Pool renovations
Pool renovations across the Texas Hill Country
Re-plastering, re-tiling, new coping, equipment and lighting from the same in-house crew, with a free on-site assessment before anything is quoted.
Signs the pool is asking for work
Most Hill Country pools give plenty of warning before a small job turns into a big one. Run a hand across the plaster. If it feels like sandpaper, or carries dark staining that will not brush off, the surface has reached the end of its life, and re-plastering is one of the most common and cost-effective renovations we do.
Look at the waterline next. Tile there takes a beating from chemicals, sun and swings in water level, so cracked, loose, missing or simply dated tile is the next tell. It is a straightforward fix that changes how the whole pool reads. Coping takes the most physical wear of any pool surface. If it is cracking, shifting or just tired, replacing it changes the entire look of the edge.
Then there is the equipment and the lighting. An old single-speed pump can cost $150 to $300 per month more to run than a modern variable-speed system, which is why equipment upgrades often pay for themselves within a few years. A pool with no lighting goes dark at sunset, and LED lighting is one of the highest-impact upgrades you can make for the cost. And sometimes nothing is wrong with the shell at all. The pool just looks like 2003, and a cosmetic renovation can transform it without touching the structure.
A rectangular pool and a raised spa wrapped in stacked stone, beside a young lawn.
What the work covers, and when we say start over
The renovation list is short and specific: re-plastering, re-tiling, coping replacement, equipment upgrades, LED lighting, automation and smart controls, pool reshapes and full rebuilds. All of it is handled in-house by one crew under a fixed-price contract, with no subcontractors on the work that matters.
It starts with a free on-site assessment. We walk the pool before we quote anything, so the price follows what the pool actually needs instead of a guess made from a phone call. Most pools do not need to be torn out. They need the right team to bring them back, and part of that is knowing what a pool needs versus what it does not.
Sometimes the honest answer is different. If the shell, the layout or the whole backyard has run its course, we will tell you that a new build makes more sense, and we will say so before you have spent anything on a patch. Renovations are the faster side of our work: 6 to 10 weeks, against roughly 6 to 24 weeks for a new pool, with the same project lead as your point of contact the whole way.
Equipment, warranty and what owners say afterward
The equipment we install is Pentair and Zodiac. Pumps, filters and heaters we put in carry 3-year manufacturer coverage, and our own tile and stone coping work carries a 1-year workmanship warranty. You get the warranty in writing at the handoff walkthrough.
Control systems are one of the most common reasons people call. Tim Allen wrote on Google, “They replaced the pool control system. Did an excellent job, we are extremely happy.” Automation and smart controls sit on the same list as plaster and tile, so an older pool can be brought up to date without starting over.
Older pools also need someone who comes back. J Goss wrote on Google, “I’ve had issues as my pool has gotten older and their technician came out and took care of the problem.” Pools Unlimited has been renovating pools across the Texas Hill Country since 2000, and that history is the reason an assessment here is a walk around your pool, not a sales pitch.
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The renovation list, plainly
Eight kinds of work, each one tied to something you can see or feel at the pool. If your pool shows two or three of these signs at once, the same free on-site assessment looks at all of them.
- Re-Plastering for plaster that feels like sandpaper or stains that will not brush off.
- Re-tiling for waterline tile that is cracked, loose, missing or dated.
- Coping replacement for an edge that is cracking, shifting or just worn.
- Equipment upgrades with Pentair and Zodiac pumps, filters and heaters.
- LED lighting for a pool that goes dark at sunset.
- Automation and smart controls to run it all from one place.
- Pool reshapes when the outline no longer suits the yard.
- Full rebuilds when a patch would only delay the inevitable.
If starting over is closer to what you want, read how we build a new pool in custom gunite pools. Running a hotel, HOA or apartment pool? The commercial pools page covers that work. The financing page lists the lenders we have worked with for years, and the contact page is where you ask for the free assessment.