Precast plunge pools for DFW backyards. In days, not months.

From a signed agreement, a typical DFW install runs 3–4 weeks: permitting (~1 week), site preparation and base (3–5 days), crane day and pool placement (1 day), plumbing and equipment install (2–3 days), backfill and finishings (3–5 days), fill and start-up (1–2 days). The crane-day-to-swim window itself is often under 10 days. Compare to a traditional gunite pool build at 12–16 weeks.

Every Plungie pool sold in the United States is precast in Alvarado, Texas, about 50 minutes from Aledo and 30 minutes from downtown Fort Worth. The pool ships directly from the Alvarado factory to your DFW site. Buying a Plungie is genuinely buying local. The ecoFinish interior coating is American-made too, in Pennsylvania.

All three. In-ground is the most common, but Plungies are engineered to be installed at any depth, including fully above-ground for sloped lots or rocky sites where excavation is expensive. Above-ground installs use a structural surround, stone veneer, board-formed concrete, render, to integrate the pool into the yard. We will recommend the right configuration on the site walk.

Bearcat’s installed ranges cover the Plungie pool itself, crane delivery to your site, excavation and base preparation, plumb-up of equipment, electrical hookup (bonding and a dedicated circuit), Plungie’s standard equipment package (pump, filter, chlorinator), fill-up, and start-up. They do NOT include permits, fencing where code-required, deck or turf surround (a separate Bearcat line item we usually bundle), or upgrades like the heater / chiller / spa jet package. The site walk produces a fixed-price quote with every line called out.

Plungie provides an industry-leading 10-year warranty on the pool shell and ecoFinish interior. Bearcat adds a 1-year install warranty on the surrounding work, base, plumbing, equipment, and any decking or turf surround we install. Combined, you have a fully covered pool system for the first decade with no installer-vs-manufacturer gray area.

A Plungie + Bearcat turf surround is the lowest-water outdoor configuration available in DFW. The Plungie holds 2,130 to 5,335 gallons, evaporates much less than a traditional pool, and pairs with an artificial turf surround that eliminates the lawn-irrigation line item entirely. The Plungie ferrule add-on lets us attach turf directly to the pool shell for a seamless, flush edge that a traditional gunite pool cannot deliver. The combined backyard saves roughly 30,000 to 60,000 gallons of irrigation water per year vs. a maintained lawn at typical Aledo rates.

Plungie offers a Hayward heater (heats up to 93°F for year-round swimming), an AquaCHILL chiller for cool-water plunges in Texas summer, or a microchannel Heat + Chill pump that does both. Most DFW installs that want year-round use add the heater. Cold-plunge enthusiasts add the chiller.

Yes. Every Plungie install in Texas requires a pool permit from the local jurisdiction. Bearcat handles the permit application and provides Plungie’s pre-engineered specifications and structural drawings to your local building department. Most DFW municipalities approve within 5–10 business days.

This is actually the ideal sequence. If you are planning a turf install in 2026 or 2027, scoping the Plungie now means we coordinate the crane day, the base preparation, the plumbing rough-in, and the turf install as a single project rather than two disruptive disturbances of the yard. Cheaper overall, faster total timeline, cleaner finish.