Houston Swimming Pool Contractors, Design Through Build
A pool designed on its own leaves the rest of the yard to fill in around it. We design the pool, the spa, the deck, and the planting as one plan, so the water sits where the yard wanted it.
What’s included in the work.
Every project has the same core scope, adapted to the specific property and program.
- 01
Shape & Placement
Geometry and position worked out from the lot, the setbacks, the sight lines from inside, and how much deck is left to actually use.
- 02
Spas & Water Features
Integrated or raised spas, spillways, scuppers, and raised walls detailed for the sound and movement they add.
- 03
Decking & Coping
Deck material, coping profile, and waterline tile chosen together, and set out so the joint lines resolve against the pool edge.
- 04
Elevations & Grade
Water level, deck level, and finished grade set against the house so the deck drains and the transitions are flush where they should be.
- 05
Equipment & Automation
Variable-speed pumps, filtration, sanitation, heating, LED lighting, and controls specified, with the pad laid out so it can be serviced.
- 06
Landscape Integration
Planting, turf, structures, drainage, and lighting drawn with the pool from the start rather than fitted around it at the end.
Everything you see.
Everything you don’t.
What separates a landscape that lasts from one that fails in two summers is the work you never see — grade, drainage, soil preparation, and compacted base. On Houston clay, that is most of the job.
And what you do see — the joint lines, the bed edges, the level of a terrace against the house — we hold to the same standard.
Roughly what it costs.
Full backyard rebuilds in our portfolio — pool, deck, structures, and planting delivered together — have published between $80,000 and $250,000. Where the pool is one part of a larger plan, the whole-property figure is the one to plan against.
We confirm a clear investment range in the initial consultation and issue a detailed proposal after the design phase.
- Pool size, depth, and geometry
- Spa, spillways, scuppers, and raised walls
- Deck material, and how much deck the design carries
- Equipment — heating, automation, sanitation, and lighting
- Site access, grade, and how much of the yard is rebuilt around the water
$85,000 – $175,000
Most projects of this type
- At the lower end
- A rectangular gunite pool with standard decking, a straightforward equipment set, and little grade work.
- At the upper end
- A pool and raised spa with water features, a large stone deck, heating and automation, and the surrounding landscape built with it.
A range, not a quote. Your figure depends on square footage, materials, how much grading and drainage the site needs, and equipment access.
Pool Design we have built.
Frames from completed projects across Houston. Every photograph is our own work — follow any of them through to the project it came from.
Work that goes with this.
Most projects combine several of these, and doing them together costs less than doing them one at a time.
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Resurfacing, re-tiling, coping, decking, and equipment replacement — bringing a dated or failing pool back without digging a new one.
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Travertine Patio Installation for Houston Backyards
Travertine pavers laid over a compacted base — the coolest stone underfoot in a Houston summer, and the reason it ends up around most pools.
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Built-in grills, counters, sinks, and refrigeration in a masonry surround — the reason a covered patio gets used on a weeknight and not only at parties.
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Outdoor Shower Installation With Hot Water and Drainage
Plumbed outdoor showers with hot and cold water, a drained floor, and real screening — the fix for chlorine, sand, and dogs coming through the house.
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Written about this work.
What we have published on it — what it costs, what it is like to live with, and how it is put together.
- Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min read · By Chris GosselinCoordinating Pool Decking With Your PatioHow to make pool decking and patio surfaces read as one outdoor room — matching, complementing, and the transitions that give it away.
- Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min read · By Chris GosselinHow to Refresh an Aging Pool DeckCracked, dated, or uneven pool decking — when cleaning is enough, when to resurface or pave over, and when the slab has to come out.
- Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min read · By Chris GosselinSlip Resistance Around Pools: What MattersTexture, finish, joints, and drainage decide whether a wet pool deck is safe. What to look for, and the finishes to avoid around water.
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