Which parts of Connecticut does Gedney Pools serve?

Fairfield County and Litchfield County, from the Gold Coast shoreline through the northwest hills. The firm is based in Darien and most work sits within Fairfield County, with dedicated town pages for 55 Connecticut towns. In Litchfield County we take new construction and major renovation, not small service or repair work.

Pool Builder in Connecticut | Custom Gunite Pools

One material, and what that rules out

Gedney Pools builds custom gunite pools in Connecticut. Not vinyl, not fiberglass, not prefabricated shells. That is a narrower business than most Connecticut pool companies run, and it is deliberate. Gunite is the only method that lets the shell be shaped to the site rather than the site to the shell, engineered to the loads it will actually carry, and finished in a material chosen for the property instead of a catalogue.

Connecticut ground argues for that margin. The state runs from tidal shoreline to hill country inside sixty miles, and a pool has to answer to whatever is under it: coastal soils and a high water table on the Sound, granite ledge through the backcountry and the northwest, steep grade where a view is worth having. Add a genuine freeze-thaw cycle every winter, and the structural decisions made before anyone sees water are the ones that decide whether the pool is still right in thirty years. If rock is encountered during excavation, it is priced at that point, and charged only for what is actually removed.

What Connecticut requires of a pool builder

Connecticut is one of the states that regulates this trade directly. New in-ground pool and spa installation falls under the Department of Consumer Protection, and the home improvement work that surrounds it is registered separately. A homeowner can look up any Connecticut builder's standing at elicense.ct.gov in about a minute, and should, before a deposit changes hands.

Gedney Pools LLC holds CT HIC #0704131 and CT SPB #SPB.0000169. John C. Gedney III has been building pools personally since 1989, and the family has been in the trade for four generations. Design, permitting, and construction run under one point of supervision: John walks every phase of every shell, from layout through commissioning, and that is not delegated.

Where we build in Connecticut

The practice is concentrated in southwestern Connecticut and extends through the northwest hills. Each town page covers local zoning, the review boards that actually govern a pool there, and the site conditions the ground presents.

Fairfield County

Home ground. The office is in Darien, and the majority of the work sits within twenty miles of it. The Fairfield County overview covers the county as a whole.

Litchfield County

The northwest corner: larger parcels, more ledge, longer drives, and lake frontage on Candlewood, Bantam, and Waramaug. Access and staging matter more here than anywhere else in the state.

In Litchfield County we take new pool construction and major renovation. We do not travel to the northwest corner for small service or repair work.

Across the state line, the same practice covers Westchester County, New York.

What a Connecticut pool costs

New gunite construction starts at $200,000 and goes up from there. Vanishing-edge, infinity, and multi-level installations go well above it, and the honest answer to where a specific project lands comes after a site visit, as a line-item proposal rather than a number over the phone. The 2026 Connecticut cost breakdown sets out what sits inside that figure, and what a complete estimate includes is worth reading before comparing any two proposals.

Renovation runs on its own ladder and is often the better project on an existing property: roughly $40,000 to $70,000 for resurfacing with new waterline tile, $50,000 to $120,000 for a mid-level renovation adding coping, tile, plaster and a rebuilt equipment pad, and $120,000 to $250,000 and beyond for full restoration with structural repair, plumbing, automation, lighting and finishes. Connecticut's 1990s and 2000s pool boom has reached the age where a great many of those shells are due.

Building through a Connecticut winter

Season length is the constraint nobody quotes. A Connecticut pool is a 10 to 16 week build once ground is broken, but permitting and design development run ahead of that, and the towns are not uniform about how long they take. Work that starts its approvals in autumn swims the following summer. Work that starts its approvals in May usually does not. The best time to build in CT covers the calendar honestly, and pool finishes for Connecticut winters covers what freeze-thaw does to the materials people choose on looks alone.

Frequently asked questions

Does Connecticut require a license to build an in-ground pool?

Yes. New in-ground pool and spa installation is regulated through the Department of Consumer Protection, and the home improvement work around it is registered separately. Gedney Pools LLC holds CT HIC #0704131 and CT SPB #SPB.0000169. Verify any builder at elicense.ct.gov before signing.

What does a custom pool cost in Connecticut?

New gunite construction starts at $200,000 and goes up. Renovation runs $40,000 to $250,000 and beyond depending on scope.

Which parts of Connecticut do you serve?

Fairfield County and Litchfield County, with dedicated pages for 55 Connecticut towns. The firm is based in Darien. In Litchfield County we take new construction and major renovation, not small service or repair work.

Why gunite instead of vinyl or fiberglass?

Custom shape, engineered structure, and a shell built to outlive its own finish. On Connecticut ground and through Connecticut winters, that structural margin is the thing being bought.

Talk to John

Call (203) 302-9920, email info@gedneypools.com, or request a consultation. Site visits across Connecticut are free and without obligation.

Gedney Pools LLC • Darien, CT 06820 • CT HIC #0704131 | CT SPB #SPB.0000169 • Verify at elicense.ct.gov