Gunite Pool Builder And Outdoor Living Contractor In Portsmouth, Ri
Custom Pools And Outdoor Living On Aquidneck Island
Premier Outdoor Group is a design/build pool and outdoor living contractor based in Portsmouth, RI, serving homeowners across Aquidneck Island and the wider Newport County area. The team designs and builds custom gunite pools, poolscapes, patios and pool decks, outdoor kitchens, pool houses, pavilions, pergolas, fencing, and full backyard plans. Every phase runs in-house, from permitting through the final fill, so one company stays accountable for the finished result.
The Premier Outdoor Group office sits at 2949 East Main Road, Unit 3B, north of the Middletown line and a short drive from both the Mount Hope Bridge and Route 24. Portsmouth homeowners can meet the design team by appointment to review plans, materials, and finish samples in person.
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Inground Pool Installation And Poolscapes In Portsmouth, Ri
An inground pool in Portsmouth works best when the deck, walls, planting, and lighting are drawn at the same time as the pool itself. Premier Outdoor Group builds complete poolscapes with spas, sun shelves, waterfalls, fire features, and retaining walls that suit the bay views many Portsmouth lots have. Homeowners can review the full pool installation sequence before construction starts, including permitting through the Town of Portsmouth.
Gunite Pool Construction in Portsmouth
Gunite gives Portsmouth properties a pool shell that holds any shape, which matters on the sloped, ledge heavy lots common along the East and West Main Road corridors. Steel and sprayed concrete stand up to coastal freeze thaw cycles better than vinyl or fiberglass shells. The crew handles excavation, plumbing, gunite application, tile, coping, and interior finish, and the same team carries the project through pool and poolscape design surrounding grade are planned together.
Working With a Portsmouth Pool Installer
Access is the first thing the crew looks at on a Portsmouth install, since narrow driveways and mature trees on older Aquidneck Island lots decide where equipment can reach and where spoil gets staged. From there the schedule runs excavation, steel, plumbing, gunite, then tile, coping, and interior finish, with the same in-house crew on site throughout. Homeowners get a build calendar up front and updates at each phase, and the pool deck and surrounding patio work is sequenced so the yard is finished rather than left as a construction zone around new water.
Outdoor Kitchens and Grill Islands
Wind off the bay is the detail most Portsmouth outdoor kitchens get wrong. Placement, counter height, and the position of the grill hood decide whether the space is usable on a breezy evening or abandoned by July. Builds run from a simple grill island with prep counter to full masonry kitchens with refrigeration, sinks, pizza ovens, and covered bar seating, finished in stone that matches the pool deck rather than fighting it. Gas, water, and power are roughed in during the wider outdoor living build so nothing gets opened back up later.
Pool Renovation and Resurfacing
Portsmouth pools built in the 1970s and 1980s are typically sound in the shell but worn everywhere a homeowner actually touches. Interior finish goes chalky, waterline tile loosens, coping cracks where salt and frost have worked the joints, and single-speed pumps cost more to run each year than a replacement would. The renovation crew resurfaces gunite, resets tile and coping, updates pumps, heaters, and automation, and rebuilds the surround where settling has pulled it apart. Recent local renovations are documented in the project portfolio.
Pavilions and Pergolas
Shade changes how many hours a Portsmouth pool gets used, and on exposed lots near the water it also handles the wind. Pergolas give filtered light over a dining area or lounge, while a full pavilion with a solid roof keeps a space usable through a passing shower. Both are framed and finished to match the trim and roofline of the main house instead of arriving as a kit, and structures near the water get hardware rated for salt exposure. Larger builds often pair a pavilion with a pool house on the same footprint.
Patios and Pool Decks
A pool deck in Portsmouth has to shed water fast and hold its line through winter, which makes base depth, compaction, and pitch more important than the paver on top of it. The crew installs paver and natural stone decks, patios, seating walls, and steps, sizing the surround to how the family actually moves between the house, the water, and the grill. Grade changes get handled with walls and steps rather than a single long slope, which is what keeps older sloped lots usable. The layout is set during backyard design before any basegoes in.
