Custom Inground Pool
Construction in
Southeastern Pennsylvania

Blue Tree designs and builds custom concrete inground pools (gunite and shotcrete) as part of a complete backyard transformation. One designer plans the pool and the yard around it, engineered as one project and built by one team.
43 years
in business since 1983
15 years
building pools
Lifetime
structural warranty
7 counties
across Southeastern PA

What Sets Blue Tree's Pool Construction Apart

Blue Tree builds the other way: a degreed designer plans your pool, patio, landscape, lighting, and drainage as one project, then manages it from the first consultation through the final walkthrough.
  • Serving seven counties since 1983 (Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia)
  • 15-year pool construction track record (since 2011)
  • Jandy equipment standard on every build
  • Lifetime structural warranty on every pool shell
Written by Jeff Mattiola, Blue Tree's founder and pool construction lead, and reviewed by sales manager Jérôme Besnard.

Established
Lifetime
Structural Warranty
70 to 90
Employees

Our Pool Construction Process

From the first site visit to the day the pool fills, one Blue Tree designer manages your project. Here is how a custom concrete pool comes together, step by step.
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Step 1: Free On-Site Consultation (Timeline: 1 visit, ~90 minutes)

A Blue Tree designer, not a salesperson, walks your property and evaluates slope, soil, drainage, sun exposure, and equipment access. Then the conversation turns to your family: how you want to swim, entertain, and live around the pool, and what budget you are working with. The consultation is free, and nobody pressures you for a same-day decision.
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Step 2: Custom Design & 3D Renderings (Timeline: 2 to 4 weeks)

Your designer creates a plan for the pool and the space around it: hardscape, landscape, lighting, drainage, and fencing. You review 3D renderings of the complete backyard, with your house and property in frame, and refine the shape, depth, and features on screen. Revisions happen now, before excavation begins, while changes are still easy to make.
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Step 3: Permitting & Engineering (Timeline: 2 to 8 weeks, varies by township)

Blue Tree handles township building permits, electrical permits, impervious surface calculations, and engineering review in-house. Requirements vary by municipality across Southeastern PA, and some townships take longer than others. Your designer files the applications, coordinates with township officials, and confirms the specific requirements for your property during site evaluation, so construction starts with every approval in place.
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Step 4: Excavation & Concrete Construction (Timeline: 5 to 8 weeks)

Crews excavate, set steel reinforcement, and rough in plumbing and electrical before the concrete shell goes on, gunite or shotcrete depending on the project. Tile, coping, and plaster finish the interior, and Jandy equipment (pumps, heaters, filtration, and automation) is installed and commissioned. Your designer stays involved and communicates progress through every stage of the build.
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Step 5: Restoration, Start-Up & Warranty (Timeline: 3 to 5 weeks)

The same team restores the site: final grading, drainage, planting, and any surrounding hardscape, with no second contractor to schedule. After the fill, Blue Tree balances the water chemistry, starts up the equipment, and walks you through operation and care. You leave the walkthrough with warranty terms in writing, including the lifetime structural warranty on the shell.

Inground Pool Styles for Every Property

Blue Tree builds inground pools in both concrete (gunite and shotcrete) and fiberglass. Concrete construction lets the shape, depth, and features of your pool follow your property and the way your family will use it. The styles below are all concrete builds. If you are weighing construction materials first, see our Fiberglass Pool Construction page.
A modern backyard features a rectangular pool with clear water, surrounded by stone tiles, lounge chairs, and lush green landscaping. Trees and sunlight create a serene, inviting outdoor atmosphere.

Geometric Pools

Clean rectangles and crisp lines that suit formal landscapes and modern architecture. A strong fit when the pool anchors a larger patio design.
A luxurious backyard pool with a connected hot tub, waterfall feature, lounge chairs under an umbrella, and lush landscaping surrounded by trees and greenery.

Freeform Pools

Curved, organic shapes that follow the contours of your yard, often paired with boulder waterfalls, natural stone coping, and lush planting.
Long rectangular lap pool with clean coping and clear blue water in a Southeastern Pennsylvania backyard

Lap Pools

Long, narrow designs built for daily exercise. A practical choice for side yards and for swimmers who want fitness steps from the back door.
Small inground pool with stone retaining wall built by Blue Tree

Plunge Pools

Compact concrete pools sized for smaller properties. Cool off, relax, and entertain without giving up the rest of the yard.
A luxurious backyard pool with a connected hot tub, surrounded by stone tiles and landscaping, sits near a house at sunset with lush trees in the background.

Integrated Spas

Concrete spas built into the pool design, including raised and spillover configurations, heated for evenings and shoulder seasons.
Luxurious backyard pool at sunset with cascading waterfalls, glowing landscape lights, lounge chairs on a stone deck, and lush trees surrounding the area for a serene and inviting atmosphere.

Water Features & Pool Lighting

Waterfalls, sheer descents, bubblers, and LED pool lighting, all planned into the shell and the design from the start.

