Isn't Sienna Plantation in the jurisdiction of Missouri City? If so, their permitting and inspections process is very long and somewhat arbitrary in nature. I just finished building one in Missouri City and it was problematic with the city at every step. They would make up requirements that were not published anywhere. I have built pools in a lot of places and never had so many silly requirements. They are nice folks at the city, but I doubt I would ever build there again. One thing these cities forget in their attempt to govern construction in their city is that it costs you the homeowner a lot more money to get a pool there than elsewhere. Pearland is fine...they have permitting and inspections but they publish their requirements and the inspectors do not stray from them. Anyway, if Sienna Plantation is in Missouri City, permits and inspections should have been obtained by your PB.

I am considering doing my own pool as well. I found Pool Warehouse, they build and send the walls and all items needed for quite a reasonable price. They have kits to pick from but also do custom. of course the one I have in mind needs to be custom and I am in the process of getting a quote. Here is their website so you can take a look. https://www.poolwarehouse.com/small pools/ Also click on the dig sheets for layouts. I will be interested to see how much the one I want is going to cost compared to the standard kits already in production I have attached a photo of the pool I am interested in installing, no shallow end, steps right into deep water.

Couple of easy steps 1) Open a free account on photobucket.com (there are other sites that allow picture storage but this one works great) 2) upload pictures to the site 3) copy the HTML Code (everything in the box) Should start with "less than symbol ()" 4) paste into message 5) done, that easy Here is a link that might be useful: Photobucket

Michelle, I conduct business as Atlantis Pools & Spas. We're based in Montgomery County north of Houston. My biggest market is The Woodlands and the Lake Conroe area. We travel somewhat around town but only to the west and southwest. You have some AWESOME builders to work with during the design stage. Quite honestly, if I was to live in your area I'd simply call Brad at Backyard Amenities, show him pic's of the look I wanted, and sign with him. You should find that once the pricing and designs come in he'll be in the middle of the pricing and probably have a referral list with at least 5 times more names of previous customers. He enjoys the same lion's share of the market down there as I do up here. But, I should be considered a very biased referral. I'm certain any one of these 5 men will build you a quality pool that you'll be proud of for many years to come and you'll be equally excited to tell your friends and neighbors just how easy the process really was. This business involves no "Rocket Science" all we need is decent weather and a good grip on the look that our buyers want to achieve. See ya, Kelly