Restore the Beauty and Strength of Your Pool
Pool Resurfacing in Georgia
A pool surface takes constant punishment from water, chemicals and weather. When it turns rough underfoot, stains, or starts to craze and flake, resurfacing replaces that interior finish and resets the pool to smooth.
A Stronger, Smoother, More Beautiful Pool
What Resurfacing Is, and What It Is Not
Resurfacing replaces the interior finish that lines the pool shell: the layer you stand on and swim against. The pool is drained, the old finish is removed or prepared, the new one goes on, and the pool is refilled and rebalanced. Nothing about the pool’s shape, size or plumbing changes.
What it is not: a fix for a failing structure. If the shell itself has moved or is cracked through, a new finish over the top will fail again, and we would rather tell you that at the inspection than after the work. It is also not a deck job. The concrete or pavers around the pool are a separate surface with a separate process, covered on our pool deck resurfacing page, though doing both together makes obvious sense.
And it is not the same as a remodel. Resurfacing is one defined job. If you also want new tile, new equipment, new features and a reworked deck, that is a pool remodeling project, and resurfacing becomes one part of it.
How Resurfacing Runs, and Why the Inspection Decides Everything
The job starts with an inspection of the existing surface and the structure beneath it. What we are looking for is whether the problem is cosmetic or structural, because that answer changes the work, the cost and whether resurfacing is even the right call.
The signs owners usually notice first: the surface feels rough or scratchy underfoot, staining that will not brush out, a chalky residue on skin and swimsuits, visible crazing, or patches where the finish is peeling away. Any of those means the finish has reached the end of its service life.
From there the pool is drained, the surface prepared, the new finish applied, and the water chemistry brought back into balance on refill. Most resurfacing projects take about one to two weeks depending on the size and condition of the pool, and additional upgrades extend that. You get a clear schedule before work starts.
Design Decisions Made Before the Pool Is Drained
The finish material. This is the decision that drives everything else: how the surface feels underfoot, how the water reads in colour, how often it needs attention, and how long it lasts before the next resurfacing.
Colour and water tone. The finish colour, not the water, decides whether the pool reads blue, green or black. Darker finishes hold heat and show less debris; lighter ones show the bottom more clearly.
Waterline tile and coping. The band at the waterline is the part guests actually look at, and it is far cheaper to replace while the pool is already drained. See pool tile and coping.
Whatever else is behind the wall. An empty pool is the only easy moment to deal with plumbing and fittings. Worth reviewing pool equipment upgrades, pool pump repair and pool heater repair while the water is out.
Water treatment. If you have been considering salt, a refill is the natural moment. Trade-offs both ways on the saltwater conversion page.
New features. Lighting and water features are cheaper to add now than to retrofit later; see pool features and add-ons.
What Pool Resurfacing Costs
Three things move the price: the size of the pool, the finish material you choose, and how much preparation the old surface needs. A straightforward replaster of a standard pool sits at one end of the range; a large pool taken back to bare shell and finished in pebble or tile sits at the other.
The running-cost angle is real but modest: a sound, smooth finish resists staining and is easier to keep clean, and it seals a surface that would otherwise start losing water. Resurfacing is mostly bought to fix comfort and appearance, and it is fair to say so.
Financing is available if you would rather spread the cost, explained on our pool financing options page.
Resurfacing as Part of a Bigger Project
Because the pool is drained and the crew is on site, resurfacing is the cheapest moment to do several other things. Owners commonly pair it with pool deck resurfacing so the whole area matches, or fold it into a full pool remodeling project. If the deck is coming up anyway, it is also the moment to look at paver patios and the wider hardscaping around the pool.
What Our Clients Say
Aqualis Pools is rated 5.0 on Google, from a small number of reviews, and every one of them can be read on the profile.
Where We Work
We resurface pools for homeowners in Lawrenceville, Buford, Loganville, Athens, Auburn and nearby Georgia communities. The full list is on our service areas page, and finished work is in the gallery.
Frequently Asked Questions
The usual signs are a surface that feels rough or scratchy, staining that will not brush out, chalky residue, visible crazing, or patches where the finish is peeling. If the pool has become uncomfortable to swim in or simply looks worn out, the finish has likely reached the end of its life. We inspect it and tell you whether the problem is the surface or the structure underneath, because those need very different work.
It depends on the material and how the water is looked after. Most finishes last in the region of 10 to 20 years, with the higher end associated with harder-wearing materials, and consistent water chemistry extending the life of any of them.
Most projects take about one to two weeks depending on the size and condition of the pool. Additional upgrades carried out at the same time will extend that, and you get a clear schedule before work starts.
Yes, and it is usually the sensible way to do it, because the pool is already drained and the crew is already there. Common pairings are pool deck resurfacing, pool equipment upgrades, and folding the whole thing into a pool remodeling project.
Yes. A refill is the natural moment to make the change, since the water is coming out anyway. Our saltwater conversion page sets out what the switch involves and where it suits owners and where it does not.
Start Planning Your Resurfacing
Two answers get you most of the way to a quote: what the surface is doing that bothers you (rough, stained, peeling, or simply dated), and roughly how large the pool is. Bring those and the inspection settles the rest.
Call (770) 373-8405 or send the form and we will arrange a look at the pool.