Fiberglass Pool Installation in Lawrence, KS
Installing Kisol, Elegance, and Exclusive Pools shells across Lawrence — Old West Lawrence and beyond — with a structural warranty that outlasts the swingset.
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Pool Installation in Lawrence
Lawrence is a college town with a year-round calendar of family reunions, alumni weekends, football Saturdays, graduations, and kids home from school, and a backyard pool turns every one of those weekends into a better one than the one before it. In Lawrence, a home pool is where generations end up on the same afternoon — parents and kids and the neighbors' kids and the dog and the friend visiting from out of state and the cousin who drove over from the other side of Douglas County. Kansas City summers push past 90 degrees through most of June, July, and August, and a fiberglass pool in Lawrence is the centerpiece of the exact afternoons Lawrence family bought the house for in the first place. Ford Concrete is an authorized dealer for Kisol, Elegance by Kisol, and Exclusive Pools — three of the strongest factory-built fiberglass lines on the market — and we install the shell, plumb it, backfill it, and pour the concrete deck with the same crew that handles our commercial work along K-10. For Old West Lawrence, Alvamar, North Lawrence and the rest of Douglas County, that means one crew, one schedule, and a 15-year structural warranty that outlasts every cycle of kids coming through the university and moving on to the next chapter of their Lawrence lives.
Why Fiberglass in Lawrence
Built for Kansas City Clay Soil
Lawrence sits on the same Wymore-Ladoga clay the rest of the metro does, and the clay still moves the same way under a college-town yard as it does anywhere else in Douglas County. A factory-built fiberglass shell flexes with that seasonal shrink-swell movement instead of fighting it and cracking against it. We backfill to commercial spec — compacted structural lifts the same way we backfill foundations under our Lawrence commercial work — so the pool stays square and the concrete deck around it stays flat from year one to year fifteen and beyond.
Installed in Weeks, Not Months
Fiberglass in Lawrence runs four to eight weeks from the day we break ground to the day the first swim happens — fast enough that a family can sign the contract after spring break and have the pool fully commissioned and warranty-covered before the fall semester starts. A gunite job never fits that window; it eats the entire Lawrence summer before the shell is even watertight.
Lower Lifetime Cost
The lifetime math on Lawrence fiberglass pool comes out well ahead of gunite because the factory shell does not need replastering at year twelve and the smooth non-porous gelcoat surface uses meaningfully less chlorine week to week through a full Kansas City summer. Over the fifteen years of warranty coverage, that is real money saved — thousands of dollars in avoided replastering plus steady weekly savings on chemicals the Lawrence family simply never has to buy.
Pool Models for Lawrence Backyards
A curated shortlist of Kisol, Elegance, and Exclusive Pools models that fit the typical Lawrence lot. See the full catalog →
Kisol · rectangular
Evolution
Sizes: KS 600 · KS 700 · KS 800
Capacity: 3,600–6,200 gal
A flagship rectangular model from the Kisol line with an elevated deck profile.
Kisol · rectangular
Infinity Escada
Sizes: KS 500 · KS 600 · KS 700
Capacity: 3,400–7,600 gal
An Infinity series Kisol model with a built-in entry staircase (escada).
Kisol · rectangular
Premium
Sizes: KS 400 · KS 500 · KS 600
Capacity: 1,600–11,400 gal
A premium-tier rectangular Kisol model with the widest size range in the line.
Kisol · freeform
Havaí
Sizes: KS 500 · KS 600 · KS 700
Capacity: 3,400–7,300 gal
A tropical-inspired freeform Kisol model with curved lines.
Exclusive · rectangular
Siena
Sizes: Siena 600 · Siena 800
Capacity: 2,800–5,300 gal
Siena offers clean rectangular lines in two sizes.
One Crew. Dig to Deck.
The full Lawrence fiberglass pool installation — shell, plumbing, backfill, concrete deck, and startup — run by the same Ford Concrete crew from day one to day last. Eight steps, one phone number.
Site Visit & Quote
Aaron walks your Lawrence backyard, measures access, and builds a line-item quote — shell, deck, equipment, permits.
Design & Model Selection
We finalize the shell model, gelcoat or Strufaldi tile finish, deck footprint, and equipment package.
Permits & Utility Locate
We pull the Lawrence pool permit, the electrical permit, and schedule the utility locate.
Excavation
Dig day. Our crew excavates to shell spec, preps the base, and stages the dig spoils.
Shell Set & Plumbing
The crane sets the factory shell in the hole. We plumb skimmer, returns, main drain, and equipment pad.
Structural Backfill
Compacted structural fill in lifts around the shell — the same backfill spec we use on commercial foundations.
Concrete Deck Pour
Same crew pours the concrete deck — broom, stamped, stained, or integrally colored — the finish you chose in step 2.
Startup & Walkthrough
Equipment startup, water chemistry balance, and the final walkthrough. Warranty paperwork in hand before we leave.
Pool + Deck Packages
Every pool needs a great deck — and Ford pours both. Choose the finish that matches your Lawrence backyard.
Textured, patterned concrete deck. Slate, flagstone, and Ashlar patterns. A premium finish for an entertaining-focused Lawrence backyard.
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Acid-stained or integrally-colored concrete. Subtle, natural tones that age gracefully around a fiberglass shell in Lawrence.
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The classic slip-resistant broom finish. Clean, timeless, and the most cost-effective finish for a Lawrence pool deck.
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Pool Installation Near Lawrence
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From the first shovel to the last deck pour, we install fiberglass pools in Lawrence end-to-end. Call (816) 721-1699 or request your free pool estimate online.