A world-class pool, set in days instead of months.
The ultimate advantage is time. Daydream is one of the few North Metro Atlanta builders offering MONO AQUA CarbonCore carbon steel pools, engineered off-site and delivered fully plumbed and tiled, so what takes months in gunite is set in place in days.
Put a serious pool in the ground, and still build the yard around it.
A high-end gunite pool can consume an entire backyard budget, and that is often where the patio, stone, lighting, and planting get squeezed. A carbon steel pool lets you put a world-class pool in for a more contained cost and direct the rest of the budget into the outdoor living space around it. It arrives engineered, plumbed, and tiled, so the long part of the process is building and shipping it, not months of work in your yard.
It arrives with what people actually want.
These pools are built for finish quality and automation from the start, not as add-ons that inflate the final number.
Automatic Solar Cover
The MONO AQUA polycarbonate cover retains up to 70 to 80 percent of heat, cuts evaporation by up to 95 percent, reduces chemical use 30 to 50 percent, and acts as a safety barrier over the water.
Premium Finishes
Choose from natural stone, porcelain, and mosaic tile, delivered pre-finished rather than applied on-site over weeks. Through our in-house Stone Atelier, you can finish the pool and its surround in the same European limestone that sets the rest of the space apart.
Equipment Package
The pool arrives with its equipment package as part of the spec, which is reflected in the starting cost. In most cases the remaining site work is connecting water and electric.
Custom Sizing
Built anywhere from a spa-sized plunge up to roughly 20 by 40, set in one piece by crane or walked in in sections when access is tight.
Built for tight lots, hard grades, and stretched budgets.
Homeowners
You want a customizable, high-finish pool without handing your whole budget to one feature, or you have a smaller lot where space is at a premium but you still want a real pool.
Builders & Contractors
You want to offer a premium pool product without taking on the liability and detail of shell construction. The pool arrives plumbed, tiled, and engineered.
Architects & Engineers
On a hillside or cliff-side lot, engineering a gunite shell can rival the pool cost. For a comparable size, a carbon steel pool weighs a fraction of a gunite shell, which can make a difficult site work.
Where carbon steel fits, and where it does not.
We build gunite too, so this is a straight answer rather than a sales pitch.
Gunite is still the gold standard for large, custom builds.
If you want a large, fully bespoke pool with vanishing edges, complex shapes, tanning ledges, integrated spas, and elaborate features, custom gunite is still the premier option, and for the right project and budget it is the right call. Carbon steel is not trying to replace that. It is a different, often smarter tool for a large share of projects where timeline, site, or budget matter more than unlimited custom geometry.
Against fiberglass and vinyl, there is no comparison.
This is where carbon steel simply wins. For durability, finish quality, and the ability to be built to your dimensions, a CarbonCore pool outclasses both fiberglass and vinyl, while still installing far faster than gunite. If you were weighing a fiberglass or vinyl pool for speed and cost, carbon steel gives you a genuinely higher-end pool without giving up the quick install.
What a carbon steel pool costs.
That range is for the pool itself in a smaller footprint, delivered with the automatic cover, the equipment package, and fully tiled. It is a strong value against a comparable custom build, and the real advantage is how little time it takes to get in the ground.
A note on pricing. The figures above are for the pool. Total project cost also depends on installation and site work, which varies by property. Excavation, access, grading, decking, and how the pool ties into the surrounding space all affect the final number. We give you a clear, itemized picture before anything begins.
- Pool size and configuration
- Equipment package and heating
- Finish and tile selections
- Site access, grade, and excavation
- One-piece crane set or sectional assembly
- Decking and integration with the yard
Carbon steel pool questions.
How long does a carbon steel pool take to install?
Is a carbon steel pool better than fiberglass?
What sizes are available?
Can it go on a sloped or difficult lot?
Does it come with a cover and equipment?
Where does gunite still make sense?
Start planning your carbon steel pool.
Tell us about your yard and your goals. We will show you what a MONO AQUA CarbonCore pool can do on your site, and how the rest of the space can come together around it.