Carrollwood, Hillsborough County
Build your Carrollwood pool plan around the yard you already use.
Every homeowner pool counted in this area's ranking was at an existing house. The records help you find active companies; your patio, back door and equipment access give them the details needed for a useful visit and a proposal that describes the whole project.
Carrollwood's table uses unincorporated Hillsborough pool filings in ZIPs 33618 and 33624, excluding home-builder packages. Volume records activity rather than quality. Check the license and compare quotes before making your choice.
| 1 | A Better Pool & Spa Service LLC | 5 | 3 | 2 | $102,900 | 26 | CPC1456781 |
| 2 | Tropical Pools and Pavers LLC | 3 | 2 | 1 | $100,000 | 35 | CPC057338 |
| 3 | Patio Pools Inc | 3 | 2 | 1 | $92,600 | 30 | CPC1458992 |
| 4 | Hawaiian Island Pools | 3 | 3 | 0 | $70,300 | 21 | CPC1461196 |
| 5 | Andux Aquatics Pools & Spas | 2 | 2 | 0 | $94,000 | 5 | CPC1459483 |
| 6 | Pool Perfection LLC | 2 | 2 | 0 | $91,600 | 117 | CPC1461120 |
| 7 | PCS Pools LLC | 2 | 2 | 0 | $71,200 | 48 | CPC1460402 |
| 8 | J&C Fiberglass Pools Inc | 2 | 2 | 0 | $20,000 | 33 | CPC1460418 |
| 9 | Grand Vista Pools LLC | 1 | 0 | 1 | $254,100 | 12 | CPC1456691 |
| 10 | Templar Pools & Outdoor Living Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 | 2 | CPC1461163 |
| 11 | The Backyard Company LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | $129,000 | 1 | CPC1458115 |
| 12 | Premier Pools & Spas of Tampa LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | $122,000 | 42 | CPC1459471 |
| 13 | Totally Blu Builders Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | $119,000 | 32 | CPC1460835 |
| 14 | Wahoo Pools Group Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | $111,800 | 46 | CPC1458680 |
| 15 | Pnr Pools LLC | 1 | 0 | 1 | $104,500 | 4 | CPC1460521 |
Source: Hillsborough County (unincorporated) permit records for Carrollwood-area ZIP codes (33618, 33624). Ranked by new inground pools built for homeowners (permits filed Nov 2025 - Oct 2026); pools that a home builder sells with a new house are not counted. Median job = the median value declared on those permits. All 5 areas = the builder's homeowner pools across Tampa, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Manatee. License = the state license shown on the permit. How we rank.
5 homeowner pools in Carrollwood-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Tampa (13), Lutz (3), Odessa (2), Wesley Chapel (2)
License CPC1456781 · Full profile
3 homeowner pools in Carrollwood-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Tampa (9), Odessa (4), Seminole (4), Land O Lakes (4)
License CPC057338 · Full profile
3 homeowner pools in Carrollwood-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Tampa (12), Wesley Chapel (6), Lutz (5), Land O Lakes (3)
License CPC1458992 · Full profile
Carrollwood's pool-only median declared permit value is $82,900, and its pool-with-spa median is $103,100. Both use the area's ZIP records. Bring those figures into the planning conversation as background, then ask a builder to price your actual yard and selected design.
| Pool | Median permit value | Middle half of jobs | Permits | Data from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inground pool (no spa) | $82,900 | $66,100 - $100,000 | 33 | Carrollwood-area ZIP codes |
| Inground pool with spa | $103,100 | $77,100 - $115,400 | 9 | Carrollwood-area ZIP codes |
Values are what builders declared on public permits (job value at filing). They are local figures for information, not a quote: only a builder who sees your yard can price your pool.
Walk outside with your first sketch and give dry space a purpose. Mark a seating area, the path from the house and any lanai surface you plan to retain. Ask the builder to explain how the proposed coping and pavers connect those areas. The shell shape needs to work with that plan. A screen enclosure should also appear in the request if it is part of the finished space you want.
Permit values are declarations made when a project was filed, not completed invoices. The separate project groups in the cost table differ in more than the presence of a spa, so their medians do not establish an option price. Ask the bidder to assess equipment access, soil assumptions and the excavation scope before pricing. For a concrete-versus-fiberglass comparison, have each company describe its proposed shell and surrounding work in full.
For Carrollwood's unincorporated properties, applications go to Hillsborough County Development Services through HillsGovHub. The builder you select files the pool permit. Have it explain the application documents while you discuss how the proposed shell and deck fit the property lines and existing yard.
Permit office: Hillsborough County Development Services (HillsGovHub)
This page ranks builders from Hillsborough County (unincorporated) permit records (Residential Miscellaneous Permit with a pool project name). ZIP codes counted: 33618, 33624. Your builder pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address.
