Williamson County · College Grove, TN
Custom hardscaping in College Grove
In College Grove we build patios, retaining walls, walkways and pool surrounds sized to rolling ground. The community is unincorporated, so pool and building permits go through Williamson County rather than a town hall.
What have we built in College Grove?
Moongate is a College Grove project of ours: a long pool running out to a timber pool house under the trees. You can watch it on the project gallery. A layout like that leans on the stone and paving around it, because the walk from the house to the pool house is part of the design.
How do patios and walls handle the slopes?
College Grove is rolling farmland, and a flat patio on rolling ground usually means a retaining wall on the low side. That wall is only as good as what sits behind and under it: a base sized to the load, and a drainage path so water never builds up against its back.
The paving gets the same treatment. When a patio settles or its joints split open, the cause is almost always a thin base or trapped water. We build a drainage slope into each patio and grade it away from the house and the pool.
Who issues permits in College Grove?
Because College Grove is unincorporated, Williamson County Building and Codes is the office; third-party listings put it at 1320 W. Main St. in Franklin, (615) 790-5718. A third-party summary of the county’s Zoning Ordinance, Section 11.04, describes a 4-foot pool fence with gates that swing outward and close and latch on their own. Confirm the current text with the county when plans are drawn.
Do we work in The Grove and Falls Grove?
Yes. Our home page names the luxury properties in The Grove among the places we serve, and Falls Grove is close by. Gated communities often run their own design review, so bring any guidelines to the first meeting. They go into the plan along with the pool, the patio and any covered outdoor kitchen you have in mind.
College Grove, on film
Moongate
A long rectangular pool running toward a timber pool house under oaks in College Grove.
All five projectsWhat we build in College Grove
Pools, stone and outdoor rooms
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Gunite Pools
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Custom Hardscaping
Patios, walls, walkways, decks.
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Questions, answered
Pools in College Grove: common questions
Who handles building permits in College Grove TN?
Williamson County Building and Codes, because College Grove is unincorporated and has no codes office of its own. Third-party listings place the county office at 1320 W. Main St. in Franklin, phone (615) 790-5718. A pool or a new structure at a College Grove address goes through the county’s review.
Which way should a pool gate swing in Williamson County?
Outward, away from the pool. A third-party summary of Williamson County’s Zoning Ordinance, Section 11.04, describes a 4-foot fence with gates that open outward and are self-closing and self-latching. A gate that swings out and shuts on its own is harder for a small child to push through. Check the current ordinance text.
Why do retaining walls need drainage behind them?
Because water trapped behind a wall pushes on it. Gravel backfill and a drain path let rain and groundwater escape instead of building pressure, and that pressure is what tips or bows a wall over time. On rolling College Grove ground, the drainage is planned with the wall, before the first block is set.
Do you work in gated communities like The Grove?
Yes. The Grove in College Grove is one of the communities our home page names. Gated neighborhoods often have an architectural review of their own, so bring the guidelines to the consultation. The pool, patio and wall plans are then drawn to meet them, ready for the community’s review alongside the county permit.