Lakewood Ranch, Manatee County
Bring the house plan into your Lakewood Ranch pool conversation early.
Most counted homeowner pools here accompanied newly built homes, so the connection between doors, lanai, spa and deck deserves a complete drawing. Use the filings to find active companies, then have each bidder address the same outdoor layout and equipment request.
Manatee County permits in Lakewood Ranch-area ZIPs 34202 and 34211 supply these homeowner counts. Home builder packages are excluded. Filing volume shows activity, so verify the contractor license and compare quotes on a common plan.
| 1 | Holiday Pools of West Florida Inc | 130 | 11 | 119 | $41,900 | 170 | CPC1458597 |
| 2 | Coast to Coast Pools | 47 | 27 | 20 | $100,200 | 109 | CPC1457311 |
| 3 | Trusted Pool and Spa LLC | 35 | 10 | 25 | $127,400 | 113 | CPC1457264 |
| 4 | Jackson Custom Pools & Outdoor Living LLC | 30 | 23 | 7 | $80,000 | 72 | CPC1459124 |
| 5 | Integrity Pool Development LLC | 21 | 21 | 0 | $125,600 | 56 | CPC1457636 |
| 6 | Landis Pool Service Inc | 17 | 2 | 15 | $173,100 | 34 | CPC1459192 |
| 7 | South Peak Design & Build LLC | 16 | 5 | 11 | $122,500 | 16 | CPC1460721 |
| 8 | Elysian Pools LLC | 16 | 1 | 15 | $120,000 | 25 | CPC1460606 |
| 9 | Fox Pools Inc | 16 | 5 | 11 | $97,500 | 23 | CPC1459834 |
| 10 | Family Pools | 11 | 8 | 3 | $99,000 | 38 | CPC1460750 |
| 11 | Signature Pool Designs Inc | 10 | 1 | 9 | $130,000 | 12 | CPC1460522 |
| 12 | Sparkling Kleen Pools & Spas | 10 | 4 | 6 | $86,300 | 23 | CPC1457982 |
| 13 | Duwet Inc | 9 | 9 | 0 | $81,500 | 80 | CPC1456995 |
| 14 | Skyway Homes LLC | 8 | 2 | 6 | $120,000 | 10 | CPC1461456 |
| 15 | Siteworx Pools and Spas LLC | 7 | 3 | 4 | $150,000 | 17 | CPC1460380 |
Source: Manatee County permit records for Lakewood Ranch-area ZIP codes (34202, 34211). 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.
130 homeowner pools in Lakewood Ranch-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Lakewood Ranch (127), Parrish (36), Bradenton (4), Riverview (2)
License CPC1458597 · Full profile
47 homeowner pools in Lakewood Ranch-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Lakewood Ranch (37), Parrish (26), Bradenton (13), Palmetto (6)
License CPC1457311 · Full profile
35 homeowner pools in Lakewood Ranch-area ZIP codes
Where it builds most: Parrish (46), Bradenton (27), Lakewood Ranch (18), Palmetto (15)
License CPC1457264 · Full profile
Lakewood Ranch's pool-only and spa medians are close together. That does not price an attached spa as a small addition. The two rows summarize different sets of projects, so ask bidders to price your chosen pool and show the spa against that same design.
| Pool | Median permit value | Middle half of jobs | Permits | Data from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inground pool (no spa) | $92,000 | $72,000 - $116,700 | 178 | Lakewood Ranch-area ZIP codes |
| Inground pool with spa | $92,400 | $41,900 - $129,500 | 293 | Lakewood Ranch-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.
The pool-only median covers 178 permits; the spa median covers 293. Each value was declared when a permit was filed and is not a final invoice. Those groups contain different designs and cannot isolate what a spa adds to an otherwise identical swimming pool. Ask the company to explain the proposed spa footprint, spillover and equipment in your written offer. Keep the pool dimensions and surrounding deck unchanged when comparing that option so the answer applies to the project you actually want.
A Lakewood Ranch proposal should describe more than the shape visible on a plan. Confirm the shell material and depth, coping, pavers and planned route from the house. Name the pump and filter, heater and any screen enclosure. Ask the company what it assessed about access and excavation at the address before defining that part of its offer. If the pool accompanies a newly built house, show the relevant plans during the visit so the quote addresses the intended outdoor arrangement.
Manatee County Development Services, Building Division is the named office for this area's county pool permits. The company you hire prepares the application and handles the permit. Ask it to show how the site-specific drawings and safety paperwork reflect the pool, spa and deck you agreed to.
Permit office: Manatee County Development Services, Building Division
This page ranks builders from Manatee County permit records (Pool-Spa). ZIP codes counted: 34202, 34211. Your builder pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address.
County details and official sources: pool permits in Manatee County.
