Pool questions, straight answers

Our pools start around $40,000. The final price depends on the type (vinyl, fiberglass or gunite), size, your yard, the deck and extras. See the cost guide.

All three work here. Gunite handles slopes and rock best and can be any shape; vinyl gives the most pool for the money; fiberglass installs fastest and is easiest to keep clean. We build all three.

Fiberglass and vinyl pools go in fastest. A custom gunite pool can take up to about 12 weeks once the permit is approved. See how we build.

We pull the permit and schedule the inspections. Cities around Birmingham, including Hoover, require a barrier around a pool; we build to the current code.

Definitely. We are used to the soil and slopes around Birmingham, and there are many options for small yards.

Some studies show 7–15%, depending on the neighborhood. A well-designed pool helps either way – but build it because you will use it.

Our full weekly service is $375 a month for a typical residential pool: skimming, brushing, vacuuming, baskets, filter care, water balance and an electronic report after every visit.

Light green pools often clear in 2–3 days, dark ones take longer. The first green-to-clean visit is $425 including chemicals and labor.

Usually every 7–10 years – when it is faded, brittle, wrinkled or leaking. Replacements start at $5,900.

Yes. Most of our service and repair customers have pools built by other companies.

Keep the pump running – moving water is much harder to freeze – and make sure freeze protection is on. Call us if pipes or equipment crack.

Yes, most major brands. Tell us the make and model when you call.

We are sister companies. Elite Pool & Spa runs the retail stores; Elite Pool Services builds, renovates and services pools and hot tubs.

Yes, through lenders that specialize in pools and home improvement. See financing.

Birmingham and roughly an hour around it – Hoover, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia, Trussville, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Gardendale, Bessemer and more. See service areas.