Pool removal in Arkansas

These prices begin with national numbers from Angi, then get adjusted down to reflect Arkansas construction wages, based on federal wage data from May 2025.

Gunite is just concrete sprayed into place, which is why it costs the same as a poured concrete pool. With concrete, you get two options. Filling in means breaking up part of the shell and packing the hole with dirt. Full removal means the entire shell comes out.

Where you fall inside a range depends on your own yard. Call now to reach a pool demolition company near you that books a visit and gives you a written price.

For a concrete pool, filling it in costs less and goes faster. HomeAdvisor puts the typical fill-in job at roughly 1 to 3 days with a crew at your place.

Full removal is pricier and keeps workers on site for 3 to 7 days. There's a big cost difference between the two routes, so think about how you want to use the yard later before deciding.

Permit rules change from city to city, so what you need to do depends on your location.

Fort Smith counts demolitions, grading and filling, and swimming pools as jobs requiring a city building permit.

Little Rock's demolition permit checklist requires Little Rock Waste Water to sign off on a sewer seal before the city will issue the permit. That seal confirms the sewer line was closed off the right way. The fee works out to $0.0825 for every square foot of the structure, with a data processing charge added on top. Keep in mind the checklist covers buildings broadly and says nothing about pools.

State law says you must notify the One Call Center before any excavation or demolition, and excavation just means digging. That notice has to be filed no fewer than 2 and no more than 10 full working days in advance, and it remains valid for 20 working days.

Once the lines get marked, your Arkansas 811 ticket gives you a 10-working-day window, counted from the day you called in, to get the work started. A job that runs past 20 working days needs a renewed ticket. Blow past these windows and your start date can slip, so it's smart to sort the timing out with your crew.

The water in your pool needs somewhere to go before work begins. Brookland, Arkansas, directs pool and spa water into the sanitary sewer when that's an option, so it gets treated before it reaches the environment.

That same guidance warns against letting chlorinated or salt water run into the street or gutter, since it ends up in local waterways like streams, lakes, ponds, and rivers.

Arkansas asks for a residential remodeler license when a job involves big structural work on a single-family home and tops $2,000 in labor and materials combined. Specialty work over $2,000 falls under a home improvement specialty license, per the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board.

Anything that isn't a single-family home calls for a commercial contractor license once costs hit $50,000. Since most in-ground pool removals run over $2,000, it makes sense to ask about a crew's license before signing anything.

1. Dial the number on the button and tell us your pool type.
2. Share a few details about your pool and yard, like how a truck could get to it.
3. Set up a visit so the crew can look at the pool in person.
4. Receive a written price you can review before making up your mind.

Call now to have your pool and yard checked out and walk away with a written price.