Weekly pool service: $75–$145/month
Most New Braunfels homeowners don't pay per-visit — they pay a flat monthly rate for a technician who comes the same day every week. We run three honest tiers, and the difference between them comes down to one thing: are chemicals included or billed separately?
- Basic Weekly — $75/mo: Cleaning and chemistry checks for a well-kept pool. You supply chlorine and acid; we apply and balance it. Best for owners who already buy their own chemicals in bulk.
- Full Chemical Weekly — $110/mo (most popular): Complete cleaning plus every standard chemical included — chlorine, liquid shock, and muriatic acid. No "chemical surcharge" surprises at the end of the month. This is what most Gruene and River Chase homeowners choose.
- Premium Weekly — $145/mo: Everything above, plus filter monitoring, salt-cell inspection, and priority scheduling. Built for larger pools, spa combos, and rental properties that can't afford a green week.
Those are starting rates. A 12,000-gallon kidney pool with a basic single-speed pump prices near the floor; a 25,000-gallon pool with a spa, water feature, and salt system lands higher because it takes longer to service and burns more chemical under the Texas sun.
What actually drives the price
1. Pool size and gallonage
A bigger body of water needs more chlorine and acid every week and takes longer to brush and vacuum. The jump from a small 10,000-gallon pool to a 25,000-gallon pool can move your monthly rate $30–$50, mostly in chemical cost.
2. Equipment complexity
Attached spas, infinity edges, deck jets, and waterfalls all add surface area and circulation points a tech has to check and balance. A salt-chlorine-generator pool also needs cell inspection. More equipment, more time, higher tier.
3. Chemicals included vs. not
This is the single biggest line item people miss when comparing quotes. A "$65/month" ad almost always means chemicals are extra — and in a Hill Country summer, chlorine and acid can add $30–$60 to that bill. Our $110 Full Chemical tier folds it all in so the number you're quoted is the number you pay.
4. Contracts
We don't require one. Some companies discount slightly for a 12-month lock-in, but it traps you if service slips. Honest weekly service should earn the next month on its own.
One-time and recovery services
Green-pool recovery
When a pool goes green — common after a vacation or a pump failure in July — recovery is priced by how far gone it is:
- Light green — $325: Hazy or light-green water, bottom still visible. Usually a 24–48 hour fix.
- Medium green — $425: Cloudy green, bottom barely visible, early algae bloom.
- Severe green — $625: Dark, swampy, bottom invisible. Multiple shock and filter cycles over several days.
Tile and surface cleaning
New Braunfels has hard water, so calcium scale on the tile line is nearly universal here. A tile acid wash runs $295–$395. For heavy calcium buildup that acid alone won't lift, bead blasting costs $495–$695 and leaves the glass tile looking new without etching it.
Full acid wash (plaster)
When stains and algae are baked into the plaster itself, a full drain-and-acid-wash runs $695–$1,195 depending on pool size and stain severity. This strips a thin layer of plaster to expose clean surface and is usually paired with a green-pool that's past the point of chemical recovery.
Salt system conversion
Converting a traditional chlorine pool to a salt-chlorine generator costs $1,495–$2,295 installed, depending on the cell size your gallonage needs. Many Vintage Oaks and Havenwood owners make the switch for softer-feeling water and lower week-to-week chemical handling.
The local factor: why Hill Country pools cost what they do
Three things specific to Comal County affect price. First, intense Texas UV burns off chlorine fast, so summer pools need more stabilizer and sanitizer than a pool in a milder climate — that's real chemical cost. Second, hard well and municipal water deposits calcium on tile and inside salt cells, which is why scale and acid-wash work is common here. Third, oak and cedar pollen plus sudden summer storms cloud water quickly, occasionally pushing a skipped pool toward a recovery. Pricing that ignores these realities is pricing that's about to surprise you.
Bottom line
For a typical New Braunfels backyard pool, budget $110/month for fully-included weekly service, and keep one-time recovery and surface work as separate line items priced by condition. The cheapest quote is rarely the cheapest pool — a skipped or under-chemicaled pool in July is a $400 green recovery waiting to happen. We'll give you an exact flat rate on a free quote with no contract.