Panama City Beach, Florida / Est. 1958
Custom Pool Builder in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Pools are part of the way Panama City Beach lives — backyard gathering places, quiet private retreats, vacation-rental amenities, and resort centerpieces. Cox Pools designs and builds custom pools for residential and commercial properties that need beauty, durability, and reliable local support.
Certified Pool Builder (CPB)
Certified Pebble Tec® Installer
Jandy® Exclusive Partner
In-House Warranty Service
Residential, Vacation-Rental and Resort Pools
Every Panama City Beach property creates a different design opportunity.
A primary residence may call for a generous pool and spa built for everyday living. A beach house or vacation rental may need an efficient layout, durable materials, intuitive controls, and features that stand out in listing photos. A commercial or resort project must balance design with operational demands, circulation, safety, capacity, and long-term maintenance. Founded in 1958, Cox Pools has deep roots in Panama City Beach — our showroom sits on Panama City Beach Parkway.
Salt air, intense sun, wind-driven rain, sandy soils, drainage, and storm exposure all influence pool design near the Gulf. A qualified Panama City Beach pool builder should consider equipment placement, deck drainage, finish selection, access, utilities, and the relationship between the pool and surrounding structures from the beginning.
Explore Cox Pools services: custom residential pools · commercial and resort pools · pool remodeling and resurfacing · outdoor living · financing · pool portfolio
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Complete Pool and Outdoor-Living Services
One installer for design, construction, and long-term care.
Custom Pools & Spas
New inground pools and spas designed around your property, with sun shelves, tanning ledges, integrated seating, and LED lighting.
Explore residential poolsRemodeling & Resurfacing
New tile, upgraded coping, paver-deck improvements, equipment updates, and our own plaster finish.
Explore remodeling & resurfacing
Commercial Pools
Qualifying hospitality, multifamily, and community pool projects, built to circulation, safety, and capacity requirements.
Explore commercial poolsOutdoor Living
Outdoor kitchens, pergolas, fire features, lighting, hardscapes, and complete spaces coordinated around your pool.
Explore outdoor livingWhy Panama City Beach Owners Choose Cox Pools
Experience that's verifiable, not just claimed.
Cox Pools is not a lead-generation brand sending work to an unknown installer. The company has built pools in Northwest Florida since 1958 and operates a Panama City Beach showroom with two completed pools that clients can see before choosing finishes.
A warranty department we own
Call 850.235.0095. Our department takes the claim, schedules the tech, and closes it out.
We apply our own plaster finish
Our sister plaster company applies every interior finish on every pool we build.
In-house paver decking
One construction schedule from excavation to the last paver set.
Certified Pool Builder
CPB and certified Pebble Tec® installer, with Jandy® as our exclusive equipment partner.
Learn more about Cox Pools' three-generation history and in-house capabilities, or evaluate the work directly in the Cox Pools project gallery.
From Consultation to First Swim
A private backyard, a rental, and a resort amenity aren't the same project.
The Cox Pools residential construction process covers showroom consultation, site survey and design, permits and engineering, excavation, steel and gunite, plumbing and equipment, tile, paver decking, interior finish, startup, and equipment orientation. Commercial properties follow a separate process built around capacity, hydraulics, Florida commercial code, inspections, and operational handoff — see the commercial pool construction page for that scope.
Areas We Serve
Serving Panama City Beach and the Emerald Coast.
We serve properties across Panama City Beach, including areas near Upper Grand Lagoon, Lower Grand Lagoon, Laguna Beach, Sunnyside, and the west end. We also serve Panama City, Walton County, the communities along Scenic Highway 30A, Destin, and other established Northwest Florida markets.
Nearby GEO: Panama City pool builder · Santa Rosa Beach and 30A pool builder · Destin pool builder
Showroom & Office12216 Panama City Beach PkwyPanama City Beach, FL 32407
Linked on this map: Destin pool builder · Santa Rosa Beach and 30A pool builder
Gallery
Panama City Beach Pool Gallery
Explore residential pools, vacation-property pools, resort amenities, spas, paver decks, fire features, and complete outdoor environments built by Cox Pools across Northwest Florida. Every featured image represents completed Cox Pools work.
Call 850.235.7957Who builds custom pools in Panama City Beach?
Cox Pools has designed and built custom pools across Northwest Florida since 1958. We build residential, vacation-property, commercial, and resort pools from our Panama City Beach location.
Can you design a pool for a Panama City Beach vacation rental?
Yes. We can design around the property's available space, guest experience, durability needs, controls, heating preferences, and overall rental positioning. Owners should also confirm applicable rules and safety requirements with their property manager and local authorities.
Does Cox Pools build commercial and resort pools?
Yes. Cox Pools works on qualifying hospitality, multifamily, community, and commercial pool projects. Contact our commercial team with your plans, project goals, timeline, and anticipated bather load.
Can you remodel an older pool in Panama City Beach?
Yes. Remodeling may include resurfacing, new tile, upgraded coping, paver-deck improvements, equipment updates, automation, lighting, and new water features.
Do coastal pools require special planning?
Yes. Salt exposure, drainage, wind, sun, soil, equipment location, and building access can affect the design and material plan. These conditions should be reviewed during the site evaluation.
Get Started
Design a pool for your Panama City Beach property.
Whether you are building a private retreat, improving a vacation property, or planning a commercial pool, Cox Pools can help turn the site into a complete water-centered environment.
Sales & design850.235.7957- Service & warranty850.235.0095
HoursMon-Fri 8:00a - 5:00pSaturday by appointment
Get a Free Pool Installation Quote
Tell us about your Panama City Beach project and we will be in touch within one business day.