Astorga plans and manages the restoration and remodeling of existing pools and aging backyards across Greater Houston. Assessment first, structural honesty always, and every recommendation sequenced so early work never has to be redone for later phases.
What restoration covers
Before
After
Compare the aging pool with the completed restoration design. Use the slider to reveal more of either image; arrow keys adjust in small steps.
What changed
Old surfaces removed. New interior finish, new waterline tile, new coping. The deck was re-poured with honest slope away from the house, the equipment was modernized, and the landscaping and lighting were brought back to life. Same pool, same footprint, a backyard that finally works as one space.
Pool resurfacing, waterline tile, and coping. Deck repair or replacement. Equipment modernization and automation. Lighting. Drainage correction. Spa additions where feasible. Patio, pergola, and outdoor-kitchen renewal. Landscape and privacy restoration. The scope on any given project is what the assessment supports, not a package.
The questions we answer before recommending anything
- What’s worth keeping, and what does keeping it save?
- What must be corrected before anything cosmetic makes sense?
- Which upgrades belong together in one mobilization?
- When is renovation sensible versus replacement, honestly?
- How do soils, access, drainage, and existing utilities shape the plan?
The restoration path
Stabilize
Structural assessment, leak and plumbing correction, drainage correction, equipment modernization.
Planning range pending site review.
Renew
Interior finish, tile and coping, deck repair or replacement, with surfaces renewed together on a corrected base.
Planning range pending site review.
Reconfigure
Spa additions, patio expansion, circulation improvements, kitchen infrastructure.
Planning range pending site review.
Complete
Lighting, shade, planting, fire and entertainment features.
Planning range pending site review.
See the thinking applied end-to-end in the Aging Pool Restoration study in the Planning Studio.
Structural honesty, in writing
From bare yard to complete outdoor living
Before
After
Compare the bare yard with the completed outdoor living design. Use the slider to reveal more of either image; arrow keys adjust in small steps.
A remodel doesn’t have to stop at the waterline. Here the slab and fence stayed, and everything else was planned as one program: pool, raised spa, a water wall that gives the back fence a job, kitchen at the house wall, and a fire lounge on a paver and turf grid.
Not every pool can be modified in every way. Feasibility depends on the existing structure, soil, access, utilities, and code, which is why our restoration proposals begin with an assessment and state their assumptions in writing, like everything else we do.
Common questions
Resurface only, or full restoration?
Resurfacing renews the interior finish; a restoration looks at everything the water touches and everything that touches the water. Tile, coping, deck, equipment, drainage, lighting. If the surround and systems are sound, resurface. If surfaces are failing together, restoring them together costs less than three separate mobilizations. The assessment tells you which project you actually have.
Can an existing pool’s shape be changed?
Sometimes. Shell modifications like adding a spa, extending steps, or softening a corner are structurally involved and depend on the original construction, soil, access, and what the change does to plumbing runs. We evaluate feasibility before recommending anything; “possible” and “sensible” aren’t always the same answer.
Can a restoration be phased?
Yes, and often it should be. The honest order is to stabilize first (structure, leaks, drainage, equipment), then renew surfaces, then reconfigure and add. Phasing the other direction, cosmetics first, is how the same deck gets paid for twice.
Flexible Financing for Your Backyard Vision
Astorga Outdoor Living is working to provide financing options for qualified homeowners through independent third-party financing providers. Financing may be available for custom pools, remodeling, landscaping, patios, outdoor kitchens, and complete outdoor living projects.
Financing is provided by independent third-party lenders and is subject to credit approval, lender terms, project eligibility, and contractor approval. Astorga Outdoor Living is not a lender and does not guarantee financing, rates, terms, loan amounts, or approval.