Pool removal in Austin — before it costs you the sale.
A cracked or unwanted pool can stall a sale, spook buyers, and hand appraisers a reason to discount. A cheap "fill-in" only buries the problem for the next buyer. We do full removal to original grade, documented to clear your Texas seller's disclosure. It starts with a free on-site pool inspection — repair, watch, or remove, in writing. We don't sell repairs, so you get a straight answer.
±0.5cm RTK · 48-hour mobilization · Serving the Austin metro
On-site, about 30 minutes, no obligation. We'll call to schedule.
A tired or cracked pool narrows your buyer pool to people who want one — and the ones who don't either walk or low-ball. Appraisers discount it, inspectors flag it, and a deal you thought was done stalls at the pool. For a lot of sellers, the pool is the single thing standing between them and a clean close.
A cheap crew "fills it in" — breaks the top, pushes rubble in the hole, caps it with dirt, leaves. No compaction, no paperwork. In Texas you disclose it when you sell, and undocumented fill reads as a soft spot and a drainage risk. You didn't remove the problem — you sold it to the next buyer, and it comes back on you.
Pump, chemicals, resurfacing, a $20–30K repair you never budgeted for. Pools built in the rushed 2020–2022 boom are showing early shell trouble — cracking, staining, slow leaks. At some point the math stops working, and a free inspection tells you whether it's repair, watch, or remove.
Don't let the pool cost you the sale.
If a pool already stalled your listing — or you know it will when you list — you have two options, and only one actually clears the problem. Burying it is the trap. Removing it, documented, is the fix.
What the pool does to your sale
- Narrows your buyers to people who specifically want a pool
- Buyers who don't want one walk — or low-ball
- Appraisers discount an aging or failing pool
- Inspectors flag cracks, leaks, and equipment
- A cheap fill-in = undocumented fill on your Texas disclosure — a lender and appraiser red flag
- The deal stalls at the one thing you didn't fix
What full removal does
- Full removal to original grade — the pool is simply gone
- Engineered backfill compacted in lifts — no settling, no drainage failure
- Final grade RTK-verified against the pre-demolition scan
- A Resale Protection Packet you hand the buyer, agent, appraiser, or lender
- Your disclosure reads "removed and documented," not "filled in, unknown"
- The yard becomes an asset on your closing statement, not a question
You hand the buyer a packet. Not a question.
One visit. A straight answer.
No cost, no obligation. You get survey-grade documentation of your property on file whatever you decide — and a written verdict with the reasoning behind it.
We inspect the shell, coping, decking, and equipment pad on site — cracking patterns, staining, water-loss signs, and drainage around the pool.
A DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise RTK maps your pool and yard to survey grade — ±0.5cm. Georeferenced documentation of your property's current condition.
You get it in writing: repair, watch, or remove — with the reasoning. We don't sell repairs, so there's no thumb on the scale.
We let the data speak first.
At any phase of your pool removal — get an unbiased view of your site.
Scan before we
break ground
A pre-demolition RTK drone scan maps the pool shell, the access path, and your existing grade before any machine moves. You see the starting condition in 3D — the record that every later step is measured against.
Full break-out.
Not a fill-in
The shell comes out entirely. A CAT 308E2 CR compact-radius excavator works tight residential yards; an NPK GH6 hydraulic hammer breaks gunite and rebar with a low-vibration protocol next to your house and fence lines. We break the pool — not the foundation.
Compacted
in lifts
Engineered backfill goes in placed and compacted in measured lifts — not dumped. This is the step the cheap crews skip, and the reason their yards settle and drainage fails two years later. It's documented as it happens.
Verified at
original grade
The yard is restored to original grade and RTK-verified against the pre-demolition scan — survey-grade proof the ground came back where it started. Before and after, same coordinates, no guessing.
A packet,
not a question
Every full removal closes with a Resale Protection Packet: grade verification, compaction record, timestamped removal photos, and a 3D digital twin of the restored yard — hosted and shareable. When you sell, you hand the buyer a packet, not a question.
Removed. Not buried.
We only do it one way: full removal, back to original grade. A cheap fill-in is a bill you pay again at resale. Here's the honest contrast.
- Shell left in the ground
- No compaction in lifts
- No documentation
- Settling yard, failed drainage
- Undocumented fill on your disclosure
- Full shell break-out + haul-off
- Engineered backfill compacted in lifts
- Independent compaction testing
- Regraded to drain · buildable
- Licensed, insured, permit pulled for you
- Everything in Pool Removal, plus:
- RTK scan before & after (±0.5cm)
- Finished-yard restoration (sod / xeriscape / patio)
- Resale Protection Packet + 3D digital twin
- $5M liability coverage · founder-accountable
Every project is confirmed with an RTK site scan before we quote — not after. Price is driven by pool size, whether it's raised or has a spa/deck, site access (tight side yards or a crane), Hill Country limestone, and haul-off. Large, raised, or access-limited pools run to the top of the range. Full removal costs more than a fill-in. So does a clean closing.