The site-specific drawings must be signed and sealed by an architect or engineer. Manatee's safety documents require the plan view to locate barriers, self-latching doors and alarm-protected openings. Ask the company to explain the arrangement on the drawing rather than leaving safety as a later equipment choice. The county's Building Division serves unincorporated Manatee. This page's records cover its Lakewood Ranch-area grouping; Sarasota County permits are not in the data. Confirm the property jurisdiction when you arrange the pool visit.
Search the county's public Accela system by address to read the pool record without a login. The entry shows the description, status, declared value and licensed contractor. Before final inspection, review the selected safety measure with the company. Florida permits a complying barrier and specified alternatives involving approved covers, alarms or latching devices. Where a barrier is used, gates must swing away from the pool and close and latch themselves. Ask how the plan's chosen option works with your actual house openings.
For a pool planned with a house, ask how the pool company's own steps fit the drawings and decisions already underway. Lakewood Ranch homeowners can use county timing as background. The working sequence still needs to explain preparation, submission, construction and final inspection for their project.
Manatee County: median 37 days from application to permit issue, 150 days from issue to final inspection, 200 days from application to final (sample of 60 finished pool permits).
Step by step: how long a pool takes.
Manatee County's sample contains 60 finished pool permits. Its median overall application-to-final interval is 200 days; the separately measured medians are 37 days from application to issue and 150 from issue to final. The figures describe completed county records rather than a Lakewood Ranch delivery date. They also begin at application, leaving your preliminary design discussions outside that measure. Ask the company to explain its proposed milestones and the decisions needed before it is ready to file for your address.
Have bidders describe how you will follow progress if the outdoor sequence changes. A screen enclosure choice, altered deck footprint or summer storm can prompt new questions about the next task. Ask who communicates that change and how you approve a revision to the agreed design. Manatee permits expire after 180 days if no required inspections have been approved. Keep the company's plan for inspection progress, the selected safety arrangement and final inspection in the conversation as you review its proposed schedule.
The Lakewood Ranch table contains substantial spa activity. Start by reading the configuration mix that matches your plan, then look at filing volume and status. Three written proposals using the same layout and a current license lookup make a useful next step after shortlisting.
Holiday Pools of West Florida Inc has the largest listed homeowner count in the area. Coast to Coast Pools has a different configuration mix. These counts identify filed activity, while the finaled column records status rather than a rating. Read filing dates as you compare that share. Use the table to ask each company how it would address your own shell and spa request, then compare the equipment, deck and enclosure descriptions in its proposal. Local volume alone does not evaluate workmanship.
Get the permit number before excavation and ask for payments tied to inspection milestones. Under Florida's rule, a contractor who receives an initial payment greater than 10 percent must apply for permits within 30 days. Work must begin within 90 days after issuance unless an exception applies. Read the offered payment sequence alongside those requirements. Also ask how a changed heater, expanded deck or moved spa becomes a written scope revision, so the addition is clear before you approve it.
New-house projects dominate Lakewood Ranch's counted homeowner filings: 414 accompanied newly built homes, compared with 57 at existing houses. Keep that distinction in mind when reading activity. A pool for an established yard and one planned alongside a house bring different questions to the visit.
Homeowner pools by ZIP code: 34211 (398), 34202 (73).
A homeowner pool can accompany a newly built house without being part of a home builder's package. That definition matters in this area's records. For your own new-house project, show the pool company the outdoor relationship you want: water seen from the lanai, seating beside it and space for equipment. Get the pool and house drawings into the same conversation. A community's mailing label alone cannot show how those pieces fit on the individual lot you are planning to use.
In a Lakewood Ranch master-planned community, obtain the HOA's pool materials and confirm its requirements directly. For an existing home, identify patio and planting you intend to keep before selecting a shell footprint. Discuss sandy soil, groundwater assessment and the proposed machinery route with the visiting company. Bradenton, Palmetto and Bayshore Gardens offer nearby activity pages, but the useful answers about your access come from the property visit. Summer storms also deserve a place in the discussion of work outdoors.
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.
Yes. The group includes 414 homeowner pools with newly built houses and 57 at existing homes. It excludes 328 pools sold within home builder packages. That distinction helps explain why the activity here looks different from a community dominated by additions to established yards.
The $92,400 spa and $92,000 pool-only figures summarize different groups of declared permit values. They do not show one identical pool with and without a spa. A company must assess your design and yard to quote the addition you are actually discussing.
Holiday Pools of West Florida Inc has 119 pool-with-spa filings among its 130 area homeowner pools. Coast to Coast Pools has 20 with spas among 47. These are filing facts, so use them to prepare questions, verify contractor records and request matching proposals.
The area's ZIP grouping includes 156 homeowner filings with Bradenton mailing names, alongside 315 labeled Lakewood Ranch. Both appear in the counted area. Use the complete property address for the permit search and a company visit so the mailing name does not stand in for the actual lot.
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