Pool Renovation in Wheaton, IL
Aqua Vida Custom Pools renovates pools in Wheaton, IL. Renovation here is more often about adding capability than replacing what wore out: around Danada and Arrowhead, heating, automation, and water features are standard expectations, and a lot of Wheaton renovations are about bringing an older pool up to that rather than restoring it to what it was. That work is decided at the equipment pad and in the plumbing, not at the waterline.
What pool renovation looks like in Wheaton
Adding features to an existing pool is constrained by what the plumbing was sized for, which is the part that surprises people. A sheer descent or a bubbler needs its own return capacity and a valve to control it, and older return lines were sized for circulation and nothing else. Automation needs the equipment to be controllable in the first place, so a single-speed pump and a mechanical-thermostat heater have to be replaced before a controller has anything to control.
That makes the honest sequence the opposite of the exciting one. Plumbing and equipment capacity first, then the controller, then the visible feature. Doing it the other way round is how a new water feature ends up starving the heater, which then reads as a heater fault and gets diagnosed as one.
What's included
Honest structural assessment before anything is quoted
New liner, coping, and deck repair
Step, bench, and handrail replacement
Variable-speed pumps, filters, and heaters
Automation, salt systems, and UV sanitizers
Epoxy coatings, lighting, and water features
Renovation follows scope, so we quote per project and price each piece separately, which lets you stage the work. We assess the structure first, because that decides whether a refresh is the right call at all.
Pool Renovation FAQs for Wheaton, IL
Yes, provided the equipment can be controlled. A controller needs a variable-speed pump, a heater it can talk to, and actuated valves. On an older pad that usually means some equipment gets replaced as part of adding automation, which is worth knowing before it reads as an upsell.
If you want April and October swimming, it is much cheaper during a renovation than as its own project, because the pad is already open and the gas and electrical work can happen once. Sizing comes from surface area, target temperature rise, wind exposure, and cover use. Undersizing is the common and expensive mistake.