Many people don’t realize this, but there is much more to building pool than the actual pool itself. Unfortunately, you can't go to a "swimming pool sales lot" like you would with a car and know you're choosing the same one you read about in a digest report. Therefore, you are required to do the research yourself. And with a variety of different salesmen coaching you towards their product, this research can be a daunting task. May this blog serve as a good checklist for pool buyers as they decide how to build their backyard swimming pool.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

How long has the company been in business?

It is very common for contractors to jump into owning their own business just because they understand how to build a pool. However, successfully owning a pool company is built around a very strict set of systems that are rarely followed by the average contractor. Thus many pools are built by newly formed companies who quickly go out of business leaving projects unfinished with liens on the property, and warrantees unwarrented. Chose a company who has been in business for a minimum of 15 consecutive years. This assures they have gone through at least one major business cycle. You can find how long your contractor has been in business and if your contractor is licensed, bonded, and insured by going to the California State License Board's website at https://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/CheckLicense.aspx
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