Pool Plans Louisiana

This Louisiana pool plan enhances the backyard appeal with a natural free-form shape. This design includes a fire pit design area to one side of the pool along with plenty of decking space to accommodate any size family or gathering and private enough to spend a relaxing afternoon by yourself. This design provides the amenities you crave on those warm summer days under the Louisiana sun. Surrounded on one side by a pavilion covered seating area design there is plenty of shade and sun, simple, functional, perfect.

Louisiana Pool Design Details

Pool Type: Gunite
Pool Style: Geometric
Spa: Yes
Spa Height: Flush
Spa Spillway: Flat 6ft
Pool Length: 38′
Pool Width: 21′
Pool Wall: None
Depth Profile: Gradual slope, deep in middle
Min Pool Depth: 3.5′
Max Pool Depth: 5’6″
Pool Perimeter: 102′
Pool Surface area: 561′
Pool Capacity: 11,300 gallons
Decking max sqft: 320+ sqft
Pool lights: 2
Sun ledge: Yes
Water features: Cascade bubblers
Pool equipment: Pentair
Type of sanitation: Chlorine, Salt System
Include heater: Yes

Pool Design Materials

Waterline tiles: 6×6 Ceramic
Interior surface: Regular Pebble
Coping material: Natural Stone
Decking material: Concrete, Salt Finish
Vertical Faces materials: Ledge Stone, Split Face

Things to keep in mind when building a pool in Louisiana:

Pool plans Louisiana: In areas throughout Louisiana like New Orleans, Lewisburg, or Madisonville, a pool construction permit is typically required for most in-ground pool installations, usually mandated at the local municipal or county level.

Swimming pools in LA should be designed by a professional and include all applicable national, state and local code compliance. At minimum, a detailed site plan showing the pool, spa, and other proposed improvements is required and should also include property line distances, pool equipment location, and safety fences/gates. Other plan sheets may also be required with detail showing pool & spa features, dimensions, electrical, plumbing, methods of construction and materials.

What is special about Louisiana pool plans?

There are many counties throughout LA that may not require any permitting for a new pool, where generally, all cities in Louisiana will require a pool permit with at least basic information and drawings. Where a pool permit is applicable in LA, pool plan checkers want to see all of the typical information and additional sheets showing specific aspects of the project depends on where in Louisiana the project is located and if it is a residential or commercial pool project.

General guidelines for swimming pool permits in Louisiana

All plans should be professionally drawn to scale and are typically presented on 36″ x 24″ size sheets and must include, at minimum but not limited to the following:

Site plan that includes the address and the fence line, access for machinery, gates and latches, and pool equipment.
Show pool construction company/contractor on each page of plans.
Provide name and address of pool owner on each page of plans.
Specify the filter type(s). Specify backwash through p-trap to sanitary sewer for all diatomaceous earth (DE) and high-rate sand (HRS) filters.
All skimmers must be shown on plan.
All main drains must be ANSI/APSP-16 2011 (VGB compliant). This rating must be shown on plans.
Indicate chlorination or sanitation system.
Specify the type of backflow prevention device on pool fill line. 6-inch or greater air gap, check valve on water to cutoff valve, or siphon breaking valve downstream to cutoff valve.
Provide fence and gate details for all types of fencing to be used. Gate/Door to be self-dosing & self-latching with latches in upper. wood, wrought iron, existing chain link etc.. No opening or gaps in either direction greater than 4″ per the 2006 IRC.
All Plans must provide pool measurements and total pool gallons for each pool.
Plans must comply to the 2021-2024 International Building Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) and 2021 National Electrical Code (NEC)