Pools / Pool Remodeling
Pool Remodeling in Dallas-Fort Worth
The full package. Retile, new coping, and surface work in one project. Fixing what time and other contractors got wrong.
A pool renovation is a full refresh of everything you see and touch, done in one coordinated project. It is not a new build and it is not a single repair. Most of the pools we remodel are structurally sound. The shell is fine and the plumbing works. What has aged out is the finish: cracked coping, tile popping off the waterline, rough or stained plaster, dated stonework around the deck. A remodel takes a tired 15 or 20-year-old pool and makes it read brand new, at a fraction of the cost and disruption of tearing it out.
Most of our renovations are some mix of new waterline tile, fresh coping, and stonework around the deck and raised walls, with grout restoration and bond beam repair where the pool needs it. If the interior plaster or pebble is also due, we coordinate that surface scope with a finishing specialist so it all happens in the same drain cycle. We scope to what the pool actually needs. If a section is solid, we leave it and tell you so, instead of selling you work that does not move the result.
A real share of the renovations we run are fixing what another contractor got wrong. Tile set with the wrong adhesive that lets go in a season. Coping cracked because nobody put in an expansion joint. Grout mixed wrong, waterproofing skipped. If your pool was retiled or recoped in the last few years and it is already failing, that is workmanship, not bad luck. We tear out what is wrong and rebuild it so it holds.
Bundling the work is where a renovation pays for itself. The pool is drained once, the crew mobilizes once, and the same hands do all the finish work so the tile, coping, and stone actually match. Stretching it out, tile this year, coping in two, stone after that, runs you 30 to 50 percent more in total and leaves you with a yard that looks pieced together. One project, one timeline, one look.
Everything we install goes in to last in this climate. Real expansion joints in the coping, flexible bonding behind the tile, proper surface prep, and drainage on the deck. We build to PHTA standards. The work has to hold through the next 15 years of Texas summers and freezes, not just photograph well the first season.
A tile and coping remodel typically runs $5,000 to $12,000. Add interior surface work and you are generally in the $10,000 to $25,000 range, more on large pools or with premium materials. Tile and coping alone takes 1 to 2 weeks; a full renovation with surface work runs 3 to 4 weeks. A remodel is also the right moment to update the space around the pool, an outdoor kitchen, a fire feature, or new patio stone, so it all gets done together and matches. We renovate pools across Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, and Frisco. Every project starts with a free on-site estimate.
Pool Remodeling
What we do
- Full pool retiling and surface renovation
- Waterline tile replacement
- Coping removal and replacement
- Fountain and spa tile repair
- Fixing failed work from other contractors
- Grout restoration and repointing
- Bond beam repair
- Color and material upgrades on existing pools
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
If problems are showing in one spot, a cracked tile section or a couple of lifted coping stones, that is a [repair](/services/pools/pool-repair). When tile, coping, grout, and plaster are all wearing out at once, stacking separate repairs catches up to the cost of a renovation fast, and you end up draining the pool over and over. We walk you through that math on site so the choice is clear.
A tile and coping remodel typically runs $5,000 to $12,000. Add interior surface refinishing and most projects land in the $10,000 to $25,000 range. Large pools and premium glass or stone push higher. We give you a fixed number after we see the pool, not a phone estimate.
Tile and coping only is usually 1 to 2 weeks. A full renovation that includes surface work runs 3 to 4 weeks. We give you the schedule before we start and keep you updated as it moves.
We do it constantly. The usual culprits are wrong adhesive, no expansion joints, bad surface prep, and grout mixed wrong. We tear out the failed work, fix the cause, and rebuild it properly so it lasts this time.
Our scope is tile, coping, and stonework. For interior surface refinishing we bring in a trusted finishing specialist and coordinate it into the same drain cycle, so the whole renovation happens on one timeline.
Usually, yes. The expensive part of a pool, the shell and the plumbing, is generally still good at that age. It is the finishes that have worn out. New tile, coping, and stone make the pool look new for a fraction of what a replacement costs, and done right it holds for another 15 years.
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