Custom Pool Features & Water Elements in San Antonio, TX

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Pool Concepts by Pete Ordaz designs and installs custom pool features and water elements for San Antonio homeowners who want a backyard that goes beyond a basic rectangle of water. Waterfalls, grottos, fire bowls, tanning ledges, deck jets, and spa spillways transform a standard pool into a resort-style retreat. We’ve been building custom pool features throughout San Antonio, Helotes, Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, and the Texas Hill Country since 1996 — and the gallery above shows what’s possible when you work with a team that treats every pool as a unique creation.

Pool Concepts designs and installs a full range of custom pool features for homeowners throughout the San Antonio metro and Hill Country:

• Waterfalls — natural rock and formed concrete waterfalls that create the sound and visual effect of a resort pool right in your backyard.
• Grottos — swim-in cave structures built from natural or manufactured rock, one of the most dramatic features available for a San Antonio custom pool.
• Fire bowls and fire features — propane and natural gas fire bowls, fire pots, and fire-and-water combinations that create a stunning visual effect day and night.
• Tanning ledges — shallow entry shelves 6 to 9 inches deep, perfect for lounge chairs, small children, and pets in San Antonio’s long outdoor season.
• Deck jets and bubblers — laminar water arcs and bubbling water features that add movement and sound without the cost of a full waterfall.
• Spa spillovers — raised spa structures with a spillover waterfall effect into the main pool below.
• LED color lighting — programmable color LED lights for pool, spa, and water features that transform your backyard after dark.
• Sheer descents — sleek sheet waterfall effects mounted to pool walls, popular in contemporary and geometric pool designs.

The best time to add pool features is during new construction — features like grottos, tanning ledges, and raised spas are structural elements that are significantly less expensive to build as part of the original pool than to add later. However, many water features including waterfalls, fire bowls, deck jets, and LED lighting can be added to an existing pool during a renovation. Pool Concepts evaluates your existing pool structure and recommends the most cost-effective approach for adding the features you want. Some features require additional plumbing, electrical work, or structural modification — we assess all of this during your free estimate consultation before any work begins.

Homeowners in Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, Helotes, and the surrounding Texas Hill Country have a natural advantage when it comes to pool features — the Hill Country landscape lends itself beautifully to natural rock waterfalls, grottos, and fire features that complement the terrain. Pool Concepts has extensive experience designing pool features that work with Hill Country aesthetics, using natural limestone and Texas fieldstone to create water features that look like they belong in the landscape rather than sitting on top of it. If you’re building or renovating a pool in the Hill Country, custom features are what separate a great pool from an extraordinary one.

Pool Concepts designs and installs custom pool features throughout San Antonio, Helotes, Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, Shavano Park, New Braunfels, Garden Ridge, Schertz, Bulverde, Castroville, Canyon Lake, Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Spring Branch, Lakehills, Bandera, and Pipe Creek. Call 210-695-5111 to schedule a free design consultation, or contact us online. We’ll walk you through the features that make sense for your pool, your backyard, and your budget.