Pflugerville - Hutto Edition | July 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE

2023 HOME EDITION

POOL SHAPES AND MATERIALS

Cody Pools oers a variety of pool shapes and material congurations with multiple samples available to view at the Georgetown showroom’s pool park: 1 Freeform: an organic shape with nonsymmetrical curves that help create a more “natural” look 2 Geometric: designed with a specic shape to create a more contemporary or formal feel 3 Grecian: incorporates curves and straight lines to create a more traditional look

BROOKE SJOBERGCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Mike and Kelly Church purchased Cody Pools in the early 2000s and have grown the business to serve Texas, Florida and Arizona.

COURTESY MIKE CHURCH

Cody Pools Local business helps turn ordinary backyards into private oases T urning someone's yard into their own pri- vate paradise is what Cody Pools co-owner Mike Church likes best. Cody Pools has showrooms across its service area, including in Georgetown and Austin. The Georgetown showroom, located at 5115 N. I-35, is the only Austin-area showroom featuring a BY BROOKE SJOBERG

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Cody Pools A Corporate oce: 101 E. Old Settlers Blvd., Ste. 200, Round Rock B Nearest showroom: 5115 S. I-35, Georgetown 512-948-0036 www.codypools.com Showroom hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Sun.

“You’re taking a backyard that doesn’t have much except for grass in it and turning it into a miniresort,” he said. “Then add to that the happiness they all have because it’s their little oasis.” The company, which has been headquartered in Round Rock since 2022, has built more than 30,000 pools since it was established in 1994. Husband and wife Mike and Kelly Church pur- chased the Central Texas pool-building company in 2003 and expanded the service area to Southwest Texas as well as parts of Florida and Arizona. Throughout the company’s more than 28 years, Cody Pools has grown substantially. Because of that growth, the company can oer competitive pricing on materials, such as stone and tile, and features, such as grottos, slides and hot tubs, Mike said.

pool park, pool designer Zach Johnson said. “We started the pool park with the beginning of the [COVID-19] pandemic,” Johnson said. “We’re like, ‘Well, we’re gonna be dead. I might as well build a pool park.’ But it turns out we were extremely busy then.” To help customers gain a sense of what kinds of materials they might like, the company expanded its design center at the Georgetown location to include ve sample pool congurations, Mike said. Just two years after the renovation of the design center was completed in 2020, the company moved its corporate operations to Round Rock, Mike said. “We had a tremendous amount of growth in the last 10 years,” he said.

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