Pool Remodeling in Morgan's Point Resort, Texas
Killeen Pool Resurfacing handles pool remodeling in Morgan's Point Resort, Texas, the Bell County city on Belton Lake's shore, seven miles north of Belton. The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey finds 94.5% of its occupied homes lived in by their owners and dates the median home to 2002.
Morgan's Point Resort had an estimated 4,746 residents on July 1, 2025. From the Marina at the end of Calamity Jane Drive to John Ansay Park, Kleypas Park and Oakmont Park, a free estimate is where a new finish, tile, coping and any other changes get planned as one job.
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Pool remodeling for a lake city of owner-occupied homes
Homes from the 1980s growth to today
The 2020 Census counted 4,636 residents in 1,908 housing units, 1,783 of them occupied. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey counts 1,690 owner-occupied homes among 1,789 occupied ones and gives a median home value of $245,100 and a median household income of $79,450; 6.7% of the housing stands in buildings with five or more units. The Census Bureau's yearly estimates peaked at 4,783 in 2022, against an estimates base of 4,649 in 2020. The city filled in fast: an estimated 50 residents in 1976, 299 in 1980, 1,082 in 1982, about 1,766 in 1990 and 2,989 by 2000.
Three remodel scopes and their Texas prices
Typical Texas pricing reported in 2025 sorts remodels into three levels: a refresh with new plaster, updated tile and an equipment tune-up at $18,000 to $25,000; a modern update with a pebble finish, new tile and coping, LED lights and equipment upgrades at $35,000 to $50,000; and a full makeover that adds deck renovation, water features and a complete redesign at $60,000 or more. Those are published figures, not our prices. Tanning ledges, diving conversions, raised walls and reshaping a shell with new shotcrete are covered on our pool remodeling page.
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Get free estimatesPermits and inspections for a pool remodel
What the City's code requires
The City's Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to "start construction on a new building, remodel or alter an existing building," install a swimming pool or a fence, or do any electrical, plumbing or mechanical work on a structure without first obtaining a permit. Its flat fee for each swimming pool permit is $80.00, and that fee "includes a rough-in inspection of the steel, electrical, bonding and plumbing and then a final inspection of the electrical system and security fencing." The code doesn't say in its own words whether remodeling an existing pool falls under the pool permit, so ask the City's Building and Code Enforcement office before work is scheduled. Killeen Pool Resurfacing will go through the answer with you at the free estimate.
Which pool code covers a remodel
Texas law says that in a city that elects to regulate pools, the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code governs every kind of pool and spa work there, from new construction and alteration to remodeling, enlargement and repair, and that state law wins where a city's code conflicts with it on pool operation, water quality, non-construction safety standards, signage or enclosures. The 2021 edition of that code has a chapter covering new construction, modification and repair of inground residential pools, including pools partly or entirely above grade. It allows minor additions, alterations, renovations and repairs in the same manner and arrangement as the existing system, provided they aren't hazardous and are approved, and it sends pool electrical work to NFPA 70 (the National Electrical Code) or the International Residential Code, and water service, makeup and drainage piping to the International Plumbing Code. Which edition the City enforces is a question for its building office.
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Get free estimatesDrought stages and the refill
The City's own Public Utilities Department publishes its drought contingency plan, and the plan names pools at two levels. Under Stage 2, swimming pools, wading pools and jacuzzi-type pools, indoors or out, may be filled, refilled or topped up only on designated watering days, from midnight to 10:00 a.m. and from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. A higher stage removes even those hours: "The filling, refilling, or adding of water to swimming pools, wading pools, and jacuzzi-type pools is prohibited." A remodel that replaces the interior finish ends with a full refill, so check the City's current stage before the pool is drained.
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Get free estimatesFrom Morgan family land to a lake city
The 1970 vote and the growth that followed
The city takes its name from the James E. Morgan family, who owned much of the land where it was built. Developers bought 1,277 acres for the project, and at the end of June 1970 residents voted to incorporate with an aldermanic form of government; the City dates its incorporation to July 1, 1970, and today runs under a council-manager form of government. A business district of service industries grew up to serve residents and Belton Lake visitors, most workers commuted to Temple or Belton or worked at Fort Hood, and children went to school in the Belton Independent School District. By 1990, when residents voted to change to a city-manager style of government, the population was about 1,766.
