Duval County, Florida
Pool Construction and Remodeling in Mandarin, FL
Pools sized for deep oak-shaded lots, and full remodels of the pools those same lots have carried since the 1980s.
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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
Mandarin's deep, tree-covered lots between the St. Johns River and I-295 have room for a large freeform pool most Jacksonville neighborhoods cannot fit, and many already out there date to the 1980s and need a full remodel. HN Pool Construction designs new gunite pools sited around the oak canopy, and reworks tired older pools with new finish, tile, and equipment.
Permits through
City of Jacksonville Building Inspection Division
ZIP codes
32223, 32257, 32258
Areas we cover
Mandarin Road, Loretto, Beauclerc, Plummer's Cove
From our office
Mandarin is 20 to 25 minutes from our Jacksonville office down I-95 and I-295 to San Jose Boulevard, or straight down Philips Highway when the interstates are backed up.
What the homes and lots are like in Mandarin
Mandarin Road bends along the river under live oaks that predate the neighborhood by a century, and the lots behind them run larger than almost anywhere else in the consolidated city, often a quarter acre to well over an acre. Closest to the river, on Mandarin Road, Loretto Road, and around Plummer's Cove, houses date to the 1960s and 1970s, some still on septic, and a pool there usually means designing the equipment pad and shell around an existing drainfield.
The second wave came in the 1980s once I-295 and the Buckman Bridge opened the area: Mandarin Station, Pickwick Park, and the streets off Sunbeam Road filled in with two-story houses on lots deep enough for a full backyard pool package. A pool poured back then, if one exists, is now 30 to 45 years old and almost always due for a complete remodel. Beauclerc and the river estates toward San Jose Boulevard mix 1960s ranches with larger custom homes where a pool and spa combo with a large paver deck is common.
Who permits a pool in Mandarin?
Mandarin has been part of the consolidated City of Jacksonville since 1968, so pool permits go through the City of Jacksonville Building Inspection Division, filed online through JaxEPICS. A pool permit follows the standard city sequence: pre-gunite steel and bonding, deck bond and pressure test, electrical, a barrier or safety final, and a final inspection before filling. Most of the older river-side streets have no HOA, though the 1980s and 1990s subdivisions south of Sunbeam Road often do.
A 2001 city ordinance designates Mandarin Road a scenic and historic corridor, and live oaks six inches or larger within 20 feet of the right of way there cannot be removed. Off that corridor, the general tree ordinance still requires a permit to remove a protected tree, though single-family lots get some relief from mitigation fees. On septic lots, Florida rule 64E-6 requires at least 5 feet between a septic tank or drainfield and a pool wall, so we check capacity before finalizing the layout. Riverfront lots also carry FEMA Zone AE, reviewed by the city's Development Services Division.
Common here
Pool work we take on in Mandarin
Gunite & Concrete Pools
Large freeform gunite pools with a spa and sun shelf on the deep quarter-acre to acre-plus lots off Mandarin Road and Loretto Road.
Gunite & Concrete Pools in JacksonvillePool Remodeling & Resurfacing
Full remodels of 1980s and 1990s pools in Mandarin Station and Pickwick Park: new finish, tile and coping, and equipment running since the original build.
Pool Remodeling & Resurfacing in JacksonvillePool Screen Enclosures
Cages sized and gutter-routed for heavy leaf and pine straw drop under the oak canopy.
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New pools on septic lots near the river, laid out around the drainfield's 5-foot clearance before excavation.
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Raised spa additions on the bluff lots toward Beauclerc, plumbed as one system with the pool.
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What else to know about building here
Riverfront and creek-front lots near Plummer's Cove and along Julington Creek Road carry FEMA Zone AE, and near the water the soil can shift from sand to muck that needs over-excavation or engineered fill under a pool shell. We test the soil before quoting a gunite build there.
A pool sited too close to a live oak will fight the roots for years, cracking decks and pushing on the shell. We keep excavation clear of major root zones and bring in an arborist for root pruning when a pool has to sit near a protected tree that stays.
Gallery
Pools we have designed in Mandarin
Pool shell before the interior finish
Mandarin, FL
Rectangular gunite pool with a raised stone wall
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Raised spa with arcing deck jets
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The process
How a Mandarin 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
Mandarin pool questions
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Free estimate
Book a free estimate in Mandarin
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.