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A finished Freedom Pools and Spas custom pool in Sarasota, FL — resort-style backyard at golden hour.
Sarasota · Bradenton · Lakewood Ranch · Siesta Key · Venice

Sarasota's custom pool & spa builders.

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Certified FL Pool & Spa Contractor Sarasota & Manatee County BBB A+ Rated · Est. 2020 Licensed, Bonded & Insured
Freedom Pools and Spas team on-site at a custom pool build in Sarasota, FL.
The Studio · Plate 01

Owner-operated. One backyard at a time.

Freedom Pools and Spas is not a franchise or a high-volume shop. The owners are on-site for every build — from first consultation through fill day. That's a rare thing in the Sarasota pool market.

Founded in 2020, we've built a reputation in Sarasota and Manatee County on a simple model: always answer the phone, always show up when we say we will, and deliver the pool exactly as quoted. Every build starts with a 3D render — so you see it before a shovel touches your yard.

"We always answer the phone. We always show up. We can get started right away." Freedom Pools and Spas

Recent Builds · 01–09

Sarasota backyards, finished.

Each project sketched in person, rendered in 3D, and built by owners on-site from dig day through fill day. Tap any build to see the materials, the spec, and the client's own words.

What We Build · 01–06

Six pool vocabularies.

We don't have a house style we push on every client. We read the property, the lot, and how your family actually lives — then we build the pool that fits.

01

Modern

Rectilinear geometry, dark plaster, brushed metal, infinity edges. Florida minimalism at its sharpest.

02

Mediterranean

Travertine coping, terracotta accents, courtyard scale. The Sarasota good life, built in concrete.

03

Resort-Style

Grottos, swim-up bars, cascading water features. For the homeowner who entertains at scale.

04

Lap Pools

Long, clean swim lanes with built-in tanning shelves. For the daily-swimmer household.

05

Spa-Only

Custom gunite spas for the homeowner who wants the daily ritual without the full pool footprint.

06

Pool Remodels

Resurface, retile, replumb, convert to salt — we restore existing pools to a better-than-new standard.

The Build · 7 Steps · 8–16 Weeks

From sketch to first swim.

No surprises. No mystery subcontractors. The owners who quoted your pool are the same people who hand you the keys to it.

01
Design Consultation
Week 1
On-site visit. We walk your property, listen to how you'll actually use the pool, and sketch a layout that fits the Sarasota lot and your lifestyle.
Site notes · Rough sketch · Ballpark budget
02
3D Render & Plan
Weeks 2–3
Full 3D rendering with daytime and evening lighting passes. You see the pool exactly as it will sit — before a single shovel touches your yard.
3D render · Construction drawings · Fixed bid
03
Permitting
Weeks 3–4
We handle all Sarasota County and city permitting in-house. You don't chase paper — we do it, and we keep you posted every step of the way.
Permit approved · Inspection schedule set
04
Excavation
Week 5
Dig day. We core the basin to engineered depths — and flag any Florida soil or rock conditions before they become surprises on your bill.
Excavated basin · Site cleanup · Soil report
05
Steel & Plumbing
Weeks 6–7
Rebar cage tied to engineered drawings. Suction, return, drain, light niches, and any gas runs roughed in. County inspection passed.
Steel inspection · Pressure test · Electrical rough-in
06
Gunite, Tile & Decking
Weeks 8–13
Gunite shell formed and cured. Waterline tile, travertine or pavers, and coping installed. The pool starts looking like the render.
Cured shell · Tile + coping set · Deck laid
07
Plaster, Fill & Handoff
Weeks 14–16
PebbleTec plaster applied. Water on. Automation programmed. We walk you through every system — and we're available after fill day, not just before it.
Pool filled · Automation programmed · Owner walkthrough
Features We Install

The details that make a pool feel custom.

Every feature below is built into the pool from day one — engineered into the plumbing, the gunite, and the deck. None of it is bolt-on.

01

Pool Heating

Gas, heat pump, or solar. Year-round swimming in Sarasota's mild winters.

02

Saltwater Systems

Gentler on skin, lower maintenance, and cleaner long-term water chemistry.

03

Pool Automation

Jandy, Pentair, or Hayward — control your entire pool from your phone.

04

Waterfalls & Water Features

Stone-face spillovers, sheet falls, bubblers, and grotto cascades.

05

Fire Bowls

Gas-fed fire bowls on raised plinths. The signature Gulf Coast evening detail.

06

Tanning Ledges

Shallow 9–12″ shelves — for Sarasota's 300+ sunny days per year.

07

Spa Overflow

Raised in-ground spas with cascading sheet spillover into the main basin.