The marina and the 1997 tornado
The Morgan's Point Resort Marina sits at the end of Calamity Jane Drive. A tornado destroyed it in May 1997, and Marine Development Inc. was hired to rebuild it. It has a high-water walkway that keeps boats reachable when the lake rises far enough to close the parking-lot gates, and it belongs to the Marina Association of Texas. The City's parks list also takes in the Garrett & Mic Hill Event Center and paddling trails.
Other pool services near Belton Lake
A remodel can be as small as one part of the pool. Single jobs on our list include replastering, a quartz, pebble or glass bead surface, fiberglass resurfacing, painting, a liner change, new tile or coping, deck resurfacing, and crack, skimmer and leak repairs, at private homes as well as apartment and HOA pools.
Temple drew many of the city's early commuters, and its page covers commercial and residential pool resurfacing in Temple. Seven miles south, the county seat has a page on fiberglass pool resurfacing in Belton.
Steps in a pool remodel
Agree on the scope
At a free estimate we'll go through which parts of the pool the remodel takes in, from the interior finish to the tile, coping, lights and equipment.
Ask about the permit
Take the plan to the City's Building and Code Enforcement office, since its Code of Ordinances lists both remodeling and installing a swimming pool among the jobs that need a permit first.
Check the drought stage
From Stage 2 of the City's drought plan, filling a pool is limited to designated watering days and set hours, and a higher stage bans it, so the stage decides when the water can come out.
Find the cause before repairing
Before any tile repair, LATICRETE suggests finding the reason it is needed and correcting that, which keeps future repairs down, and it asks for tiled surfaces to be checked on a regular schedule.
Mind the tile on the refill
LATICRETE says not to refill a tiled pool with cold water when the shell has been heated by days of sun, and its maintenance guide asks for no more than a 10 degree F difference between the fill water and the shell.
Fill without stopping
A new plaster finish wants an unbroken fill: Premix-Marbletite's warranty terms forbid shutting the water off partway and allow extra hoses only at the deep end, so the fill is timed around the City's watering hours.
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Get free estimatesMorgan's Point Resort remodel questions
Does an above-ground pool need a fence in Morgan's Point Resort?
Yes, once it's deeper than 14 inches. The City requires every outdoor swimming pool of permanent or semi-permanent construction "having a depth of more than 14 inches, whether constructed above or below the ground," to be enclosed by a fence built to Appendix B, Section B105, of the International One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 2000 edition, and it makes owning or possessing an unfenced pool unlawful. Its zoning ordinance lists private swimming pools, including those in recreation or community areas, among its uses. Texas law also stops a property owners association from banning or restricting a pool enclosure that conforms to state or local safety requirements, when it is designed not to be climbable, stands no more than six feet tall and is made of transparent mesh or clear panels set in metal frames.
Who runs the water system in Morgan's Point Resort?
The City does. Its Public Utilities Department manages water service and billing, maintains the water lines and pumps, carries out drinking water quality testing and compliance reporting, and publishes the City's Annual Drinking Water Report and drought plan. For the pool itself, the National Plasterers Council's owner guidance keeps pH between 7.2 and 7.8, total alkalinity at 80 to 120 ppm and calcium hardness at 200 to 400 ppm, and says water that is soft and low in calcium turns aggressive and can draw calcium from plaster. Killeen Pool Resurfacing will go over the start-up balance at the free estimate.
Can the city pool in Morgan's Point Resort be reserved?
The City lists the Morgan's Point Resort Swimming Pool, at 60 Morgan's Point Blvd., among its reservable facilities, with chairs, a pavilion, picnic areas, restrooms and tables. That can help while a backyard pool is out of use, since by Pebble Technology International's planning guide a project can run 1 week and much longer, depending on what it covers. Ask the City about dates and terms.
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Killeen Pool Resurfacing takes remodeling requests from across Morgan's Point Resort, the lakefront included, at any hour.