The pool layout is the painted shape and position of the pool that we paint on your ground prior to any work being done. It is used as a guide for excavators when they dig your pool. We ask that you approve the location and shape of the pool prior to the scheduling of the dig. The layout will appear much smaller then the finished pool due to it being a flat representation of your pool. It is interesting that we get calls about the pool being to small at this stage and the same people will many times comment on the pool seeming too large as soon as it is dug. We layout the pool 6" larger in every direction. In other words, a pool which will finish 30' long must be laid out and dug 31'. This allows for 6" thick concrete on the pool walls so the finish will be exact and correct.