Custom pool builder in Katy, 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 Katy starts with an in-home design consultation, a walk of your yard, and a written proposal based on your ideas, your preferences, and Gulf humidity, pollen, and afternoon storms.
Custom pool design and construction
Blue Science: Award Winning Katy Pool Builder
Katy is still adding sections in Cross Creek Ranch, Elyson, and the west side of Cinco Ranch, and a good share of those lots were bought with a pool in mind. Blue Science plans the pool, deck, and equipment as one project and builds it with the same team that will service it 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 Houston neighborhoods, from Southampton Place to River Oaks Estate.
Greater Houston design concept
Southampton Place
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 Houston design concept
River Oaks Estate
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 Houston design concept
Crestwood Inspiration
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 Houston design concept
Monticello Highlife
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 Houston design concept
West University Place Style
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
A Katy build is mostly about HOA design review, drainage toward the detention lakes, and building for gumbo clay and a shallow water table. We settle those on a site walk before anyone picks a tile, and we plan the pool for a yard that will have shade in ten years but none today.
A build-site day in Katy
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.
Have a backyard in mind for a new pool?
Talk Through My Pool DesignYour Greater Houston team
27 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 Houston 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 Katy pools
The Greater Houston team building Katy pools
The crew that builds in Katy works out of our Greater Houston 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.
- Call 713-804-2155
- Hours Mon-Fri 7am - 6pm · Saturday 9am - 2pm
Katy homeowners love the scientific approach we bring to building pools and spas, Gulf humidity, pollen, and afternoon storms and all. Check out our reviews here.
More pool services in Katy
Blue Science also provides weekly pool cleaning in Katy, pool remodeling in Katy, pool leak detection in Katy, and pool repair in Katy from the same Greater Houston team, and every Greater Houston city with pool design & construction is listed on the Pool Design & Construction directory for Greater Houston.
Good to know
Questions Katy 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 HoustonHow much does an inground gunite pool cost in Katy?
Pool pricing in Katy depends on many factors, and most of them come back to size and shape. The interior finish and the decking move the cost, yard access decides how the excavation runs, soil and drainage can change how the shell is built, and local permits play a part. Features add scope: a spa, lighting, a water feature, or a tanning ledge each adds to the build. The quickest way to a real number is an in-home design visit, where the price is based on your yard rather than an average. Our Katy design process starts with a walk of the yard and ends with a startup walkthrough on the equipment.
How long does it take to build a backyard pool in Katy?
Most gunite pools take weeks to build, but full timelines vary by project. Design complexity plays a role, permit approvals in Katy take time, weather can slow progress, inspections have to be scheduled at set stages, and material lead times can shift a date. Site conditions matter too: rock or groundwater under a Katy yard slows excavation. A full schedule covers design and permits, then construction, then startup, and the proposal shows it before work begins.
Can I build a pool in my yard in Katy?
Almost every Katy yard can take a pool of some size; the yard decides the shape. Before anything is drawn we check setbacks and easements, locate the utility lines, read the HOA rules, and look at slope, drainage, and equipment access. A septic system or a tight side yard changes the layout rather than the answer, and the deck is planned with the pool so there is room to live around it.
How do Texas soil and weather affect a new pool?
The tap water here is hard, so calcium climbs all year and shows up as a white scale line at the tile and a rough feel on the plaster. Add Gulf humidity, pollen, and afternoon storms, and the site matters as much as the design: the Katy site visit checks soil, drainage, and where the deck will shed water before anything is drawn, the shell is engineered for the ground it sits in, and the equipment is sized for the way the pool will run through the local season.
Seen our truck on your street?
That is because we also service Cypress, Sugar Land, Magnolia, Brookside Village, and Porter
Our Katy routes do not stop at the city limit. The same custom pool design and construction runs in each of these towns, and the schedule is built so a technician working Katy is a short drive from any of them.





