How Much Does Pool Resurfacing Cost in Killeen, Texas?
Killeen Pool Resurfacing put together this guide to pool resurfacing cost in Killeen, Texas from the few local price reports on record, Texas and national averages with their years, and the charges the City of Killeen sets for refill water and permits.
Every figure below is a published average or another company's number, given with its area and year, not our price. What one pool costs turns on its size, the finish chosen, the state of the shell under the old surface and how easily the crew can reach it, so a real number comes from looking at the pool, and that estimate is free.
Pool resurfacing prices reported for the Killeen area
Per-square-foot reports for Killeen, Temple and Waco
The nearest figures come from three matching cost reports published in 2021. For Killeen's 76541 ZIP code, the report's white-plaster resurface ran $4.73 to $6.10 per square foot, averaging $5.42. The matching Temple report gave $4.72 to $6.09, and the Waco report ran $4.80 to $6.20, averaging $5.50. All three priced the same labor: draining the water, sandblasting and preparing the old surface, applying basic white plaster, smoothing and acid-washing it, then refilling. None of them included adding or removing tile, refinishing the deck or any other repair, so those sit on top of the per-foot price.
Whole-pool replastering figures
A Killeen-area pool builder quotes replastering at $5,000 to $10,000 for the whole pool, depending on its size, shape and condition, and prints the identical range on its Temple page; neither page gives a year. From further south, typical Austin-area pricing in 2026 put a straightforward refinish in standard white plaster at roughly $4,500 to $6,500, and the tinted, modified plaster blends that resist staining better at roughly $6,000 to $8,500. What goes into the plaster job itself, from the bond coat to the 28-day start-up, is set out under pool replastering.
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Pool resurfacing cost by finish
The finish is the biggest single choice in the price. National figures for 2026 climb from paint at the bottom, through plaster, fiberglass resurfacing, quartz and pebble, to a fully tiled interior at the top; a national report with no year stated adds a separate tier for a complete upgrade that also replaces the waterline tile and decking and fixes plumbing or electrical faults.
Plaster, quartz and pebble by the square foot
Measured by the square foot, national figures put white marcite plaster at $4 to $7 (2026), quartz plaster at $7 to $10 (2025) and pebble at $7 to $15 (2025). Pebble Tec itself ran $10 to $20 a square foot in 2025, or $4,000 to $16,000 for a typical 400- to 800-square-foot backyard pool. Central Texas sits inside those spreads. Typical Austin-area figures for 2026 run roughly $7,000 to $11,000 for quartz; for pebble they give $8,000 to $13,000 for the finish alone and $12,000 to $18,000-plus for a pebble resurface that brings new waterline tile and coping with it. How the pebble ranges change with texture, from the coarse original to the smoothest blends, is covered on the pebble pool finishes page.
- Tile resurfacing (national, 2026)
- $20,000–$50,000+
- Pebble finish (national, 2026)
- $9,000–$20,000+
- Complete upgrade with tile, deck and repairs (national, no year stated)
- $8,000–$22,000+
- Quartz aggregate (national, 2026)
- $7,000–$15,000
- Fiberglass resurfacing or recoating (national, 2026)
- $6,000–$15,000
- Basic plaster resurfacing (national, 2026)
- $5,000–$10,000
- Epoxy or paint coating (national, 2026)
- $1,500–$5,000
National averages with their year, as published. Not our prices and not a quote.
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Size, labor and access
Surface area sets the base: national pricing factors reported in 2025 note that a larger pool has more surface to cover, which raises both the material and the labor, and put resurfacing labor at $45 to $110 an hour depending on location, pool size and type, and the new finish. A 2024 national report gives a lower $45 to $65 an hour, with around $3,000 of labor for a job that takes a contractor 1 to 2 weeks, more for larger or more detailed pools. National pricing factors with no year stated add that hard access to the pool area raises labor cost through the extra time and equipment it takes.
Preparation under the new finish
Much of a resurfacing bill is work that ends up hidden. SGM's manual for its Diamond Brite finish has the crew sound out every hollow or delaminated patch of old plaster, saw-cut 3 inches outside it, remove the loose plaster and fill the hole with patching cement, then undercut the old plaster 2 inches back and 3/8 inch deep at the tile and fittings before a bond coat is rolled on. Pebble Technology International describes stripping the old surface off first instead. National averages reported in 2025 put the drain-and-clean that comes before any of this at $600 to $650 on its own.