08

PebbleTec Finishes

Pebble Tec, Pebble Sheen, and Pebble Fina — premium quartz aggregates built to last Florida's chemistry.

Outdoor Living · Add-Ons

The pool is the beginning of the backyard.

Screen enclosures, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, fire pits — we design and build the entire backyard as a single project, with a single crew, on a single timeline.

Pool screen enclosure and outdoor living area in Sarasota, FL
01 · Screen Enclosures

Florida screen enclosures, sized to the deck.

Pool screen enclosures are a Florida essential — they keep the pool clean, reduce chemical use, extend your swim season, and keep the bugs out. We design and build the enclosure as part of the original pool plan — never as an afterthought.

Outdoor Kitchens · Stainless + Stone
02 · Outdoor Kitchens

BBQ islands, prep sinks, refrigeration.

Full outdoor kitchens with stainless grills, prep sinks, refrigeration, and side burners — built into the same hardscape as the pool, in the same stone, with the same finishes.

Fire Bowls · Gas-Fed
03 · Fire Features

Fire bowls, fire pits, and LED lighting packages.

Gas-fed fire bowls on raised plinths, integrated fire pit seating walls, and complete LED lighting packages for the pool and surrounding hardscape. The Sarasota evening, elevated.

Pool Decks · Travertine + Pavers
04 · Pool Decks & Hardscape

Travertine, brick pavers, and cool-deck finishes.

The deck makes the pool. Travertine for cool-underfoot Florida summers, brick pavers for the Mediterranean builds, or brushed concrete for the modern projects — each spec'd to stay comfortable in Sarasota heat.

Freedom Pools and Spas owner on-site at a custom pool build in Sarasota, FL
Our Story · Plate 09

Owner-operated. Every build.

Freedom Pools and Spas was founded in Sarasota in 2020 on a simple premise: the pool industry has too many salespeople and not enough builders who show up. We fixed that by making the owners the builders.

What you get is not a rep handing you off to a crew you've never met. You get the owners on your property, on your timeline, on every problem the build throws at us — from first consultation through the owner walkthrough on fill day.

  • 01Trust & IntegrityWe always answer the phone. We always show up when we say we will.
  • 02Personalized ServiceOwners on-site for every build — not a crew you've never met.
  • 03BBB A+ RatedConsistently rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau since opening.
  • 04Licensed & InsuredFlorida Certified Pool/Spa Contractor · License #CPC1459650.
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What Owners Say

Sarasota homeowners who built with us.

Reviews from Freedom Pools homeowners across Sarasota and Manatee County — on Google and the BBB.

BBB Rating
A+
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BBB · Google · Facebook
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Customer experience was great from start to finish — the 3D render was spot-on and the finished pool landed exactly on the budget and timeline they quoted."
Sarasota Homeowner · Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"They always answered the phone. They always showed up when they said they would. No chasing, no surprises — just the build, done right."
Bradenton Homeowner · Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"They were fast, professional, and incredibly communicative. The pool came out AMAZING and we get compliments from every single guest."
Lakewood Ranch Homeowner · Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"We interviewed 4 pool builders before choosing Freedom Pools. They were the most responsive by far — quick answers, a clean fixed bid, and a realistic read on what our lot could actually do."
Longboat Key Homeowner · Google
Financing

Three ways to fund the build.

Most Sarasota pools land between $60K and $150K. We work with specialist pool lenders and your home equity bank — pick whichever fits the build.

01 · Preferred Lender

Lyon Financial

Specialized swimming pool financing — fixed rates, terms up to 25 years, no home equity required. Our preferred lending partner.

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02 · Specialty Lender

Viking Capital

Unsecured pool loans up to $200K with rapid approval and flexible terms tailored for new builds and remodels.

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03 · Home Equity

HELOC or Cash-Out Refi

If you prefer your existing bank, we'll work with their appraisal and draw schedule on your home equity line or cash-out refinance.

Discuss at consult →

Rates and terms change — confirm current offers with your loan officer at consultation · Lyon Financial has served pool buyers for 40+ years

Schedule · Plate 12

Book a design consultation.

We come to you. Site visit is about 90 minutes — we walk the property, you tell us how you actually want to use the backyard, we sketch the first layout on the spot. No fee, no pressure, no sales script.

From there we'll produce a full 3D render and a fixed bid. If it's a fit, we set a dig date. If it isn't, you keep the render.

Call or text (941) 961-5812 Mon – Sat · By appointment
Service Area Sarasota & Manatee County Bradenton · Lakewood Ranch · Siesta Key
Longboat Key · Venice · North Port

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