Since the start of this year, new swimming pool construction has been off to a slow start in the Lone Star State. Last month, there were approximately 390 new permits with a total construction value in excess of $30.3 million on record with HBW, reflecting a 13 percent month-over-month decrease in new pool construction.

Out of the four metro areas (Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio) included in the reports, Dallas (181 permits) held the greatest amount of new pool construction activity, while the highest average value of new pool construction could be found in Houston (average value: $101,241).

Here is a closer look at the total permits, average value of construction and leading counties and contractors for new pool construction in the four major metro areas of Texas during the month of January:

Dallas

As previously noted, the Dallas area carried the highest level of new pool construction in comparison to other Texas regions reviewed.  Last month, there were just over 180 new permits with a total construction value of approximately $13.6 million added to the HBW database for the area. The average value of construction was $75,127, and nearly 55 percent of all new permits originated from the two counties of Dallas (53 permits) and Denton (44 permits).

Out of more than 100 pool builders with new construction activity on record in the Dallas area last month, the following ranked as the top three for total new permits:

Builder	Total Permits
1-Riverbend Pools	14
2-J Caldwell Custom Pools	9
3-Puryear Custom Pools	6

Houston

In Houston, there were more than 125 new swimming pool construction permits with a total value of approximately $12.9 million added to the HBW database last month. The average value of pool construction was highest in Houston (average value: $101,241) in comparison to other Texas regions reviewed, and nearly all new construction took place in Harris County (102 permits).

Out of more than 90 pool builders with new construction activity on record in the Houston area last month, the following ranked as the top three for total permits:

Builder	Total Permits
1-Cypress Custom Pools	5
2-Regal Pools	4
3-Roxanne Plasencia	4

Austin

Last month, there were approximately 50 new swimming pool construction permits with a total value of nearly $2.4 million on record with HBW for the Austin area. The average value of new pool construction was lowest in Austin (average value: $47,998) in comparison to other areas reviewed, and the bulk of new construction activity took place in Travis County (38 permits).

Out of nearly 35 pool builders with new construction activity on record in Austin last month, the following ranked as the top three for total new permits:

Builder	Total Permits
1-Cody Pools	5
2-Denali Pools	4
3-Paradisa Homes	4

San Antonio

In San Antonio, there were 30 new swimming pool construction permits with a total value of $1.5 million on record last month. The average value of construction landed on the lower end of the spectrum (average value $50,173) in comparison to other Texas areas reviewed, and more than half of all new permits originated from Bexar County where there were 20 permits on record for the one-month period.

Out of approximately 25 pool builders with new swimming pool construction activity on record in San Antonio last month, the following ranked as the top three for total new permits:

Builder	Total Permits
1-Keith Zars Pools	4
2-Avery Pools	2
3-Infinity Pools of Texas	2

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