Residential service
Pool Design and Planning
Pool design is the step that turns your yard, budget and wish list into a buildable plan: the pool shape and depths, deck, equipment location, safety barrier and features, drawn to pass permit review.
Custom pool designs tailored to your vision, lifestyle, and budget.
Family-owned
40+ years
Building pools since 1985
Counties served
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia
Central Florida, from Orlando
How it works
Pool Design and Planning, step by step
The order of work. Playwell gives a project-specific schedule after the site review.
- Wish list and budgetHow the pool will be used (laps, play, lounging, entertaining), who will use it, and the budget range you want to stay within.
- Site reviewLot size and slope, setbacks and easements, existing utilities, drainage, and the path equipment will take into the yard.
- Layout and depthsPool shape, steps, benches and sun shelf, depth from entry to the deepest point, and the deck around it.
- Equipment and featuresPump, filter and heater location, lighting, and any water features, each sized to the plan.
- Barrier and enclosureThe Florida-required safety feature and any screen enclosure, chosen now so they are on the permit drawings.
- Permit and HOA drawingsThe final plan set for the building department and, where required, the HOA architectural review committee.
Pool Design by area
Each area page names the building department that permits the work there.
Pool Design and Planning: common questions
What does a pool permit plan need to show?
Requirements vary by building department. Orange County, for example, asks for plans by a Florida-licensed engineer or architect showing the pool, spa and deck relative to the house, the locations of lights, drains and sun shelves, depths, and a Swimming Pool Safety Affirmation naming the barrier.
Should the safety barrier be part of the design?
Yes. Florida requires one of five safety features before a new residential pool can pass final inspection (s. 515.27, F.S.). Choosing it during design keeps it on the permit drawings instead of becoming a last-minute change.
Can the design go to my HOA before the permit?
Usually yes, and many associations require architectural approval before construction starts. Your HOA's rules decide what the package must contain and when.
What happens after the design?
Playwell sends a written quote after the site review and design. Nothing is priced before Playwell has seen the site.
Tell us about your project
Send a short project brief. Playwell reviews it, reaches out by your preferred method, and schedules a site review before any quote.