How Much Time Should You Spend with a Pool Design Consultant?

Building a swimming pool is not just a purchase — it’s a transformation of your entire backyard. Yet, for many homeowners, the first meeting with a pool builder feels rushed, vague, and incomplete.

Here’s what usually happens with traditional builders:

• The consultant spends half the time taking measurements.

• They ask quick-fire questions like:

  • “Where do you want your pool?”

  • “How big do you want it?”

  • “What’s your budget?”

• Then they disappear. A week or two later, you might receive a design and a proposal — if you’re lucky.

If you want to compare multiple builders, you’re forced to repeat this half-baked process over and over, only to end up with apples-to-oranges proposals that make it nearly impossible to know which option is best.

Why Homeowners Deserve More

The consultation process shouldn’t feel rushed. It should be the most exciting part of your pool journey — where your ideas and vision start to come alive.

At Staycation Creation Pools & Outdoor Living, we believe homeowners should reserve at least two hours for a design consultation that’s done the right way:

• Face-to-Face Collaboration
  You sit down with a design consultant and actually watch your backyard design come to life in real time.

• Feedback That Matters
  Instead of trading revisions over the phone, Zoom calls, or endless texts, you can give feedback instantly as the design unfolds in front of you.

• A Complete Master Plan, Not Just a Pool Sketch
  We go beyond designing the pool itself — your consultation explores your entire backyard vision, including timelines, needs, and lifestyle preferences. As full-service outdoor living builders, we integrate pools, patios, landscaping, and features into one cohesive design. While many builders leave you with a pool, some hardscape, and a yard full of dirt, we deliver a finished plan for a backyard retreat you’ll love from day one.

• Clarity for Comparison
  Armed with a completed design, you can invite other builders to price out the exact same plan. No more apples-to-oranges — just a clear comparison based on your vision, not theirs.

The Staycation Creation Advantage

We don’t believe in wasting your time. In just one consultation, you’ll walk away with:

• A finished 3D design of your backyard, built around your lifestyle.

• Confidence that your ideas are captured perfectly.

• A clear master plan that gives you leverage and transparency when comparing bids.

Bottom line: You deserve more than a 20-minute Q&A and a sketch on a napkin. With Staycation Creation, the design process is collaborative, efficient, and focused on your dream — not our shortcuts.