Renovation isn't our second line of business — it's most of it.

It depends on the condition of the existing shell, not just how the pool looks. If the structure and plumbing are sound, a remodel — new finish, tile, coping, and equipment — solves most of what bothers homeowners. We only recommend a full reconstruction when the shell itself is compromised, which is a smaller share of the renovation projects we see.

A resurface replaces just the interior finish — the surface you touch and see. A remodel goes further: new waterline tile, coping, decking, or equipment, sometimes reshaping features like a sunshelf, without touching the structural shell. Both are different from a reconstruction, which demolishes and rebuilds the shell itself.

Across our five cities, renovation budgets run from a median of about $39,722 in Boynton Beach to $63,394 in Parkland, depending on scope and city. A full reconstruction — demolishing and rebuilding the shell — costs more; in Palm Beach Gardens, where we've done the most of these, the median has been $124,460.

Much less predictable than new construction, because it depends on what we find once the existing pool is opened up. A resurface can be quick; a full reconstruction effectively restarts the same ten-phase schedule as a new pool. We'll give you a specific timeline once we've scoped your project.

Waterline tile, coping, and the pump or heater tend to reach the end of their life around the same time as the finish, so most renovations replace all of them in the same project rather than one at a time. It's more efficient to do it once than to reopen the pool again in two years for the next piece.