Leisure Pools’ June 2026 Pool of the month

Some pools are built to fit a backyard. This one was built to anchor an entire outdoor lifestyle.

Our June 2026 Pool of the Month goes to Integrity Built Pools for their picture-perfect installation of an Elite 30 from Leisure Pools in Graphite Grey, installed just outside Webb City, Missouri, on a sprawling piece of property that also includes a striking barndominium-style home. The homeowners lived in the property’s barn-style garage while their house was under construction, and once the home itself was finished, they turned their attention to the pool and the outdoor living space around it. The result is one of the more ambitious installations we have featured, and a great reminder of just how far a fiberglass pool can be pushed when the right builder is behind it.

Proof that a pre-made fiberglass pool shell does not mean a pre-made design

There is a common misconception that fiberglass pools come with built-in limits, that because the shell arrives already formed, the design has to stop at the waterline. This installation is a good argument against that idea. The shell gave the team a strong, consistent starting point, and everything built around it, including the sunken bar, the seating, the pergolas and the drainage, was designed and customized specifically for this property and this family.

That is really the appeal of fiberglass done well. The shell handles the structural heavy lifting so the builder can put their energy into the parts that make a pool feel one of a kind. In this case, that meant treating the pool as the centerpiece of a much larger outdoor room rather than a stand-alone feature.

A fiberglass pool with a built-in gathering spot

The standout feature of this installation is a sunken bar area built into two sides of the pool, complete with a swim-up bar and space for built-in BBQ grills. Guests can swim right up to the bar top, and the layout naturally pulls people toward the water instead of leaving them on the sidelines. It is the kind of detail that turns a pool into a hangout spot rather than just a place to swim laps.

Building it took some serious planning. Fiberglass pools require precise site prep before the shell ever goes in the ground, so the walls for the sunken bar area had to be built first, with the pool then lowered into place around them. That meant the entire layout, down to the exact dimensions of the bar seating and the walls that frame it, had to be locked in on paper long before anything was poured. There was no room to adjust once the shell arrived.

The build site added another challenge. The property is notably flat, and a sunken seating area on flat ground is an open invitation for water to collect exactly where people are meant to sit. To solve for that, the team designed a thorough drainage plan around the sunken pit, directing water away from the seating so the space stays dry and usable rather than turning into a low point that collects runoff after every storm.

Overhead, custom pergolas shade the sunken bar area, and each one includes shutters that close to keep rain out during storms. It is a small touch, but it is the kind of detail that separates a good outdoor space from a great one, since it means the bar area stays protected and usable even when the weather turns.

The details that tie it all together

The pool itself features:

• A Graphite Grey Elite 30 shell
• A saltwater system for soft, low-maintenance water
• A concrete deck with matching concrete coping
• The Quartz tanning ledge faced in stone with travertine caps and a granite spillover ledge
• An automatic pool cover from Integra Pool Covers

The tanning ledge does double duty as a water feature. The granite spillover ledge sends a steady sheet of water down into the pool, giving the space some movement and sound even when no one is swimming.

The swim-up bar area continues the same concrete coping used around the rest of the pool, creating a seamless look between the pool and the seating rather than a visible seam between two separate features. One especially clever touch: because the auto cover’s equipment took over the space typically reserved for skimmers on the deep end, the skimmers ended up on the same side as the bar. Rather than leave visible skimmer lids interrupting the bar top, the team poured custom concrete lids to match the coping, so the transition from pool to bar looks completely intentional rather than like a workaround. It is a small fix, but it is exactly the kind of problem solving that separates an experienced fiberglass installer from one still learning the material.

Built by a team that knows the whole picture

Integrity Built Pools got its start building high-end custom homes throughout southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. After years of coordinating with third-party pool builders on those projects, the team grew frustrated with the back and forth of managing outside contractors and decided to bring pool construction in-house. What began as an offering for their own home building clients has since grown into a standalone pool business, though many of their installations, including this one, still pair a custom pool with a custom home built by the same team.

That home building background shows in the finished product. Because the same company handled the house and the pool, the outdoor space was designed as one continuous project rather than stitched together after the fact. This installation includes not just the pool but fire features, pergolas and an outdoor living space designed to work together as a whole, all wrapped around a home with a striking metal roof and modern barndominium style, the kind of look more homeowners in the region are asking for.

Congratulations to Integrity Built Pools on a well-earned Pool of the Month win. It is a great example of what is possible when a fiberglass pool is treated not as a limitation but as a starting point, and when the builder behind it is willing to solve problems most crews would design around.

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