Dolphin Pools Construction
ROC license · B-5- Builds new pools
- Gunite or shotcrete
- Remodels and resurfacing
Phoenix has 98 pool companies in this directory and 45 of them do remodel, resurfacing or replaster work. That is the deepest remodel market in Arizona by a wide margin. 17 of those 45 never build a new pool. The remaining 28 sell remodeling and new construction out of the same office.
The split is the first thing to sort out before you call anyone. A remodel-only outfit does chip-out and replaster work every day of the week, and its schedule is built around jobs that last days rather than months. A builder who also remodels may slot your resurfacing between new pool starts, which can mean a better price in a slow stretch or a long wait in a busy one. Neither setup is the right answer for everybody. Ask a company which side of that line it sits on, and ask when a crew would actually show up.
43 of the 45 Phoenix remodelers appear on the Registrar of Contractors posting list dated 2026-10-02. The list puts 31 of them in build classes and 6 in service and repair classes. KA-5 is the most common at 20 holders, followed by B-5 at 10, CR-6 at 4, and one holder each for C-6 and R-6. Building a pool in Arizona requires a ROC license, but resurfacing an existing shell does not require a build class. CR-6, R-6 and C-6 all permit service and repair, so a CR-6 holder is properly licensed to replaster your pool. Only 34 of the 45 mention a license on their own listing, which is reason enough to check the free ROC contractor search at azroc.my.site.com/AZRoc/s/contractor-search instead of taking a website at its word.
Phoenix remodelers tend to carry the work that surrounds a resurfacing job. 29 of the 45 do decking and pavers, and the same number do water and fire features. 24 work on spas and hot tubs, 22 do outdoor living and landscape, and 17 install pebble interior finishes. Smaller groups cover commercial pools at 13, Baja shelves and tanning ledges at 11, heating and solar at 9, gunite or shotcrete at 8, and fiberglass at 2. If your plan has grown past new plaster into new coping, a lit deck or a shelf in the shallow end, you can keep all of it with one contractor in this city. 17 of the 45 offer financing.
Review volume runs higher in Phoenix than anywhere else in the state. Dolphin Pools Construction leads the remodelers with 634 reviews under ROC 094365, a B-5 holder that also builds new. We Fix Ugly Pools has 305 reviews under ROC 275609 and holds KA-5. Tribal Waters LLC has 244 under ROC 224021, and Fowler's Pools has 238 under ROC 348053. Among the firms that only remodel, Love Pool Care has 377 reviews under ROC 355126 and holds C-6, a service and repair class, while Aqua Shine Pool Services has 176 under ROC 328038. Use those license numbers to pull each record yourself before you take a quote.
45 of the 98 Phoenix companies listed here do remodel, resurfacing or replaster work. 17 of those 45 do not build new pools at all, so renovation is the whole business. The other 28 run remodeling alongside new construction.
No. Building a pool in Arizona requires a Registrar of Contractors license in a build class such as B-5, B-6, A-9, A-19, KA-5 or KA-6, but a resurfacing job does not need a build class. CR-6, R-6 and C-6 permit service and repair work, and 6 of the Phoenix remodelers listed here hold one of those classes. You can confirm any license for free at azroc.my.site.com/AZRoc/s/contractor-search.
It depends on how big the job is. A remodel-only firm does nothing else all day, which usually shows up as tighter scheduling on a straight resurfacing. A builder who also remodels has the equipment and the design side for work that changes the shape of the pool or adds structure, though your job competes with new construction for crew time. Phoenix gives you 17 of the first kind and 28 of the second.
Usually yes. 29 of the 45 remodelers here do decking and pavers, 29 do water and fire features, 24 do spas and hot tubs, and 22 do outdoor living and landscape. Bundling the surrounding work with the resurfacing keeps one company responsible for the finished result.
All pool builders in Phoenix lists every pool company here, with the ones confirmed to build new pools first. The statewide pool remodeling guide covers how license classes work for renovation work.