Cool Decking and Pool Remodeling Across Houston
Most pools that have stopped looking finished need a surface, a tile line, and equipment rather than replacement. A remodel is also the one chance to correct the deck, the coping, and the hydraulics at the same time, which is where the running cost of a pool actually sits.
What’s included in the work.
Every project has the same core scope, adapted to the specific property and program.
- 01
Assessment & Survey
Shell, surface, tile, coping, deck, and equipment inspected so the plan addresses the cause rather than the symptom.
- 02
Surface Renewal
Plaster, quartz, or pebble interior finish chipped out and replaced, with the shell repaired where it needs it.
- 03
Tile & Coping
Waterline tile, raised bond beams, and coping replaced in stone, travertine, or tile so they sit right with the new deck.
- 04
Deck & Surround
Cracked or dated decking replaced or extended, with drainage corrected away from the pool and the house.
- 05
Equipment & Plumbing
Variable-speed pumps, filters, heaters, automation, and lighting replaced, with the plumbing corrected for flow.
- 06
Features & Lighting
Spillways, sheer descents, bubblers, spa additions, and colour LED lighting added where the remodel makes room for them.
Everything you see.
Everything you don’t.
What separates a landscape that lasts from one that fails in two summers is the work you never see — grade, drainage, soil preparation, and compacted base. On Houston clay, that is most of the job.
And what you do see — the joint lines, the bed edges, the level of a terrace against the house — we hold to the same standard.
Roughly what it costs.
The range below is what a remodel of this kind typically runs in Houston, so you can place yourself in it before you call. It is a starting point, not a quote — what the survey finds decides where you land. A sound shell that needs a surface and a tile line sits near the bottom of it; a pool where the interior, the coping, the deck, and the hydraulics all need correcting at once approaches what building new would cost.
We confirm a clear investment range in the initial consultation and issue a detailed proposal after the design phase.
- Pool size, and the interior finish — plaster, quartz, or pebble
- How much waterline tile, bond beam, and coping is replaced
- Deck area replaced or extended, and the drainage corrected with it
- Equipment — pumps, filters, heating, automation, and lighting
- Features added while the pool is open: spillways, bubblers, a spa, a ledge
$18,000 – $85,000
Most projects of this type
- At the lower end
- A new interior finish and waterline tile on a sound shell, with the equipment left as it is.
- At the upper end
- A full renovation — interior, tile, coping, replaced decking, corrected drainage, variable-speed equipment, automation, lighting, and added water features.
A range, not a quote. Your figure depends on square footage, materials, how much grading and drainage the site needs, and equipment access.
Pool Remodeling we have built.
Frames from completed projects across Houston. Every photograph is our own work — follow any of them through to the project it came from.
Work that goes with this.
Most projects combine several of these, and doing them together costs less than doing them one at a time.
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Houston Swimming Pool Contractors, Design Through Build
Pools and spas designed as part of the yard — shape, elevation, deck relationship, and equipment resolved with the landscape, not after it.
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Travertine Patio Installation for Houston Backyards
Travertine pavers laid over a compacted base — the coolest stone underfoot in a Houston summer, and the reason it ends up around most pools.
Explore Travertine Patio Installation for Houston Backyards - 04 / Tile
Tile Patio Installation Over Concrete in Houston
Porcelain and stone tile laid on a slab built to take it — the crisp, low-maintenance terrace, and the one that runs level with an interior floor.
Explore Tile Patio Installation Over Concrete in Houston - 20 / Showers
Outdoor Shower Installation With Hot Water and Drainage
Plumbed outdoor showers with hot and cold water, a drained floor, and real screening — the fix for chlorine, sand, and dogs coming through the house.
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Written about this work.
What we have published on it — what it costs, what it is like to live with, and how it is put together.
- Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min read · By Chris GosselinWhy Pool Decks Crack in Houston SoilHouston’s expansive clay swells and shrinks with moisture, and that movement shows up in pool decks. What causes cracks and how to build against it.
- Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min read · By Chris GosselinHow to Refresh an Aging Pool DeckCracked, dated, or uneven pool decking — when cleaning is enough, when to resurface or pave over, and when the slab has to come out.
- Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min read · By Chris GosselinSlip Resistance Around Pools: What MattersTexture, finish, joints, and drainage decide whether a wet pool deck is safe. What to look for, and the finishes to avoid around water.
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