Pool Resurfacing in Converse, Texas
New Braunfels Quality Pool Resurfacing provides pool resurfacing in Converse, Texas, the growing city on Farm Road 1976 northeast of San Antonio. That means a new plaster, quartz or pebble pool finish for backyard pools in the neighborhoods around North Park on Spring Town and City Park on School Street.
Estimates are free, and you can call at any hour. We'll talk through the finish and the timing, including the city's drought stage, since the stage decides if an emptied pool can be filled again.
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From a railroad townsite to a city of 32,481
The town is named for a Major Converse, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1877 he bought a tract of land that included the townsite, and a post office opened in 1878.
German farmers settled the community. By 1990 it reportedly had the oldest 4-H Club in Texas, and a singing society, the Salatrillo Liederkranz, had been active for many years. The town had 900 residents by 1965, 8,887 in 1990 and 11,508 in 2000.
Growth hasn't stopped. The U.S. Census Bureau counted 27,466 people in 2020 and estimates 32,481 for July 1, 2025, with each yearly estimate higher than the last.
Homes built mostly since 1990
The bureau's 2020–2024 survey dates the city's median home to 2003. Of all homes, 25.2 percent date from the 2010s, 24.7 percent from the 2000s and 17.0 percent from the 1990s, and another 8.6 percent from 2020 or later. Single detached houses make up 84.2 percent, and 74.2 percent of occupied homes are lived in by their owners.
No public record dates the city's pools, so judge by the surface, not by the house.
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(830) 302-4112When the drought rules allow a refill
The Converse City Council designated Stage 2 water restrictions effective June 16, 2026, and that was the stage on the city's page on October 6, 2026. Each stage carries a target for cutting water use: 20 percent in Stage 1, 30 in Stage 2, 35 in Stage 3 and 40 in Stage 4.
What each stage means for a pool
- Stage 1 (aquifer at 660 feet): a pool that isn't public is covered with an evaporation cover or screen when not in use between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.;
- Stage 2 (650 feet): existing pools may be filled and topped up, and pools and hot tubs may drain only onto the yard. A new pool needs the Director of Utilities' written approval before it's filled;
- Stage 3 (640 feet): refilling existing or new pools is prohibited, and only top-ups for evaporation are allowed;
- Stage 4 (630 feet): the refill ban stays in place.
On the rule's own words, a pool drained under Stage 2 may be refilled, and one drained under Stage 3 may not. So plan the drain and the refill together, after a call to the city's Utility Systems Operations to confirm the stage.
Why the stages follow the Edwards Aquifer
The city's stages track the Edwards Aquifer at well J-17, the same aquifer its four deep wells draw from. That well water gets only fluoride and chlorine added. The Canyon Regional Water Authority supplies more, as groundwater from Wells Ranch and surface water from Lake Dunlap.
On October 6, 2026, the Edwards Aquifer Authority reported a 10-day average of 640.8 feet at the J-17 well; the city's Stage 3 begins at 640. State samples of the city's treated water on February 25, 2025 read 236 to 254 mg/L of hardness.
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(830) 302-4112Houston Black clay and a pool shell
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's soil survey puts Houston Black clay at the Census Bureau's reference point for Converse, with no bedrock recorded. Its highest shrink-swell value is 12 percent, a measure of how much the clay grows when wet and shrinks when dry. A single map point can't speak for every lot, and other soils turn up across the city.
The department rates this clay 'Very limited' for homes without basements and for concrete driveways and sidewalks, both because of high shrink-swell. Shallow digging rates 'Very limited' too, because excavation walls are unstable and the soil is too clayey.
What clay means around a pool
Clay that swells when wet and shrinks when dry is on a crack-repair maker's list of what cracks pool shells. Water standing against the outside of a shell matters as well. The National Plasterers Council warns that rain or irrigation pooled against a pool creates back pressure that can loosen a bond coat or the finish itself.
A new finish covers the surface, not the structure. If a crack runs into the shell, we'll talk through crack repair before a new finish goes on.
