Pool & Patio Design

The complete outdoor room — designed as one integrated environment.

Water is only the beginning. The deck, the dining space, the shade structure, and the ambient lighting are what make a pool environment feel like a resort rather than a contractor project. We design the pool and its surroundings together, as one outdoor room, so proportions, materials, and sightlines all align with your home.

Materials that suit the Main Line. Travertine and Pennsylvania bluestone are the dominant coping and deck materials in this market because they complement the stone-and-brick character of the area's homes and handle our freeze-thaw winters. We also work in large-format porcelain pavers and architectural concrete where the design calls for it.

The full outdoor room. Pergolas and louvered shade structures, outdoor kitchens and bars, fire pits and fireplaces, and integrated low-voltage lighting extend the season and the hours you'll actually use the space. Each element is specified as part of the whole, not added piecemeal later.

Designed before it's built. Our design team plans the patio, drainage, and grade alongside the pool so water sheds correctly, the deck stays comfortable underfoot, and the finished environment flows naturally from the back door to the water's edge.

Why JHL for This Project

  • Travertine, bluestone, and porcelain deck options
  • Integrated outdoor kitchen and bar design
  • Pergola and shade structure planning
  • Full lighting design and specification

Custom Pool Design Studio — Not a General Contractor

JHL Pools is a custom gunite pool design studio — not a general pool contractor. We design and build exclusively pools, spas, and outdoor environments. Every project is managed by our in-house team from initial consultation through final pool startup. No subcontracted crews for the important work.

PA HIC License

#PA035784

BBB Rating

A+

Hayward

Authorized Dealer

Imagine Pools

Warranty Partner

Our Process

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Design Consultation

02

Site Assessment

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Custom Plans

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Build

05

Transform

Investment

Patio design packages from $30,000

Every project is uniquely scoped. Request a consultation for a personalized estimate.

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Our Office

Newtown Square

(610) 956-7476

Serving Chester County & the Main Line

One team, designing and building custom pools across Chester County, Delaware County, and the Main Line.

Newtown Square

12 Smedley Ln, Newtown Square, PA 19073

(610) 956-7476

Our Work

See Our Custom Pool Work

Real inground gunite pools, patios, and backyard environments built by JHL Pools across Chester County and the Main Line.

Custom freeform gunite inground pool with a tan paver patio and stone steps behind a home with a screened porch, built by JHL Pools in Newtown Square, PA.
Custom freeform gunite inground pool with a tan paver patio and stone steps behind a home with a screened porch, built by JHL Pools in Newtown Square, PA.
Backyard of a white Main Line Colonial home with stone-walled patio, bluestone hardscape, perennial gardens and an inground pool by JHL Pools in Chester County, PA.
Backyard of a white Main Line Colonial home with stone-walled patio, bluestone hardscape, perennial gardens and an inground pool by JHL Pools in Chester County, PA.
L-shaped inground gunite pool with attached spa, white pergola and matching pool house built by JHL Pools near West Chester, PA.
L-shaped inground gunite pool with attached spa, white pergola and matching pool house built by JHL Pools near West Chester, PA.
Paver patio with a circular stone fire-pit seating area overlooking an inground pool and lawn, a backyard resort project by JHL Pools in Chester County, PA.
Paver patio with a circular stone fire-pit seating area overlooking an inground pool and lawn, a backyard resort project by JHL Pools in Chester County, PA.
Newly finished gunite inground pool with a natural stone raised water feature and spring blossoms, built by JHL Pools in the Main Line area of PA.
Newly finished gunite inground pool with a natural stone raised water feature and spring blossoms, built by JHL Pools in the Main Line area of PA.
Inground gunite pool with a brick-coped spa, white pergola and pool house framed by mature trees, built by JHL Pools near West Chester, PA.
Inground gunite pool with a brick-coped spa, white pergola and pool house framed by mature trees, built by JHL Pools near West Chester, PA.
Inground pool bordered by colorful perennial plantings, red umbrellas and tall trees, a pool-and-landscape package by JHL Pools in southeastern PA.
Inground pool bordered by colorful perennial plantings, red umbrellas and tall trees, a pool-and-landscape package by JHL Pools in southeastern PA.
Vibrant marigolds and mixed flowers in a poolside garden bed beside the clear blue water of an inground pool, a JHL Pools landscape design in Chester County, PA.
Vibrant marigolds and mixed flowers in a poolside garden bed beside the clear blue water of an inground pool, a JHL Pools landscape design in Chester County, PA.
Lush perennial flower border with marigolds and salvia along the edge of an inground pool, a pool-and-landscape project by JHL Pools in PA.
Lush perennial flower border with marigolds and salvia along the edge of an inground pool, a pool-and-landscape project by JHL Pools in PA.
Inground pool surrounded by colorful flower beds, ornamental grasses and a red umbrella — a complete pool-and-landscape package by JHL Pools in the Main Line area of PA.
Inground pool surrounded by colorful flower beds, ornamental grasses and a red umbrella — a complete pool-and-landscape package by JHL Pools in the Main Line area of PA.