Pool Houses and Cabanas
A pool house solves the problem of wet feet crossing the main house. Builds include changing rooms, a bathroom, outdoor shower, equipment and towel storage, and in some cases a small kitchenette or covered lounge. Siding, roofing, and window details are matched to the primary residence, which matters on Portsmouth's older properties where a mismatched outbuilding reads as an afterthought. Setback and lot coverage limits are confirmed with the town before design is finalized, and the structure is tied into the fencing and deck plan so circulation around the pool works.
Fencing and Decks
A code compliant barrier is part of every residential pool project in Rhode Island, and a fence line planned with the yard looks intentional rather than bolted on afterward. Premier Outdoor Group installs pool safety fencing, privacy fencing along shared property lines, and wood or composite decks that bridge the house to grade. Coastal exposure drives the material conversation here, since salt air is harder on fasteners and finishes than most homeowners expect. Fencing and decking are scheduled alongside the pool build so the yard is enclosed and usable at handoff.
Backyard Design and Property Planning
Some Portsmouth projects are a pool, and some are a whole property reworked over two or three seasons. Either way the plan comes first: grade, drainage, septic and well locations, utilities, planting, sight lines, and phasing, all settled before a schedule exists. Homeowners see a 3D model of the finished yard alongside a line item proposal, so the scope and the number arrive together rather than one chasing the other. Phased builds are mapped out in the design and planning stage so each season's work stands on its own.
Our 3-Step Pool Installation Process
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Consultation & Vision
We start with your goals, your yard, and your budget. On Portsmouth properties that means walking the site to check grade, ledge, septic and well locations, and how equipment will reach the back of the lot before any design work begins.
02
Design & Proposal
Our team builds a custom 3D design and a line item proposal, so the scope and the number arrive together. Town of Portsmouth permitting and any coastal setback requirements are identified at this stage rather than after excavation has started.
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Construction & Completion
Everything runs in-house, from excavation and steel through gunite, tile, coping, decking, and final fill. One crew stays with the project from start to finish, and the surrounding hardscape and planting are sequenced so the yard is finished when the pool is.
Client Testimonials
“We had an outstanding experience with our new pool install. From Jonathan, who helped guide us through the beginning stages to Keith our project manager I would rate a 10 out of 10. They didn’t just install a pool they transformed our backyard!!”
— michael m. via Google
Why Choose Premier Outdoor Group in Portsmouth
Premier Outdoor Group has designed and built custom pools and outdoor living spaces on Aquidneck Island since 2007, and the office on East Main Road is a few minutes from most of the properties the team works on. That proximity shows up in the work, because the crew already knows which Portsmouth streets have ledge close to the surface, where access gets tight, and how the town handles permitting.
Design happens in 3D before anything is priced, so homeowners see the finished yard and the line item cost at the same time. Excavation, steel, gunite, plumbing, hardscape, and finish work are all handled by in-house crews rather than subcontracted out, which is what keeps the schedule and the accountability in one place.
About Portsmouth, RI
Portsmouth is the northernmost of the three towns on Aquidneck Island, sharing Newport County with Middletown and Newport and covering 23.2 square miles of land under the 02871 ZIP code, with 17,871 residents at the 2020 census. It is the second oldest municipality in Rhode Island.
The Mount Hope Bridge carries Route 114 across to Bristol, and Route 24 runs the Sakonnet River side of town toward Tiverton. The Preservation Society of Newport County maintains the seven acre Green Animals Topiary Garden on Corys Lane, the oldest topiary garden in the country, and Glen Farm hosts the Newport International Polo Series. US Sailing keeps its national headquarters in town, and Sandy Point Beach sits on the Sakonnet shore.
Lots here run large by Rhode Island standards, many with water views and exposed ledge, which is why full poolscape and outdoor living programs are more common than single feature installs.
Other Service Areas Near Portsmouth
Premier Outdoor Group also designs and builds pools and outdoor living spaces in Middletown, Newport, Tiverton, Little Compton, and Bristol, and serves clients throughout New England from its second location in Nashua, NH.
Planning a Pool or Backyard Project in Portsmouth, RI?
Premier Outdoor Group designs and builds custom gunite pools, poolscapes, patios, outdoor kitchens, and complete outdoor living spaces for homeowners across Portsmouth and Aquidneck Island. Design, permitting, and construction all run through one in-house team, on one contract, with one schedule.
