HOA and Apartment Pool Resurfacing in New Braunfels, TX
New Braunfels Quality Pool Resurfacing handles HOA pool resurfacing in New Braunfels, Texas, for homeowners associations (HOAs), apartment communities and condominiums. Texas treats these shared pools as public pools, and inside the city limits the city licenses them. We replaster them and refinish them in quartz or pebble.
A shared-pool estimate is free for boards and managers, and calls are answered 24/7. Ahead of any date, we'll go over the board's or the manager's timeline, the water utility's drain and refill rules, and how long the pool will be closed.
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Timing an HOA or apartment pool resurfacing
The water utility's drain rules for HOA pools
For a community pool, the first thing to pin down is the water utility's answer. The city's drought plan counts apartment, condominium association and community association pools as public swimming pools. Once drained, a public pool may only be refilled if it was emptied to fix a hazardous part or a leak. Draining itself is limited to those two reasons or excess rainwater, and only onto ground that soaks the water up. Resurfacing appears nowhere in the plan, and no official guidance says whether it qualifies.
So ask New Braunfels Utilities early. Its Conservation Coordinator takes written requests for a variance (an exception to a rule), and the utility reviews them within 30 days. That month belongs in the schedule.
Weather limits on the finish
Finish makers give temperature limits rather than seasons. For its Diamond Brite quartz, the maker wants materials and work areas kept between 50°F and 100°F, starting 24 hours before placement and ending 72 hours after. On federal climate averages for 1991–2020, New Braunfels highs average 90.4°F in June and 89.3°F in September, and January lows average 36.9°F. Those June and September highs sit inside the window on average, while an average January night falls below it.
How long the pool stays closed
A plain plaster finish should be filled as soon as it has set, the National Plasterers Council says, and the fill should run without a break. The council's start-up routine then covers the first 28 days, when a new finish is most prone to staining and scaling: frequent brushing, plus daily water tests and adjustments. If waterline tile is replaced as well, it needs its own cure before the fill. One tile-setting maker allows 14 days in ideal conditions, but for outdoor pools it recommends waiting at least 21.
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(830) 302-4112Closing an apartment or community pool for the work
Shutting the pool yard
Texas treats a closing the same way whether a court orders it or the owner chooses it. Access to the pool has to be restricted, and a notice goes on the entry gates or doors. For as long as the pool is under renovation, residents and other unauthorized people have to stay out of the pool yard.
The enclosure rules that stay in force
Pools run by an apartment owner or a property owners association fall under a separate state law on pool yard enclosures. It requires the yard to be fully enclosed, at least 48 inches high, measured on the side away from the pool. The city's inspection form for these pools also checks for self-closing, self-latching gates, no gap a 4-inch ball could pass through, and no chain-link fencing after January 1, 1994. Those rules still apply while crews come and go.
Drain covers and the records behind them
With the pool empty, the main drains are easy to reach. Federal law requires compliant anti-entrapment drain covers on apartment and community pools, as on any public pool. Texas also wants proof on hand. Records showing each drain fitting complies must be kept on site while the pool is open, or produced within five business days of a regulator's request. Each cover is marked with a service life in years, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends replacing covers past that date.
Renters live in 69.2 percent of occupied San Marcos homes (2020–2024 survey), and New Braunfels Quality Pool Resurfacing offers apartment pool resurfacing in San Marcos as well.
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Finish color, water balance and makers' warranties for a community pool
A finish light enough to see the bottom
The state-adopted code wants a shared pool's finish light enough to hide nothing on the bottom, which means 6.5 or higher on the Munsell color value scale (higher is lighter). Our commercial pool resurfacing page sets out the rest of the state rules. Hotel and motel pools share the same state class and have a hotel pool resurfacing page of their own.
Water balance once residents swim again
Once the pool reopens, Texas requires its water balance to be tested at least once every 10 days, for example with the Langelier Saturation Index. The state defines that index as a measure of whether water will deposit calcium carbonate or dissolve metal, concrete or grout. The National Plasterers Council puts unbalanced water chemistry at the top of the causes of finish deterioration.
Makers' warranties on shared pools
Finish warranties are the makers', and several run shorter on commercial pools than on home pools. Some also have to be registered. Diamond Brite's extended warranty, for one, isn't valid unless it's registered within 30 days of installation.
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(830) 302-4112HOA and apartment pool questions
When should an HOA pool be resurfaced?
No code or finish maker names a season. Makers set temperature limits for the days around the work, and the city's drain rules hold in every month. A community pool can close after its swimming season, but Texas still wants the pool yard shut with a closed sign on the gates. An idle outdoor public pool must also be kept clear and free of algae.
How much does HOA pool resurfacing cost?
No Texas or national price is published for resurfacing HOA, apartment or other commercial pools. Published averages cover backyard pools only, so they aren't a guide to a shared one. Contractors price resurfacing by the pool's inside surface, counting steps, benches and ledges as well as the walls and floor. New Braunfels Quality Pool Resurfacing prices each pool after seeing it, and the estimate is free.
Can cracks be repaired while the pool is drained?
An empty pool makes it simpler, one resin maker's case study suggests. Cracks in an apartment complex's pool were injected with a resin that reacts with water and seals as it expands. The pool was already drained for cosmetic work, and the repair took one day. Since the drought plan limits draining, it makes sense to line up any repairs with the same drain.
Does a resurfaced HOA pool need an inspection before it reopens?
No state or city rule calls for one after a resurfacing. The city does inspect the public and semipublic pools it licenses, and the license holder must let inspectors in at reasonable times. Licenses expire every December 31 and renew on payment if the pool is in compliance. If the city closes a pool as a hazard, it may reopen once the required repairs are done.
Is an HOA pool outside the city limits licensed by the county?
Not in Comal County. Its permit list names no pool permit, though it warns that property owners associations may have their own requirements. The city enforces its ordinances only inside its limits, and a New Braunfels mailing address doesn't put a property inside them. For apartment buildings of four or more units, the county's Fire Marshal may require a permit under its fire code.
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HOA boards and apartment managers can reach New Braunfels Quality Pool Resurfacing at any hour. Tell us about the pool, the property and the months it could close.