Most pool repair fails because nobody found the cause.
A crack that reappears, a leak that moves, tile that keeps popping off the same wall — these are almost always symptoms of something structural, hydraulic, or in the soil. We are a gunite pool builder, so when we look at a crack we are reading the shell, the bond beam, the drainage behind a raised wall, and the ground the pool sits in. That is a different diagnosis than a patch crew can give you.
Hill Country ground moves. Expansive clay swells and shrinks, limestone shelf transfers load unevenly, and a pool built without adequate steel or drainage will tell you about it eventually. We locate the cause first, tell you honestly whether it is cosmetic or structural, and price the fix that actually holds — including the cases where the honest answer is that the pool needs more work than a repair.
If your pool is also due for a new interior, repair and resurfacing should be a single project. The pool is drained once and the repair disappears under the new finish.
Structural crack repair
Shell and bond-beam cracks evaluated, staple-and-epoxy or hydraulic repair where sound, re-engineering where not.
Leak detection & repair
Pressure testing plumbing, dye testing the shell, and locating losses at skimmers, returns, lights, and main drains.
Pool tile repair
Loose, cracked, or fallen waterline and step tile reset or replaced, with the substrate issue behind it addressed.
Plumbing & equipment
Failed lines, bad valves, dead pumps and heaters, and undersized hydraulics replaced with modern variable-speed equipment.
Skimmer & fitting rebuilds
Cracked skimmer throats, broken returns, and failed light niches rebuilt into the shell properly.
Spa & feature repair
Spillover spas, scuppers, and sheer-descents that leak, stain, or run dry brought back into balance.
The signs that are worth a phone call now.
Water loss and movement get more expensive the longer they run. A structural problem caught this season is usually a repair; caught in three years it is often a rebuild.
Losing more than a quarter inch a day
Evaporation in a Texas summer is real, but sustained loss beyond about a quarter inch daily points to a leak in the shell or plumbing.
Cracks you can catch a fingernail in
Hairline surface crazing is cosmetic. A crack that catches a nail, runs through tile, or steps at the beam is structural until proven otherwise.
Tile falling off the same wall
Repeat tile failure in one place usually means movement or moisture behind the beam, not bad adhesive.
Wet ground, high bills, or a running fill valve
Soggy spots near the deck, climbing water bills, and an autofill that never stops are the quiet signs of an active leak.
Diagnosis first, then a real number.
Repair pricing depends entirely on cause and access, so we assess before quoting. These are the ranges most of our repair work falls into.
Pressure testing, dye testing, and a written finding of where the water is going and what it will take to fix.
Tile resets, skimmer and fitting rebuilds, plumbing line repairs, and localized crack repair.
Beam and shell repair, staple-and-epoxy work, drainage correction, and repair combined with a full resurface.
We credit the detection fee toward the repair when you have us do the work. If the honest answer is that a repair will not hold, we tell you before you spend money on it.
Find it, prove it, fix it.
Assess
Inspect the shell, beam, deck, and equipment, and pressure test where water loss is suspected.
Diagnose
You get the cause in plain language, with photos, and the options ranked by what they actually solve.
Repair
Structural or plumbing repair executed with the same crew and standards we build new pools to.
Verify & Finish
Re-test, then close the repair out under new tile, plaster, or deck so it disappears.
Questions we get asked.
How do I know if my pool crack is structural?+
Surface crazing is a fine web of shallow lines and is cosmetic. A structural crack usually runs in one direction, catches a fingernail, may run through tile or the bond beam, and often comes with water loss. We dye test and inspect the beam and deck before calling it either way.
How much does pool crack repair cost?+
Localized crack repair generally runs $1,500 to $8,000 depending on length, depth, and access. True structural repair with staples, epoxy injection, drainage correction, and a new interior can range from $8,000 to $30,000 or more. We quote after diagnosis, never over the phone.
Can a cracked gunite pool be fixed permanently?+
Usually yes, if the cause is corrected. Repairing the crack without addressing the movement, drainage, or hydrostatic pressure that caused it is why so many pool repairs come back. We look for the cause first.
How much water loss is normal?+
Roughly a quarter inch a day is typical evaporation in a hot Texas month, more with heavy wind, sun, and features running. Consistent loss beyond that, or loss that continues in cool weather, indicates a leak.
Why does my pool tile keep falling off?+
Repeat tile failure in one spot generally means movement, a failing bond beam, or moisture migrating behind the tile — not weak thinset. Resetting tile over an unresolved substrate problem simply buys a season.
Do you repair pools you did not build?+
Most of our repair work is on pools built by other companies, many of them no longer in business. We are also candid when a pool is beyond economical repair, which is not what everyone wants to hear.
Do you do pool repair in San Antonio?+
Yes. We handle crack, leak, structural, and tile repair across San Antonio, New Braunfels, Boerne, Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Spring Branch, Schertz, Cibolo, Seguin, and San Marcos.
Repair rarely travels alone.
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Get a straight answer.
Send photos of the crack, the tile, or the wet spot. We will tell you what we think before we come out.