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Custom Pool Construction — Yours, Not a Template

A new pool isn't a product you order out of a catalog — it's a structural concrete vessel built into your yard, plumbed into your house, and tied to a 20-year relationship with whoever built it. We design pools the way owners actually use them: real shade considerations, real lighting at night, real equipment placement that doesn't make weekly service a wrestling match.

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Pool Construction — P-Jay's Pools
Construction

Included in every construction engagement

  • 01 Custom design — shape, depth, elevation, sightlines
  • 02 Gunite/shotcrete shell built to ICRI standards
  • 03 Plaster, Pebble, or quartz interior finishes
  • 04 Glass / ceramic / porcelain / natural stone tile & coping
  • 05 Decking — broom, cool-deck, stamped, flagstone, travertine, pavers
  • 06 Features — spa, tanning ledge, beach entry, sheer-descent, fire bowls, swim-up bench
  • 07 Equipment — VS pumps, high-performance filters, gas/heat-pump heat, LED, salt, automation
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Our construction process

Building a pool right takes 8–14 weeks from permit to fill, depending on weather, permits, and feature complexity. We give you a real schedule with real dates and update you as it shifts.

  • Design consultation — site walk, sightlines, shade study, equipment placement
  • Design & quote — to-scale plan with line-item pricing across finishes and features
  • Permits & HOA — we handle municipal and HOA submittals
  • Layout & excavation — staked, dug to design depth and shape
  • Steel & plumbing — engineered rebar cage, structural plumbing, leak-tested
  • Shell — gunite/shotcrete pneumatically applied and cured to ICRI standards
  • Tile, coping & decking — installed on a sound, dried substrate
  • Interior finish — plaster, Pebble, or quartz over a prepped surface
  • Equipment set & electrical — to NEC and TX Title 25 standards
  • Start-up & walkthrough — fill, balance, run-test, owner training
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Design choices that age well

We push back on design trends that don't age — black-bottom pools that show every spec of debris, deep ends that nobody actually uses, infinity edges on flat lots that complicate the equipment pad. We'll show you what we'd do, why, and what it costs.

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Equipment chosen for the next 20 years

Variable-speed pumps are required by Texas state code on all new builds — we won't quote a single-speed even if you ask. Heaters, filters, salt systems, automation, and lighting all get spec'd against your pool's actual hydraulics, not just a parts list. Our automation packages run on your phone reliably — Pentair IntelliCenter, Hayward Omni, Jandy iAquaLink.

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After the build

Plaster needs careful chemistry for the first 30 days. We bake start-up management into every build — and most owners stay on a maintenance plan with us afterward. Because we coordinated the build, we already know what's underneath every line and chase down any warranty issue ourselves.

How it works

From conversation to clean water.

  1. 01

    Design consultation

    Site walk, lifestyle conversation, design constraints.

  2. 02

    Design & quote

    To-scale plan, finishes, equipment, line-item pricing.

  3. 03

    Permits & HOA

    We handle the paperwork.

  4. 04

    Build

    8–14 weeks, weekly progress updates with photos.

  5. 05

    Start-up

    Fill, balance, run-test, owner walkthrough.

  6. 06

    Long-term care

    Optional maintenance plan, coordinated by the team that managed your build.

Service area

We do construction across the route.

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Frequently asked

Questions we hear
about construction.

How long does new pool construction take?

8–14 weeks from permit approval to fill, depending on weather, feature complexity, and material lead times. Spas, water features, and custom decking add time. We give you a real schedule and update you when it shifts.

What does a new pool cost?

Quotes vary wildly with size, depth, finishes, features, and decking. We price per project, not per square foot, and itemize everything so you can compare line-by-line. Free design consultation to start.

Do you handle permits and HOA?

Yes — both. Most Houston-area municipalities require permits for new pool construction, and many HOAs require submittals. We handle both as part of the project.

Can I add features later?

Some yes, some no. Spas and waterfalls are much cheaper to plumb during the original build; tanning ledges and benches are nearly impossible to add after. We'll walk through which features should go in now vs. later during design.

Saltwater or chlorine?

We build both. Salt systems still produce chlorine — they just generate it onsite from dissolved salt. Lower maintenance burden, softer water feel, slightly higher equipment cost. About 70% of our new builds choose salt.

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