Citrus Heights Pool Builders
Bringing Citrus Heights Pools Up to 2026 Standards
Citrus Heights is one of the Sacramento region's most solidly established suburban communities — incorporated as a city in 1997 but with neighborhoods that trace their roots to the post-war suburban expansion of the 1950s and 60s. That history means something specific in the pool business: Citrus Heights has an unusually high density of swimming pools for a city its size, and most of them are old. Very old. Pools from this era were built with a quality of workmanship that holds up structurally, but their surfaces, equipment, and surrounding features have long since become outdated or deteriorated.
The result is a significant renovation and resurfacing market, and it's one that Phenomenal Pool & Landscape knows well. We've resurfaced and renovated dozens of pools across Citrus Heights neighborhoods — from Sylvan Park and the areas around Antelope Road to properties along Greenback Lane and toward the Fair Oaks border. If your Citrus Heights pool looks tired, works inefficiently, or simply hasn't been updated since the Carter administration, we're the right team to fix that.
The Citrus Heights Pool Renovation Opportunity
Walk into the backyard of a typical Citrus Heights home built in 1968 and you'll often find a pool that tells its age immediately. The standard kidney or rectangular shape, original white marcite plaster that's now grey and rough, 1990s-era single-speed pump humming away at full tilt 24 hours a day, cracked concrete decking, and maybe a diving board that was already old when it was removed ten years ago. The pool works — barely — but it's not the backyard asset it should be.
The good news is that these pools have bones. The concrete shell of a properly built 1960s–1980s pool is extremely durable when it's been maintained reasonably well. The steel reinforcement in older California-built pools was often heavier gauge than modern code minimums. What fails on a 50-year-old pool is almost always the surface, the equipment, and the surrounding infrastructure — not the structure itself. That means comprehensive renovation, rather than demolition and rebuilding, is almost always the right approach.
A complete Citrus Heights pool renovation might include:
- Full drain, structural inspection, and crack repair
- Complete replastering in a modern premium finish — quartz aggregate or pebble
- New waterline tile and coping to replace original materials
- Decking replacement with contemporary concrete, travertine, or pavers
- Variable-speed pump installation (saves $300–$600 annually on electricity)
- LED lighting upgrade for ambiance and energy efficiency
- Smart automation system for smartphone control
- Addition of a water feature — sheer descent, spillway, or bubbler
The combined result looks like a completely new pool — because in every way that matters visually and functionally, it is. And it costs a fraction of demolishing a structurally sound shell and rebuilding from scratch.
New Pool Construction in Citrus Heights
While renovation and resurfacing dominate our Citrus Heights work, we also build new pools. Many Citrus Heights properties that never had a pool — or had a pool removed years ago — are ready for a fresh custom design. The lot sizes in Citrus Heights are generally favorable: the ranch-era development pattern produced lots of 7,000–10,000 square feet in many neighborhoods, giving homeowners meaningful yard space to work with.
For new construction in Citrus Heights, we typically see demand for contemporary freeform pools with saltwater systems, sun shelves, and integrated spa features. Saltwater pools have become the overwhelming preference among Citrus Heights homeowners because they're gentler on skin and eyes, easier to maintain, and produce fewer chemical odors than traditional chlorine systems. We design and install saltwater systems on all new builds as a standard recommendation.
Citrus Heights Climate and Your Pool Season
Citrus Heights has an inland Sacramento Valley climate — hot, dry summers with regular stretches above 100°F, mild winters, and the kind of bright spring and fall weather that makes shoulder-season swimming appealing. The city averages around 265 sunny days per year, and a pool in Citrus Heights gets genuine use from May through October with solar heating extending the season meaningfully in April and November.
The summer heat intensity in Citrus Heights is precisely why pool ownership has historically been so common here. When July and August regularly push 105–110°F on the worst days, a backyard pool isn't a luxury — it's how families spend their summer afternoons without going to a public facility. Existing pool owners know how much the pool changes their summer experience. Homeowners without a pool increasingly recognize what they're missing.
Equipment Upgrades: Where Citrus Heights Homeowners Save the Most Money
One of the most impactful things we do for Citrus Heights pool owners is equipment modernization — and it doesn't require a full renovation to justify the investment. Replacing a single-speed pump with a variable-speed model is the single highest-ROI upgrade available for an older pool. Variable-speed pumps are required on all new California pool installations and are dramatically more efficient than older technology, cutting pool operating costs by 50–70% in most cases.
We've installed variable-speed pumps and Pentair automation systems at properties throughout Citrus Heights. When paired with LED lighting (which uses a fraction of the power of older incandescent or halogen pool lights) and a smart automation system that runs the pump only when needed, monthly pool operating costs drop significantly. Most equipment upgrades pay for themselves in energy savings within 3–4 years.
Serving Citrus Heights from Our Rocklin Showroom
Our design office and showroom is in Rocklin at 5875 Pacific St Suite C-3 — about 20–25 minutes from most Citrus Heights neighborhoods via Interstate 80. We travel to Citrus Heights for free site consultations and welcome Citrus Heights homeowners to visit our showroom to see plaster finish samples, review past project photos, and meet the team. All of our estimates are itemized, delivered in writing, and free of charge with no obligation to proceed.
California License #1109912 covers C27 (Landscaping), C35 (Lathing and Plastering), and C53 (Swimming Pool). These three licenses together mean we can manage every phase of your Citrus Heights pool project under one contractor. That's accountability you can count on throughout the entire process — from the first shovel to the final plaster coat.
