Pool Remodeling in Leander, TX: Replaster, Tile, Cracks and Additions
Structural crack repair, new tile and coping, tanning ledges and steps, and HOA pools on a scheduled drain-down, all on one written quote.
- Free on-site inspection
- Written itemized quote
- Scheduling window quoted up front
Leander Pool Resurfacing handles pool remodeling on gunite pools across Leander and Williamson County: crack repair, tile and coping, tanning ledges and steps, HOA pools. A remodel is really a replaster with decisions bolted on. Every remodel starts with a free inspection and a written itemized quote; call (555) 555-0100 before you sign anything.
Pool crack repair
Structural cracks get injected, stapled or rebuilt before any finish goes on, never plastered over: epoxy for a hairline through the gunite, staples or shotcrete for a failed bond beam. Minor to moderate work runs $500 to $5,000; start with pool crack repair.
Commercial pool resurfacing
HOA, apartment and hotel pools get resurfaced on a scheduled drain-down a board can plan around: off-season or night crew, health-code reopening date, depth markers and safety tile back in place. Pricing runs $4 to $10 per square foot, plaster low, quartz high. Commercial pool resurfacing lists what a board should ask for.
Tanning ledge and steps
Adding a tanning ledge, steps or a bench means cutting into the shell, tying new rebar and gunite into the old, then finishing the whole pool to match. Retrofits run $8,000 to $20,000, less during a replaster; a tanning ledge or steps covers the cure and schedule.
Signs a pool needs a remodel, not just a patch
A remodel is the call when more than one thing has failed, or you want a different pool than the one you bought:
- A crack that moves water. Craze cracks are shrinkage lines in the plaster; a structural crack runs through the gunite.
- Tile and coping past saving. Popped tiles over bare mortar, calcium blasting no longer clears, coping lifted at the deck joint.
- Hollow spots that sound drummy. That is a replaster, and the moment to add anything else.
- A ledge, steps, a bench or a spa. A ledge ties new gunite into the shell; spa work is quoted with the pool.
- A community pool with a reopening date. Drain-down, shoot and inspection have to land before the season opens.
About two thirds of Leander's homes date from 2000 to 2019, and the 4 percent built before 1990 hold the oldest shells in town.
How a remodel runs, from inspection to refill
Five stages, finish always last.
- Inspection and written scope. The estimator sounds the shell, measures the tile band, checks the bond beam and writes every line item.
- Drain-down and demo. The water leaves dechlorinated; pneumatic pistols strip the plaster, a small demolition hammer takes the tile, the old coping comes up.
- Structural repair or new gunite. Cracks are epoxy-injected or stapled; a ledge is shot in new gunite tied to the old rebar, wet-cured at least 7 days, 28 before a cement finish.
- Tile, coping and finish. Coping goes on a mortar bed to a mason's string, one day on a small rectangle, two or three on a curved pool; then tile, then plaster day.
- Fill and startup. A cloth-wrapped hose at the deepest point, never stopped, then 28 days of testing and brushing.
Why Central Texas ground and permits shape a remodel
Ground first. West of I-35, Leander sits on thin soil over limestone; east of it, Blackland clay shrinks and swells, lifting coping, cracking decks and opening shells.
Then paper. Leander names swimming pools, and remodels touching electrical, mechanical or plumbing, on its permit list, and tells owners to confirm with a building inspector first: a new light, a moved return line or an extended deck qualifies. Bonding belongs to an electrician holding a state license, as the Texas electrician licensing page spells out.
In an HOA, the Crystal Falls HOA architectural-improvements page is typical: pools, decks and hardscaping need Architectural Control Committee approval, and only like-for-like repair in the same materials is exempt.
How much does a pool remodel cost in Leander?
Most quotes for a basic remodel, replaster plus waterline tile, fall between $5,300 and $15,000; coping, lighting and minor deck work push it to $15,000 to $30,000, and a full remodel with decking and water features runs $30,000 to $60,000 and up.