Priced like the last pool decision you'll make before you sell.
A fill-in is cheaper today and a liability at closing. Full removal is priced higher because it's an insured, engineered, documented job that protects the biggest number on your closing statement — your sale price.
$5M Liability Coverage
$2M-per-occurrence / $5M-aggregate general liability plus Texas workers' comp. Heavy iron works feet from your house, foundation, and your neighbor's line — fully covered. Certificate of insurance on request, before we mobilize.
Engineered & Tested
Backfill placed and compacted in measured lifts to 95% Standard Proctor, with independent third-party compaction testing. A buildable, non-settling footprint — not rubble pushed in a hole.
Survey-Grade Documentation
RTK drone scan before and after at ±0.5cm, a compaction record, timestamped removal photos, and a hosted 3D digital twin. Proof the ground came back where it started.
Built to Sell for More
Full, honest disclosure done right. "Removed and documented" answers the appraiser, lender, and buyer questions a buried fill-in raises — so the pool stops discounting your home and the yard becomes an asset on your closing statement.
Permitted & HOA-Handled
We pull the demolition permit for you and prep the HOA / ACC package. No violations, no stop-work order, no surprise at the closing table.
One Crew, Founder-Accountable
Cody's name is on the job — one point of responsibility, 48-hour mobilization, documented start to finish. Not a fill-in crew that breaks the top and drives off.
You hand the buyer a packet. Not a question.
Documentation you can forward to a buyer, an agent, an appraiser, or a lender — the answer to the disclosure question, on file before it's ever asked.
Before/After RTK Grade
Survey-grade proof the yard returned to original grade — same coordinates, before and after.
Compaction Record
Documentation that engineered backfill was placed and compacted in lifts — not dumped.
Removal Photo Set
The shell broken out and hauled, timestamped through the job.
3D Digital Twin
A georeferenced model of the restored yard, hosted on DroneDeploy and shareable from your browser.
I've been the client who got burned. I watched contractors bury problems and hand the bill to the homeowner. So I built the company that documents everything — and proves it.
Full removal + restoration typically runs $45,000–$85,000, with smaller, easy-access pools starting around $30,000 for removal, engineered backfill, and grade. Price is driven by pool size, whether it's raised or has a spa/deck, site access (tight side yards or a crane), Hill Country limestone, and haul-off — which is why we confirm the number with an RTK site scan before we quote, not after. A budget "fill-in" runs $6,000–$12,000, but it leaves the shell in the ground and creates the disclosure problem we exist to solve.
Because it's a different job. A fill-in breaks the top and buries the shell with no compaction and no paperwork — cheap today, a settling yard and a disclosure liability tomorrow. Full removal is insured ($5M liability + workers' comp), engineered (compacted in lifts with third-party testing), permitted, and documented (RTK before/after + a Resale Protection Packet). You're not paying for dirt — you're paying to protect your sale price and hand the next buyer a clean, provable yard.
Yes. Clear Ground carries $2M-per-occurrence / $5M-aggregate general liability plus Texas workers' comp, and we provide a certificate of insurance (with your property named as additional insured) before we mobilize. We also pull the demolition permit for you and prep the HOA/ACC package where required.
Yes. A former pool is a material fact on the Texas seller's disclosure. Undocumented fill reads to buyers, inspectors, and lenders as a soft spot and a drainage risk — and it can re-tank the next sale. Our full removal closes with a Resale Protection Packet (grade verification, compaction record, removal photos, 3D digital twin) so your disclosure reads "removed and documented," not "filled in, unknown."
It can. A pool narrows your buyers to people who specifically want one; the rest either walk or low-ball, and appraisers discount an aging or failing pool. If a pool is the objection stalling your sale, removing it — cleanly and documented — takes the objection off the table.
It depends on whether the cracking is cosmetic (plaster) or structural (through the shell). The free on-site inspection gives you a written repair / watch / remove verdict with the reasoning — and because we don't sell repairs, there's no thumb on the scale toward a teardown.
A fill-in breaks the top of the shell, pushes the rubble into the hole, and caps it with dirt — no compaction, no paperwork. It's cheaper up front and it's why filled-in yards settle and fail drainage. Full removal takes the entire shell out, backfills with engineered material compacted in lifts, and RTK-verifies the final grade against the pre-demolition scan. One buries the problem; the other removes it and proves it.
48-hour mobilization from the go-ahead. The removal itself is typically a few days depending on pool size, access, and haul-off — all scoped from the RTK scan so there are no surprises next to your house or fence line.
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