The Canyon Oak Pools Knowledge Base
Most pool company websites are built to sell you a pool. This part of ours isn't.
We've spent thirty years building custom pools in North Texas, and the questions homeowners ask us have barely changed. So we're writing the answers down properly.
How a Pool Gets Built
Building a pool in North Texas
Building a pool in Texas
Planning your pool project
Design and features
Materials and suppliers
Safety and compliance
Owning your pool
Who stands behind this
Two names attached to every answer on this page
Most of what's in this knowledge base you could eventually find somewhere online. What's harder to find is someone willing to put their name on it. If anything here turns out to be wrong, tell us and we'll correct it.
Larry Parnell
Owner · Building pools in Texas since 1995
Larry has designed and built custom gunite pools throughout Texas since 1995. He co-founded Canyon Oak Pools with his wife Susan, and he personally oversees every project the company takes on — design consultation through final startup.
Ryan Curtis
Equipment Services Manager · Nearly two decades
Ryan has spent nearly twenty years in the pool industry across construction, equipment operation, maintenance and service. His focus is the part that decides whether you enjoy a pool or fight it: how your equipment actually works, how to read your water, and what to do when a reading looks wrong.
BBB Torch Award for Ethics, 2024
Larry says it plainly: the pool industry isn't always known for ethics, and nearly everyone has a friend with a horror story about their build. Presented by BBB Serving North Central Texas, that's the award we wanted — and it's the reason these pages give you the real answer rather than the one that sells a pool.
Check our BBB profile yourself →Who You Build With Matters®
Talk to us about your backyard →Or read the fuller bios on our team page, or just call 972-561-9090.
