Custom Inground Pool Design & Installation in the Fox Valley, IL
Designed for your yard, permitted properly, built for freeze-thaw, and serviced by the same people afterward.
Aqua Vida Custom Pools designs and builds inground swimming pools throughout Kane County and the Fox Valley: Geneva, St. Charles, Batavia, and surrounding Illinois towns. Most inground projects here land between $60,000 and $130,000 installed: vinyl-liner pools typically $60,000-$85,000, fiberglass $65,000-$95,000, and custom gunite from around $90,000. After permits, vinyl and fiberglass builds take about 6-12 weeks and gunite 3-6 months. Because our build season runs roughly April through November, the right time to start the design conversation is the fall or winter before you want to swim.
What's Included
- Design consultation and site assessment
- Building, electrical, and plumbing permits handled for you
- Excavation, structure, and freeze-rated plumbing
- Equipment pad: pump, filter, heater, and automation
- Decking, coping, and code-compliant barrier fencing
- Startup, water balancing, and owner training
$60,000-
Typical installed range for Kane County projects, driven by pool type, size, site conditions, decking, and features. Every build is quoted individually after a site visit.
Questions? Call (630) 390-5732 or email contact@avcpools.com.
Inground Pool Installation Across the Fox Valley
Based in Geneva, IL. Serving pool owners throughout Kane and DuPage counties.
Inground Pool Installation FAQs
Answers to the questions Fox Valley pool owners ask us most.
After permits are issued, about 6-12 weeks for vinyl or fiberglass and 3-6 months for gunite. Permits and any HOA approval come first and can add several weeks before anything is dug. Our build season runs roughly April through November.
Yes. Residential pools require building and electrical permits, often plumbing permits, and code-compliant barrier fencing. Requirements differ by municipality: Geneva, St. Charles, and Batavia each run their own process. We handle the permitting as part of the project.
Fall or winter. Design, permitting, and scheduling all happen before excavation, and spring is when every other homeowner calls. Starting the conversation in the off-season is the difference between swimming in June and swimming in August.
All three do when they are installed and winterized correctly for freeze-thaw. Vinyl has the lowest entry price but needs a new liner every 8-12 years. Fiberglass has the lowest lifetime maintenance but is limited to shell sizes that can be trucked in. Gunite gives you any shape and depth you want and asks for the most ongoing care.
Yes. Decking and patio work is often 15-25% of a pool project, and Illinois requires code-compliant barrier fencing, so we coordinate those alongside the build rather than leaving you to line up separate trades.