Rutherford County · Murfreesboro, TN
Pool installation in Murfreesboro
In Murfreesboro we install pools, mostly fiberglass when the schedule matters and gunite when the shape does. The city wants a surveyor-stamped plot plan with an in-ground application, so the survey comes before the design is final.
What does Murfreesboro need for a pool permit?
The City of Murfreesboro’s permit center takes the city’s own request form for residential pool, hot tub and spa permits. Its fee schedule lists $150 for an in-ground pool and $100 for an above-ground one. An in-ground pool also needs a plot plan stamped by a surveyor, showing the pool against your property lines.
Tennessee adds one more condition: a pool alarm has to be planned before a residential pool permit is issued.
What is in the ground around Murfreesboro?
In places, not much soil. The USDA’s Talbott soil series has its type location in Rutherford County about 7 miles from the Murfreesboro courthouse, and it runs 20 to 40 inches to bedrock. Flat Rock Cedar Glades, about 8 miles east, is thin soil over limestone. Not every lot is like that, so a site visit looks at your soil, slope and runoff before a pool depth is promised.
Shallow rock changes the dig more than the design. It can mean heavier excavation equipment, or a pool set a little higher with a raised wall along one side.
When is fiberglass the right pool here?
When you want the yard back fast. A fiberglass pool has its steps, benches and tanning ledge molded in, is set in place within days of the dig, and can start filling within a week. It never needs replastering. If you want a shape no mold offers, a gunite pool is built on site instead, over a longer build.
What else is local?
The West Fork of the Stones River and Lytle Creek both run through the city, past Stones River National Battlefield, Oaklands and Cannonsburgh Village. Where a yard drains toward a creek, the deck and pool surround are sloped to carry water away from the shell.
What we build in Murfreesboro
Pools, stone and outdoor rooms
Custom Pools
Fiberglass Pools
Factory-molded shells, set in days.
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Gunite Pools
Any shape, vanishing edges, spas.
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Custom Hardscaping
Patios, walls, walkways, decks.
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Outdoor Living Design
Kitchens, pergolas, fire features.
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Questions, answered
Pools in Murfreesboro: common questions
How much is a pool permit in Murfreesboro TN?
The city charges $150 for an in-ground pool permit and $100 for an above-ground pool, according to the City of Murfreesboro’s published schedule of permit fees. That fee is separate from the survey and the pool itself. Confirm the current amount with the permit center when you apply, since fee schedules get revised.
Do I need a survey for a pool permit in Murfreesboro?
Yes, for an in-ground pool. Murfreesboro’s residential pool permit request calls for a plot plan stamped by a surveyor, showing where the pool sits against the property lines. Order the survey early, because the pool design is drawn on top of it and the permit can’t be requested without it.
How deep is the soil to bedrock in Rutherford County?
In places, 20 to 40 inches. That is the depth to bedrock of the Talbott soil series, whose type location the USDA puts in Rutherford County about 7 miles from the Murfreesboro courthouse. Soils vary from lot to lot, so a site visit checks yours before a pool depth is set.
Is a fiberglass pool a good choice in Murfreesboro?
Often, yes. A fiberglass shell is set within days of excavation, needs no replastering and comes with molded steps and a tanning ledge. Where rock sits shallow, the shell’s fixed depth is checked against the site visit first; a gunite pool can be shaped shallower where the ground calls for it.