St. Johns County, Florida
Pool Construction and Remodeling Serving St. Augustine
Pools designed for HARB review downtown, salt air and high water table on the island, and HOA rules in the county subdivisions.
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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
A pool address in St. Augustine can mean two different processes: inside city limits, where historic district review may apply before the permit, or in the unincorporated county, where St. Johns County Building Services handles World Golf Village, Murabella, and Palencia. HN Pool Construction designs and remodels pools across both and confirms the review path first.
Permits through
City of St. Augustine Building Department
ZIP codes
32084, 32080, 32086, 32092, 32095
Areas we cover
Lincolnville, Old City, Abbott Tract, Davis Shores
From our office
St. Augustine is about 41 miles and 46 minutes from our Jacksonville office via US-1 or I-95, longer during afternoon peak traffic.
What the homes and lots are like in St. Augustine
Inside the old city, housing runs from Spanish colonial and Victorian era homes downtown to the bungalows and shotgun houses of Lincolnville and the Abbott Tract, most built well before backyard pools were common here. A pool on one of these lots is almost always new construction on a small, tightly bounded yard.
Davis Shores, platted in the 1920s on filled marsh across the bridge from downtown, holds a different mix: mid-century ranch homes on canals and open water, many with pools from the 1960s through the 1980s overdue for resurfacing, in a neighborhood that has flooded repeatedly during storm events.
Out in the county, World Golf Village, Murabella, Palencia, and St. Augustine Shores represent a different era: 1990s through 2010s planned communities with consistent lot sizes, HOA governance, and, in several cases, a house bought without a pool that the owner is adding later. Crescent Beach, Vilano Beach, and Anastasia Island county lots add oceanfront and Intracoastal conditions.
Who permits a pool in St. Augustine?
Inside St. Augustine city limits, the City of St. Augustine Building Department issues the permit through its online portal. In the HP-1 through HP-5 historic preservation districts, covering the downtown core, Lincolnville, and the Abbott Tract, a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Architectural Review Board is required before the building permit, covering fence and enclosure visibility. Matching, low-impact changes can sometimes clear at staff level rather than a full board hearing.
Outside city limits, in World Golf Village, Murabella, Palencia, St. Augustine Shores, and the county portions of Crescent Beach, Vilano Beach, and Anastasia Island, St. Johns County Building Services has jurisdiction instead. These planned communities also run HOA architectural review, and sometimes a village-level association reviews the submission before it reaches the master community association, adding time on top of the county permit.
Davis Shores sits inside city limits with minimal HARB reach, but its FEMA Zone AE designation adds a layer: deck and equipment pad elevation has to account for base flood elevation, confirmed with the city floodplain office before finalizing a canal lot design.
Common here
Pool work we take on in St. Augustine
Pool Construction
New pools on small downtown and Lincolnville lots, sited and screened to clear Historic Architectural Review Board review before permitting.
Pool Construction in JacksonvillePool Remodeling & Resurfacing
Resurfacing and equipment upgrades on Davis Shores canal-front pools from the 1960s through 1980s, many now due for their first full remodel.
Pool Remodeling & Resurfacing in JacksonvilleGunite & Concrete Pools
Gunite pools added to World Golf Village and Murabella homes purchased without one, designed to clear both village and master HOA review.
Gunite & Concrete Pools in JacksonvillePool Screen Enclosures
Cages built with marine-grade fasteners for Vilano Beach and Anastasia Island county lots exposed to direct salt air.
Pool Screen Enclosures in JacksonvillePool & Spa Combos
Spa additions on Palencia and St. Augustine Shores lots, sized within HOA setback rules typical of these county communities.
Pool & Spa Combos in Jacksonville
What else to know about building here
Salt air reaches most of the island and coastal county lots, so we spec 316 stainless hardware and marine-grade powder coated aluminum for cages and handrails on Vilano Beach, Crescent Beach, and Anastasia Island projects, not standard inland hardware.
The water table across the island and much of coastal St. Johns County runs high, and coquina and shell content in the soil can affect excavation and dewatering. Davis Shores and low-lying parts of the historic core have a documented flood history, including repeated storm surge and tidal flooding, which we factor into deck elevation and equipment placement.
Gallery
Recent pool projects
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Raised spa with arcing deck jets
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Screened pool and raised spa
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The process
How a St. Augustine 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
St. Augustine pool questions
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Free estimate
Book a free estimate in St. Augustine
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.