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Licensed pool builders in Tallahassee, FL

5 pool builders hold an active licence on the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) register in Tallahassee, checked 4 Nov 2026: 2 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
5
Median time licensed
6.1 yrs
Lead-Safe certified
0
Google reviews
194

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

Showing 5 of 5

  1. 1

    Swain Pools & Spas LLC

    Tallahassee, FL · Florida DBPR CPC A #CPC053900 · licensed 35 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    864.3(104)Full report
  2. 2

    Tallahassee Pools

    Tallahassee, FL · Florida DBPR CPC B #CPC1460400 · licensed 3 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    634.6(90)Full report
  3. 3

    Fortune Homes of Tallahassee Inc

    Tallahassee, FL · Florida DBPR CPC A #CPC1457940 · licensed 17 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    56No Google reviews yetFull report
  4. 4

    Terry's Pool Service

    Tallahassee, FL · Florida DBPR CPC A #CPC1459507 · licensed 6 yrs

    • Licence active
    • No complaints
    38No Google reviews yetFull report
  5. 5

    Pool Professor of Tallahassee, Inc.

    Tallahassee, FL · Florida DBPR CPC B #CPC1461552 · licensed <1 yr

    • Licence active
    • 1 complaint on record

    1 disciplinary action on the Florida DBPR record

    12No Google reviews yetFull report

Questions people ask about pool builders in Tallahassee

How many licensed pool builders are in Tallahassee?

5 pool builders hold an active Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) licence with a mailing address in Tallahassee, checked on 4 November 2026. 2 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 Tallahassee?

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 Tallahassee?

By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are Swain Pools & Spas LLC (86), Tallahassee Pools (63), Fortune Homes of Tallahassee Inc (56). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.

How much do pool builders charge in Tallahassee?

Pool builders in the Tallahassee metro earn a median $18.61 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 Tallahassee?

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. 34% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 0 of the 5 licensed pool builders listed are certified.