Scope tier, finish material (compared on the pool finishes page), tile and coping grade, and any ledge or spa move the number. Every job is priced from a site visit; call (555) 555-0100 for a written quote.
| Work | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic tier: replaster plus waterline tile | $5,300 to $15,000 | |
| Mid tier: coping, lighting and minor deck work | $15,000 to $30,000 | |
| Full remodel: decking, water features and equipment | $30,000 to $60,000 | and up |
| Structural crack repair, minor to moderate | $500 to $5,000 | Major rebuilds $5,000 to $15,000 and up |
| Tanning ledge, steps or bench retrofit | $8,000 to $20,000 | |
| Commercial pool resurfacing | $4 to $10 per sq ft of interior |
Swipe the table sideways to see the notes column.
Typical ranges for Williamson County; every job is priced from a site visit. Attached spa work is quoted with the pool.
Pool remodeling across Williamson County
The crew drives from Leander to every town on the service areas list, including Cedar Park, seven minutes down US 183 where more than half the homes date from 1990 to 2009, and Georgetown, fifteen minutes out RM 2243, where Sun City's first homes turned thirty in 2026, remodel age.
What happens when you call
The inspection
The estimator comes to the property, looks at the work in person, measures, and checks the things that change the price before quoting anything.
A written, itemized quote
Every line item goes on paper before any work starts: prep, materials, labor, cleanup and the scheduling window. No verbal numbers.
Warranty terms in the contract
Workmanship and material warranty terms come in writing and go in your contract so you can read them before you sign.
Scheduling you can plan around
You get a start window and a working-day estimate up front, and the crew tells you before anything changes.
Who this is not for
Leander Pool Resurfacing handles pool resurfacing and the related work listed on this site. It does not take on unrelated trades; if your job is outside that scope, a specialist in that trade is the right call.
Pool remodel questions from Leander homeowners
Our 1990s pool is tired all over: remodel it, or fill it in?
Remodel, usually. The shell is the expensive part and it is already in the ground, so a basic tier at $5,300 to $15,000 usually beats demolition. A sound 1990s gunite shell is a remodel candidate; a cracked, leaking one changes the math.
How much of an existing gunite pool can a remodel change: finish, tile, steps, depth?
Almost all of it. The finish, the tile, the coping and a new ledge, steps or bench can all change on the same shell in one drain-down. Depth is the hard one: changing the shell's shape is a structural job tied into the existing rebar, priced at inspection. See tanning ledge and steps.
What does new tile, coping and a light add to a bare replaster?
Tiers, not a formula. A bare replaster runs $4,500 to $7,000; replaster plus waterline tile is $5,300 to $15,000; add coping, lighting and minor deck work and it runs $15,000 to $30,000. The quote prices tile, coping and bonding as their own lines.
How many days do tile and coping add to a replaster, and is the yard torn up the whole time?
About a day for tile and one to three for coping, all before plaster day. Stripping the old band takes about 1.5 hours, the skim coat 1.5 to 2 more, and setting tile about 3. The truck and mixer come only on plaster day.
When a remodel adds lights, moves plumbing or changes the deck, who signs off: the city, the HOA, or both?
Both, usually. The city lists remodels touching electrical, mechanical or plumbing as permit work needing a building inspector's say-so, while an HOA with an Architectural Control Committee, Crystal Falls for one, wants approval for pools, decks and hardscaping and exempts only like-for-like repair. See how work is quoted and scheduled.
Why do remodel quotes carry a line for electrical bonding, and does that need an electrician with a state license?
Yes. Texas requires a state license for non-exempt electrical work, so an electrician prices and pulls the bonding line whenever a remodel opens the shell or adds a light. Texas licenses no plasterer; ask for proof of general liability insurance and the warranty in writing instead.
Two rules. Never buy a remodel from a verbal number, and never let anyone plaster over a crack that moves water. Get the cracks, tile, coping and bonding on one written quote with a start window; call (555) 555-0100 or send the form.
Get a written quote
Call (555) 555-0100 or send the form. The next step is a free on-site inspection and a written quote with every line item before any work starts.
Call (555) 555-0100