Fish Hawk, Hillsborough County
Focus your Fish Hawk search on pools ordered by homeowners.
This area's records separate 37 homeowner projects from 40 pools sold in home-builder packages, so the ranking speaks to the kind of hiring decision you are making. Use it to select interviews, then discuss the pool, deck and lanai at your own house.
The Fish Hawk table counts unincorporated Hillsborough County homeowner pool filings in ZIP 33547, excluding home-builder packages. All counted homeowner projects were at existing houses. Activity helps form a shortlist; license checks and comparable quotes help assess it.
| 1 | Wahoo Pools Group Inc | 5 | 5 | 0 | $148,700 | 46 | CPC1458680 |
| 2 | Graco Pools LLC | 5 | 5 | 0 | $70,000 | 7 | CPC1460908 |
| 3 | Integrity Pools | 4 | 4 | 0 | $98,500 | 12 | CPC049399 |
| 4 | Premier Pools & Spas | 3 | 2 | 1 | $74,800 | 65 | CPC1457370 |
| 5 | Larsens Pool & Spa LLC | 2 | 0 | 2 | $146,200 | 31 | CPC1457680 |
| 6 | Islandway Pools, LLC | 2 | 2 | 0 | $55,800 | 116 | CPC1459475 |
| 7 | Cpc057317 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $50,000 | 3 | CPC057317 |
| 8 | Coast to Coast Pools | 1 | 1 | 0 | $183,000 | 109 | CPC1457311 |
| 9 | Mandalay Pools and Spas | 1 | 1 | 0 | $148,000 | 29 | CPC1460451 |
| 10 | Aqua Dreams Pool and Outdoor Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | $135,000 | 5 | CPC1461032 |
| 11 | Kathy's Pool Supplies DBA Pinch A Penny 191 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $125,000 | 1 | CPC1460920 |
| 12 | Jimenez Quality Pools Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 | 6 | CPC1460429 |
| 13 | Fountain of Youth Pool and Spa | 1 | 1 | 0 | $76,900 | 6 | CPC1460808 |
| 14 | Payne Pool Professionals | 1 | 1 | 0 | $76,000 | 24 | CPC1459092 |
| 15 | Dkl Builders | 1 | 1 | 0 | $55,000 | 1 | CGC1535195 |
Source: Hillsborough County (unincorporated) permit records for Fish Hawk-area ZIP codes (33547). 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 Fish Hawk-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Tampa (9), Riverview (6), Lithia (5), Ruskin (3)
License CPC1458680 · Full profile
5 homeowner pools in Fish Hawk-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Lithia (5), Riverview (2)
License CPC1460908 · Full profile
4 homeowner pools in Fish Hawk-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Lithia (4), Sun City Center (3), Brandon (2), Riverview (1)
License CPC049399 · Full profile
An existing Fish Hawk yard gives your quote request a starting layout. Show the lanai, current paving and room you want for seating, then add the proposed shell. Size, depth, material, spa and equipment choices should all be described before you compare totals.
| Pool | Median permit value | Middle half of jobs | Permits | Data from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inground pool (no spa) | $76,000 | $54,900 - $123,200 | 33 | Fish Hawk-area ZIP codes |
| Inground pool with spa | $101,900 | $81,900 - $123,700 | 128 | Hillsborough County |
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.
Fish Hawk's pool-only median declared permit value is $76,000, based on 33 local permits. For the spa row, the table uses Hillsborough County's $101,900 median declared value. Each figure summarizes different complete projects, and the source areas differ too. They are permit declarations rather than invoices or prices for your home. Ask a builder who sees the yard to quote your chosen design; subtracting the medians cannot price a spa addition.
Decide what a finished weekend outside looks like for your household. You might prioritize swimming space, a spa by the lanai or enough pavers for dining and chairs. Put those priorities onto one sketch before asking companies to price it. Concrete and fiberglass proposals should explain the complete installation, not just identify the shell. Discuss coping, pump and filter placement, ground assumptions and changes to existing surfaces so the scope describes the whole project you want.
Fish Hawk pool applications go to Hillsborough County Development Services through HillsGovHub. The builder you hire handles the filing. Discuss the county documents while preparing the drawing, alongside any association materials for your property, and keep the permit reference before excavation begins.
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: 33547. Your builder pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address.
County details and official sources: pool permits in Hillsborough County.
