How to Choose Your Pool Builder

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR POOL BUILDER


START BY SEARCHING FOR A BUILDER WITH THESE CHARACTERISTICS

1.    A BUILDER WHO HAS A PROFESSIONAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. HAVING A PLACE OF BUSINESS OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES, STABILITY, AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR YOU. IT IS IMPORTANT TO SELECT A BUILDER WITH ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND AN INVESTMENT IN THEIR REPUTATION.

2.    A BUILDER INVOLVED IN INDUSTRY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, TECHNICAL SEMINARS AND TRADE SHOWS WHERE NEW IDEAS AND PRODUCTS ARE DISPLAYED. THIS INDICATES THAT THEY ARE DEDICATED TO CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT AND KEEPING CURRENT IN THE INDUSTRY.

3.    A BUILDER WHO PRESENTS THEIR PRODCUTS FAIRLY AND ON THE BASIS OF THEIR MERITS WITHOUT ATTACKING THE COMPETITION. A BUILDER WHO DOESN’T BADMOUTH OTHER BUILDERS, INSIST ON BEING PAID IN CASH, OR HAVE UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES.

4.    ASK HOW LONG THE BUILDER HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS. CHOOSE A BUILDER WHO HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD (SEE NUMBER 7)

5.    A BUILDER WHO CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH PROOF OF CURRENT WORKER’S COMPENSATION GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE.

6.    WARRANTIES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL. COMPARE WARRANTIES AND ASK TO SEE THEM UP FRONT. BE WARY OF BUILDERS WHO WILL NOT PROVIDE A WARRANTY AND ALWAYS READ YOUR CONTRACT.

7.    A BUILDER WHO WILL FREELY PROVIDE YOU WITH A REFERENCE LIST OF RECENT AND OLDER PROJECTS. COMPARE COMPLETED PROJECTS TO THE DESIGN/TYPE OF SWIMMING POOL YOU ARE CONSIDERING. IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE BUILDER YOU CHOOSE IS EXPERIENCED IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TYPE OF POOL YOU WANT AND HAS MANY SATISFIED CLIENTS THAT ARE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE.

8.    THE OLD ADAGE “YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR” APPLIES TO POOLS AS WELL. A SWIMMING POOL IS A LARGE INVESTMENT AND YOU WANT TO BE SURE THAT YOUR INVESTMENT IS BUILT WITH QUALITY AND BEAUTY THROUGHOUT.

9.    A BUILDER WHO IS A MEMBER OF A GUILD AND/OR A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. MASTER POOLS GUILD MEMBERS ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED BASED ON THEIR ABILITY AND REPUTATION AS AN ELITE CUSTOM POOL BUILDER IN THEIR REGION WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN CUSTOM CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. THEY ARE CRAFTSMEN OPERATING WITH A STRONG COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND A COMMITMENT TO FOLLOW OUR CODE OF ETHICS AND BUSINESS PRACTICES. THE GUILD PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH A STRONG SUPPORT NETWORK OF CONTINUING EDUCATION KEEPING MEMBERS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR FIELD. OTHER INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATION OF POOL AND SPA PROFESSIONALS (APSP), NATIONAL PLASTER COUNCIL (NPC) AS WELL AS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

10.    BY CONSIDERING ALL THE ITEMS ABOVE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO INTERVIEW AND SELECT YOUR BUILDER WITH CONFIDENCE. THIS TRULY IS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD YOUR ULTIMATE SWIMMING POOL. 


INFORMATION FROM THE MASTER POOLS GUILD