What Sets Legends Homes Apart for Pool Design
Estate lots along Legends Drive and Legends Club Circle typically run from under an acre to well over one acre, giving Sandals Luxury Pools considerable room to work with. Colonial, Tuscan, French countryside, and craftsman architectural styles dominate this neighborhood, each demanding a pool and surround that feels architecturally cohesive rather than generic. Sandals approaches every build with that context in mind, matching coping profiles, stone selections, and hardscape materials to the home’s existing character. The result is a custom pool that looks like it was part of the original construction plan, not an afterthought added years later.
Your Dream Pool Awaits
Gunite Construction for North Georgia Estate Properties
Gunite is the shell material of choice for estates where longevity and design flexibility are non-negotiable. Unlike prefabricated shells, gunite pool construction allows Sandals to form any shape, depth, or integrated feature directly on site, from a zero-entry sun shelf to a grotto with a natural waterfall or a dedicated spa bay. The sprayed-concrete process creates a structure strong enough to handle Georgia’s seasonal soil movement while holding precise curves and custom wall profiles that reward a Legends homesite’s fairway-facing backdrop. Sandals handles every step of this process under one company, from excavation and shotcrete through tile, pebble finish, and final startup.
Infinity Edges and Water Features for Fairway Views
Several Legends homes overlook the private golf course designed with input from Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, and Kathy Whitworth. A pool positioned to face those manicured fairways is an ideal candidate for an infinity-edge design, where the vanishing wall creates a visual line that merges with the greens beyond. Sandals also installs a full range of water features, including natural waterfalls, sheer descents, deck jets, bubblers, and fire and water bowls, adding dimension and sound to the outdoor environment without competing with the surrounding landscape.
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Spillover Spas and Hardscapes Built for Year-Round Entertaining
Georgia’s outdoor season stretches well beyond summer when you pair a heated spillover spa with a well-planned hardscape surround. Sandals designs patios, outdoor kitchens, outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, retaining walls, and architectural accents that give Legends homeowners a cohesive gathering space from early spring through late fall. Rather than coordinating a separate masonry crew, a landscape contractor, and a pool builder, clients work with Sandals for every element, keeping design decisions consistent and project management straightforward. Visit our hardscapes page to see the full range of outdoor-living options available.
Our extensive pool installation process ensures that you save time, money, and the headache of hiring multiple contractors. This approach works well, regardless of the project size. Take a look at the process!
A Collaborative Design Process From Consultation to Completion
Sandals Luxury Pools builds on a six-step process: form and excavate, shotcrete, tile and stone selection, deck and pebble finish, fill and startup, and final cleanup. Before any excavation begins, clients are involved in every design decision, from pool shape and depth to coping material, lighting layout, and water feature placement. This guided approach matters especially in The Legends, where HOA Residential Design Standards and the Gwinnett County building permit process both require detailed plans, accurate site drawings, and documented setback compliance. Sandals brings that documentation experience to every Legends build, keeping the project moving without unnecessary delays.
Pool Renovation, Maintenance, and Seasonal Care
Buyers who purchase an existing Legends home with an older inground pool often discover that the shell, finish, or equipment no longer meets the standard the neighborhood demands. Sandals offers pool renovation and resurfacing services for exactly these situations, along with pool inspection, repair, regular maintenance, and seasonal opening and closing service. Homeowners who prefer to enjoy their pool rather than manage it can hand that responsibility to the same company that built it, maintaining consistency in care and chemistry throughout the year. Also serving nearby Hoschton and Braselton communities.
Both approvals are required and run on separate timelines. Gwinnett County requires a Swimming Pool Location Plan showing rear-yard setbacks, a minimum five-foot clearance from side and rear property lines, and barrier details before issuing a building permit. The Legends HOA separately requires a completed Application for Modification reviewed against the Residential Design Standards and Guidelines. Sandals Luxury Pools carries the documentation experience to prepare the necessary drawings for both processes, reducing back-and-forth with county reviewers and the HOA committee.
My Legends lot has a septic system rather than county sewer. Does that affect where the pool can go?
