About Next Level

Family owned. Built for the long run.

Next Level Pools and Spas is a family-owned, boutique custom pool builder based in Maitland — designing and building high-end residential pools, large-scale commercial projects (hotel pools, community pools, condo associations), and full-scope major renovations across Central Florida from Orlando to the coast.

Our Story

Built by a family. For your family.

Next Level Pools and Spas was created so a family could work together — and so the families we build for can vacation in their own backyard. That's still the heart of it. We don't optimize for project count. We optimize for projects we can stand behind.

The Taylor family — owners and operators of Next Level Pools and Spas
Family Owned & Operated

The Taylor family.

Robbie has been in the pool business for over thirty-five years. He has worked in every aspect of pools, learning from the bottom up. He started with pool maintenance and service as a teenager, moved on to renovations, and then moved on to building new pools. He started Next Level Pools so his family could work together and so the homeowners they build for could get the kind of pool that is customized for their yard, budget, and dreams.

Today the family runs the business alongside a full office team. Owners are involved in every phase of every build, though not always physically on every site — a deliberate trade-off that keeps us in design, in scope, and in communication with the clients on the calendar today, rather than stretched too thin. The office handles permits, scheduling, change orders, HOA submittals, and the day-to-day communication that keeps a build from feeling like a black box. Every inquiry is answered the same business day.

A large-scale modern pool build by Next Level Pools and Spas — the same standard scaled to commercial and resort-style amenity spaces
Beyond the Backyard

Commercial dreamscapes & resort-style oases.

In addition to making family dreams come true at home, we work on a larger scale — hotel pools, community pools, and amenity spaces for condo associations. Same standard, same communication, scaled to commercial code and guest experience.

A finished Next Level pool with a raised spa and sheet-waterfall spillover — the kind of result we build toward, project after project
A Short History

Built deliberately, not aggressively.

Word-of-mouth from the start. We've only ever run one magazine ad — every other relationship came from a homeowner who told a neighbor. Here's how it's looked.

  1. 2019

    Founded in Maitland

    After 30+ years in the pool business. Robbie Taylor opens Next Level Pools and Spas as a family operation. First builds in Maitland, Winter Park, and Windermere — relationships that still send referrals today.

  2. 2021

    Word-of-mouth takes off

    Three years in, the business is running entirely on referrals. The deliberate decision to stay boutique — quality over quantity — is paying off in repeat clients and neighbor recommendations across Central Florida.

  3. Today

    Custom showroom opens in Maitland

    Next Level has graduated from a project-by-project field operation to its own custom showroom in Maitland — a place to walk through finishes, tile, coping, equipment, and design references in person. Visits by appointment.

  4. Now

    4.8★ across 37 reviews · Orlando to the coast

    Boutique residential builds, comprehensive renovations, and commercial projects (hotel pools, community pools, condo associations) across Central Florida. Limited intake per year, deliberately. The point is still the same: vacation in your own backyard.

Quality Over Quantity

What we won't do.

We focus on the work we can stand behind. These are the trade-offs we make to keep quality higher than volume — every one of them shows up in the finished pool.

Quote at the kitchen table

No pressure-close pricing on the first visit. We measure, take it back, draw, and send a written scope. You can compare it to anything.

Sequence single-scope renovations

The work we take on is comprehensive — surface, tile, coping, deck, equipment, and structural repair as one coordinated project rather than spread across three contractors and three years. Single-scope work — just a resurface, just a tile job — gets referred to companies.

Not stand behind our work

10-year warranty on the pool shell. 10-year manufacturer warranty on quartz finish. Lifetime manufacturer warranty on Pebble Tec finish (we're an authorized builder). 3 years manufacturer warranty on equipment. 1 year on tile, deck, and plumbing — lifetime on underground plumbing. We stand by our work.

Hide upsells in the line items

Every estimate is written against a scaled drawing with specified finishes. The line items match the drawing. No "general contingency" surprise charges.

Pull from a template library

No catalog of "Pool A, Pool B, Pool C." Every project gets drawn for the specific lot, the home's architecture, and how the family actually plans to use the backyard.

Chase volume over quality

Limited intake per year, deliberately. We're not in it for the volume — we're in it to keep building pools we can stand behind.

On the Record

Licensed, insured, documented.

Everything below is verifiable through the Florida DBPR or your insurance broker. Nothing is implied — it's all on paper.

  • License Florida CPC1460542Certified Pool/Spa Contractor — issued by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
  • Insurance General liability + workers' compCertificate of insurance available on request, naming homeowner and general contractor where applicable.
  • Founded 2019 · Family-ownedFamily owned and operated, headquartered at our custom showroom in Maitland. No franchised territory.
  • Reviews 4.8 ★ across 37 Google reviewsAll verified, none incentivized. Linked from our Google Business profile under "Next Level Pools and Spas."
  • Service area Orlando to the coastCentral Florida — Maitland · Winter Park · Orlando · Altamonte Springs · Longwood · Lake Mary · Oviedo · Casselberry · Apopka · Sanford · Winter Springs · Winter Garden · Windermere · Mt Dora · Clermont · Kissimmee · Deland · Deltona · New Smyrna Beach · Port Orange — and across Orange, Seminole, Volusia, Polk & Lake counties. Plus commercial projects (hotel pools, community pools, condo associations) across the region.
  • Authorizations Pebble Tec authorized builder · Jandy distributorAuthorized builder for Pebble Tec finishes. Distributor for Jandy pumps, automation, heaters, and Nicheless LED lighting.

Need anything formally?

For HOA submissions, lender packets, or a building department that needs license + insurance copies, we can email a full credential packet the same business day.

Just request "credential packet" via the form below or by phone.

Robbie, Jesse, Melissa and all of their subcontractors were amazing from the minute I met them until the on-time completion. The entire process was easy, stress-free, and beyond my expectations on communication, work quality, and attention to detail.

Barbara C. · Verified Google review · ★★★★★
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