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Raised Fiberglass Spa & MegaView Enclosure in DeLand, FL

Southern Construction built this partially in-ground San Juan Royale fiberglass spa in DeLand in 2018: a raised porcelain tile wall with textured coping, two lighted pillars, a travertine deck with a trench drain, Hayward heater, filter and variable-speed pump, and a MegaView screen enclosure overlooking the golf course. Start to finish, it took 8 weeks. We are family owned and operated, licensed (CPC 1461713), and building in Central Florida since 2005. Call 386-574-7567 or request a free estimate.

Raised fiberglass spa in a screen enclosure overlooking a golf course
Finished and filled, looking out to the golf course

This DeLand homeowner wanted a spa they could sit beside and look out over the golf course, not a hole in the patio. We set a fiberglass spa shell partly in-ground, built a raised wall around it, and finished it with tile, a textured coping cap and two lighted pillars. Then we laid travertine across the patio and built a MegaView screen enclosure over all of it, so the golf course view stays wide open. Southern Construction handled the whole job, start to finish, in 8 weeks (2018).

At a glance

LocationDeLand, Florida (West Volusia)
ProjectPartially in-ground fiberglass spa, raised wall, travertine patio, MegaView screen enclosure
ShellSan Juan Royale spa: kidney, 10'3" x 7', 700 gallons, bench seating for 5–7, glass mosaic waterline tile
Walls and copingFormed and poured concrete bond beam, porcelain tile veneer, textured coping cap
ExtrasTwo tiled pillars with deck lights, LED spa light, custom-fit spa cover
EquipmentHayward gas heater, Hayward cartridge filter, Hayward variable-speed pump
DeckTravertine pavers with a trench drain
Timeline8 weeks, start to finish (built 2018)

How we built it

  1. Layout and shell set. We staked the layout off the back of the house, dug the shell in partway and set it level. Leaving it high is what makes a raised spa: less digging, and a seat-height wall you can sit on.
  2. Plumbing. Suction, return and jet lines run around the shell to the equipment pad on the side of the house.
  3. Waterline tile. The glass mosaic waterline went on the shell before any concrete, so the tile line stays clean.
  4. Forms. Plywood forms and foam edge forms shaped the raised wall and the kidney curve of the cap, with rebar tied in and conduit stubbed up for the pillar lights.
  5. Concrete pour. A line pump placed the concrete for the wall and bond beam in one pour, and it was finished level around the shell.
  6. Stripping and finishing. Once the forms came off, we tiled the wall, applied the textured coping cap and built the two pillars.
  7. Equipment. A Hayward heater, filter and variable-speed pump went on a concrete pad beside the house.
  8. Deck and enclosure. Travertine went down across the patio with a trench drain. Then we built a MegaView screen enclosure over the whole space: wide front screen panels with fewer posts, so the fairway view isn't chopped up.
  9. Startup. Fill, start-up, and a custom spa cover to keep the heat in.

Construction photos

Fiberglass spa shell set partially in-ground in a DeLand backyard
Day one: the shell set partly in-ground off the back of the house
Spa plumbing lines run around a fiberglass shell
Plumbing every jet, return and suction line before backfill
Installer setting glass mosaic waterline tile on a fiberglass spa
Glass mosaic waterline tile goes on before concrete
Plywood and foam forms around a raised fiberglass spa
Forms and foam edge shape the raised wall and kidney curve
Concrete forms with rebar beside a fiberglass spa
Rebar tied in and conduit stubbed up for the pillar lights
Crew prepping forms around a raised spa shell
Final checks before the pour
Concrete pumped into forms around a fiberglass spa
Line-pumped concrete for the wall and bond beam
Worker finishing poured concrete around a raised spa
Finishing the cap level around the shell
Freshly poured concrete cap around a fiberglass spa
The poured cap, with stubs left for the pillars
Raised concrete spa wall after forms were removed
Forms off: the raised wall before finishes
Hayward spa heater, filter and variable-speed pump on a concrete pad
Hayward heater, filter and variable-speed pump
Worker texturing the coping cap of a raised tiled spa
Porcelain tile on the wall, textured coping cap on top
Back side of a raised spa wall with pillars
Back wall and pillars before final tile
Finished textured coping around an empty fiberglass spa
Coping and pillars finished, ready to fill

The finished spa

Raised spa with tiled pillars on a travertine patio
Travertine deck and lighted pillars
Screen enclosure with a raised spa behind a DeLand home
The MegaView enclosure from the yard
Raised spa lit at night with deck lights on the pillars
At night with the spa and pillar lights on
Raised spa with a burgundy cover and stone lion statues
Custom cover on, ready for daily use
Covered raised spa on a travertine patio with bistro furniture
The finished patio, furnished

Why a raised spa

  • Less excavation, which helps on mature lots with big oaks nearby
  • Built-in seating: the raised wall is a bench
  • Views: you sit up at the level of the golf course, and the MegaView front keeps posts out of the sightline

Thinking about a spa or pool in DeLand?

We build fiberglass pools and spas across West Volusia, including DeLand, Deltona, Orange City and DeBary. Southern Construction is family owned and operated, licensed (CPC 1461713), and has been building in Central Florida since 2005. Get a free estimate.