Yes, it does. Gwinnett County Environmental Health must approve the pool location before a building permit is issued whenever a private septic system is present. The pool shell and all appurtenant equipment must be placed at least ten feet from the septic tank and its drain field. On larger Legends parcels this is typically manageable, but the drain field location needs to be confirmed on a current survey before finalizing the pool’s position. Sandals factors this review into the planning schedule so it doesn’t create surprise delays later in the project.
Absolutely. Sandals operates as a single contractor for pools, spillover spas, water features, outdoor kitchens, outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, patios, and retaining walls. For fairway-facing Legends properties, the team regularly designs pool decks and outdoor kitchen structures that visually align with the home’s stone and brick exterior, so nothing looks pieced together. You work with one team, submit one project plan to the HOA, and deal with one build schedule rather than coordinating separate subcontractors with competing priorities.
From the point permits are in hand, a full custom gunite pool build generally runs twelve to sixteen weeks depending on design complexity, finish selections, and the scope of any attached hardscapes. Highly customized builds incorporating infinity edges, grottos, integrated spas, and full outdoor-kitchen structures can extend beyond that range. Weather windows in North Georgia are generally favorable, though late-winter rain events can affect excavation scheduling. Sandals provides a defined project timeline during the design phase so Legends homeowners can plan accordingly before construction begins.
Saltwater systems are well-suited to the extended Georgia swim season, which can push well into October for homeowners with heated pools. The electrolysis-based chlorine generation produces softer-feeling water and reduces the need for manual chemical additions, which matters on estate properties where pool maintenance is either done professionally or scheduled infrequently. Sandals installs saltwater conversion systems on new builds and can retrofit them to existing pools. The lower ongoing chemical cost also pairs well with pool automation systems for remote monitoring and chemical scheduling.
Retrofit lighting and automation upgrades are among the more requested services for resale homes in The Legends. LED color lighting installed in the pool wall, along pathways, and inside water features significantly extends evening usability, which matters on a lot where the fairway view is most dramatic after sunset. Pool lighting combined with a pool automation system allows owners to control temperature, lighting scenes, and water features from a phone app, which is especially convenient for properties managed part-time or used seasonally for entertaining.
The gentle grade changes common across Legends Drive lots and along Legends Club Circle often create natural opportunities for raised bond beams, infinity-edge overflows, or terraced hardscape levels that follow the slope rather than fight it. Gunite’s on-site forming process means Sandals isn’t constrained by prefabricated shapes. Freeform lagoon designs, geometric estate pools, and hybrid shapes with integrated spa bays all adapt well to The Legends’ typical lot topography. The design consultation begins with a site visit to read the actual grade before any shape is finalized.
Building sooner has real advantages in The Legends. Gunite pools are permanent structures, and starting the Gwinnett County permit and HOA modification process early in ownership means you’re swimming by the following spring rather than waiting another full year. A design consultation with Sandals requires no commitment and gives you a realistic picture of costs, timelines, and what’s feasible on your specific parcel, including how pool placement interacts with any fairway view, existing landscaping, or septic system location. It’s a low-pressure way to gather facts before deciding.
Do homes in The Legends that have a pool sell at a measurable premium compared to those without one?
Pool-equipped homes in The Legends already command some of the highest prices in the Braselton market, with fairway-view estates routinely listed above two million dollars. A professionally designed and finished gunite pool with integrated spa and hardscape adds demonstrable appeal in a neighborhood where buyers expect that level of outdoor living. Beyond resale, Sandals-built pools are engineered for longevity and finished with materials that hold up in Gwinnett County’s clay-influenced soils, protecting the investment over the full life of the property.
Yes. Pool heater installation is a standard offering and makes a genuine difference on Legends properties where evening temperatures in October and November drop quickly. Gas and heat-pump options are both available, with heat pumps offering strong efficiency for shoulder-season use and gas heaters delivering faster temperature recovery for weekend-only or event-based heating. Sandals recommends pairing a heater with a pool cover and an automation system so heating runs only when needed, keeping operating costs manageable on a large-volume estate pool.
