Pool and Outdoor Living Partner for Custom Home Builders
Deliver a fully integrated backyard experience without managing a pool contractor, holding funds, or taking on unnecessary risk.
- Integrated pool and outdoor living design during home planning
- Homeowner pays directly, no builder financial risk
- We manage the entire pool construction process
- Built specifically for custom home projects
Why Pools Create Problems for Custom Builders
Financial Risk
Builders are forced to collect and manage large pool budgets, creating unnecessary liability. If a pool subcontractor fails, the builder is left holding the bag.
Project Disruption
Pool contractors often operate outside the home build schedule, causing delays, site conflicts, and coordination headaches that fall on the builder to resolve.
Poor Design Integration
Pools are designed too late in the process, causing elevation, drainage, and layout issues that require costly rework during construction.
Client Confusion
Homeowners don't know who is responsible, the builder or the pool company. This creates friction, finger-pointing, and a worse client experience.
A Better Way to Deliver Pools with Custom Homes
Our cost-plus construction management model is designed to protect both the builder and the homeowner.
Integrated Design
We design the pool and outdoor space alongside the home plans, coordinating with the architect and engineer from day one to prevent costly conflicts.
Direct-to-Owner Payments
The homeowner pays for the pool project directly. No markup confusion, full cost transparency, and the builder never holds pool funds. This eliminates financial liability entirely.
Construction Management
We manage all pool construction, vendors, and scheduling. The builder is not responsible for coordinating subcontractors, inspections, or material deliveries.
Builder Coordination
We coordinate directly with the builder to align pool construction with the home build timeline, ensuring site access, utility placement, and grading are handled properly.
Learn more about how cost-plus pool construction works
Built for Custom Home Builders, Not Production Builders
- No need to finance or carry pool costs
- No billing disputes with homeowners
- No managing pool subcontractors
- Better project coordination
- Higher-end finished product
- Cleaner client experience
This model works best when: the builder sells the lot to the homeowner, and the homeowner funds the pool separately from the construction loan.
Who This Partnership Is For
- Custom home builders (not tract or production builders)
- Builders working directly with homeowners
- Projects where the homeowner funds the pool separately
- Builders who want a trusted backyard partner, not another subcontractor to manage
This Is Not the Right Fit If
- You require full control over pool payments
- You operate on strict payment terms with subcontractors
- You do not allow homeowners to pay vendors directly
- You want to manage the pool construction internally
Builder-Controlled Payment Option
Optional, for builders who prefer to manage payments directly
- Builder pays weekly for completed work
- Payments are based on verified progress
- Additional management fee applies
This option is designed for builders who want more control, but it introduces additional administrative overhead and risk, which is why most partners prefer the direct-to-owner model.
A Better Experience for Everyone
For Builders
- No financial risk
- No pool management headaches
- Stronger client relationships
For Homeowners
- Full cost transparency
- Better design integration
- Higher quality outcome
For the Project
- Cleaner scheduling
- Fewer conflicts
- Fully coordinated design
About The Backyard Company
The Backyard Company specializes in pool design, outdoor living design, and pool construction management. We work alongside custom home builders to deliver fully integrated backyard projects without the typical challenges of pool construction.