Custom Pool Houses in NJ — Built by Homestead Structures
Bath, kitchen, lounge, sleeping loft. A real building, not a shed.
From compact poolside bars to mansion-scale custom builds — insulated walls, full electrical, plumbing, finished interiors. Designed and crafted in Lancaster County, PA. We handle the foundation, permits, and install across NJ.
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A Pool House Is a Real Building
Insulated walls, finished interior, full electrical service, plumbing for bath and kitchen, a foundation that needs permits and inspections. A pool house lives somewhere between a guest cottage and a high-spec garage — close enough to the house to share infrastructure, far enough to act as the pool's command center: changing, showering, eating, lounging, or hosting until past dark.
Homestead Structures has been building these in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania since 2003. Each pool house is designed to your site and built by Amish craftsmen using residential-grade lumber, framing, and finishes. Pre-fab small structures arrive on a flatbed and place via mule forklift. Mid-size structures ship as wall and roof panels and assemble in 3–7 days with a crew of 3–4. Custom luxury builds run on-site from foundation up over 2–4 weeks.
We coordinate the NJ side — site plan, township permits, foundation, mechanicals tie-in to your existing service. The first conversation is the design conversation: bring a photo of where it'll sit and a list of what you want it to do.
How a Pool House Project Runs
Five phases, weeks to months end-to-end depending on scale. We're with you through all of them.
Design Consultation
Showroom visit or yard walk. We work from your site, your needs (changing only? full bath + kitchen?), and your budget. You leave with a build sheet, not a brochure.
Site Plan + Permits
Homestead provides structural plans and specs that meet local code. We coordinate with your township — setbacks, lot coverage, building permit, structural review, electrical, plumbing.
Foundation
Concrete slab (4–6″ reinforced) for permanent pool houses; piers for compact and timber-frame builds. 7–14 days to cure before structure delivery.
Build & Set
Pre-fab small structures place in 1–2 hours via mule forklift. Mid-size: wall and roof panels assembled on-site over 3–7 days. Custom luxury: 2–4 weeks on-site with a foreman daily.
Finish-Out
Electrical sub-panel, plumbing, kitchen + bath fit-out, HVAC if specified, exterior trim, paint or stain. Final inspections, walkthrough, handoff.
Siesta Poolside Bar
The smallest pool-house structure Homestead builds — designed around the bar. Changing area, storage, or pool equipment shed all fit. Right scale when the budget or yard doesn't justify a full pool house.
Siesta
10×12 to 12×18, with a bar opening to the yard, a grill cutout, and a 3′ door to the back side — storage, changing, or a fridge bay. Built for entertaining first, not extended use.
Standard Features
- Pressure-treated framing and floor
- Gable or hip roof; 30-year shingles standard
- 3′ solid house door, 1–2 standard windows
- Trex composite or vinyl bar countertops
- Vinyl clapboard or DuraTemp siding
- Fridge & grill cutouts
Common Upgrades
Common sizes: 10×12, 10×14, 10×18, 12×18.
Ask about SiestaPool sheds: If what you actually need is dedicated equipment storage — pump, filter, chemicals, vacuum, supplies — Homestead also builds storage-only pool sheds (8×12 up to 12×18 or larger). Same construction approach, different intent. Ask if that's the scope you want.
Avalon — A-Frame & Hip Roof
Pavilion airflow plus pool-house amenities. Open sides on the front and partial sides keep the breeze; the back wall, door, and one or two windows enclose a bar, bath, or finished area. Avalons sit naturally at the line where "covered patio" becomes "pool house."
Avalon A-Frame
Signature open-front A-frame gable with exposed roof trusses overhead — cathedral feel from inside, deep covered space outside. Back-wall enclosure houses bar, fridge, or partial bath.
Standard Features
- 8′ vinyl columns, A-frame gable roof
- Exposed truss interior, cathedral peak
- Pressure-treated floor; post-and-beam back wall
- 3′ solid house door, 2 standard windows
- 30-year architectural shingles
Common Upgrades
Common sizes: 14×26, 16×34, 18×20, 20×20, 20×24, 22×20.
Ask about Avalon A-FrameAvalon Hip Roof
Same open-concept philosophy as the A-Frame, but with a four-slope hip roof. Better all-around weather protection, more residential aesthetic, no exposed gable ends. Common pick when the architecture wants to read more “refined cottage” than “cathedral pavilion.”
Standard Features
- 8′ vinyl columns, hip roof (four slopes)
- Pressure-treated floor; post-and-beam back wall
- 3′ solid house door, 2 standard windows
- 30-year architectural shingles
Common Upgrades
Common sizes: 14×24, 18×20, 18×25, 20×20, 22×34, 25×25.
Ask about Avalon Hip
Heritage & Wellington
Insulated walls, finished interior, full bathroom, kitchenette or full kitchen. The structures most customers picture when they say “pool house.” Built to residential code; ready for a wedding-weekend full of guests, a teen-summer hangout, or a long-weekend visit from family.
