Repair or remove? Free pool inspection in Austin.
Clear Ground inspects residential pools in Austin and Central Texas for free. In about 30 minutes on site we check the shell and deck, photograph every crack up close, and give you a written verdict: repair, watch or remove. If removal makes sense, full removal runs $30,000–$59,000 per pool.
A cracked or unwanted pool can stall a sale and hand buyers a reason to negotiate. A cheap fill-in only buries the problem for the next owner. We don't sell repairs, so you get a straight answer.
Free inspection · We answer the same business day · Serving the Austin metro
On-site, about 30 minutes, no obligation. We'll call to schedule.
The pool can be why it won't sell
A tired or cracked pool narrows your buyers to people who want one. The rest walk or low-ball. Inspectors flag cracks and leaks, and a deal you thought was done can stall at the pool.
A fill-in follows you to closing
A cheap crew breaks the top, pushes rubble in the hole, caps it with dirt and leaves. No compaction, no paperwork. You still disclose it when you sell, and undocumented fill reads as a soft spot. The problem moves to the next buyer, and back to you.
Paying for a pool nobody uses
Pump, chemicals, resurfacing, and a repair bill you never budgeted. Cracks, slow leaks and settling often trace back to the soil and how the ground around the shell was backfilled, not just the plaster. At some point the math stops working. The inspection tells you which side you're on.
One visit. A straight answer.
No cost, no obligation. You keep the photos and the written verdict whatever you decide.
Shell walk-through
We look at the shell, coping, decking and equipment pad: cracking patterns, staining, water-loss signs, and drainage around the pool.
Close-up photos
We photograph every crack and problem area up close. Yours to keep. In some cases we add a 3D capture with Pix4D Catch.
Written verdict
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.
Don't let the pool cost you the sale.
If a pool already stalled your listing, or you know it will, you have a real choice to make. Burying it is the trap. Removing it, with the paperwork, 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
- Inspectors flag cracks, leaks and equipment
- A cheap fill-in leaves undocumented fill to explain on your disclosure
- The deal stalls at the one thing you didn't fix
What full removal does
- The pool is gone, back to original grade
- Engineered fill compacted in tested lifts, so the ground doesn't settle
- A Resale Protection Packet you can hand the buyer, agent, appraiser or lender
- Your disclosure can point to a documented removal instead of "filled in, unknown"
The TREC Seller's Disclosure Notice asks sellers to report conditions they know about. Our packet documents what was done. It supports your disclosure and does not replace it. This is not legal advice.
You hand the buyer a packet. Not a question.
Removed. Not buried.
Full removal runs $30,000–$59,000 per pool. An engineered partial, with the floor and upper walls out and fill in tested lifts, is priced in the same range. We don't offer the cheap fill-in.
The pool removal page has the option-by-option comparison, the line items behind the price, permits, and the process: pool removal in Austin.
Prices reviewed: September 2026. Ranges for Austin and Central Texas; your site walk sets the final number.
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.
What does the free pool inspection include?
About 30 minutes on site. We check the shell, coping, deck and equipment pad, look at cracking patterns, staining and water-loss signs, and photograph every crack and problem area up close. You keep the photos. You get a written verdict: repair, watch or remove.
Can my cracked pool be repaired, or should it be removed?
It depends on whether the cracking is cosmetic (plaster) or structural (through the shell), and on what the ground under and around the shell is doing. We don't sell repairs, so nothing tilts the verdict toward a teardown. Most pools are fine, and we say so when they are.
How much does pool removal cost in Austin?
Full removal runs $30,000–$59,000 per pool. An engineered partial, with the floor and upper walls out and fill in tested lifts, is priced in the same range. Pool size, access, a spa, and Hill Country limestone move the number. Limestone is billed at $35–$90 per cubic yard, or $250 per hour for hammer work when the volume can't be known. The pool removal page has the full comparison and line items.
Do I have to disclose a removed or filled pool when I sell in Texas?
Plan on it. The TREC Seller's Disclosure Notice asks sellers to report known conditions, and a past pool removal is worth raising with your agent or attorney. Our packet documents what was done. It supports your disclosure and does not replace it. This is not legal advice.
Does a pool hurt my home's resale?
It can. A pool narrows your buyers to people who want one, and a failing pool gives buyers and inspectors something to negotiate over. If the pool is the objection, the inspection tells you whether to fix it or take it out.
How soon can you inspect?
We answer the same business day, and we schedule the inspection at a time that works for you. If you decide to remove, most jobs start 1 to 3 weeks after approval.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry $2M per occurrence / $5M aggregate general liability, plus Texas workers' compensation. A certificate of insurance is provided before work starts.
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