Tips for Buying a Pool

Deciding to install a pool at your home is an exciting decision! However, choosing the builder who will ultimately install your pool is not a decision you should go into lightly. Before you choose your pool builder, you should ask them a series of questions to make sure that their expertise and skill meet your standards. Below we will give you questions to ask your potential pool builder to make sure you go into construction with confidence.

Pools are a relatively simple product to produce, and the market is very competitive. This has led many pool companies to suggest that others are not doing a good job. Some of the sales pitches are: 

           “They don’t use enough or large enough gauge rebar”

           “They don’t have 12” bond beams”

           “They re-use gunite overspray”

           “They don’t have enough experience”

The reality is that all pool construction companies are subject to regulation. The pools are engineered, permitted, and inspected by local building officials for code compliance. The major difference between pool construction companies lies in two areas:

• The first is that they can be deceptive in price. Much like purchasing a new home, you walk into the model home and love the finished product and then find out that the price you were quoted does not include the extras or the premium upscale appliances, carpets, tile and marble. This applies to swimming pools as well.
• The second has to do with timing and how quickly they will actually start on your project. A pool is not an overnight or even a month-long project.  We give you an honest and realistic time frame when we quote your project, and we don’t tell you just what you want to hear.
  
  

These are the key issues we suggest you consider when purchasing your pool. Whether you hire us or a competitor, there are things that you need to know.  Choosing your pool contractor will not be out of fear when you are informed.  The reality is all established pool construction companies have a great product.