Astorga plans and manages pool remodeling and renovation for existing pools and aging backyards across Greater Houston. Assessment first, structural honesty always, and every recommendation sequenced so early work never has to be redone for later phases.
What pool remodeling covers
Before
After
Compare the aging pool with the completed restoration design. Use the slider to reveal more of either image; arrow keys adjust in small steps.
What a restoration changes
Old surfaces come off. New interior finish, new waterline tile, new coping. The deck gets re-poured with honest slope away from the house, the equipment is modernized, and the landscaping and lighting come back to life. Same pool, same footprint, a backyard that finally works as one space.
Pool resurfacing, waterline tile, and coping. Deck repair or replacement. Equipment modernization and automation. Lighting. Drainage correction. Spa additions where feasible. Patio, pergola, and outdoor-kitchen renewal. Landscape and privacy restoration. The scope on any given project is what the assessment supports, not a package.
The questions we answer before recommending anything
- What’s worth keeping, and what does keeping it save?
- What must be corrected before anything cosmetic makes sense?
- Which upgrades belong together in one mobilization?
- When is renovation sensible versus replacement, honestly?
- How do soils, access, drainage, and existing utilities shape the plan?
The remodeling path
Stabilize
Structural assessment, leak and plumbing correction, drainage correction, equipment modernization.
Planning range pending site review.
Renew
Interior finish, tile and coping, deck repair or replacement, with surfaces renewed together on a corrected base.
Planning range pending site review.
Reconfigure
Spa additions, patio expansion, circulation improvements, kitchen infrastructure.
Planning range pending site review.
Complete
Lighting, shade, planting, fire and entertainment features.
Planning range pending site review.
See the thinking applied end-to-end in the Aging Pool Restoration study in the Planning Studio.
Structural honesty, in writing
Not every pool can be modified in every way. Feasibility depends on the existing structure, soil, access, utilities, and code, which is why our restoration proposals begin with an assessment and state their assumptions in writing, like everything else we do.
From bare yard to complete outdoor living
Before
After
Compare the bare yard with the completed outdoor living design. Use the slider to reveal more of either image; arrow keys adjust in small steps.
A remodel doesn’t have to stop at the waterline. Here the slab and fence stayed, and everything else was planned as one program: pool, raised spa, a water wall that gives the back fence a job, kitchen at the house wall, and a fire lounge on a paver and turf grid.
Renovation or replacement?
Keep the shell when it is structurally sound, holds water, and sits where the new plan wants it. A sound gunite shell with a tired interior, dated tile, and a cracked deck is a renovation: the surfaces renew, the equipment modernizes, the deck is re-poured with correct slope, and the structure stays.
Replacement is the honest answer when structural cracking keeps returning after repair, when the plumbing under the deck has failed in more than one place, or when the footprint fights the new plan so badly that working around it costs more than starting over. We say which it is after the assessment, in writing, with the reasons. If it is a new pool, the budget conversation moves to what a pool costs in Houston.
What changes a remodeling budget
- Scope breadth. A replaster is one trade for one week; a full renewal of finish, tile, coping, and deck is several trades in sequence.
- Decking area and material. Re-pouring concrete and laying travertine or pavers are priced by area, so deck size is the line most likely to grow.
- Equipment. Pump, filter, heater, sanitation, and automation can be replaced piece by piece or as one modern pad. Astorga is a Pentair Partner, and Pentair is the equipment we specify.
- Water features and spa additions. Each one adds plumbing, structure, and heater sizing; feasibility depends on the existing shell.
- Drainage correction. Decks that slope toward the house and yards that hold water get fixed before anything cosmetic, because they are what ruined the last finish.
- Access. Tight side yards mean smaller machines and more hand work for demolition and hauling.
- What the assessment finds. Hidden plumbing leaks, hollow spots under the finish, and voids behind the deck only show once the surface comes off; a good proposal names them as allowances rather than pretending they will not exist.
The market numbers below are where a realistic conversation starts; the assessment is what turns them into a scope.
What pool remodeling costs in Houston
There is no single price for a remodel, because the word covers everything from a replaster to a rebuilt backyard. The most useful public numbers for Houston come from Angi’s 2026 survey of local homeowners’ project costs. They are not Astorga prices. They are the market, and they are where a realistic budget conversation starts.
| Project (Angi, Houston, 2026) | Reported cost |
|---|---|
| Typical remodel, normal range | $4,724 to $11,206 (average $7,943) |
| Extensive remodel, high end | $18,000 and up |
| Pool resurfacing | about $11,000 |
| Tile replacement | about $15,000 |
| Pool deck construction | $2,250 to $12,000 |
| Water features | $5,000 to $25,000 |
| Fire bowls | $4,000 to $8,000 |
| Shallow-to-deep conversion | $10,000 to $50,000 |
Three things decide where a project lands in those ranges. Size, because plaster, tile, and decking are bought by the square foot. Scope, because a resurfacing and a complete restoration are different projects even on the same pool: add resurfacing, tile, decking, and a water feature from the table above and the survey’s own line items put a full restoration at roughly $33,000 to $63,000. And structure, because a shell with cracks, a failed bond beam, or plumbing under the deck has to be corrected before anything cosmetic goes on, which is exactly what an assessment is for. In the same survey, labor is about 45 percent of a Houston remodel, and structural changes such as deepening, reshaping, or adding a grotto may need a building permit from your city.
An Astorga restoration proposal is written line by line against the assessment, so you can see which of these items your pool actually needs and which it does not. If you are weighing a remodel against a new pool, read the Houston pool cost guide first; the two budgets are not the same conversation.
Source: Angi, “How Much Does a Pool Remodel Cost in Houston?” updated July 8, 2026, based on surveyed Houston project costs. Market data, not Astorga quotes.
Common questions
Resurface only, or full restoration?
Resurfacing renews the interior finish; a restoration looks at everything the water touches and everything that touches the water. Tile, coping, deck, equipment, drainage, lighting. If the surround and systems are sound, resurface. If surfaces are failing together, restoring them together costs less than three separate mobilizations. The assessment tells you which project you actually have.
Can an existing pool’s shape be changed?
Sometimes. Shell modifications like adding a spa, extending steps, or softening a corner are structurally involved and depend on the original construction, soil, access, and what the change does to plumbing runs. We evaluate feasibility before recommending anything; “possible” and “sensible” aren’t always the same answer.
Can a restoration be phased?
Yes, and often it should be. The honest order is to stabilize first (structure, leaks, drainage, equipment), then renew surfaces, then reconfigure and add. Phasing the other direction, cosmetics first, is how the same deck gets paid for twice.
Start with an honest assessment of what you have.
We look at the shell, the plumbing, the deck, and the drainage before recommending anything, and the proposal states its assumptions in writing.
Weighing a remodel against a new pool? Read what a new pool costs in Houston first.
Flexible Financing for Your Backyard Vision
Astorga Outdoor Living is working to provide financing options for qualified homeowners through independent third-party financing providers. Financing may be available for custom pools, remodeling, landscaping, patios, outdoor kitchens, and complete outdoor living projects.
Financing is provided by independent third-party lenders and is subject to credit approval, lender terms, project eligibility, and contractor approval. Astorga Outdoor Living is not a lender and does not guarantee financing, rates, terms, loan amounts, or approval.
Where we build
We work across Greater Houston: Cypress, Tomball, Katy, Fulshear, Kingwood, Humble, Memorial, League City & Clear Lake, Pearland, and Richmond. Each area page covers the local permitting, soil, and neighborhood realities that shape a project there. See all service areas.