Pools & More
Custom Pool Construction for Lake City, FL
Lake City sits at the crossroads of I-75 and I-10, and it's grown steadily as families look for a quieter, more affordable alternative to bigger North Florida cities while still being a short drive from Gainesville. Pools & More, led by owner Mike Flanagan, has extended our 22 years of pool-building experience north to Lake City, bringing the same documented process and published pricing we use everywhere else in our service area — no different (and no less rigorous) treatment just because it's a bit further from our Gainesville home base.
Lake City's mix of established in-town lots and newer rural-adjacent subdivisions means yard sizes and site conditions vary a lot from project to project. Pools & More builds true gunite pools — a steel-reinforced rebar shell, applied with high-pressure shotcrete, then finished with a smooth plaster interior — rather than dropping in a pre-molded fiberglass shell, so that variation isn't a problem. Your pool gets designed around your actual lot, soil, and drainage, not forced into a standard size. Columbia County permitting and any local HOA approvals are handled as part of Phase 1 of our 9-step build process, so you're not the one tracking down paperwork.
Standard equipment on every build includes pumps, filters, and automation controls, with options like a saltwater chlorination system for a gentler swim, a built-in spa with a spillover edge and gas heater, a sun shelf, or a water feature wall available on several pricing tiers. Decking is concrete or pavers, your choice, and LED lighting is included so the pool looks just as good after dark.
We know a pool is a serious investment in any market, but especially in a community where $53,000–$70,000+ is a meaningful decision relative to local home values — which is exactly why Pools & More publishes real pricing instead of making you sit through a sales pitch to find out what anything costs. Every published package includes the pool shell, a concrete or paver deck, permitting, an electrical allowance, and LED lighting, with optional upgrades shown clearly rather than buried in fine print. If financing makes more sense than paying upfront, we work with Lyons Financial and LightStream to spread the cost out.
Before any construction starts, we build a 3D model of your specific yard so you know exactly what you're getting — not a generic rendering, but your pool, in your space. And as a licensed Florida contractor (CPC1456740) named one of BuildZoom's Top 5 Swimming Pool Contractors, Pools & More brings the same accountability to a Lake City build that we do to every project across our 1,000+ pools built.
If you're in Lake City and ready to stop guessing what a pool actually costs, request a free design consultation with Pools & More — we'll talk through your yard, your budget, and what's realistic before you commit to anything.