The county uses Residential Miscellaneous Permit - Building for new pools. Its plans must be digitally signed and sealed by a Florida registered architect or engineer, with a scaled site drawing showing setback dimensions. Ask the company to explain what information it needs from you to prepare that package. Use the public search links here to look up the address without a login, then compare the description, contractor, declared value and status with the work in your agreement.
Florida accepts a barrier complying with its standard and specified alternatives such as an approved safety pool cover or qualifying alarms. Ask the builder which option the layout uses and review it before final inspection. For a barrier, the outside height must be at least 4 feet, and gates must open away from the water, close themselves and use self-latching locks. Keep that discussion connected to the house access and deck rather than leaving safety to a last-minute decision.
Association review belongs early in the Fish Hawk schedule conversation when it applies to your home. Ask what needs to be settled on the shell, deck and enclosure before filing. Design preparation and later construction are different parts of the overall sequence you need to understand.
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.
The county's timing reference draws on 60 finished pools in unincorporated Hillsborough. Median application to issue was 4 days; median issue to final inspection was 124 days. For the full application-to-final interval, the median reached 128 days. Those intervals start with filing, so they leave out the site meetings, selections and drawing preparation beforehand. They describe county history rather than a Fish Hawk completion commitment. Ask the bidder to explain the steps it proposes for the actual scope at your house.
An existing home adds practical questions about access during the work. Walk the side yard and show the company the patio areas you expect to keep. Ask how it explains a change when revised plans or summer storms affect the outdoor sequence. Keep the pump area, deck and any screen cage in the discussion alongside the shell. You should understand what remains toward final inspection even after the water area begins to look close to finished.
Wahoo Pools Group Inc and Graco Pools LLC each recorded 5 Fish Hawk homeowner pools, all without spas. Integrity Pools recorded 4 pool-only projects. Use the activity to pick interview questions, then verify licenses and gather three written quotes for the same design.
For a spa question, Premier Pools & Spas recorded 3 homeowner projects in the group, including 1 with a spa. These are examples of project mix, not judgments about the finished work. Finaled share describes recorded status and should be read with dates. Positions in the ranking are determined by filings and are never paid. Have each company explain the scope it proposes for your address so the table leads to a useful, specific conversation.
Keep the payment discussion tied to the agreement and inspections. Florida requires a contractor receiving more than 10 percent initially to apply for permits within 30 days. The rule requires starting work within 90 days after issuance unless an exception applies. Ask how later scope changes will be approved in writing, particularly if your deck, enclosure or heater choice changes. Compare written inclusions as well as totals, and retain the current drawing with the signed contract and permit number.
The counted Fish Hawk permits use Lithia as their mailing city in ZIP 33547. All 37 homeowner projects were at existing homes. Give companies the full property address so the yard visit focuses on your actual lanai, access route and proposed pool location.
For a master-planned community property, bring association review materials into the first design discussion. At an older home, identify the paving and shaded areas you want retained. Either way, a useful sketch includes more than a shell outline. Mark the door to the lanai, the path around the pool and where family seating should go. Ask how the proposed coping and deck connect those features so the finished plan reflects how you expect to use the yard.
Riverview and Brandon are other nearby pages for checking company activity, while your property needs an individual site assessment. Walk the access route and discuss where the pump, filter and heater would fit. Ask which soil and groundwater assumptions appear in the quote and how a change would be handled. Summer storms belong in the work discussion too. Those practical details help the company price your specific project rather than respond to a pool picture without its surrounding yard.
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.
The homeowner ranking focuses on pools ordered by homeowners, at existing houses or with a newly built home. Pools sold as part of a home builder's package are separate. Here the homeowner group contains 37 projects, giving your shortlist a clearer basis for comparing hiring options.
Wahoo Pools Group Inc and Graco Pools LLC each recorded 5 in the local group, all pool-only. A shared count reflects activity, not a quality ranking. Verify the current license record and compare the work each company proposes for your own shell, deck and equipment.
The spa row uses Hillsborough County data, while the pool-only row uses the local ZIP group. Both are median declared permit values for complete projects, not invoices. Ask a visiting builder to price your preferred spa and pool together in a clearly described proposal.
Lithia is the mailing-city name on the counted Fish Hawk records. For these unincorporated properties, the permit office is Hillsborough County Development Services. The builder handles the application through HillsGovHub; ask it to confirm the documents and provide the permit number before excavation.
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