Custom pool builder in San Antonio, TX from Blue Science: gunite swimming pools and spas designed and built by one team from start to finish, following our pool building process from the first sketch through permitting, excavation, construction, and startup, then serviced by the same pool company. Pool construction in San Antonio starts with an in-home design consultation, a walk of your yard, and a written proposal based on your ideas, your preferences, and hard water, cedar and oak pollen, and 90-degree water.
Custom pool design and construction
We Build Custom Pools & Spas for San Antonio
A San Antonio backyard is either limestone a foot down on the north side or a century-old live oak in the middle of an Alamo Heights lot, and both decide the design before anyone picks a shape. Blue Science designs pools that work with the rock and the trees and builds them with the same team that will service the pool afterward.

Start with inspiration
Imagine Your New Pool
Explore five complete pool concepts selected for your area, a variety of different styles to browse for ideas. Each tall image shows the whole design, day and night: materials, features, and the details that make the outdoor space work as a backyard oasis. The theme names nod to Greater San Antonio neighborhoods, from Fair Oaks Ranch Style to Deerfield Style.
Greater San Antonio design concept
Fair Oaks Ranch Style
Luxury Infinity Edge Pool
Marvelous vanishing edge swimming pool with crave stone interlocking deck.
- zero edge spa
- carve stone interlocking deck
- handrail access
- infinity vanishing edge
- LED underwater lighting
- breathable outdoor living space
Greater San Antonio design concept
Deerfield Style
Custom Free Form Pool
Luxurious free form pool with tanning ledge, stone rock grotto and travertine deck.
- tanning ledge
- stone rock out cropping
- lighted grotto
- built-in slide
- travertine brick coping
- travertine interlocking deck
- sculpted umbrella holder
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Greater San Antonio design concept
Jackson Woods Estate
Geometric Pool
Custom geometric pool design with raised spa and water fountains.
- geometric shape
- double ledge entry
- custom spa water fountain
- raised spa
- sheer descent water features
- tanning ledge with water features
Greater San Antonio design concept
Edgewater Theme
Classical Infinity Edge Pool
Charming infinity edge pool with deep colored glass tile and a pebble blue finish.
- deep blue pebble finish
- infinity vanishing edge
- iridescent glass tiled pillars
- majestic fire pits
Greater San Antonio design concept
The Dominion Place
Modern Multi-Level Pool
Captivating pebble plaster multi-level pool with deep ocean blue tiled walls.
- tiled negative edge
- multi-level pool
- pebble plaster
- step stone walkway
- cantilever deck
Rock excavation is the line item that surprises Stone Oak and Dominion owners, and tree protection is the one that surprises Alamo Heights and Monte Vista owners. We scope both honestly after a site walk, because the lot decides the pool here.
A build-site day in San Antonio
One crew, one sequence
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Walk-through The superintendent checks yesterday's work against the plan before the crew starts. -
Inspection The inspector signs off the steel or the plumbing before the next phase covers it. -
Your update Photos and the next two steps arrive by email, so you always know what happens tomorrow.
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Talk Through My Pool DesignYour Greater San Antonio team
7 cities, one phone number, the same faces
The designer, the superintendent, and the technician who services the finished pool all work out of the same Greater San Antonio office.

Wondering what happens after you say yes? Every step from the first conversation to the first swim, in order.
See What to Expect, Step by StepThe team behind San Antonio pools
The Greater San Antonio team building San Antonio pools
The crew that builds in San Antonio works out of our Greater San Antonio office. Design consultations happen at your home, and the office handles the permitting, the build calendar, the project management, and the coordination of every trade involved, so expectations are clear, you know exactly what happens next, delays are explained before they happen, and one manager keeps you informed and answers concerns from the first day to the last.
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- Hours Mon-Fri 7am - 6pm · Saturday 9am - 2pm
Against hard water, cedar and oak pollen, and 90-degree water, our scientific approach to building pools and spas is what San Antonio customers love about us. Read our reviews here.
More pool services in San Antonio
Blue Science also provides weekly pool cleaning in San Antonio, pool remodeling in San Antonio, pool leak detection in San Antonio, and pool repair in San Antonio from the same Greater San Antonio team, and every Greater San Antonio city with pool design & construction is listed on the Pool Design & Construction directory for Greater San Antonio.
Good to know
Questions San Antonio Pool Owners Ask
How long does a pool build take in North Texas?
Most builds run eight to twelve weeks from permit to first swim, and the weather owns two of those. Rain stops the dig and the gunite, and a freeze week pauses plaster, so I give you a calendar with weather days already in it rather than a date to be disappointed by.
Answered by a Blue Science pool builder, Greater San AntonioHow much does an inground gunite pool cost in San Antonio?
It depends on the pool you draw and the yard it goes into. In San Antonio the largest factors are size and shape, then the interior finish and the decking around it. Where the equipment can reach the yard, what the soil and drainage look like, and what the permit requires all play a role, and spas, lighting, water features, and tanning ledges each add cost because they add work. An in-home visit is how we turn that list into one number for your property. Blue Science is licensed and insured, and every San Antonio proposal spells out what is included before we break ground.
How long does it take to build a backyard pool in San Antonio?
Weeks of construction, and a schedule that starts before the first shovel. In San Antonio the design and selections come first, then engineering and the permit, which takes time of its own. Once digging starts, weather, the inspection calendar, and material lead times set the pace, and rock or groundwater on the site can add days. Count design, permits, construction, and startup as one timeline, and expect the written schedule to say where each falls.
Can I build a pool in my yard in San Antonio?
Usually yes. The questions we answer on the San Antonio site visit are the ones that decide it: where the setbacks and easements fall, where the utility lines run, what the HOA allows, how the yard slopes and drains, whether an excavator can reach the site, and whether a septic system is in the way. Planning the deck space early keeps the pool from crowding the house or the fence.
Do I need a permit to build a pool in San Antonio?
Yes. An in-ground pool needs a building permit and inspections at set stages, and in many San Antonio neighborhoods an HOA review before that. We prepare the drawings, pull the permit, schedule the inspections, and build to the fence and barrier rules that apply, so the pool passes its final without a second visit.
Seen our truck on your street?
That is because we also service Boerne
The route that covers San Antonio runs through these towns on the same days, with the same technicians. If you split time between houses, or your parents' pool is a few exits away, one phone number covers all of them.





