Licensed contractors in Tallahassee
Tallahassee has a listing page for pool resurfacing and plumbing. Each page lists the businesses with a ZIP code inside the city whose listed license is active in the DBPR file dated October 19, 20261. Re-check any license on DBPR before you hire.
As of October 19, 2026
Last reviewed October 18, 2026 against the cited sources. A guide, not legal, tax or engineering advice.
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Listing pages for Tallahassee
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover Tallahassee, in Leon County.
About Tallahassee
Tallahassee is in Leon County.
205,089 people2 live in Tallahassee, by the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate.
Pool notes on file for Tallahassee
As of October 18, 2026
Tallahassee has checked notes on permits, watering and pool water rules, tap water and housing. They sit on the pool resurfacing page with the businesses.
The office to ask about permits is the Growth Management - Building Inspection Division3. The cited fee schedule lists a pool permit fee of 83.38 USD (electrical, per pool)4. A pool permit fee on the schedule: 104.01 USD (application fee; plus $0.26 per sq ft)4. The permit source also lists this: State license, insurance certificates, portal account5. Another permit detail on file: Notice of Commencement over $5,000, before permit issued6. A permit item the source calls out: 4 ft barrier; self-closing, self-latching gates7. From the cited permit material: Rough wall, electrical grounding and final inspections7. The permit source also lists this: Digitally signed engineered pool plans6. Another permit detail on file: Pool re-liner checklist required with application8.
From the Northwest Florida Water Management District: Voluntary Water Shortage Warning9. Local watering limit on file: No restrictions stated10. Draining or discharging pool water: Backwash not to stormwater; sewer may need pretreatment11. When pool water has to be drained, the cited source says: Chlorinated pool discharge is an illicit discharge12. On pool water discharge, per the cited source: Drain only dechlorinated water (<0.01 mg/L chlorine); not to sewer11.
Tap water hardness in the cited report averages 150 mg/L as CaCO310. pH of the water, per the cited report: 7.5 pH units10.
Homes in Tallahassee have a median build year of 198813. In Tallahassee, detached houses make up 39.3 percent of housing units13.
Tallahassee: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The City of Tallahassee Growth Management Department, Building Inspection Division, issues pool permits, both inground and above ground. Residential pool permits list a 5 work day review time. | Growth Management - Building Inspection Division | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Tallahassee's fee schedule lists an electrical fee of $83.38 each for a pool, in the electric alterations and miscellaneous fees. | 83.38 USD (electrical, per pool) | [4] 2026 |
| Tallahassee's Growth Management fee schedule lists Pool - Structural at a $104.01 application fee plus $0.26 per square foot. | 104.01 USD (application fee; plus $0.26 per sq ft) | [4] 2026 |
| Tallahassee's contractor license registration form asks for a Florida contractor license and insurance certificates naming City of Tallahassee, Building Inspection as certificate holder, and says an online permitting portal account is needed to submit for permits. | State license, insurance certificates, portal account | [5] June 21, 2022 |
| Tallahassee's pool permit checklist requires a Notice of Commencement when the cost of work is over $5,000. It is not needed for the first submittal but is needed before the permit is issued. | Notice of Commencement over $5,000, before permit issued | [6] July 7, 2020 |
| Tallahassee's Notice to Swimming Pool Owner form says a pool must be isolated from access to the home by a barrier at least 4 feet high, with self-closing, self-latching gates that open outward, unless a safety cover is used. | 4 ft barrier; self-closing, self-latching gates | [7] April 24, 2017 |
| Tallahassee's Notice to Swimming Pool Owner form says a rough wall inspection and an electrical grounding inspection are required in addition to the final inspection. | Rough wall, electrical grounding and final inspections | [7] April 24, 2017 |
| Tallahassee's pool permit checklist says residential pool plans must show wall sections, piping plans, skimmer and return inlet locations, diving board location and retaining walls, as digitally signed engineered drawings. | Digitally signed engineered pool plans | [6] July 7, 2020 |
| On the city's residential permit checklist, a pool re-liner checklist must be submitted with the application for alteration or repair work. The pool permit page lists residential pool reliner as a project type priced by cost of improvement. | Pool re-liner checklist required with application | [8] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The Northwest Florida Water Management District issued a Water Shortage Warning in February 2026 across its whole district, which includes Leon County. It is voluntary: it asks users to conserve and to water in the early morning or evening. | Voluntary Water Shortage Warning | [9] February 12, 2026 |
| The City of Tallahassee says its water customers are not currently subject to any water use restrictions. | No restrictions stated | [10] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Tallahassee's Swimming Pool Discharges FAQ lists pool filter backwash as allowed to the land surface or the wastewater collection system and prohibited to the stormwater management system, with pretreatment possibly required for the sewer. | Backwash not to stormwater; sewer may need pretreatment | [11] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The City of Tallahassee aquifer protection page lists chlorinated swimming pool discharges as an example of an illicit discharge into the stormwater system. | Chlorinated pool discharge is an illicit discharge | [12] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Tallahassee's Swimming Pool Discharges FAQ says discharges of chlorinated pool water are generally prohibited. It lists partial or full drainage as allowed to the land surface or the stormwater system if dechlorinated, and not allowed to the wastewater collection system. | Drain only dechlorinated water (<0.01 mg/L chlorine); not to sewer | [11] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The City of Tallahassee water system uses groundwater from the Floridan aquifer. Its 2025 water quality report page puts average hardness at about 150 mg/L as CaCO3, or about 9 grains per gallon. | 150 mg/L as CaCO3 | [10] 2025 |
| The City of Tallahassee says its average drinking-water pH is about 7.5. | 7.5 pH units | [10] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The median year homes in Tallahassee, FL were built is 1988 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1988 | [13] 2020-2024 |
| About 39.3% of housing units in Tallahassee, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 38,211 of 97,245 units). | 39.3 percent of housing units | [13] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in Tallahassee
County page and license guides
Tallahassee: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside TallahasseeOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 10 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Plumbing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside TallahasseeOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 51 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Population of Tallahassee (2024 estimate) | 205,089 people | [2] 2024 (estimate vintage) |
Near Tallahassee
Also close by: Chaires (7 mi), Bradfordville (8 mi), Woodville (10 mi), Capitola (10 mi), Lloyd (13 mi), Midway (14 mi).
Straight-line distances in miles from Census Gazetteer centroids. Our arithmetic.
Sources
- Florida DBPR licensee records, October 19, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2024 (estimate vintage)
- Swimming Pool Permits - City of Tallahassee Growth Management, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Resolution No. 22-R-42 Schedule of Permit and Review Fees, City of Tallahassee Growth Management (PDF), 2026
- Contractor License Registration & Requirements, City of Tallahassee Building Inspection Division (PDF), June 21, 2022
- Pool Permit checklist, City of Tallahassee Building Inspection Division (PDF), July 7, 2020
- Notice to Swimming Pool Owner, City of Tallahassee Building Inspection Division (PDF), April 24, 2017
- Residential Permit Application Checklist - City of Tallahassee, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- District issues Water Shortage Warning Order - NWFWMD, February 12, 2026
- Water Quality Report - City of Tallahassee Utilities, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Swimming Pool Discharges Frequently Asked Questions, City of Tallahassee (PDF), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Aquifer Protection Ordinance - City of Tallahassee, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: Tallahassee, FL, 2020-2024