County details and official sources: pool permits in Hillsborough County.
Search the address through the county's public permit links and match the description and contractor to the work you agreed on. No login is needed to read the public record's status and declared value. Request the number before excavation and save it with the signed scope. Florida permits a complying barrier and specified alternative safety measures. If a barrier is used, its gates need to open outward, away from the pool, and close and latch themselves.
Hillsborough's pool filing uses Residential Miscellaneous Permit - Building. The county requires a scaled site plan with setback dimensions and plans digitally signed and sealed by a Florida registered architect or engineer. Its recorded certified Notice of Commencement must be ready before the first inspection. Ask the company to divide the document responsibilities clearly. Review the chosen Florida safety arrangement against the layout before preparing for the final, including how access from the house is addressed.
Separate the schedule for deciding what to build from the sequence for building it. Your Carrollwood drawing may change as you fit the shell around existing outdoor space. Ask the company what needs approval before filing and how revisions affect the work ahead.
Hillsborough County (unincorporated): median 4 days from application to permit issue, 124 days from issue to final inspection, 128 days from application to final (sample of 60 finished pool permits).
Step by step: how long a pool takes.
If the family changes the spa location or adds an enclosure, have that decision reflected in the drawing everyone uses. Ask which selections the company needs to prepare the application and how it will communicate later changes. Keep the final inspection in the discussion alongside the excavation and deck work. A proposed sequence should make your next decision clear, including any documents you still need to supply for review.
The timing reference is countywide for unincorporated Hillsborough, based on 60 finished pool permits. Application to final inspection had a median of 128 days; the issue-to-final median was 124 days and application to issue was 4. These figures describe recorded intervals rather than dates reserved for your yard. Use them to ask about the bidder's proposal, remembering that the choices and drawing preparation before filing sit outside that application clock.
Use the Carrollwood project mix to focus your shortlist. A Better Pool & Spa Service LLC recorded 5 homeowner pools here, including 2 with spas. Take that activity as a starting point, then check the current license record and compare three matching written bids.
Keep the financial discussion attached to the scope and permit. Florida requires a permit application within 30 days when a contractor receives more than 10 percent as an initial payment. It requires work to begin within 90 days after issuance unless an exception applies. Ask how the contract ties payments to inspections and how changes to paving, coping or equipment will be documented for your approval. Get the permit number before digging.
Tropical Pools and Pavers LLC and Patio Pools Inc each have 3 homeowner pool filings in this group, with 1 spa project apiece. Those details provide specific questions for a meeting, without judging either company's work. A ranking position follows filing counts and cannot be purchased. After the visits, compare what the proposals actually include and make sure they describe the same pool, surrounding deck and equipment choices for your address.
Carrollwood's counted permits use Tampa as the mailing city. In the local ZIP records, 33618 has 22 homeowner pools and 33624 has 20. Use that distribution to understand the page, then give each bidder the complete address for assessing your own property.
Homeowner pools by ZIP code: 33618 (22), 33624 (20).
With every counted homeowner project at an existing house, it makes sense to start by deciding what stays. Identify the shaded corner you use, the path from the back door and any paving you want retained. At an older home, ask about the connection between the new deck and those surfaces. For a property subject to HOA review, assemble its documents before settling a layout that the association needs to assess.
Egypt Lake-Leto and University are other nearby pages for reviewing company activity. Their records can add names to your shortlist, but your site visit needs its own ground and access discussion. Ask about sandy soil, groundwater and the work sequence during summer storms in general terms. Have the builder identify the assumptions in its written proposal so the shell, equipment area and deck you are choosing relate to the yard it actually visited.
Builders rank by new inground homeowner pools filed on public permits. Pools sold in a home builder's package are left out.
The contractor named on the permit gets the credit. Look up a permit by address to check its description, status and contractor.
Rankings are never paid. Partners only get a call button; their place in the table still comes from the pool permits.
All 42 homeowner pools in the local ranking group were at existing houses. That makes the current patio, house access and equipment route useful subjects for your first visit. Ask the bidder to describe how its proposed pool and deck fit the outdoor space already there.
A Better Pool & Spa Service LLC recorded 5 homeowner pools in the group, split between 3 pool-only projects and 2 pools with spas. The count measures recorded activity. Check current license information and use comparable quotes to decide who should handle your design.
Both cost rows use Carrollwood-area ZIP permits. The medians are declared filing values rather than invoices, and the projects behind each row differ. Use the table as local context, then ask for a quote that reflects your own shell, deck, equipment and access conditions.
Tampa is the mailing-city name on the counted records. The local grouping here uses the Carrollwood-area ZIP filter. For the permit process, use the Hillsborough County office and portal listed on the page, and have the hired builder confirm the application details for your address.
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