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HN Pool ConstructionJacksonville, FL

Duval County, Florida

Jacksonville Beach Pool Builder

Fixed line-item pricing and a 3D design that shows what actually fits a 50 foot lot.

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Custom shaped pool with a stone deck and landscape lighting at dusk
  • 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 gunite and fiberglass pools, spas, screen enclosures, and decks for homeowners in Jacksonville Beach, on lots that run from tight 1950s ranch parcels to raised rebuilds east of 3rd Street. Every permit goes through the City of Jacksonville Beach Building Inspection Division, not the City of Jacksonville, and we design around the flood zone and the water table before we quote a shape.

What the homes and lots are like in Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach sits on a narrow street grid of 50 by 100 foot lots, a layout that predates the city dropping its old name, Pablo Beach. In Pablo Beach South, Oceanside Park, and Ocean Terrace, block ranches from the 1950s through the 1970s sit low to the ground with a backyard that has to hold the pool, the deck, and whatever setback is left. That is the lot we design for most here: a plunge pool or a small cocktail pool sized to what remains after the house and the fence line.

East of 3rd Street, rebuilds since the 2000s sit up on a foundation over a garage, so a pool goes in below an occupied living level. Streets there are narrow, so a fiberglass shell set by crane over the roofline is often faster than a gunite pour with a pump truck parked for days. West toward the Intracoastal, Isle of Palms is canal-front property where a pool competes with a dock for the same narrow side yard.

Who permits a pool in Jacksonville Beach?

The City of Jacksonville Beach runs its own Building Inspection Division. A pool permit here means separate electrical and, where a heater is involved, gas sub-permits, with an inspection sequence from pre-gunite steel through a barrier or safety final. The city limits construction to 8 AM to 6 PM Monday through Saturday with no Sunday work, which matters for a gunite pour more than most projects.

Much of the land east of 1st Street sits inside the state Coastal Construction Control Line or in a VE or AE flood zone. A pool or deck built seaward of the line needs a Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit on top of the city permit, and equipment pads on VE lots often sit on a raised pad above the flood elevation. Under Florida law a new pool also needs one approved safety feature before final inspection; most homeowners here choose a screen enclosure with self-closing, self-latching doors, which doubles as the code barrier and keeps sand out.

Common here

Pool work we take on in Jacksonville Beach

  • Gunite & Concrete Pools

    Plunge pools and small cocktail pools poured on 50 by 100 lots in Pablo Beach South, where setback and coverage limits set the shape before the design does.

    Gunite & Concrete Pools in Jacksonville
  • Fiberglass Pools

    Crane-set fiberglass shells lowered over the roofline of raised rebuilds east of 3rd Street, where a delivery truck cannot reach the backyard directly.

    Fiberglass Pools in Jacksonville
  • Pool Screen Enclosures

    Cages engineered for the higher coastal wind exposure with 316 stainless fasteners, since the ocean is often a few hundred feet away.

    Pool Screen Enclosures in Jacksonville
  • Pool Remodeling & Resurfacing

    Resurfacing and equipment upgrades on older pools around Isle of Palms, where salt air off the Intracoastal wears pumps and handrails faster than inland.

    Pool Remodeling & Resurfacing in Jacksonville
  • Pool Decks & Pavers

    Narrow paver decks sized to the lot coverage left over after the house and driveway on a standard Jacksonville Beach lot.

    Pool Decks & Pavers in Jacksonville

What else to know about building here

Salt air is the material problem here. Standard galvanized hardware bleeds rust within a couple of seasons this close to the ocean, so we spec 316 stainless for handrails and cage fasteners near the water, and marine grade coated aluminum for the enclosure frame. The high water table also means excavation often needs dewatering, and every pool gets a hydrostatic relief valve so groundwater cannot push an empty shell out of the ground. A fiberglass shell left drained can float the same way, so we never leave one empty overnight once it is set.

Gallery

Recent pool projects

  • Newly plastered rectangular gunite pool with entry steps and a raised stacked stone wall, set in artificial turf with travertine stepping pads beside a brick home

    Rectangular gunite pool with a raised stone wall

    Fruit Cove, FL

  • Rectangular pool with a raised spa, arcing deck jets, and a stone veneer bond beam

    Raised spa with arcing deck jets

    Lakeside, FL

  • Pool and raised spa finished in blue glass tile, with a travertine deck under a white aluminum screen enclosure

    Screened pool and raised spa

    St. Johns, FL

The process

How a Jacksonville Beach pool project runs

  1. 01

    Estimate

    We walk the yard, check access, grade, and setbacks, and talk through what you want. Free, and usually under an hour.

  2. 02

    3D design

    You see the pool, deck, and enclosure together in 3D before anything is dug. Shape, finish, lighting, all of it.

  3. 03

    Fixed quote

    A line-item quote. Shell, plumbing, equipment, finish, coping, deck, and cage each priced on their own line.

  4. 04

    Build

    A licensed Florida pool builder takes it from here, pulls the permit, and builds to the approved design.

  5. 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

Jacksonville Beach pool questions

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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.
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