Designed for Southeastern
Pennsylvania's Soil and Seasons

Building an inground pool in Southeastern Pennsylvania requires engineering for local conditions from day one:
  • Dozens of freeze-thaw cycles every winter demand shells engineered for movement and moisture
  • Clay-heavy soils hold water, making drainage a design requirement, not an afterthought
  • Rock sits close to the surface on many properties, affecting excavation and engineering
  • Township impervious surface rules can limit pool size and decking area
Blue Tree has worked these conditions across all seven counties since 1983 and handles permitting in-house. Every pool shell carries a lifetime structural warranty.
Plunge pool construction by Blue Tree Outdoor Living in Southeastern PA

Complete Your Pool with the Rest of the Backyard

Patios and Pool Decks: Paver patios, natural stone surrounds, sitting walls, and outdoor kitchens designed alongside the pool so materials, grading, and drainage work as one plan.

Landscape Around the Pool: Planting designed for reflected heat and splash, with screening for privacy and four seasons of interest.

LED Landscape Lighting: Path, patio, and accent lighting that keeps the pool area usable and safe after dark.

Pool Service and Seasonal Care: Ongoing pool service through Premier Outdoor Services, handled by the same company that built the pool.

A modern backyard patio with a fire pit, outdoor dining table, blue cushioned seating, and landscaped garden beds next to a gray house at dusk.

Curated Transformations

Browse recent projects from across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties.

Everything Your Outdoor
Space Needs. One Team.

From the pool to the patio to the plants that frame it all. We handle the full picture so nothing falls through the cracks.
A luxurious backyard pool features stone walls with multiple cascading waterfalls, built-in lights, fire bowls, and surrounding lush greenery and flowers, creating an elegant and relaxing outdoor space.

Custom Pools & Water Features

Resort-style pools, spas, waterfalls, and grottos, designed for your property, not from a catalog
Stone outdoor kitchen with built-in grill built by Blue Tree

Patios, Walls & Outdoor Kitchens

Structures built to last generations by craftsmen who take pride in the details
A well-maintained front yard features neatly trimmed grass, vibrant flower beds, shrubs, and small trees in front of a stone house, all bathed in warm sunlight.

Landscape Design & Planting

Native plants, seasonal color, and designs that thrive in Southeastern PA's climate
A green fertilizer spreader sits on a neatly mowed lawn in front of a suburban house, surrounded by well-kept bushes and colorful flowers on a sunny day.

Lawn Programs

Science-backed fertilization, weed control, and aeration for the lawn your neighbors will notice
A luxurious backyard at dusk features a glowing swimming pool, landscaped gardens, and warm path lighting, with a large house and outdoor seating area illuminated in the background, surrounded by tall trees.

Landscape Lighting

Professionally designed LED systems that add safety, security, and ambiance after dark
A large, well-manicured green lawn in front of a stone house with landscaped flower beds, bushes, and small trees, surrounded by tall trees with autumn foliage.

Year-Round Care

Seasonal cleanups, pool service, and ongoing care that keeps everything looking its best

Common Questions

Custom concrete inground pools from Blue Tree range from $75,000 to $200,000 or more for the pool alone (as of 2026). Complete backyard projects that add the patio, landscape, and lighting often run $150,000 to $400,000 or more. Pool size, finishes, water features, equipment selections, site conditions, and township requirements drive the number. Every project starts with a free consultation and an itemized proposal, so you see where every dollar goes before you sign.

Permitting alone runs 8 to 16 weeks in some townships, and active construction takes another 8 to 16 weeks once ground breaks. Weather, site conditions, and the scope of surrounding landscape and hardscape work all affect the schedule. Families who start the design process in fall or winter are positioned to swim the following summer. Your designer manages the timeline and communicates progress at every stage.

Both are methods of applying concrete to form a pool shell. Gunite starts as a dry mix that picks up water at the spray nozzle; shotcrete arrives at the site pre-mixed and wet. Both produce a dense, steel-reinforced shell that can take any shape and stand up to Southeastern Pennsylvania winters. Blue Tree builds with both methods depending on the project, and every shell carries a lifetime structural warranty.

Yes. Municipalities across our service area require building permits for inground pool construction, and most require electrical permits as well. Many townships also enforce impervious surface limits that affect pool size and decking area. Township permits, impervious surface calculations, and engineering review vary by municipality, and specific requirements are confirmed during site evaluation. Blue Tree handles permitting in-house, from filing the applications to coordinating township inspections.

Concrete construction allows nearly any shape. Blue Tree designs geometric pools with clean architectural lines, freeform pools that curve with the property, lap pools for daily swimmers, and compact plunge pools for smaller yards. Integrated spas, benches, and custom steps form into the shell during design. Because every pool is shaped on site, the design follows your property instead of a preset template.

The pool shell carries a lifetime structural warranty. Jandy equipment carries a three-year workmanship warranty, plumbing and electrical two years, tile and coping two years, and Quality Finish plaster a 10-year limited warranty. Blue Tree publishes its warranty terms upfront, before you sign, because the coverage is part of what you are buying. Your designer reviews the full coverage with you at the final walkthrough.

Ready to Start?

Whether you're dreaming of a resort-style pool, a patio built for gathering, or a landscape that finally feels like you, let's talk.
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