This Fredericksburg pool was planned around a grade difference of more than five feet and a shed that needed to stay accessible. A two-foot retaining wall with stone veneer and a stone-faced reverse bond beam address the grade without blocking access to the shed.

The pool has an eighteen-inch-deep sun shelf. Deck dividers break up the broom-finish concrete patio.

Pool layout around the shed

The retaining wall, reverse bond beam, and shelf respond to the specific grade and access needs of the yard.

Planning a similar site

• Map grade changes and existing structures before setting pool and wall locations.
• Keep access routes to sheds and other yard features in the layout.
• Coordinate shelf depth, patio finish, and dividers with circulation around the pool.

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