The Bolder the Design,
The More the Steel Matters.
Vanishing edges, floating steps, raised glass-tile spas, geometry that doesn't exist in any standard shell — modern pool design pushes concrete to its limits, and the steel underneath is what makes it possible. Scholz has steeled Arizona's custom pools since 1984. If your engineer can draw it, our crew can tie it.
Modern Design Elements We Steel
Every one of these looks effortless when the pool is finished — and every one depends on a steel cage tied exactly to the engineer's detail.
Vanishing & Negative Edges
The edge wall, catch basin, and weir detail steeled to hold a dead-level line — because a vanishing edge that isn't level vanishes nothing.
Perimeter Overflow & Knife Edge
Slot-edge and deck-level designs where the entire perimeter is a precision detail. The steel sets the tolerance the finish crew inherits.
Raised Spas & Elevated Walls
Spas, bond beams, and feature walls that rise above the waterline carry real structural load — steeled as the engineered retaining elements they are.
Floating Steps & Benches
Cantilevered treads and interior features that appear to float — tied into the shell so the illusion stands on real structure.
Geometric & Freeform Shells
Sharp rectilinear lines, radius work, and sculptural shapes that don't come from a template — cages built to the drawing, not to habit.
Hillside & Structural Conditions
Sloped lots, deepened footings, retaining conditions, and engineered soils — the steel details that let a modern pool sit where it shouldn't be able to.
From the Engineer's Detail
To the Tied Cage
Custom work fails in the gap between the drawing and the field. Forty years of Arizona pools is how we close it.
We Read the Hard Plans
Multiple bar schedules, section details, and special conditions — our crew leads work from the engineering, and we flag conflicts before steel is in the hole, not after.
We Hold the Tolerances
Modern design is unforgiving: a wavering edge wall or an off-plane step reads instantly in the finished pool. We tie to the line the design demands.
We Protect the Inspection
Complex shells get extra scrutiny at pre-gunite. Our steel matches the approved plans so your inspection — and your shotcrete date — holds.
Bringing a Modern Design to Life?
Pool Builders
Selling custom work means promising details your steel sub has to deliver. We're the crew that makes your designer's renderings buildable.
How We Work With Builders →Architects & Designers
Draw the pool the project deserves. We'll steel to your engineer's details and tell you early if a detail needs a conversation — not a compromise.
Talk Through a Detail →Owner-Builders
Building a custom pool yourself raises the stakes on every phase. We'll handle the steel and walk you through exactly how it fits your build.
Start Your Owner-Build Right →Send Us the Drawing
Everyone Said Was Ambitious
Share your engineered plans and we'll scope the steel, flag anything worth discussing, and commit to a window. The harder the design, the more it matters who ties the cage.