Texas · Pool Remodeling & Resurfacing · Updated 2026
Resurfacing, tile and coping, or a complete makeover: 23 pool remodeling companies in the San Antonio area. Ratings, review counts, contact details and 2026 planning prices are below. 2 are listed as specialists for this work; the rest are pool builders that routinely handle it. This page shows the top 20.
Ordered by customer rating and review count across the San Antonio area. Listings include the available rating, contact details and location; confirm current credentials and scope directly.
Most pool builders also take on remodels, replastering and equipment upgrades — confirm the scope and the finish options when you call.
Planning a new pool as well? The San Antonio pool builders directory ranks all 97 builders in the area.
Resurfacing is the anchor job: a standard white plaster replaster in San Antonio typically runs $5,000–$10,000, while pebble and quartz finishes run $8,000–$18,000. Everything else stacks on top of that:
| Job | Typical San Antonio price |
|---|---|
| Replaster (white plaster) | $5,000–$10,000 |
| Pebble or quartz finish | $8,000–$18,000 |
| Waterline tile | $2,500–$8,000 |
| Coping replacement | $3,000–$9,000 |
| Deck resurfacing | $4,000–$12,000 |
| Equipment upgrade (pump, filter, heater, automation) | $3,000–$10,000 |
| Add an attached spa | $15,000–$35,000 |
| Full remodel (finish, tile, coping, deck, equipment) | $15,000–$60,000+ |
Texas pricing is close to the national baseline used for these estimates. Plaster has a finite life — 10–15 years for white plaster, 15–20+ for pebble — so a resurfacing quote is often the moment to price tile, coping and equipment in the same drain.
Tile, coping, LED lights, a tanning ledge or an attached spa cost far less during a resurfacing than as a separate job later.
5 stars from 169 reviews
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4.7 average customer rating · 3251 reviews · 23 companies · 2 specialists
See All on the Map →23 pool remodeling companies in the San Antonio area. 2 are listed as specialists for this work; the rest are pool builders that routinely handle it. The ranked companies average 4.7 stars across 3,251 customer reviews. PoolPad orders the list with a weighted score that combines customer rating and review count, so a long track record counts for more than a handful of scores.
Dirt decides budgets here. Blackland clay through Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin's east side, and San Antonio swells and shrinks enough to crack a shell that isn't properly engineered, while the Hill Country and much of Central Texas sits on limestone that turns excavation into a rock-hammer job. A builder who works your side of town prices it right the first time. Gunite dominates, and Texas practically invented the modern tanning ledge — expect beach entries, splash pads for kids, swim-up bars, and full outdoor kitchens. Fiberglass is growing fast in the suburbs for its speed, and plunge pools are having a moment on smaller urban lots.
For statewide rankings, city counts and Texas prices, see the Texas pool remodeling directory, or check the nearby cities below.
Ask for nearby resurfacing jobs that are several years old, not just fresh ones. Confirm licensing where Texas requires it, insurance, and who holds the finish warranty. Compare at least three itemized bids against the same scope: finish, tile, coping, deck, equipment and startup. Texas has no statewide license for swimming pool contractors, so contractor checks fall on you: confirm general liability and workers' comp certificates, and make sure a licensed electrician pulls the electrical permit. Cities and counties enforce their own pool permits and barrier or fence ordinances, and since the 2021 freeze most builders specify freeze protection on equipment.
A standard white plaster replaster in San Antonio, TX typically runs $5,000–$10,000; quartz and pebble finishes run $8,000–$18,000. Waterline tile adds $2,500–$8,000 and new coping $3,000–$9,000. A full remodel that also updates the deck and equipment runs $15,000–$60,000+. Texas pricing is close to the national baseline used for these estimates; get itemized bids from at least three of the pool remodeling companies listed here for your pool's size and condition.
White plaster typically lasts 10–15 years; quartz and pebble finishes 15–20 or more with balanced water. Roughing, staining that no longer cleans, exposed aggregate, hollow spots and rust marks from the rebar are the signs the finish is at the end of its life. Etching accelerates when pH and calcium hardness run low, so a consistent water-care routine is the cheapest way to delay the next resurfacing.
A straightforward resurfacing usually keeps the pool down for one to two weeks: drain, prep, finish, cure and fill, followed by a 28-day startup brushing routine. Adding tile, coping and deck work extends that to three to six weeks, and equipment or structural changes can push a full renovation past two months. Contractors here work year-round, but spring books up first.
Resurface if the shell, tile, coping and equipment are sound and you mostly dislike the finish. Remodel when several systems are at the end of their life at once — a drained pool is the cheapest moment to replace tile and coping, add a tanning ledge or spa, move to LED lights, or install a variable-speed pump and automation. Ask each contractor to price the resurfacing alone and the bundled options separately so you can see the marginal cost of each upgrade.
The prime outdoor season in San Antonio runs March through October — roughly 7 months of comfortable unheated swimming — and pools stay open and running year-round rather than being winterized. Summers run 95–105° for weeks at a stretch, and most of the state swims from March into late October. Pools stay open and running through winter — the trade-off is that chlorine demand and evaporation in July and August are among the highest in the nation.
Aquamarine Pools of San Antonio - AquaPools.com has the highest customer rating on this San Antonio list at 5 stars across 169 reviews. Keith Zars Pools has the largest review count (1,413 reviews at 4.6 stars). PoolPad orders the list with a weighted score that combines customer rating and review count, so a long track record counts for more than a handful of scores.
Texas has no statewide license for swimming pool contractors, so contractor checks fall on you: confirm general liability and workers' comp certificates, and make sure a licensed electrician pulls the electrical permit. Cities and counties enforce their own pool permits and barrier or fence ordinances, and since the 2021 freeze most builders specify freeze protection on equipment.
Plaster and pebble finishes normally carry a manufacturer material warranty (often 5–10 years, sometimes limited or prorated) plus the installer's workmanship warranty (commonly 1–5 years) covering delamination, spot etching from improper startup and bond failure. Tile, coping and equipment carry their own terms. Read what voids coverage — most exclude damage from unbalanced water — and keep your startup and water-test records.
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