Royal Pools by Adams designs and builds custom inground swimming pools throughout Evergreen, from the valley floor along Thompson Creek to the Diablo Range foothills. We are a Diamond Certified pool construction company based about 20 minutes across the valley on Camden Avenue, and we have been building Bay Area pools since 1969. Our five-step program takes your project from first sketch to first swim.
Evergreen grew on its own schedule. The city council adopted the Evergreen Development Policy in 1976 and metered growth through allocations, so the district’s signature homes are the two-story stucco-and-tile contemporaries of the 1980s and 1990s, joined by the gated Silver Creek Valley community in the early 1990s. Those newer, larger lots take pools beautifully, and the terrain decides the engineering. Valley-floor tracts near Thompson and Silver creeks dig conventionally. The foothill lots that give Evergreen its views can sit inside City Geologic Hazard Zones, where a Geologic Hazard Clearance from Public Works is required before grading or building permits are issued, engineering we plan from the first site visit rather than discover mid-project. One fact even longtime residents miss: Evergreen’s water comes from the San Jose Municipal Water System, created when the city bought the Evergreen Water Company in 1961, not from San Jose Water Company like most of the city. From Rancho Yerba Buena orchard land to country-club streets, we design to what your specific lot needs.
Every photo below is from a real Royal Pools by Adams project. See more in our project gallery.
Royal Pools by Adams is part of the Adams Pool Group, a family-run organization that has been building and finishing pools since 1953. Every 28 Palms project is backed by the same leadership team that oversees every Royal pool in the Bay Area.
Owner & CEO, Adams Pool Group
General Manager, Royal Pools by Adams
We design and build pools across the Evergreen district:
The district core around Evergreen Village Square, the library branch, and Evergreen Valley College.
The gated golf-course community from the early 1990s, where estate-scale pools and spas suit the lots. HOA review runs alongside the city permit and we handle both.
The 55+ golf and country club community in the foothills, established in 1967.
Named for the family granted Rancho Yerba Buena in 1833, on the district’s eastern rise.
Our citywide page for the whole valley.
Yes. The City of San Jose requires a building permit for anything holding water over 18 inches deep. Applications go through SJPermits.org with plan review in SJePlans, run by the PBCE Building Division at the Development Services Permit Center, 200 E. Santa Clara St (408-535-3555). We manage the full process.
Yes, and this is where builder selection matters most. Parts of the Evergreen foothills fall inside City Geologic Hazard Zones defined in the municipal code, and development there needs a Geologic Hazard Clearance from the Public Works Director before grading or building permits. Our engineering-first process handles that review, the geotechnical work, and any retaining design together.
The San Jose Municipal Water System, the city-owned utility created when San Jose purchased the Evergreen Water Company in May 1961. Most of the city is served by San Jose Water Company instead, so Evergreen is the exception, with Valley Water supplying the treated wholesale water.
Yes. Gated-community projects add HOA or architectural review on top of the city permit, plus community rules on construction access and hours. We manage both approval tracks and plan equipment logistics around the community’s requirements.
The district’s growth was metered by the 1976 Evergreen Development Policy, so the stock skews to two-story stucco contemporaries with tile roofs. Geometric pools, raised spas, and modern hardscape pair naturally with that architecture, and the larger foothill lots leave room for full outdoor-living builds.
It is different rather than harder. Flatter tracts near Thompson and Silver creeks take conventional digs, while foothill lots may need cut-and-fill, retaining structures, and engineered drainage. We verify conditions per lot and design to them from the first sketch.
Prefer to plan your project in person? Our San Jose showroom at 2258 Camden Ave is about 20 minutes from Evergreen: take US-101 South to Highway 85 North and exit at Camden Avenue. Get directions from Evergreen →
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Start with a free design consultation at your home or in our San Jose showroom.
Royal Pools by Adams | 2258 Camden Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 | (408) 371-8000 | Mon-Fri 8am-4pm | CSLB #278052
