Custom Concrete Pools
Outdoor Living Design in Kelowna
Organize a pool-adjacent outdoor-living request covering circulation, patios, shade, spas, fire features, kitchens, lighting, drainage, and utilities.
What this service covers
A pool request may also involve patios, shade, seating, a spa, lighting, a fire feature, or an outdoor kitchen. Considering these elements together can reveal circulation, clearance, drainage, utility, access, and phasing questions before individual trades are engaged.
Each element can carry separate technical and approval requirements. Gas, electrical, plumbing, retaining, guarding, fire separation, grading, and drainage work must be confirmed by the selected qualified parties and the authorities that apply to the property.
Use this page to form a whole-site brief, then ask responding providers to identify their exact scope, exclusions, professional responsibilities, permit responsibilities, pricing assumptions, and proposed construction sequence.
Planning benefit: A coordinated conversation about the whole outdoor room before individual scopes are selected.
Common situations
- The pool is one part of a larger entertaining, dining, play, or lounge space
- A spa, fire feature, shade structure, or outdoor kitchen may affect the overall plan
- Existing patios, landscape, access, utilities, or drainage need to be considered
- Lighting, seating, dry circulation, privacy, and evening use belong in the brief
What to confirm with a provider
- Who is responsible for the overall site plan and each individual element
- Required design, engineering, gas, electrical, plumbing, fire, and permit input
- Drainage, utilities, clearances, access, guards, circulation, and service routes
- Material interfaces between pool coping, deck, hardscape, structures, and landscape
- Whether future phases are feasible and what must be prepared during an earlier phase
What affects scope and cost
- Scope of hardscape (stone, concrete, tile) and square footage
- Spa, fire, kitchen, and lighting packages
- Utility runs for gas, power, and water
- Whether work is phased or built in a single construction window
Questions we hear often
Can we add a spa or outdoor kitchen later?
It may be possible, but space, access, utilities, drainage, clearances, approvals, demolition, and the original construction can affect feasibility and cost. Ask qualified providers to document any future-ready work in the current scope.
Do you only design, or also build the outdoor living package?
Design, construction, coordination, and subcontracted work can be separate scopes. Ask each pool professional to identify what it designs, builds, coordinates, excludes, or subcontracts and which qualified professionals and trades are responsible.
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Official planning sources
Municipal guidance can change. Use these official City of Kelowna pages to confirm the current application process and property-specific requirements: