Pool Renovation, Designed Beyond the Waterline.
We redesign the space around your existing pool: terraces, coping surrounds, walls, shade, lighting and planting, planned as one environment.
- The pool surround, terrace and landscape planned together
- Coordinated with your pool company's schedule and scope
- One point of contact from design through construction.
What We Renew
Pool Surround and Terrace
Flagstone and stone terraces, coping and spa surrounds planned around the pool that is already there.
Walls, Steps and Grade Changes
Retaining walls, steps and grade changes that set the elevations around the pool.
Shade Structures and Pavilions
Pergolas and pavilions for shade and seating beside the water.
Outdoor Kitchens and Bars
Grill islands, bars and seating worked into the renewed terrace.
Fire and Water Features
Waterfalls, spas and fire features planned as part of the pool environment.
Lighting, Planting and Drainage
Planting, landscape lighting and drainage that finish the space around the pool.
Working With Your Pool Company
When your pool company is handling the pool work, the surround, elevations and sequencing are coordinated with your pool company so the finished space reads as one design. The terrace, coping, walls, shade, lighting and planting are planned together around the pool that is already there.
Selected Pool Surrounds
Tell us about the space around your pool.
A consultation can be on-site or virtual.
Request a ConsultationPlanned as One Environment
One environment
The terrace, walls, shade, lighting and planting are designed together around the existing pool.
Materials at the water’s edge
Paver, porcelain, bluestone and natural stone, with drainage and circulation planned into the surround.
Design before construction
A plan and 3D renderings come first. The design phase alone takes 4 to 8 weeks.
A single point of contact
One project manager follows the surround and landscape from design through construction.
From the Existing Pool Outward
Consultation and site review
We meet on-site or virtually to review the existing pool, the property and how you use the space.
Design with 3D renderings
The design includes a plan and 3D renderings for the surround, structures, lighting and planting. Design alone takes 4 to 8 weeks.
Construction coordinated with the pool work
The surround and landscape are built in step with your pool company’s work, so elevations and sequencing stay aligned.
Pool Renovation FAQs
What does a pool renovation with Nature’s Apprentice include?+
It covers the space around an existing pool: the surround and terrace, walls and steps, shade structures, outdoor kitchens, fire and water features, lighting, planting and drainage. The pool itself stays with your pool company.
Do you work with my pool company?+
Yes. When your pool company is handling the pool work, the surround, elevations and sequencing are coordinated with your pool company so the finished space reads as one design.
Can the surround be redone while the pool work is underway?+
It can. The surround is coordinated with your pool company’s schedule and scope, so the terrace work and the pool work can proceed together.
What materials do you use around pools?+
Surrounds and terraces use paver, porcelain, bluestone and natural stone, planned with the drainage and circulation of the space.
How long does design take?+
The design phase alone takes 4 to 8 weeks. That includes the plan and 3D renderings. A full project timeline depends on scope and is reviewed at the consultation.
How do we start?+
Request a complimentary design consultation. We meet on-site or virtually to review the existing pool, the property and the outdoor environment you want.
Request a Design Consultation
Tell us about the existing pool and the terrace, planting or structures you want to renew. A member of our team will follow up to arrange a consultation.
Reimagine the space around your pool.
Request a complimentary design consultation.