New Freeform Pool Build with Raised Spa and Boulder Waterfall in Fort Worth, TX

What we did

1. 1. Laid out and excavated the freeform shell and raised spa in native rock and clay
2. 2. Set steel, plumbed the pool, spa, and skimmer lines, and ran electric to the equipment pad
3. 3. Sprayed the gunite shell, raised spa dam wall, tanning shelf, and bench seating
4. 4. Set river boulders along the back edge of the pool with mortared joints and hidden drainage
5. 5. Clad the raised spa in stacked stone with cast concrete coping and a tiled spillway step down to the pool
6. 6. Set waterline tile in the pool and glass mosaic tile in the spa
7. 7. Formed and poured the broom-finish concrete patio with a colored border band
8. 8. Applied the interior pebble finish, filled, balanced the water, and started the equipment

Materials & systems

Project timeline

Results

• • Freeform pool and raised spa that reads as natural rock against an open field
• • Spa spillway keeps water moving and audible from the patio
• • Tanning shelf and benches give shallow seating for kids and adults
• • Wide concrete patio holds loungers, umbrellas, and dining furniture
• • Variable-speed equipment keeps operating cost low on a large water volume

“We went from an empty field to the best part of our property. The spa spilling into the pool is what sold us on the design.”