Cracks, tile and coping in the same job
A cracked shell changes the scope. The American Shotcrete Association separates shrinkage cracks and small holes that can simply be plugged or patched from structural movement cracks, which need an in-depth look at cause and remedy, and typical Dallas-area pricing in 2025 ran from $500 to $1,500 for minor structural cracks to $5,000 to $15,000 or more where the damage called for resurfacing or a new shell. New waterline tile adds its own line: national averages reported in 2026 put pool tile installation or replacement at $20 to $50 per square foot, and the same year's coping figures note that replacing existing coping costs more than installing new.
Killeen water, permit and sales-tax costs
Refilling on the City's water rates
A resurfaced pool is filled again, usually through the home's own meter. The City's FY 2027 rate ordinance set new residential rates from October 1, 2026 for 5/8- and 3/4-inch meters inside the city, and the sewer charge counts no more than 10,000 gallons of a month's metered water:
Taking 20,000 gallons as an example size, and the refill as the month's only water use, the total comes to $136.14 at the new rates; the same refill would have cost $131.40 at the code's rates before October 1, 2026. Delivered water is the alternative: national figures with no data year put delivery companies at $30 to $100 per 1,000 gallons. From Stage 2 of the City's drought plan a pool may be filled only on the address's watering days and hours; the posted stage on October 4, 2026 was Stage 1, which sets no pool limit.
Permit fees, where a permit applies
Under the 2024 pool code Killeen adopted, replastering or resurfacing an existing pool needs no permit, but that is the model code's wording, not a statement from the City, and plumbing, electrical or fence work in the same job has its own permit rules. Where a pool permit is required, both the City's 2025–2026 fee schedule and its FY 2027 schedule list $245 for a below-ground pool, plus a $10 tech/application fee, and fees double when work starts before the permit is issued. Neither schedule says whether a pool renovation is billed as a pool permit or as residential remodel trade permits, so confirm the fee with Killeen Building Inspections.
Sales tax on a resurfacing job
The Texas Comptroller treats labor to repair, remodel or restore residential real property as not taxable, while the whole charge for the same work on nonresidential property is taxable. For that rule, pools owned by a homeowners association or an apartment complex for the residents' use count as residential; hotels don't. Routine pool maintenance is a different matter: testing, acid washing, adding and balancing chemicals, filter work and vacuuming are taxable on homes and businesses alike, and the combined rate inside Killeen is 8.25%.
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How much to replaster a pool in Texas?
Texas figures cluster in the mid-thousands. A Killeen-area pool builder gives $5,000 to $10,000, with no year stated, depending on size, shape and condition, and typical Austin-area pricing in 2026 put standard white plaster at roughly $4,500 to $6,500. National averages reported in 2026 run lower: $2,300 to $5,600 with materials and labor included, or about $4 to $8 per square foot, and the source notes that the pool's size and location move the price most. These are published figures, not our prices.
How often should a concrete pool be resurfaced?
It depends on the finish and on the care it gets. National cost figures from 2026 expect standard white plaster to last 7 to 12 years under normal conditions and pebble or quartz aggregate finishes 15 to 25. The National Plasterers Council rates surface life lower: white plaster at 5 to 8 years, polished finishes 8 to 12, quartz 10 to 15 and pebble 12 to 18. The Council ties any finish's life to proper materials, proper workmanship and balanced water together.
What does a pool resurfacing price include?
Read the scope before comparing numbers. The 2021 Killeen report's per-foot price covered draining, sandblasting and surface preparation, the plaster, smoothing and an acid wash, and the refill, but no tile, deck or other repairs. National 2025 averages of $6,000 to $15,000 are for the resurfacing alone and leave the refill out; the same figures put refilling at $40 to $400 by garden hose, which takes 12 to 36 hours, or $400 to $2,000 by water delivery, which fills a pool in under an hour.
Is it cheaper to paint a pool than to resurface it?
Up front, yes. National figures with no year stated put a professional epoxy paint job at $3,000 to $5,500, against materials of $1,200 to $2,500 for an owner who paints it, and say a correctly applied epoxy lasts about 6 to 10 years, while a plaster or aggregate surface can last 10 to 20 years or more. National averages reported in 2025 give $1 to $2 per square foot for painting and 5 to 7 years before the pool needs resurfacing again. Ramuc, a pool paint maker, calls painting a viable option for aged, roughened and stained plaster, but says its coatings are no repair for hollow or crumbling areas, which have to be fixed first.
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