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(830) 302-4112When a newer pool's finish fades early
A young pool can still need a new surface. Sun and UV aren't the main reason pool color fades, the National Plasterers Council says. Most color loss traces to a start-up that wasn't done properly or to water chemistry that wasn't kept up.
The council names three common causes:
- calcium salts moving to the surface as the cement hardens, masking the pigment;
- minerals or metals settling out of the water as scale or stains;
- cement compounds dissolving, which takes pigment with them.
Some change can't be avoided. Water and finish always interact, so a surface's look shifts slowly over time, or in rare cases far faster, the council adds.
Old coatings come off first
If a pool was painted or sealed at some point, that coating comes off first. One quartz maker's data sheet calls for removing it by acid washing or sandblasting before new plaster goes on.
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(830) 302-4112Permit timelines at the Building Division
Since October 1, 2024, the City of Converse has reviewed plans under the 2024 International Codes. Projects that typically need a permit include swimming pools, in-ground and above-ground, plus hot tubs and spas, decks, patios and patio covers, and paving.
The city sets its own clock. A permit that needs no plan review is issued within one week of the application. Where plans are reviewed, comments come back within three weeks. A residential permit expires 180 days after it's issued.
Applications go in online, filed by a registered contractor, the property owner or an agent. Flatwork drawings must show the location, the dimensions and the size of the rebar or wire mesh. Resurfacing by itself goes unmentioned, so check with the Building Division at 406 S. Seguin before work is booked.
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(830) 302-4112Other pool work beyond resurfacing
Tile, coping and deck work often go along with a new finish. We also repair cracks, find leaks and acid-wash stained finishes for homes across the city. Kirby grew up alongside Converse and has older homes on the whole; for those pools, New Braunfels Quality Pool Resurfacing offers pool replastering in Kirby.
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(830) 302-4112From the first call to a refilled pool
How the job usually goes, checked against the city's rules. The details for your own pool come with its estimate.
Free resurfacing estimate
We'll go over the surface and the finish options and price the job, at no cost.
Confirm the stage and the permit
Check the current stage with Utility Systems Operations and the permit question with the Building Division before a date is set.
Drain where the stage allows
In Stage 2, the city lets a pool drain only onto the yard. The refill is planned before the drain starts, so the shell isn't left empty for long.
Strip and prep
Old paint or sealer comes off, loose finish is removed, and a bond coat goes on where the old finish stays.
Finish and fill
Curing under water, which plasterers call ponding, greatly reduces the tendency of a new surface to develop shrinkage cracks, the plastering council says.
Start-up and records
One finish maker says a new finish takes 28 days to be mostly cured, and asks owners to keep start-up and monthly water records in case of a warranty claim.
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(830) 302-4112Questions from Converse pool owners
What's the difference between resurfacing and replastering a pool?
Resurfacing is the broad term for any new inside surface on a pool. Replastering is one form of it: a new coat of plaster, the plain mix of white cement, white marble and water. A resurfacing can use one of the other cement finish families the National Plasterers Council lists instead: quartz, pebble or polished.
How much does pool resurfacing cost?
On San Antonio-area figures for 2025, the average project costs $3,500 to $8,000, while larger pools with premium finishes and extensive crack repair run $12,000 to $15,000. For a standard pool of 400 to 600 square feet, that's $3,500 to $5,500 for white plaster, $5,000 to $8,500 for quartz and $7,000 to $12,000 for pebble.
They're area averages from published sources, not a price list of ours. Your own figure comes with the free estimate.
What is the best material to resurface a pool?
No standard names one. On the National Plasterers Council's figures, pebble gives the longest surface life at 12 to 18 years, quartz 10 to 15 and white plaster 5 to 8. On the 2025 San Antonio-area prices above, the order runs the other way, with plaster the cheapest and pebble the dearest. We'll talk through which trade-off suits your pool and your water.
Get a pool resurfacing estimate in Converse
Converse pool owners can reach New Braunfels Quality Pool Resurfacing around the clock, by phone or through the form. Let us know the pool's rough size and when the finish was last redone.