BUSINESS FEATURE
2023 HOME EDITION
Fox Family Pools in Humble oers pool construction and maintenance. (Courtesy Fox Family Pools)
Fox Family Pools 1420 FM 1960 Bypass Road E., Ste. 100, Humble 281-550-7665 www.foxfamilypools.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., closed Sun. BUILDING A BACKYARD OASIS Fox Family Pools specializes in building custom swimming pools tailored to each client’s backyard. Step 1: Contact Fox Family Pools to schedule an assessment. Step 2: A designer will visit the property to view a copy of the survey and take measurements. Step 3: An options package for eligible clients listing all available designs is put together; the design phase typically takes two to four weeks. Step 4: Once a design is selected, construction can begin which typically takes six weeks depending on weather. Step 5: After the pool is complete, clients can continue to contact Fox Family Pools for repairs and maintenance.
From left, Fox Family Pools employees Austin Holbrook, Owner Lisa Holbrook, Jeremy Richard and Rick Royal stand outside the Humble-based business. (Wesley Gardner/Community Impact)
Fox Family Pools Custom swimming pool builder marks 20 years in Humble W hen Lisa Holbrook took over Fox Family Pools in 1994, she had no idea she would soon become thoroughly BY WESLEY GARDNER
whatever they need—parts, chemicals, toys,” Holbrook said. “We also have licensed service technicians that come out to your house and do all the equipment repairs.” While not everyone is able to have pools installed in their yards due to property limitations, Holbrook said Fox Family Pools sends designers out to all interested homeowners to assess their options. The business will then put together an options package listing all available designs. Holbrook noted design usually takes two to four weeks with con- struction taking roughly six weeks. Looking back on her career, Holbrook said she most cherishes the friendships she’s made through new clients. “The people that you meet and build their pool, they end up becoming friends,” she said. “We have customers that we built their pool 20 years ago, and their kids were just being born, and now they’re going o to college, so it’s pretty neat.”
entrenched in the Humble community. The business, which oers pool construction and maintenance services, opened in Cypress in 1978. However, Holbrook said she and her husband decided to relocate the business to Humble in 2003. “All our family was out here, and we were always out here on our o time,” she said. “We bought a house out here, and we decided we wanted to be closer to home, so we moved the business here and have been operating in this location ever since.” According to Holbrook, Fox Family Pools special- izes in building custom swimming pools tailored to each client’s backyard. She also noted the business has technicians on hand to help clients with any of their pool-related needs after construction. “We do water testing and help customers with
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