Pool Builders in Katy, TX
Custom gunite, fiberglass, and vinyl-liner pools designed, dug, and finished across the Katy area. See the projects, meet the owners, then add your yard to the list.
Recent Katy backyard transformations and the owners behind them.
People ask why a custom pool takes longer than dropping in a shell, so we pulled the file on a recent gunite build off Cinco Ranch Boulevard and walked it stage by stage. The owners wanted a raised spillover spa, a tanning ledge, and a pebble interior, and watching the project unfold is the clearest way to understand where the weeks go and why each phase matters.
Everything starts with paint on the grass. We staked the shape in the yard, confirmed the setbacks, and only then brought in the excavator. Digging a custom shape near 77494 is not the same as a rectangular hole, so the operator followed the layout closely to protect the tanning ledge and the deep end contour. A clean dig saves time at every stage that follows.
Next came the rebar cage, tied by hand to form the skeleton of the shell, followed by the Schedule 40 PVC plumbing runs for the skimmer, main drains, and returns. With steel and plumbing inspected, the gunite crew sprayed the concrete shell in a single long day. That shell then cures, and no amount of pushing shortens concrete cure time. If you are weighing this against a faster option, our fiberglass pool installation page explains the trade-off.
Once the shell cured, we set the glass waterline tile and the travertine coping that frames the water. The surrounding deck was poured and tied into the NEC 680.26 bonding grid, the copper loop required within three feet of the pool. This is also the stage where the spa’s raised bond beam took shape so it could spill back into the main pool.
The pebble aggregate interior went on last, troweled and washed to expose the stone. Pebble is the finish we recommend for a build like this because it holds up 15 to 25 years, far longer than standard plaster. After it cured, we filled the pool, balanced the chemistry, and started the variable-speed equipment. The main drains carry ANSI/PHTA/ICC-7 anti-entrapment covers, and the 48-inch barrier passed inspection the first time.
Each stage in a gunite build has its own cure or inspection window, which is why the honest answer is two to three months, not two weeks. What you get for the wait is a pool shaped exactly to your yard, with features a molded shell cannot match. If that trade sounds right for your backyard, the best next step is a walk-through on site. Read more about the process on our gunite pool construction page, or contact us to get on the schedule.
Thinking about a custom pool for your Katy backyard? Call Cryptidspodcast at (713) 873-0726 for a free on-site design.
Every pool in our portfolio came from one of these builds. One local crew handles the shell, the deck, the equipment, and the safety barrier.
Pool pricing comes down to the build type, the size, and the finish. Vinyl-liner pools carry the lowest first cost, fiberglass sits in the popular middle with the fastest timeline, and custom gunite runs highest because it is built to any shape and depth you want. Spa add-ons, upgraded decking, and premium pebble finishes push the total. The ranges below are typical for the Katy area, and the firm number goes in your contract after a free on-site design visit.
| Vinyl-Liner Pool$35,000 to $65,000 turn-key | Fiberglass Pool$45,000 to $85,000 installed | Custom Gunite Pool$60,000 to $150,000 custom |
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Cryptidspodcast provides pool builders in Katy, TX, handling custom gunite pool construction, fiberglass pool installation, vinyl-liner pool builds, pool remodeling and replastering, spa and hot tub integration, pool decking, and saltwater chlorination, then closing out with variable-speed equipment and code-compliant safety barriers. We would rather show you finished work than talk in the abstract. Most of what we build sits within a short drive of Peek Road, so the portfolio on this page is real, local, and standing in backyards you could visit.
Take the gunite pool we poured off Cinco Ranch Boulevard last spring. The owners wanted a tanning ledge, a raised spillover spa, and a pebble interior finish rated to last 15 to 25 years, and that is exactly what went in. A few streets over near Seven Meadows, a family chose a one-piece fiberglass shell for the faster timeline, set on a compacted gravel base and swimming in a matter of weeks rather than months. Different builds, same crew, both signed off by owners who now send us their neighbors.
Reviews from Katy pool owners tend to say the same three things. The project ran on the schedule we wrote down, the price on the contract was the price at the end, and the drain covers, bonding grid, and 48-inch barrier all passed inspection the first time. One homeowner near Firethorne told us the equipment pad was the quietest part of her yard once the variable-speed pump replaced her builder-grade unit. That kind of feedback is the whole reason we lead with the work instead of the sales pitch.
Our reputation holds up because we build to published standards, not shortcuts. Every shell gets a steel rebar cage before gunite, every main drain uses an ANSI/PHTA/ICC-7 anti-entrapment cover, and every deck ties into the NEC 680.26 equipotential bonding grid required within three feet of the water. We pull the permit, we handle the inspections, and we finish with travertine coping and a clean equipment pad. If your yard sits in 77494, 77450, or anywhere around Katy, the next section shows what those builds actually cost.
We build throughout Katy and the surrounding Harris County communities, from the master-planned neighborhoods off Mason Road to the nearby towns west and north of the city.
Not sure if we reach your street? Call (713) 873-0726 and we will confirm before you plan a thing.
Like what you have seen? We will visit your yard, walk the layout, help you weigh gunite against fiberglass and vinyl for how you plan to use the pool, and hand you a clear written contract with the permit and safety barrier built in. Most Katy owners on this page started with a single call, and their pool is now the one the neighbors ask about.