Business Details
We are JPools, a Maryland-based firm specializing in custom in-ground pool and outdoor living space design tailored to each clients unique property and lifestyle. Our design process begins with a comprehensive property assessment to map setbacks, utilities, slopes, and drainage to identify the optimal pool and patio location for every lot. We account for critical site factors including sun paths, sight lines from key home entry points like kitchens and porches, and how residents and guests move through the yard. Our team designs custom pools in a range of shapes including classic rectangles, freeform curves, geometric L plans, and compact plunge styles to suit spaces of all sizes. We offer a curated selection of pool finishes including quartz, pebble, tile, and exposed aggregate to align with each clients aesthetic preferences and budget. Beyond pools, we design complementary outdoor spaces including patios in pavers, porcelain, or natural stone, along with decks, seating walls, and wide safe transitions.
Our landscaping services focus on low-maintenance plant palettes that provide privacy screening, soften hardscaped edges, and integrate irrigation and drainage planning from the earliest design stages. We also design custom water and fire features including bubblers, sheers, fire bowls, linear fire ribbons, and stone fireplaces to extend the usability of outdoor spaces year-round. Our multi-layer lighting designs combine path lights, step lights, and underwater LEDs to ensure safe evening use while maintaining a calm, inviting backyard atmosphere. We follow a structured, transparent design process that progresses from initial site review and concept planning to material refinement, permitting support, and clear build timeline communication. Every design we create prioritizes functional, beautiful outdoor rooms that support daily living, entertainment, and relaxation for our clients and their families.
Our landscaping services focus on low-maintenance plant palettes that provide privacy screening, soften hardscaped edges, and integrate irrigation and drainage planning from the earliest design stages. We also design custom water and fire features including bubblers, sheers, fire bowls, linear fire ribbons, and stone fireplaces to extend the usability of outdoor spaces year-round. Our multi-layer lighting designs combine path lights, step lights, and underwater LEDs to ensure safe evening use while maintaining a calm, inviting backyard atmosphere. We follow a structured, transparent design process that progresses from initial site review and concept planning to material refinement, permitting support, and clear build timeline communication. Every design we create prioritizes functional, beautiful outdoor rooms that support daily living, entertainment, and relaxation for our clients and their families.
Highlights and features
- We map setbacks, utilities, slopes, and drainage for optimal design placement.
- Our designs account for sun paths, sight lines, and yard traffic flow.
- We offer custom pool shapes and finishes to match your budget.
- Our multi-layer lighting ensures safe evening use and calm ambiance.
- We provide clear build timelines and on-site walk-throughs for transparency.
Services
Custom In-ground Pools
We design custom in-ground pools in concrete and fiberglass options sized to each residential property and homeowner lifestyle. Available shapes include classic rectangles, freeform curves, geometric L plans, and compact plunge pools to fit yards of all sizes. Clients can select from quartz, pebble, tile, and exposed aggregate finishes to match their aesthetic preferences and budget.
Patio Design
We design custom patios using pavers, porcelain, or natural stone with safe transitions, seating walls, and wide steps for all residential outdoor spaces. Clients can plan dedicated dining zones, shade structures, and grill areas to create a cohesive, functional outdoor room. Every patio layout is tailored to support daily use and entertainment for homeowners and their guests.
Decks and Lighting
We build pressure-treated or composite decks with clean railings and built-in planters to complement any outdoor living space. Our multi-layer lighting designs blend path lights, step lights, and underwater LEDs for safe evening use. All deck and lighting plans are tailored to each propertys layout and the clients desired outdoor atmosphere.
Landscaping
We design low-maintenance landscaping palettes focused on structural plantings to enhance any residential outdoor space. We incorporate screening trees for privacy and groundcovers to soften hardscaped edges as needed. Irrigation and drainage planning is integrated from the earliest design stages to support long-term plant health and yard functionality.
Water and Fire Features
We design custom water features including bubblers and sheers to add motion and sound that fits each propertys unique site. Our fire feature options include fire bowls, linear fire ribbons, and simple stone fireplaces to extend seasonal outdoor usability. All water and fire features are positioned to create functional focal points that enhance the overall outdoor living experience.
Reviews (4)
N.- Rut
Nov 03, 2019
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Johnson Pool and Spas are probably the best that I've ever seen when it comes to quality of work not only does the owner take pride in creating the best possible products out there but the crews take pride in their work as well I have full confidence and whatever job that they do will last for Generations and put smiles on the face of every single one of their clients
Debbie B.
Sep 11, 2015
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Nightmare. Hard to get anyone on the phone and when you finally do, they don't know anything. They then offer to have to correct person call you back-which, of course, never happens. Wasted so much time this summer waiting for opening and service that I regret leaving Lothorian to give Johnson pools a try. Unfortunately, zero stars is not an option.
Elizabeth F.
Apr 25, 2014
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Ive been a loyal Johnson pool owner for 6 years now and use their retail store for supplies eventhough i live on the Easter Shore! But thats changing now. Must be new management. The water testing desk was a mess with papers and invoices and business accounting piled up. They were understaffed with only one guy Curtis testing, answering phones and dealing with other customers eventhough I was first.
And then he tried to sell me so many extra products that ive been told for years were not needed. He was about to sell me $500 of salt eventhough I told him I just put it in the week before. When I asked him wouldnt the existing salt start to work once it got warm he admitted it but said that I would need chlorine shock and pucks in the meantime. Getting every dime out of me! Not going back.
And then he tried to sell me so many extra products that ive been told for years were not needed. He was about to sell me $500 of salt eventhough I told him I just put it in the week before. When I asked him wouldnt the existing salt start to work once it got warm he admitted it but said that I would need chlorine shock and pucks in the meantime. Getting every dime out of me! Not going back.
Dee N.
Sep 24, 2013
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Purchased a gunite pool years ago and the staircase continued to crack. Johnson's sent a subcontractor to fix it three times. Each time the pool was drained and the plaster was exposed to harsh heat/sun. The second repair, I noticed spider cracks in the plaster where the pool was exposed without water. Johnson's assured me it was normal and did nothing to address the issue except continue to send the sub-contractor out to 'look' at it.
After the third repair the pool's entire surface was rough except for the new plaster. Johnson's tried to claim my water chemistry upon closing caused this which is not true! Denise at Johnson's Pools hung up on me and only passes my messages on to the owner. The owner Mike has never called me once! Now I am hiring an attorney and according to Denise "that's my choice." Please do yourself a favor and contract with a more reputable pool company.
Never Use Johnson Pools due to poor workmanship (my pools was not installed even and is not in the shape of a lagoon as contracted) and for their abuse of customers for problems 'they caused.'
After the third repair the pool's entire surface was rough except for the new plaster. Johnson's tried to claim my water chemistry upon closing caused this which is not true! Denise at Johnson's Pools hung up on me and only passes my messages on to the owner. The owner Mike has never called me once! Now I am hiring an attorney and according to Denise "that's my choice." Please do yourself a favor and contract with a more reputable pool company.
Never Use Johnson Pools due to poor workmanship (my pools was not installed even and is not in the shape of a lagoon as contracted) and for their abuse of customers for problems 'they caused.'
