PoolCraft designs and builds custom gunite swimming pools and spas for homes in Bellaire and Greater Houston. Gunite is sprayed concrete over a steel cage, so the pool can take almost any shape or depth your yard allows. Owner David Craft draws the design himself.
Homeowners who want a pool that fits the yard they actually have: a narrow Bellaire lot, a new build with a deep patio, or a family yard that needs a shallow lounge ledge and a spa that runs all winter.
Typical PoolCraft projects run from $38,000 to $125,000. You get a written price after the design visit, before any work starts. These are the things that move it:
Read the full cost guideSize and depth of the pool
Adding a spa, spillover or raised wall
Water features: fountains, scuppers, bubblers, a slide
Decking material and how much of it (concrete, pavers, travertine)
Access for equipment and how far the dirt has to travel
Drainage and grading, which matter a lot on Houston clay
“David designed and built a beautiful pool for us in Bellaire in 2013. We have loved it, the custom fountains and the hot tub year round since then.”
A fiberglass pool arrives as a shape someone else picked. A gunite pool is formed on site, so the shape follows your property line, your patio and the way the sun crosses the yard. You choose the depths, the width of the steps, where the bench sits and whether the spa spills into the pool. The trade-off is time: gunite takes longer to build because the shell has to cure.
A spa built into the pool shares the same equipment and water, so it heats faster and costs less than a separate hot tub. One Bellaire client of ours has used their custom fountains and hot tub year round since 2013. We plan the spa where you will actually sit: close to the back door, out of the wind, with a view of the yard.
Much of Houston sits on expansive clay that swells when wet and shrinks in drought. That movement is hard on decks and plumbing. We plan steel, drainage and deck joints with that in mind, because the pool is only as good as the ground around it.
Typical PoolCraft projects run from $38,000 to $125,000. Where yours lands depends on size, a spa, water features, decking and site access. We give you a written price after the design visit, before any work starts.
Most of the schedule depends on permits, weather and the size of the job. We give you a realistic timeline with the estimate and tell you straight away if rain or inspections move it.
Yes. Spas are one of the things we build most. A spa can be raised with a spillover into the pool, or set flush with the deck.
David Craft, the owner, designs the pools himself. He has been in the pool industry for more than 30 years.
Tell us what you are picturing. David will call you back to set up a visit, look at the yard and give you a written price before any work starts.
