Mesa Pool Features
Spas, Baja Shelves & Water Features in Mesa, AZ
A spillover spa, a shallow sun shelf or moving water, built into the pool you already have.
Mesa Pool Features
A spillover spa, a shallow sun shelf or moving water, built into the pool you already have.
Most older Mesa pools have one shallow end and one deep end, with nothing in between. Adding a baja shelf, a spa or water features is the change owners tell us they enjoy most after a remodel.
A baja shelf is a wide, shallow ledge a few inches under the water, big enough for lounge chairs or small kids. A raised spa can spill into the pool and share its equipment.
These features change the shell, plumbing and often the electrical. They're built while the pool is drained, before the new interior finish goes on.
A raised spa that pours into the pool and shares its water.
A shallow sun ledge for lounging, umbrellas and little swimmers.
Low fountains set into the shelf for sound and play.
Water arcing from a raised wall into the pool.
| Feature | What it adds | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Baja shelf | A shallow lounging and play area | Room at one end of the pool |
| Spillover spa | Warm-water soaking and a waterfall | Space at the edge, plumbing and heat |
| Bubblers | Sound and movement on a shelf | A shelf or shallow step |
| Scuppers or sheer descents | A water wall effect | A raised wall and pump capacity |
The City of Mesa lists constructing or filling in an inground swimming pool as work that needs a construction permit. Its pool submittals call for a dimensioned site plan, engineer-sealed drawings, and electrical, plumbing and mechanical plans. When a remodel changes the shell, plumbing or wiring, we confirm the scope with the City and file before work starts.
The City of Mesa's pool barrier brochure says all pools must be enclosed by a barrier, with the top at least 5 feet above grade. Gates must open outward, away from the pool, and be self-closing and self-latching. A remodel is a good time to check that your fence and gates still meet those rules.
Often, yes. It depends on space at the pool's edge, how the plumbing can be routed and whether the equipment can heat it. We check all of that during the walk-through.
It's sized to your pool and how you'll use it. Most owners want enough room for two lounge chairs and an umbrella.
Structural, plumbing and electrical changes usually call for a permit. The City asks for structural, electrical and plumbing plans with pool permits, so we confirm the requirements before work starts.
Not much. Bubblers and scuppers run on the pool's own circulation, and we size the pump for them.
Tell us which feature you'd like to add. We'll look at your pool and sketch where it fits.
Free estimate, no obligation