Licensed pool builders in Fort Lauderdale, FL
16 pool builders hold an active licence on the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) register in Fort Lauderdale, checked 4 Nov 2026: 10 licensed 10 years or more and 1 with a complaint or board disclosure on record. Ranked by a published formula; nobody pays to move up.
- Active licences
- 16
- Median time licensed
- 12.1 yrs
- Lead-Safe certified
- 0
- Google reviews
- 226
Filled tags sit at the business's Google location; hollow tags show its mailing ZIP code only. Each tag is the theoPros score.
Ranked list
- 1
New Wave Pools & Spas Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 2
Aqua King Pool & Spa Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 3
Zti, LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 4
Watermark Construction LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 5
American Pool Service
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 6
Coastal Pool & Services
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 7
Perfect Pools
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 8
Sigma Pool & Deck LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 9
Cliff's Pools and Patios Affordable Makeovers
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 10
Floridas Best Construction Services
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 11
Artistic Pools and Waterfalls Inc.
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 12
Robert Allard Pool Contracting Inc
- Licence active
- 2 complaints on record
2 disciplinary actions on the Florida DBPR record
- 13
Devolve Corp.
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 14
Coastal Custom Pool & Spa
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 15
Aquatic Poolscapes Pllc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 16
Acd Pools LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
Questions people ask about pool builders in Fort Lauderdale
How many licensed pool builders are in Fort Lauderdale?
16 pool builders hold an active Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) licence with a mailing address in Fort Lauderdale, checked on 4 November 2026. 10 of them have been licensed for 10 years or more.
Does a pool builder need a licence in Florida?
Yes, when the whole job, labour and materials, costs $2,500 or more or is part of a bigger job. Below that, Florida's minor-work exemption (F.S. 489.103(9)) applies, but not to anyone who advertises as a contractor, and electrical work has no such exemption (F.S. 489.503). Look for an active CPC, CPC, RP, RP licence.
How do I check a pool builder's licence in Fort Lauderdale?
Ask for the licence number and look it up on the Florida DBPR website, or search this page. Every pool builder listed here was matched to an active licence on the Florida DBPR register.
Which pool builders rank highest in Fort Lauderdale?
By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are New Wave Pools & Spas Inc (84), Aqua King Pool & Spa Inc (84), Zti, LLC (77). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.
How much do pool builders charge in Fort Lauderdale?
Pool builders in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro earn a median $21.88 an hour (BLS, May 2025); contractors typically bill about twice the wage to cover insurance, overhead and profit.
Do I need a lead-safe certified pool builder in Fort Lauderdale?
If your home was built before 1978 and the work disturbs paint, yes: the law requires a firm certified lead-safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency. 64% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 0 of the 16 licensed pool builders listed are certified.