Custom gunite pools and outdoor living, planned for Houston life. The design is finished before the digging starts, the scope is in writing, and one team answers for the project from the first site walk to the first swim.
Astorga plans and builds custom gunite pools and outdoor living spaces across Greater Houston. The design is finished before the digging starts, and every inclusion, exclusion, and change is in writing.
Most pool problems are decided before anyone digs.
So that’s where we put the discipline. Design, scope, and decisions get settled in writing before the work starts.
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Design before dirt
The pool is designed for your lot. Setbacks, trees, drainage, utilities, and the way your family actually uses the yard all shape the plan before anyone talks about breaking ground.
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A scope that says what it means
Inclusions, exclusions, and owner decisions all go in writing. If something changes, it changes in writing with a price before the work happens.
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One accountable relationship
One point of contact from the first site walk through startup and orientation. You always know who is responsible and what happens next.
Find your style
Different yards ask for different pools.
Compact lots, big lawns, family layouts, quiet luxury. Here’s a sample of the range we design and build across Greater Houston.
Geometric or freeform, tanning ledge or spa, covered kitchen or open deck. What fits depends on your lot, your drainage, and the way your family gathers. That’s a planning conversation, not a catalog pick.
As Astorga projects are completed, real photography takes over this gallery. No borrowed portfolios.
Every Astorga project starts here, with the plan, the material samples, and the lot’s realities on one table before anything is promised.
A field guide, not a brochure
Houston isn’t a brochure climate.
The conditions that surprise homeowners are the ones we plan for first, on paper, where fixes are cheap.
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Expansive soil
Gumbo clay shrinks and swells with the seasons. Structure and drainage are designed for movement from the first drawing.
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Rain & drainage
Deck slope, area drains, and swales are sized for Gulf Coast storms. Where the water goes is a design decision.
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Heat & materials
Surface temperatures, shade, and fans are selected for August afternoons, so the space gets used year-round.
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Permits & HOA
Municipal permitting and architectural review run on their own calendars, so we sequence them honestly into the plan.
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Access & utilities
Gate widths, easements, and buried lines determine equipment and cost. We measure before we promise.
Where we build
Across Greater Houston, one jurisdiction at a time.
A Katy address can mean four different permitting offices. A Memorial address can mean its own city with its own tree rules. So each area we build in has its own page, with the permit path, the soil, and the HOA process spelled out.
Kingwood and Humble and Atascocita. Houston permits in Kingwood, three jurisdictions around Humble, and wooded lots where the pines shape the plan.
Northwest
Cypress and Tomball. Mostly unincorporated Harris County. Expansive clay in Cypress, and a seasonal water table in Tomball that the dig gets planned around.
West
Katy and Fulshear. Master-planned communities with formal design review, and rolling ground in Fulshear that flat-prairie lots never see.
Each phase has a clear touchpoint and a decision point, so you always know what’s happening and what’s needed from you.
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Consultation
Site walk, goals, constraints, honest fit.
You decide: fit
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Design
Concept and layout for your lot and family.
You decide: design
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Engineering & permits
Structural plans, permits, HOA submissions.
We report weekly
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Construction
Sequenced phases, clear communication.
Walkthroughs per phase
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Startup
Water chemistry, equipment, orientation.
You decide: acceptance
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Aftercare
Documentation and support after the first swim.
One contact, still
Weather, inspections, and selections can all move a timeline. We explain what can extend a schedule before you sign, not after.
Materials desk
The details carry the project.
Coping, decking, and interior finishes drive both budget and daily feel. We walk through the workhorse materials of Houston backyards, from travertine and limestone to pavers, pebble, and plaster, with plain tradeoffs instead of showroom adjectives.
Equipment
Pentair Partner. We specify Pentair equipment, and every model is named in your written proposal.
Hector AguiarFounder
Who you’ll actually work with
A project manager who answers, from first walk to first swim.
Astorga is run by its founder, Hector Aguiar. When you call, you reach the person responsible for your project’s design, schedule, and scope, not a sales floor.
Every project runs through one accountable relationship. Thoughtful design, a written scope that says what it means, coordinated scheduling, and quality checks at every stage, from the first site walk through startup.
You get one consistent point of contact, a written scope, and direct answers. That’s in the contract, not just the copy.
Professional, reliable, and great communication throughout.
Allen A.September 2026 · Google review
Fantastic service, great work, they treated me like family the whole time!
Arian G.September 2026 · Google review
Astorga did an amazing job. Highly recommend!
Shaveli S.August 2026 · Google review
Excellent experience from start to finish.
Free planning resource
The Houston pool cost & planning guide
What drives cost, what a complete quote includes, and how to compare builder proposals line by line before you sit down with any builder. Including us.
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