Pool Resurfacing and Renovation in Tampa Bay.

Pebble Sheen & PebbleTec Finishes: Lifetime-Warranty Interiors

The interior finish is what you feel underfoot and what fails first. Florida pools absorb hot plaster, pH swings and salt exposure every month of the year. Traditional white plaster lasts 7 to 15 years before cracks, staining and rough patches force a re-plaster. Pebble Sheen and PebbleTec solve that with natural polished aggregate suspended in tinted cement, backed by a lifetime manufacturer warranty. Not a 10-year warranty. Lifetime.

Here's the resurfacing math for Tampa Bay. Pebble Sheen runs roughly $5 to $7 per square foot installed. A standard 14×28 pool lands around $4,500 to $6,500 for the finish itself, and that includes chip-out of the old surface, full re-prep, new bond coat and the Pebble Sheen application. Add new waterline tile if yours is dated, because the three layers (finish, tile, coping) meet at the water line and replacing one without the others usually looks obvious.

We install from the full manufacturer color palette. No upsell on premium swatches, no fine print on warranty exclusions, no pretending the tan option is the only Florida-appropriate color. Darker finishes like midnight blue and storm gray hold water temperature and read richer in sunlight. Lighter finishes like pearl white and coral dust stay cooler and make the pool feel bigger. Both perform under Florida conditions with proper chemistry.

One detail most builders skip: the bond coat. A resurface that doesn't scratch-coat and bond properly fails at the substrate, not the surface. The new finish delaminates in patches, usually 18 to 36 months in, and the warranty doesn't cover prep shortcuts. Our 21-step process builds the bond coat into the schedule, and we pull the same county permits as a new build because Pasco County treats a full resurface as structural work.

Lifetime-warranty interior. Full color palette. 3 to 5 weeks from contract to swimming.