The pool gets built. The money stays safe.
Pools are the six-figure backyard bet — and the trade with the longest tail of abandoned holes. On Obra the shell, plumbing, tile, and decking each release on proof, and an unfinished hole never eats your savings.
Pool builds are capital-heavy from day one — excavation, steel, gunite before the first progress payment clears. On Obra the whole contract is escrowed at signing and every phase pays same-day on approval.
Built for the way this goes wrong.
Built for the way you actually get paid.
The abandoned-hole scenario, retired
Unreleased funds stay in escrow. If the build stalls, your money isn't at the bottom of the pit.
Six figures, one visible ledger
You watch escrow, released, and next-draw amounts the whole build — same numbers your builder sees.
Every buried stage documented
Steel, plumbing, and shell work are photographed before they disappear under gunite and deck.
Gunite-week cash, without the float
The shell draw is your biggest cost spike — it releases the day the homeowner approves the evidence.
Fewer 'is it done yet' calls
The app shows them exactly which phase is live and what's next. You build; the ledger explains.
Trust that closes six-figure contracts
Escrow answers the fear every pool client has read about online. Founding builders get the co-branded pitch.
A typical pool construction project on Obra: $145,000, five draws.
Every dollar is committed to licensed escrow at signing and releases per phase — when you've seen the evidence and tapped approve.same-day ACH each time the homeowner approves your evidence.
| Draw | Milestone | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Excavation & shell | $52,000 |
| 02 | Plumbing, electrical & equipment | $24,000 |
| 03 | Tile, coping & decking | $38,000 |
| 04 | Fire feature & finishes | $19,000 |
| 05 | Fill, startup & final | $12,000 |
What homeowners ask about pool construction.
What pool construction pros ask.
What's a normal draw schedule for a pool build?
Cost follows the phases: excavation and shell carry the most, then equipment, then tile/coping/decking, then finishes and startup. Obra escrows the full contract and releases each phase on verified evidence — the structure lenders have always required, now working for you.
What if the pool builder walks after the dig?
The dreaded scenario is exactly what escrow neutralizes: money for unfinished phases is still in escrow, not in the builder's account, and a defined wind-down path returns it.
Pool costs are brutally front-loaded. Can the schedule reflect that?
Yes — the excavation-and-shell draw can carry its true weight. It's agreed and e-signed before funding, and it releases same-day when the evidence is approved.
Do equipment purchases count as milestones?
Delivered-and-installed equipment is documentable evidence like anything else — photograph the pad, the plumbing manifold, the serial plates. The draw releases on approval.
Start your pool construction protected.
Bring your next pool construction job to Obra.
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