Fiberglass Pool Installation | Orange County
Fiberglass Pool Installation in Orange County, FL
A fiberglass pool is a one-piece shell made in a factory, delivered by truck and set by crane into a prepared hole, then plumbed, backfilled and finished with coping and a deck.
Playwell Pools serves Orange County, FL. Orange County includes Orlando, Apopka, Winter Park and Winter Garden.
Family-owned
40+ years
Building pools since 1985
Counties served
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia
Central Florida, from Orlando
How it works
Fiberglass Pool Installation, step by step
The order of work for fiberglass pool installation in unincorporated Orange County, where the permit and its inspections run through the Orange County Division of Building Safety. Playwell gives a project-specific schedule after the site review.
- Shell selection
- Access check
- Excavation and base
- Set, level and plumb
- Backfill
- Coping, deck and barrier
Permits in Orange County
Who reviews and inspects the work
Orange County Division of Building Safety
For an inground pool the county asks for plans by a Florida-licensed engineer or architect, the APSP 7 and APSP 15 worksheets, and a Swimming Pool Safety Affirmation naming the barrier; the barrier takes its own permit. Fiberglass pools also need a method to resist hydrostatic pressure. Homes inside a city's limits usually permit through that city's own building department; confirm which office covers your address before applying.
Checked on the official site on 2026-10-21. Requirements change; the building department's current checklist governs.
Every new residential pool in Florida needs one of five safety features before it can pass final inspection (s. 515.27, F.S.). Many HOAs also require architectural approval before work starts.
Fiberglass Pool Installation in Orange County: common questions
Who issues pool permits in Orange County, FL?
The Orange County Division of Building Safety. For an inground pool the county asks for plans by a Florida-licensed engineer or architect, the APSP 7 and APSP 15 worksheets, and a Swimming Pool Safety Affirmation naming the barrier; the barrier takes its own permit. Fiberglass pools also need a method to resist hydrostatic pressure. Homes inside a city's limits usually permit through that city's own building department; confirm which office covers your address before applying.
Does the Orange County Division of Building Safety cover every address in Orange County?
The county office handles unincorporated Orange County. Homes inside Orlando, Apopka or another city usually permit through that city's own building department; confirm which office covers your address before applying.
Is a fiberglass pool faster to install than concrete?
There is no shell to form or cure on site, which removes steps from the schedule. The overall time still depends on permits, inspections, delivery and the deck. Playwell gives a schedule after the site review.
Are fiberglass shapes limited?
Yes. Shapes, sizes and depths come from the manufacturer's molds, and the shell must be small enough to ship by road and reach the hole by crane.
Planning a pool in Orange County?
Send a short project brief. Playwell reviews it, reaches out by your preferred method, and schedules a site review before any quote.