Complete backyard design-build: detached suite, custom pool, timber pavilion
The Odessa Courtyard Oasis
- Location
- Odessa, Pasco County acreage
- Dimensions
- 24′ × 36′ deluxe suite · 15′ × 30′ in-ground pool · 16′ × 16′ timber pavilion
- Jurisdiction
- Pasco County acreage · private septic buffers · multi-permit coordination
The story
The owners of a 1.5-acre property in Odessa wanted to transform a vast but unused backyard into a resort-style family compound for multi-generational gatherings and long-term guests.
The challenge and site constraints
Private septic system: The existing drainfield and septic tank locations restricted where both the pool and the suite could sit.
Utility and permit coordination: Three distinct permitted assets — a habitable guest home, an in-ground pool, and an open pavilion — meant navigating multi-agency reviews in Pasco County.
The Watermark solution
Watermark developed one plan for the entire backyard. Instead of hiring three separate contractors, the family used a single design-build team.
We ran soil tests, engineered a septic system expansion, mapped the pool and pavilion outside the septic buffers, and aligned the rooflines of the 24×36 suite with the 16×16 timber pavilion.
The outcome
A private courtyard compound where the detached suite, concrete pool, and vaulted pavilion frame an open-air oasis.
The family tracked every stage of excavation, plumbing, and structural framing through BuilderTrend.