FAQs

• Standard Engineering showing generic compliance with the FBC for submittal with your permit package
• Site or project specific information to demonstrate compliance with ANSI 7 (suction entrapment) and ANSI 15 (energy) requirements contained in the FBC
• Supplemental specifications when projects need retaining walls, negative edge details, or other special pool or spa structural situations not covered in the standard engineering

• $75 for one specific project ($40 if we do the site specific ANSI 7 and ANSI 15 work)

When needed, we are glad to modify our engineering, at no added cost

$120, which includes ANSI 15 and ANSI 7 sheets with detailed TDH calculations and equipment specs.

We can certainly take care of that, but give us a call for a quote

To get started, please email us the following:

1. Your pool and site plan
2. The completed ANSI work
3. Your preferred delivery method

We’ll conduct a code compliant plan review. Once it’s approved, we’ll send it to you by mail or email within five business days.

• Simply email intake@kimesengineering.com your dimensioned pool and site plan
• Make sure the following information is on the plan or in the email:
  • Project address and owner information
  • Specific brand and model of the recirculation pump
  • Specific brand and model of other pumps
  • Specific brand and size of filter
  • Specific brand and model of heater
  • Number of suction outlets and specific drain covers you use
  • Any specific pipe sizes you prefer
  • Pool equipment location

We’re happy to provide equipment specifications based on your guidelines.

With all of the needed specific information, we strive to have ink or digital signed sets delivered within five days to ten business days.

We provide a full range of engineering services for commercial aquatics, including:

• Design
• Permit and construction plans
• Compliance reviews
• Construction management
• Lighting studies for night swimming certifications
• Troubleshooting

Please call our office for the current turnaround time.

• When the entirety of one or more residential units are outside a 200 ft radius of the pool or spa water’s edge, and the residential buildings are not more than three stories -or-
• When the available public bathrooms are more than 200 ft walking distance from the pool or spa water’s edge -or-
• When the available public bathrooms are more than 50 ft walking distance inside the building -or-
• When the existing public bathrooms do not meet the fixture count required by code

• Your contract information
• Owner information
• Project name and site location
• Dimensioned pool/spa and deck layout compliant with FBC layout standards
• Architect contact information, if involved
• Type of project served and number of stories in buildings
• Number of units served and number of stories in buildings
• Pool bathroom information
• Project preferences such as type of filtration, brand of equipment, etc.

No problem. If your draft plan doesn’t meet the current layout standards, it will require an additional step, which may take a bit more time.

No worries! We can create a design and layout that meets your preferences and complies with codes.

Email us the information and your desired scope of work, and we’ll provide a proposal to start the project.

• Minimum pricing is $2,500 for standard skimmer pool plans.
• Call for quotes for other types of aquatic facilities.

We are glad to quote the specific level of services you desire. If any as-built mark up plans are desired, it requires a final inspection by Kimes Engineering to view the final conditions.