Pool Removal Contractors Working in Fresno

Pool removal in Fresno needs a swimming pool abandonment permit from the city's Building and Safety Services Division, and Pool Removal California found 2 businesses offering in-ground pool removal there, 2 with an active state licence.

This directory groups Fresno under Sacramento and the Central Valley. Each listing below was matched to Fresno because the business names the city on its own website, serves it through a named region, or appears for it on Google Maps. Licence numbers were checked at the Contractors State License Board lookup on 11 October 2026, and businesses with an active licence are listed first.

Contractors serving Fresno

Only two confirmed contractors, so more are being checked by phone.

A pool removal in Fresno needs a licensed contractor or an owner-builder permit, because Industry Bulletin 24-07 keeps permitted work outside the $1,000 unlicensed-work exemption. The state classification guide explains the A, C-12, C-21 and C-53 classes most pool jobs use.

Fresno Pool Removal Permit Rules

Fresno issues a Swimming Pool Abandonment Permit through its Building and Safety Services Division, set out in Bulletin 13-02 (January 2013). The permit covers removing and backfilling the pool and abandoning its electrical and plumbing systems, and the application needs a plot plan showing the structures, the pool and their distances to property lines. A C-12 or A contractor may pull it, as may a B contractor doing two other trades on the job, and a homeowner may abandon their own residential pool as an owner-builder. The bulletin's $321 fee dates from 2013; the city's 2026 master fee schedule has no pool line, and its residential demolition line is $102.72 for plan check and $192.92 for inspection, so the permit counter confirms the current amount.

Inspections on a Fresno job

Bulletin 13-02 sets two inspections:

1. The inspector checks the bottom removal before any backfill.
2. At final, full-depth compaction reports must be approved, and the inspector checks the backfill and the site drainage.

Fresno's demolition permit packet also asks for a Demolition Release signed by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. The release is written for structures, so the permit counter confirms whether a pool abandonment needs it.

Partial fill-in or full removal in Fresno

Fresno's bulletin requires the entire bottom of the pool broken out, while the walls and rim may stay, and concrete pieces no larger than 12 inches may remain in the fill. All backfill is engineered fill, free of organic material and compacted to at least 90%, tested by an approved laboratory. The bulletin presents this as the standard method and aims to leave the site fit for future construction.

The fill-in questions page sets the two methods side by side, with typical timelines of one to four days for a partial fill-in and three to seven for a full removal.

What a Fresno job costs

Central Valley prices to work from come from Sacramento: NorCal Earthworks prices full removal at $8,000 to $15,000 for a concrete pool, and Walberg, Inc. gives $5,000 to $12,000 for a partial fill-in across Northern California. Because Fresno requires the whole bottom out and every layer tested to 90%, even an abandonment carries laboratory testing that many cities leave optional.

The California pool removal cost guide covers what moves a quote, from side-yard access to fill dirt and the compaction report.

Hauling the debris in Fresno

Fresno's demolition packet requires a Waste Management Plan approved before the permit, 65% of debris recycled under CALGreen and a diversion log with weight tickets before final. Only the city's approved non-exclusive franchise haulers may be hired, a list of 25 that includes Mid Valley Disposal and Waste Management of Fresno.

Pool water has to go somewhere before demolition starts. The Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District allows dechlorinated pool water to the street only with permission from the city and the district, after waiting 24 to 48 hours from the last chlorine treatment, at (559) 456-3292. Fresno's water conservation rules also limit draining a pool to once every three years, with an exemption process for draining off schedule.

Sellers in Fresno should keep the finaled permit, because the state's seller disclosure form asks about fill on the property and about unpermitted work.

Nearby areas

Contractors listed for Fresno also work in neighbouring communities, including Clovis, Sanger, Selma, Kerman, Madera and Fowler. Neighbouring cities set their own permit rules, so a job outside Fresno city limits follows that city's building department or, in unincorporated areas, the county.

Other Sacramento and the Central Valley pages in this directory: Sacramento, Bakersfield, Stockton, Modesto, Elk Grove.

Common Fresno questions

What does Fresno require for pool abandonment?
The entire bottom broken out, and all backfill engineered and tested to at least 90% compaction.

Can the walls stay in a Fresno pool abandonment?
Yes. Bulletin 13-02 allows the walls and rim to remain.

Can a Fresno homeowner pull the permit?
Yes, as an owner-builder for their own residential pool.

What does a Fresno pool abandonment permit cost?
The bulletin's $321 dates from 2013; the current schedule has no pool line, so the permit counter confirms it.

Can Fresno pool water go to the street?
Only dechlorinated, with permission from the city and the flood control district.