General Contractors License Gb98 #416168
Insured And Bonded
General Contractors License Gb98 #416168
Insured And Bonded
New Mexico soil shifts dramatically across short distances, from hard caliche to loose river sand to granite. Ignoring this often means change orders mid-excavation or shells that fail their first winter. Happy Homes LLP builds custom residential pools statewide with the same site-first approach behind every project.
A pool plan looks the same on paper whether it’s going into Las Cruces sand or Rio Rancho basalt, but what’s underground sets the real timeline and cost, and what’s overhead determines how the shell needs to be engineered. Elevation across our service area runs from under 4,000 feet to over 7,000 feet, which changes frost depth and how much winterization a pool actually needs. We evaluate the specific property before design work starts, instead of adjusting a standard pool plan once digging is already underway.
Caliche, river sand, basalt, and granite-influenced ground all excavate differently. We check the actual lot before quoting rather than pricing from a statewide average.
Frost depth and freeze-thaw exposure shift meaningfully between a low-desert build and a mountain build. Shell design and plumbing depth are set to the site's real elevation.
Excavation, plumbing, electrical, and decking happen in sequence on a pool build. We manage the full project under one roof so each stage sets up the next instead of creating rework later.
Fill day tells you almost nothing about whether a pool was built right. The real test comes after a full season of high desert sun and evaporation, followed by a winter of freeze-thaw cycling at whatever elevation the property sits. We size filtration for how the pool will actually be used, choose materials suited to the site’s specific climate exposure, and build barrier and permitting requirements into the schedule from the start instead of treating them as a late add-on.
Happy Homes LLP is a licensed New Mexico general contractor with an established presence in stucco, roofing, remodeling, and additions. Pool construction runs through the same coordinated process.
We don't quote a pool from a phone call. An in-person site evaluation comes first, so the estimate reflects the property's actual soil, access, and elevation.
Saul is personally involved in project planning and stays engaged through the build, the same way he does on every Happy Homes project.
General Contractors License GB98, general liability insurance, and workers' compensation coverage. Based in Albuquerque, serving communities across the state.
Send a message describing what you’re picturing, size, shape, in-ground or something smaller, along with your city and a rough timeline if you have one. We serve homeowners across New Mexico including Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Taos, Edgewood, Sandia Park, Tijeras, Bernalillo, and Placitas. We will reply with the next step and what to expect from the process.
Gunite and concrete are the most common choice statewide because they handle freeze-thaw cycling well and can be shaped to fit almost any lot. Fiberglass and vinyl are worth discussing depending on budget and site access, and we walk through the tradeoffs during design.
Most straightforward gunite builds run several weeks to a few months from excavation to fill, not counting design and permitting. Caliche or rocky sites add time to excavation specifically, which the site evaluation accounts for.
No. Permitting sits with the city or county where the property is located, and requirements differ. We confirm the specific rules for each property rather than assuming one process applies everywhere.
More than most homeowners expect. Higher-elevation sites like Santa Fe and Taos need deeper plumbing and a longer winterization routine than lower, warmer cities like Las Cruces, and that affects both design and cost.
Size, shell type, decking material, and site access all factor in, and soil conditions can meaningfully change excavation cost on a given lot. We provide a written estimate after an in-person site evaluation, not a phone quote.
