referred you to Saturn Pools, and we build your pool, we’ll donate $100 to AP! And even if you don’t choose us, would you please consider a donation to a great organization that helps to care for our pet family?
FAQ for Glendale Residents
These are the questions Glendale customers ask us most, covering cost, timelines, permits and maintenance. If your lot is older, sits near a wash or falls under an HOA, a few of these will matter more than the rest.
How much does a concrete swimming pool cost in Glendale?
A pool's price depends on interior and decking materials, equipment, and features like waterfalls, lighting and firepits. Design, size and amenities all move the total. In Glendale the biggest variable sits underground. Caliche, a cemented hardpan, runs under much of the city and can turn a routine excavation into a slow one, so we probe before we quote instead of guessing. Access is the other factor. On older lots near downtown with alley garages and narrow side yards, whether equipment can reach the backyard sometimes decides both the method and the price.
The only way to get a real number is a site visit. We walk the yard, check access and grade, talk through what you want, then come back with a price built around your lot rather than a Valley average.
How long will my new pool take to build in Glendale?
Pool projects typically take 8 to 12 weeks. The exact time frame depends on scheduling, scope, permits, inspections, material availability and weather. Monsoon storms between June and September can add days around excavation and gunite. In Glendale, plan review is the step most likely to add time, and it is usually avoidable. Reviewers routinely reject site plans for missing setback dimensions, absent drainage information or incomplete barrier details. We submit complete drawings the first time so the application does not bounce back.
Does lot coverage limit the size of pool I can build?
Sometimes, and it catches people out. Glendale caps how much of a residential lot can be covered by structures, generally in the 40 to 50 percent range depending on your zoning, and plan reviewers reject site plans that leave the calculation out or exceed the limit. On a smaller older lot that already carries a covered patio, a casita or a large shed, the pool and its decking can push you close to that cap. We run the numbers during design, before you settle on a shape, so the plan clears review rather than coming back for revision.
What permits does Glendale require for a pool?
Any pool holding more than eighteen inches of water needs a permit from the City of Glendale, along with a site plan, barrier and fencing details, and electrical review. The site plan has to be drawn to scale with a north arrow, setback dimensions to every property line, lot coverage figures and drainage information. Barriers fall under Chapter 32 of the city code and state law, which means at least five feet measured from the outside, gates that are self closing and self latching, and a latch set at least fifty four inches above grade. We handle the applications, the site plan and the inspection scheduling, and we confirm current code on every build.
My property is in a flood zone. Can I still put in a pool?
Usually yes, but it changes the paperwork. Glendale takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program and the city issues flood zone determinations, so if your parcel sits in a mapped high risk area the drainage and grading on your site plan gets closer scrutiny. Property near the Agua Fria, New River and Skunk Creek corridors is the most likely to be affected. We check your flood zone during design and shape the deck grading so stormwater still leaves the lot the way the city expects.
Will an HOA have a say in my pool design?
In the master planned parts of Glendale, often yes. Communities around Arrowhead Ranch, Arrowhead Lakes and the newer subdivisions north of Bell Road commonly run architectural review, and they typically want written approval before city permit work begins. Submittals usually cover pool placement, decking material, equipment screening, wall heights and exterior colors. Older neighborhoods near downtown and around Sahuaro Ranch often have no HOA at all, which removes the step entirely. We check which applies to your address at the start.
How quickly will hard water show on my tile?
Faster than most owners expect. Glendale's water is hard, and that mineral content leaves a chalky scale line at the waterline tile if it goes unmanaged. It is cosmetic rather than structural, but it is far easier to stay ahead of than to remove later. We go through water chemistry at handover and explain which finishes and tile hide scale better, so you can choose with that in mind rather than finding out the first summer.
