Houston Pool and Spa Combos
Houston gives you eight months of pool weather, and the spa covers the other four. A raised gunite spa with a spillover edge is the upgrade we recommend before any other: it gives the pool a sculptural centerpiece, gives you a 102-degree soak on the four cold months, and gives your resale value a measurable push. Ask anyone who built a pool without one what they would change.
A built-in gunite spa beats the portable hot tub in every way that matters. It matches the pool instead of squatting beside it in a plastic cabinet, it seats people on contoured gunite benches with jets placed where backs actually are, and it shares the pool equipment pad so there is no second set of machinery to maintain. Fire up the heater from your phone on the drive home and the spa is ready when you are.
Smart plumbing keeps running costs sane: isolation valves let you heat 600 gallons of spa without touching 20,000 gallons of pool. We also build spillover edges as sheer waterfalls, raised walls with scuppers, or flush perimeter overflows, so the spa reads as designed sculpture rather than an afterthought.
Want 12-month use out of your backyard? Call (833) 435-6010 and ask about spa combos!
Adding to an existing pool? See pool remodeling. Building new? Start at custom pool design.
Common Questions
Can you add a spa to my existing pool?
Usually yes. A raised spa can be added beside most gunite pools during a remodel, tied into the existing plumbing with its own heater loop. It is our most requested renovation.
How fast does a gunite spa heat up?
With a properly sized gas heater, from Houston winter temps to 102 degrees in 30 to 45 minutes. Heat pumps are slower but cheaper to run for regular use, and many clients install both.
How many jets should a spa have?
Placement beats count. Eight well-placed jets targeting shoulders, back and calves outperform sixteen scattered ones. We plan jet layout around how many people actually soak at once.