Albuquerque Pool Pros Blog

Real answers on pool in Albuquerque and the Albuquerque metro and the Rio Grande valley — what things cost, how to choose, and the mistakes worth avoiding.

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Pebble interior finish on a backyard swimming pool in Albuquerque, NM

Pool Plaster vs Pebble Finish for Albuquerque Pools

Pool plaster vs pebble finish in Albuquerque, NM — cost per square foot, how long each lasts, and when white plaster wins.

Pool equipment pad with heater and pump at a home in Albuquerque, NM

Pool Heater Cost in Albuquerque: Gas, Pump or Solar

Pool heater cost in Albuquerque, NM — install prices for gas, heat pump and solar, real running costs, and when you need no heater.

Paver pool deck around a backyard swimming pool in Albuquerque, NM

Pool Deck Ideas for Albuquerque Backyards That Hold Up

Pool deck ideas for Albuquerque, NM — concrete, pavers, travertine and coatings compared on cost, foot temperature, and slip rating.

Clean inground swimming pool maintained year-round in Albuquerque, NM

Inground Pool Monthly Maintenance Cost: Albuquerque

What an inground pool really costs per month in Albuquerque, NM — chemicals, power, water, weekly service rates, and the repair fund nobody budgets for.

Backyard inground swimming pool with decking in Albuquerque, NM

Above Ground vs Inground Pool: Albuquerque Tradeoffs

Above ground vs inground pool in Albuquerque, NM — honest cost ranges, lifespan, resale reality, and code requirements you cannot skip.

Inground pool surface ready for resurfacing work in Albuquerque, NM

Pool Resurfacing Cost in Albuquerque: What to Pay

Pool resurfacing cost in plain English — plaster, pebble, and tile ranges, what drives the price, and when to resurface a pool in Albuquerque, NM.

Backyard saltwater swimming pool in Albuquerque, NM on a clear day

Saltwater Pool vs Chlorine for Albuquerque Pools

Saltwater vs chlorine pools compared on cost, upkeep, and how the water feels — plus which makes sense for a Albuquerque, NM pool.

Clean, well-maintained saltwater pool in Albuquerque, NM on a sunny afternoon

How to Maintain a Saltwater Pool (Albuquerque Guide)

How to maintain a saltwater pool in Albuquerque, NM: salt and stabilizer to your cell maker's spec, pH 7.2-7.8, clean the cell every 3 months.

New inground gunite pool in a Albuquerque, NM backyard

How Much Does an Inground Pool Cost? Albuquerque

An inground pool in Albuquerque, NM runs about $45,000 to $75,000 for gunite. Here's the real cost by size and type, and what actually moves the price.

Inground fiberglass and gunite swimming pools in Albuquerque, NM

Fiberglass Pool vs Gunite for Albuquerque Yards

Fiberglass vs gunite pools compared on cost, install time, upkeep, and lifespan — plus which fits a Albuquerque, NM backyard.

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What we write about, and why

Every post here answers a question Albuquerque property owners actually ask before they hire anyone — what work costs, which materials are worth the upcharge, how long a job really takes, and the shortcuts that look fine for two years and then do not.

The writing comes from the same people doing the work in Albuquerque, NM and the Albuquerque metro and the Rio Grande valley, which is why the numbers are specific and the advice sometimes tells you not to spend money.

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New Pool Construction in Albuquerque — New pool construction in Albuquerque is a soils problem before it is a design problem, because somewhere under most lots in this metro sits caliche — a cemented calcium carbonate hardpan that ranges from a nuisance to something that stops a standard excavator cold. What we build on top of it is gunite: a tied rebar cage, concrete shot pneumatically in one placement, and a seven-day water cure.
Fiberglass Pool Installation in Albuquerque — Fiberglass pool installation runs three to five weeks in Albuquerque instead of the three months a gunite build takes, and in a market where excavation is the expensive part it is often the cheaper answer too. The shell is molded at a factory, trucked in, craned into a prepared hole, plumbed, backfilled with washed gravel, and decked.
Pool Remodeling & Renovation in Albuquerque — Pool remodeling in Albuquerque usually means one specific pool: something built between 1975 and 1995 with a deep diving well nobody uses, a narrow shallow end, cracked cool-deck, one yellow light, and a screaming single-speed pump. Structurally most of those shells are fine — what is finished is everything attached to them, and that is exactly what a remodel replaces.
Pool Resurfacing & Replastering in Albuquerque — Pool resurfacing and replastering comes due faster in Albuquerque than the manufacturer's brochure suggests, thanks to a combination unusual to this market: extreme high-altitude UV, hard fill water heavy in calcium, and a daily temperature swing that cycles the surface. White plaster that might give fifteen years on the coast frequently goes chalky, rough, and mottled here around year eight or ten.
Waterline Tile & Coping in Albuquerque — Waterline tile and coping replacement is the maintenance problem that is genuinely worse in Albuquerque than almost anywhere else. Fill water here is hard, evaporation concentrates it further, and the result is a chalky white calcium band along the tile line that thickens every single season.

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