Pools and Spas Planned for Coastal Properties and Lifestyles
A custom pool should fit your routines, your property, and coastal conditions. Complete the form to schedule a design consultation and talk through layout ideas, timing, and budget range.
Water That Fits the Way You Love to Live Outside
A great pool doesn’t just cool you off. It changes your days. It pulls everyone outside, softens the pace of weekends, and turns your home into the place where people want to be. At Element Outdoor Living, we design and build custom gunite pools, spas, and full poolscapes tailored to your routines, your gatherings, and the way your family actually uses your home.
A Pool Designed Around Your Daily Rhythm
Every home, every family, and every coastal property lives a little differently. We shape your pool to fit the way you unwind, connect, and spend time outdoors.
A Spa for Quiet Minutes You’ll Look Forward To
Picture warm water waiting after long workdays or cool coastal evenings. A spa creates a private retreat you will use far more often than you think, offering year-round comfort and a dedicated space to reset without leaving home.
A Tanning Ledge Built for Slow Mornings
A place to sip coffee with your feet in the water. A spot for toddlers to splash safely. A built-in lounge for reading in the sun. It’s a small feature that changes your whole experience.
A Gunite Pool Shaped for Your Kind of Comfort
Love to swim laps before the day starts? Prefer a quiet end-of-the-day float? Want a space that keeps kids close but gives adults room to relax? Your pool’s shape, depth, and layout are customized to how you live.
A Poolscape That Makes Every Day Feel Like a Getaway
Your pool is the centerpiece. The surrounding environment creates the mood you live in.
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Travertine, limestone, and coastal pavers selected for comfort, durability, and long, easy days outdoors. Even in Wilmington’s heat and humidity, these materials stay cool and inviting.
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Refined edges and waterline tile chosen to elevate the pool’s character and blend naturally with your home’s architecture. Small details create a polished, resort-like feel.
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Walk from the kitchen to the spa. Step from the deck to the ledge. Drift from conversation to quiet. Every transition is shaped to feel natural, intuitive, and connected.
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Simple, reliable automation that manages heating, lighting, water features, and cleaning so your pool is ready whenever you are. Luxury that feels easy from the start.
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Attractive, code-compliant fencing options that protect your family while preserving the open, uninterrupted look of your poolscape. Peace of mind without compromising style.
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Soft grasses, palms, and coastal shrubs arranged to create privacy, shade, and movement. Thoughtful planting adds comfort and a lush, settled-in feel from the first season.
“Working with element was a great experience…
all the way from design to installation. Drew our project manager answered all our questions and concerns and gave us great ideas and feedback.”
— Ken H. via Google
Why Homeowners Choose Element
Because your pool should feel personal, not predictable.
Everything for Your Poolscape in One Place
Custom pool construction, spas, decking, drainage, lighting, planting, safety fencing, and long-term care, handled by one trusted partner.
Clarity Before You Commit
You’ll see your entire space through master plans, finishes, and 3D renderings before any work begins.
Designed for the Greater Wilmington Area
Materials, drainage, and construction methods selected for sun, salt, storms, and long coastal seasons.
A Plan That Can Grow With Your Lifestyle
Whether you want a pavilion later, an outdoor kitchen next year, or expanded plantings over time, your plan supports easy phasing.
Creating your pool should feel exciting, not overwhelming.
A Process That Feels Personal From the First Conversation
01
Walk the Property
Together
We talk about how you want to use the space, where you spend your time, and what you want the pool to feel like in your daily life.
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See Your Custom
Pool Take Shape
Your designer develops a complete pool plan with layout options, finishes, materials, drainage guidance, and 3D renderings you can explore.
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Build With a
Team You Trust
From gunite work to tile, decking, lighting, planting, and final detailing, our team handles everything with steady communication and precision.
Questions Homeowners Ask Before Starting Their Poolscape
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Most gunite pools in the Greater Wilmington area take 10 to 16 weeks from excavation to final detailing. Weather, permitting, and the complexity of your poolscape can influence the exact timeline, but we keep you updated every step of the way.
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Element manages the entire project. Gunite pool construction, spas, decking, coping, waterline tile, drainage, lighting, planting, automation, and safety fencing are all coordinated under one team. You never have to juggle trades.
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Yes. Your poolscape design includes pool layout, surrounding hardscape, planting, lighting, and the transitions between each space. Many clients pair their pool with pavilions, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, or expanded gathering areas.
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For coastal comfort, we guide you toward travertine, limestone, bluestone, and high-performance pavers. These materials stay cooler in the sun, handle salt and humidity well, and offer a refined finish.
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Yes. All custom poolscape designs include 3D visuals so you can clearly see the pool shape, depth transitions, tanning ledge, decking, planting, and material choices before construction begins.
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Yes. We prepare your design documents and assist through the HOA process. For municipal permitting, we coordinate all requirements so the project moves forward smoothly.
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Absolutely. Many clients begin with the pool, decking, and essential plantings, then add shade structures, outdoor kitchens, or expanded seating areas over time. Your master plan makes phasing easy and intentional.
Start Living Outdoors the Way You’ve Always Wanted
Ready to explore a custom pool designed for coastal living? Fill out the form below and we’ll reach out to schedule your consultation.