How We Work: From Vision
to Reality, and Beyond

A custom concrete pool in Southeastern PA takes 4 to 6 months from contract signing to swim-ready, with 8 to 12 weeks of that being active on-site construction. The phases break down: 2 to 4 weeks of design and 3D rendering, 4 to 8 weeks of permitting and engineering review depending on the township, then the on-site build. Concrete needs structural cure time that vinyl liner and fiberglass pools skip. We're transparent about the schedule because surprise delays damage the relationship.

Every Blue Tree Outdoor Living project is custom, so there is no single price, but we are transparent about what drives it: pool size and shape, materials, your property's grade and access, and how much hardscape, landscape, and lighting wrap around it. Most clients invest in a complete outdoor living space, pool, patio, plantings, and lighting, as one coordinated project rather than piecing it together over years. We design to your budget: if the full vision is more than you want to spend right now, your designer will show you how to phase it. Financing is available through our lending partners, and your free on-site consultation ends with a clear, itemized proposal, so you know the real number before you commit.

Blue Tree Outdoor Living's Complete Backyard Process runs 7 stages: Consultation and Listening Session, Design and 2D Rendering, Transparent Proposal, Permitting and Engineering, Construction and Build, Walkthrough and Education, and Ongoing Care. The design phase includes a CAD plan, a 3D rendering showing the project in the context of your full property, and multiple revisions at no extra cost. Your designer leads every stage, so you don't get handed off between sales and project management.

Yes. Your designer is your point of contact from the first site visit through construction, final walkthrough, and warranty period. That's a structural choice, not a marketing line. With 13 to 14 year average employee tenure across the company, the person designing your project is likely still here when you call three years later about an addition. No handoffs between sales and project management. The designer's name goes on the project file.

Yes. Blue Tree Outdoor Living manages township permits, impervious surface calculations, engineering review, variance applications, and HOA approval submissions as part of every project. Each municipality has its own ordinances; we know how Skippack, Lower Providence, Worcester, Doylestown, West Chester, and the other townships in our seven-county area handle the process. Some townships approve in two weeks; others run six to eight. The permit window factors into the build schedule you sign.

A dedicated Blue Tree Outdoor Living project manager runs the site through every active build day. You'll see the same crew faces from start to finish because Blue Tree uses in-house crews, not subcontractors, on the core trades. Daily site updates on progress and decisions go to you. The site gets restored before walkthrough: final grading, seed, and straw on disturbed turf, complete cleanup of construction debris. Your designer stays involved through the final walkthrough.

Project start windows depend on season and project type. Custom concrete pool builds and major hardscape projects run a 6 to 12 week lead time from signed design through ground-breaking, longer during peak spring booking when our crew calendars fill. Landscape and Healthy Yards work has shorter lead times. The discovery call happens within 48 business hours of your form submission. From there your designer schedules the on-site visit.