Duval County, Florida
Atlantic Beach Pool Construction Around the Oak Canopy
A 3D design that shows the pool, the deck, and the tree roots you are working around before construction starts.
Mon-Fri 8am-9pm, Sat-Sun closed. We answer the phone.
Licensed, insured builders
Your pool is built by a licensed Florida pool builder you can look up
Fixed line-item pricing
A fixed price for the scope you approve, priced line by line
3D design first
See the pool before a shovel touches the yard
Free on-site estimates
No obligation
One point of contact
The same person handles your design, your quote, and your questions
HN Pool Construction designs pools, spas, and screen enclosures for Atlantic Beach homeowners, from the oak-shaded cottages of Old Atlantic Beach to the wider Selva Marina lots and the newer homes around Atlantic Beach Country Club. Every project goes through the City of Atlantic Beach Building Division, and because the city protects its tree canopy and caps impervious surface at 45 percent, we plan the pool footprint around both first.
Permits through
City of Atlantic Beach Building Division
ZIP codes
32233
Areas we cover
Old Atlantic Beach, Selva Marina, Atlantic Beach Country Club, Royal Palms
From our office
Atlantic Beach is about 30 to 35 minutes from our Jacksonville office by way of Atlantic Boulevard or Mayport Road, a bit longer than Jacksonville Beach since it sits at the north end of the island.
What the homes and lots are like in Atlantic Beach
The live oak canopy over Beach Avenue and the numbered streets of Old Atlantic Beach is older than most of the houses under it, and it changes how a pool gets sited here. Cottages from the 1920s through the 1950s sit on lots with mature root systems close to the back door, so the shell, the equipment pad, and the deck have to be laid out around the critical root zone of any protected tree rather than through it.
Selva Marina, platted around the golf course, has wider lots than the oceanfront cottages and more room for a pool and a cage without touching a tree. Atlantic Beach Country Club is different again. The old country club there was rebuilt and renamed in 2014, and the newer homes around it are still adding the pool the builder left out, through the community architectural review committee.
Who permits a pool in Atlantic Beach?
Atlantic Beach runs its own Building Division, separate from the City of Jacksonville and the neighboring beach cities. A pool permit here means plan review, electrical and, if a heater is added, gas sub-permits, and the usual inspection sequence through the final before the pool can be filled. A submittal that includes the tree survey and the impervious tabulation up front tends to move faster.
Two numbers govern the pool footprint. The first is 45 percent, the maximum impervious surface allowed on a residential lot, counting the roof, driveway, and any slab deck. A pool water surface only counts at half that rate, and a wood deck raised at least 2 inches off grade does not count at all, which is why we often recommend a raised composite deck around a pool on a tight lot. The second is the tree ordinance: removing a regulated tree of 8 inches or more in trunk diameter for a pool shell or equipment pad requires a permit and mitigation.
A new pool also needs one Chapter 515 safety feature before final inspection, most often a screen enclosure with self-closing doors. In the gated communities that approval follows the homeowners association sign-off, since Atlantic Beach Country Club reviews every exterior addition before the city permit is filed.
Common here
Pool work we take on in Atlantic Beach
Pool Construction
Siting new pools in Selva Marina backyards around the critical root zone of a yard oak, since removing a legacy tree can cost as much as the deck.
Pool Construction in JacksonvilleGunite & Concrete Pools
Custom shapes with tanning ledges on the wider Selva Marina lots, where there is room for a pool and a paver deck without crowding the tree line.
Gunite & Concrete Pools in JacksonvillePool Screen Enclosures
Cages built to keep leaves and acorns out of the water under the mature canopy, engineered for the coastal wind zone with 316 stainless hardware.
Pool Screen Enclosures in JacksonvillePool Decks & Pavers
Raised composite decks around pools on lots already close to the 45 percent impervious limit, since that surface does not count against the cap.
Pool Decks & Pavers in JacksonvillePool & Spa Combos
Spas added to Atlantic Beach Country Club backyards through the community architectural review committee, on homes delivered without a pool.
Pool & Spa Combos in Jacksonville
What else to know about building here
Nearly three quarters of Atlantic Beach by area is water, so oceanfront and marsh-side pool equipment pads often carry a flood zone elevation requirement that interior lots in Old Atlantic Beach and Selva Marina do not. Stormwater from any new pool deck has to stay on the lot. Salt air reaches every part of the city, so cage frames, handrails, and ladders get marine grade coated aluminum and stainless fasteners rather than standard galvanized hardware, and the oak canopy keeps a shaded pool deck cooler than an open one on a treeless lot.
Gallery
Recent pool projects
Rectangular gunite pool with a raised stone wall
Fruit Cove, FL
Raised spa with arcing deck jets
Lakeside, FL
Screened pool and raised spa
St. Johns, FL
The process
How a Atlantic Beach pool project runs
- 01
Estimate
We walk the yard, check access, grade, and setbacks, and talk through what you want. Free, and usually under an hour.
- 02
3D design
You see the pool, deck, and enclosure together in 3D before anything is dug. Shape, finish, lighting, all of it.
- 03
Fixed quote
A line-item quote. Shell, plumbing, equipment, finish, coping, deck, and cage each priced on their own line.
- 04
Build
A licensed Florida pool builder takes it from here, pulls the permit, and builds to the approved design.
- 05
Walkthrough
Once it passes final inspection you walk the finished pool with your builder, get the warranties, and learn how to run the equipment.
FAQ
Atlantic Beach pool questions
Pool services for Atlantic Beach
- Pool Construction in JacksonvilleNew Pools
- Gunite & Concrete Pools in JacksonvilleGunite Pools
- Fiberglass Pools in JacksonvilleFiberglass Pools
- Pool Remodeling & Resurfacing in JacksonvillePool Remodels
- Pool Screen Enclosures in JacksonvilleScreen Enclosures
- Pool Decks & Pavers in JacksonvillePool Decks
- Pool & Spa Combos in JacksonvillePools with Spas
Free estimate
Book a free estimate in Atlantic Beach
Pick a day that works. We confirm the time, walk the yard with you, and follow up with a 3D design and a fixed line-item quote.
- Licensed, insured builders. Your pool is built by a licensed Florida pool builder you can look up.
- Fixed line-item pricing. A fixed price for the scope you approve, priced line by line.
- 3D design first. See the pool before a shovel touches the yard.
- Free on-site estimates. No obligation.
- One point of contact. The same person handles your design, your quote, and your questions.