Quick Summary
Selah Pools completed a complete outdoor environment in North Richland Hills for the Jones residence, featuring an outdoor kitchen, French drain engineering, front yard landscaping stone, and wooden fence repair. The project included no pool.
Jim Jones had done his homework. He took bids, asked hard questions, and grew more skeptical with every vendor who walked through his door. North Richland Hills sits in the heart of Tarrant County — a community where neighbors know quality work when they see it. When Lori Morris and her team arrived, the conversation shifted — not because of a sales pitch, but because of the credibility and warmth she brought. Selah's design studio visit gave Jim and his family exactly what the process had been missing: confidence that the people building their outdoor living space cared as much as they did.
“Very rarely do you come across a company like Selah Pools.”
Materials & Finishes
What Selah delivered extended well beyond a single feature. The outdoor kitchen became the centerpiece of a broader transformation — one that pulled the living space outward and gave the property new purpose. French drain engineering addressed what the ground had been quietly telling the lot for years.
Design & Features
Landscaping stone gave the front yard a finished presence the street had never seen. A repaired wooden fence closed the loop on a complete outdoor environment that felt considered, not assembled. Foreman Hilario and his crew worked with the precision and care that Jim noticed from the first day — arriving on time, closing the day clean, and checking in without being asked.
Project Highlights
What Our Customers Say
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“Very rarely do you come across a company like Selah Pools. When we decided to take bids for our outdoor patio and kitchen, the more vendors I saw,…”
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Selah Pools build outdoor kitchens without a pool?
Selah designs and builds complete outdoor environments — which often means no pool at all. The Jones project in North Richland Hills centered entirely on an outdoor kitchen, drainage engineering, landscaping, and fence repair. The result was a transformed property that functioned and felt entirely different. The outdoor kitchen is one of the most-requested standalone features Selah builds, requiring the same design rigor and site coordination as any larger project. Clients visit the design studio, select materials, and move forward with a team that manages every trade.
What should North Richland Hills residents know about drainage?
Tarrant County's clay-heavy soil holds water longer than it should, and North Richland Hills properties often carry drainage problems that surface slowly over time. A French drain isn't cosmetic — it's structural preparation that protects everything built above it. On the Jones project, Selah addressed drainage before finalizing the outdoor living space. That sequencing matters. Building a premium outdoor kitchen on a site with unresolved water movement is a short-term decision with long-term consequences. Selah's site assessment identifies these conditions early.
How does Selah manage communication during a project?
Every Selah client receives the same standard Jim Jones described — daily contact, clear sequencing, and no surprises. Lori Morris and Rudy visited the North Richland Hills job site each morning and again each evening to confirm work met standard and the site was left clean. Jim noted that level of presence is uncommon in design-build. What makes it sustainable is structure, not personality. Selah's project management model assigns a lead contact who owns the client relationship from design through completion. Questions get answered the same day.
How does Selah select and vet crews who work on a project?
Jim Jones called out Hilario — the site foreman on his North Richland Hills project — by name. That recognition doesn't happen when crews are interchangeable. Selah works with a consistent network of trade partners whose standards have been tested across hundreds of projects in DFW. The foreman on a Selah site is accountable to Selah, not just to a subcontract. That accountability shows up in the details: clean sites at the end of each day, work sequenced correctly, materials handled with care. Hilario's team delivered because of how Selah selects and stays present with their crews.
Can Selah handle landscaping alongside an outdoor kitchen build?
The Jones project in North Richland Hills is exactly the kind of multi-scope engagement Selah is built for. In addition to the outdoor kitchen, the project included front yard landscaping stone, a French drain, and fence repair — coordinated by one team, on one timeline, without the homeowner managing separate contractors. That integration is the practical value of a design-build model. When drainage, hardscape, landscaping, and carpentry all fall under the same oversight, sequencing decisions get made correctly the first time. One point of contact, one standard of quality.
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