Heritage
Homestead's flagship line — Southern-cottage architecture with a front gable dormer, covered porch, and double french doors. 2×6 exterior walls, finished interior, full bath, kitchenette or full kitchen. Sleeping loft option on larger sizes turns it into a true guest cottage.
Standard Features
- Insulated residential-grade wall framing
- 8″ round vinyl columns
- Gable roof with front dormer; raised concrete or pier foundation
- Double french doors plus standard windows
- Vinyl clapboard siding (board-and-batten optional)
- Covered front porch
- Finished interior with insulation and drywall
- 30-year architectural shingles
Common Upgrades
Common sizes: 15×18, 16×14, 17×18, 17×20, 17×24, 22×34.
Ask about HeritageWellington
Sized between the Avalon and the Heritage. Cottage-gable roof, modest covered porch, integrated bar with granite or stone counter, full bathroom, optional gable window for loft light. The pick when you want pool-house comfort without going to Heritage scale.
Standard Features
- 2×4 or 2×6 timber-framed exterior walls
- Symmetrical gable roof; moderate pitch
- French door entry plus 2–4 standard windows
- Bar counter, integrated bath area
- 30-year architectural shingles
Common Upgrades
Common sizes: 14×20, 16×20, 16×22, 16×24, 24×36.
Ask about Wellington
Timber Frame & Custom Luxury
When the standard lines don't fit. Two paths: Timber Frame if you want exposed post-and-beam architecture as the centerpiece. Custom Luxury if scope, scale, or floor plan exceeds what's pre-designed.
Custom Timber Frame
Hand-crafted post-and-beam construction — 8×8 or 10×10 timber posts with exposed rafter ceilings. Premium semi-custom. The timber architecture is the design feature; siding, finishes, and floor plan flex around it.
Typical Configuration
- · Exposed 8×8 or 10×10 hand-hewn timber posts
- · Decorative tie-beam trusses, T&G or pine ceiling
- · Board-and-batten or LP siding; stone veneer accents
- · Solid wood door, 3–5 large window openings
- · Standing seam metal roof common; bar + finished bath standard
Common sizes: 12×14, 14×20, 14×27, 16×24, 16×32, 20×27.
Ask about Timber Frame
Custom Luxury
Fully bespoke design and build. No size constraints. Multi-room floor plans — full kitchen, dual baths, lounge, sleeping loft. Site-built over 2–4 weeks with foundation up. Architect-grade specs, premium finishes throughout.
Typical Configuration
- · 2×6 or 2×8 framing, residential insulation
- · Dedicated electrical sub-panel sized to scope, full HVAC ducting or mini-split
- · Full kitchen + master bath + secondary bath layouts
- · Stone, brick, board-and-batten, or mixed-media exteriors
- · 6–12+ window openings, french/sliding/bi-fold doors, custom shapes
- · Smart-home prewiring, fireplace options, foreman on-site daily
Sizes shown: 12×16 to 30×40+ — though Custom isn't bound to standard dimensions.
Ask about Custom LuxuryPermits, Foundation & Site Plan in NJ
Pool houses are real buildings, which means a real permit conversation with your township. Most NJ municipalities will want a building permit, structural review, electrical inspection, plumbing inspection, and a foundation/structural sign-off. Setbacks and lot coverage rules vary block to block; a pool plus an outbuilding triggers more scrutiny than either alone.
Homestead provides structural plans and specs that meet local code — suitable for permit applications. We work with your township alongside you so the structural side is handled. Foundation is the gating prerequisite: 4–6″ reinforced concrete slab for permanent pool houses, 7–14 days to cure before structure delivery. Smaller compact builds and timber-frame structures can sit on piers; sheds can sit on a compacted gravel bed.
What we coordinate
Structural plans for the permit packet. Foundation pour (subcontractor or Homestead foundation services). Electrical and plumbing rough-in tied into your existing service. Inspections scheduled at the right phase. Final walkthrough and handoff documentation.
Why Homestead
A pool house is decades-long infrastructure. The team and the build approach matter.
Real Residential Build
Insulated 2×6 walls, residential framing, full mechanicals. Built to the same spec as a small home addition.
Lancaster County Craft
Multi-generational Amish craftsmen building structures since 2003. Materials and labor stay regional.
Foreman On-Site
Mid-size builds get a 3–4 person crew over 3–7 days. Custom luxury runs 2–4 weeks with a foreman on-site daily — one accountable person, daily updates.
Local Team — Seasonal World
Permits, foundation, finish-out, install — all coordinated by one local team. Family-run, NJ-based, Top 50 pool builder per Pool & Spa News, 45+ years building backyards.
Also from Homestead Structures
Homestead also crafts custom Pergolas (open or louvered roofs — sun filtering and architecture, not full rain protection) and custom Pavilions (solid-roof outdoor rooms with full rain protection).
Pool House FAQ
Permits, foundation, mechanicals, and lead time.
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