Orangevale, California · Family-run since 1978
Same pool. Brand-new summer.
Rustic Pools replaces in-ground vinyl liners, rebuilds steps, finds leaks and upgrades equipment for homeowners across greater Sacramento. Micky Coughlin started the company in 1978; his son Steven runs every job today.
- 48 summers in business
- CSLB C53-454666
- Licensed & bonded
- Free estimates
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All 53 patternsWhat we do
Everything for the in-ground vinyl pool.
Building them is how Micky started. Today Rustic Pools repairs and remodels them: one family, one specialty, all over greater Sacramento.
Our specialty
In-ground vinyl liner replacement
Out with the faded, wrinkled liner; in with a new one measured for your pool, set over a soft foam layer and filled. Downtime is usually just a day or two.
Pool steps & benches
Cracked or faded fiberglass steps resurfaced with Rebound, replaced, or rebuilt as poured vinyl-over steps.
Leak detection
Losing water? Our electronic leak detector finds the hole in your liner; then we patch it.
Bead track
The track that holds your liner at the coping. We make our own, and it fits most pools.
Safety covers
Mesh safety covers strong enough for an adult to walk on.
Filters & salt systems
Salt chlorine generators and new, efficient filtration for older pools.
Cleaners & sweep lines
Suction, pressure or robotic cleaners, and a dedicated sweep line to run one.
Before & after · March 2023
Same yard. Brand-new water.
Photographed four days apart: the green pool on March 13, 2023, and the same pool on March 17 with its new liner in and the water clear.
Liner replacements done right, the first time.
Tap the photo to make a splash.
Liner patterns
53 patterns. One is yours.
Granite speckle, sea glass, marble, terrazzo; glass-mosaic borders or none at all. Try them on a pool here, then see the real sample before you decide.
Liner day
Five steps from faded to fresh.
What a liner replacement looks like, from the first visit to the first swim.
Measure & choose
We measure the pool and bring liner samples to you. A screen never shows a liner’s true color; a sample in your hand does.
Out with the old
The old liner comes out, and we look over the walls, floor and track it was hiding.
Soft underneath
On gunite walls we add a layer of foam, so the new liner feels soft and smooth. The floor gets a fresh skim coat.
Set & fill
The new liner goes into the track and the water goes in. Downtime is usually a day or two.
Finish & swim
Once it’s full we come back to cut in the faceplates and gaskets. Then it’s summer.
Since 1978 · a family business
Micky’s dream, Steven’s pools.
Kenneth “Micky” Coughlin started in pool service in 1973. In 1978 he founded Rustic Pools with a simple idea: in-ground vinyl pools that were affordable and easy to keep. The company built them for years, earning a name for craftsmanship, then turned its hands to repairing and remodeling the vinyl pools already in Sacramento’s backyards.
Today Micky’s son, Steven Coughlin, runs the business. He fine-tuned it for the way people live now, and he still oversees every job himself, from the first phone call to the day your pool is full.
- 1973Micky goes into pool service
- 1978Rustic Pools is founded, building in-ground vinyl pools
- ThenFrom building pools to repairing and remodeling them
- NowSteven runs the family business: 48 summers and counting
No fast-talking sales people here who disappear as soon as you sign the contract!
Rustic Pools, Inc.
The album
Pools we’ve brought back.
A few favorites from Orangevale, Folsom, Fair Oaks and around. Tap any photo to see it big.
Where we work
One drop in Orangevale, ripples across Sacramento.
We work out of Hazel Avenue in Orangevale and look after vinyl pools all around the region.
- Orangevale
- Folsom
- El Dorado Hills
- Granite Bay
- Rocklin
- Roseville
- Citrus Heights
- Fair Oaks
- Carmichael
- Rancho Cordova
- Sacramento
- West Sacramento
- Elk Grove
- Davis
Not on the list? Call anyway: if you’re near Sacramento, we can usually help.
Good questions
Things people ask us.
Can we get in the pool before you’re finished?
No, please don’t. There is a skim coat of lightweight concrete under the liner, and footprints made before we’ve cut in the faceplates and gaskets and the pool is full can’t be fixed until the next liner. We’ll tell you the moment it’s ready.
How much water can I safely take out of a vinyl pool?
Once it’s filled and in use, don’t drain an in-ground vinyl pool. Older liners shrink when the water comes out and often tear when it goes back in, and the water’s weight helps hold the walls up.
How do I tell a leak from evaporation?
Do the bucket test: set a bucket on the second step, fill it to the pool’s water level, and check both after two or three days. If the pool dropped more than the bucket, you have a leak. Try our bucket-test calculator.
Free estimates · Greater Sacramento
Ready for a brand-new summer?
Tell us about your pool. We’ll come out, measure, bring liner samples to your kitchen table and give you a straight price. No fast-talking salespeople, ever.
