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Hill Country custom pool by Fossil Creek Pools

A Family-Owned Pool Builder Rooted in the Texas Hill Country

Thoughtful design, disciplined construction, and personal accountability from the first conversation through project completion.

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Our Story

The Fossil Creek Story

Fossil Creek Pools is based in Spring Branch and serves homeowners and commercial clients across San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country.

Fossil Creek Pools was built around a straightforward idea: a backyard project deserves careful planning, honest communication, and workmanship that respects the home. Today, owners Derek and Nathan continue that approach with a team focused on custom pools, renovations, outdoor living, and long-term client relationships.

Family-owned since 2007 and now third-generation, we bring more than 50 years of family pool-building experience to every project, and our own in-house crew builds every pool, never sub-contractors.

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Working With Us

What Clients Can Expect

  • A Design Made for the Property

    The home, land, access, views, and intended use shape the plan.

  • A Clearly Defined Scope

    You understand the proposed work, selections, responsibilities, and next steps.

  • Consistent Communication

    Questions, decisions, and project updates have a clear path.

  • Care Beyond the Build

    Service and repair, maintenance, and warranty processes are easy to find and understand.

Leadership

Meet the Owners

Derek Brandner, owner of Fossil Creek Pools

Derek

Owner & Builder

Derek leads construction at Fossil Creek Pools and oversees each project’s build quality, from layout and structure through final finishes. He works directly with homeowners to keep the scope, schedule, and communication clear.

Nathan Dawson, design lead at Fossil Creek Pools

Nathan

Design Lead & Client Experience Manager

Nathan leads design and the client experience, translating each homeowner’s goals, property conditions, and preferred features into a pool and backyard plan, and guiding clients through selections and decisions.

Recognition

Awards and Affiliations

PebbleTec has honored our pool design, craftsmanship and installation six times through its World’s Greatest Pools awards, and the company is included on the Pool & Spa News Top 50 Builders list for 2026. Fossil Creek Pools is a member of the Master Pools Guild.

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  • 50+Years of Experience
  • 20,000+Pools Built in Texas
  • 500+Positive Reviews

Reviews

What Homeowners Say

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dennis larsen
2 years ago
I had a 16 year old pool that was Texas weather worn. Fossil Creek did a total face lift of the pool and deck. Everything turned out beautiful and actually looks better than it did when it was brand new. All the folks at Fossil Creek were very pleasant to work with. I highly recommend them if you need a pool or if you have an old pool needing renovation.
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kelli pereira
3 years ago
Fossil Creek did an amazing job from start to finish. Paul and the crew were friendly and easy to contact with any questions or concerns. If you are looking for an honest and professional company to create an amazing pool, I highly recommend Fossil Creek!
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Stacy Watson
3 years ago
Pool from start to finish in 3 months. They did amazing job there work is top quality. Very happy with my pool and the team of workers it took to get it done. Thank you Derik, and family for making it easy and taking care of me. A special shout out to Paul you were the reason it was done so fast. Great job. Thank you all, Stacy Watson Lake McQueeney
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Fisher Man
3 years ago
Highly recommend visiting these people for a pool quote.
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Mad Max
4 years ago
We talked to three pool builders including Fossil Creek Pools and chose Fossil Creek Pols to build our dream pool. Fossil Creek pools is an outstanding pool builder that pay’s very close attention to detail. Was instrumental in explaining all the options, pro’s and con’s to hep us make the best educated decision. The pool took around 4 months from “dig to dive”. Everyone that has come over to see it is absolutely amazed and impressed with it. Mark, Paul and the rest of the staff are absolutely a delight to work with. Don’t pass on talking to them when you are evaluating your pool builder. Patrick and Deb
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jayne smith
4 years ago
Fossil creek built us a beautiful pool! We were extremely pleased with all the crews that came to work on our project. They were hard workers and always left our project clean and ready for the next stage! Our salesman, Paul, was very responsive, knowledgeable and easy to work with. as was our project supervisor, Juan. The owner, Mark, was always available to answer questions as well. That’s why we chose a small, family owned company from the 4 estimates we got to build our pool. I can’t say enough good things about the entire experience!

Design Consultation

Meet With Our Team About Your Project

Tell us where the property is located and what you have in mind. Visit our showroom at 12470 US HWY 281 N., Spring Branch, TX 78070, Monday through Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM.

Prefer to talk? (830) 228-5060

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