Swimming Pool Construction
Custom Inground Swimming Pools
You're ready to take the plunge and install a backyard swimming pool, but your excitement may be tempered with misgivings about dealing with contractors and the construction process. Hiring a contractor to build your pool is not something you do every day. Not only is it an unfamiliar process, but it is a huge investment of your time and money. It is important for you to know that as a consumer you have rights, but you also have responsibilities, including doing what you can to protect yourself from unscrupulous contractors and illegal activity.

Here are a few tips found by a swimming pool professional:
I believe supervision of the construction of your pool by the pool company is one of the most important principles of professional pool building. Unfortunately, a lot of builders don't really check on their sub-contractors after each phase. Volume builders, that is companies that build hundreds of pools are the worst offenders of this principle. I know it seems that a big builder must be a good choice because they are so popular, but if you can find a builder that has good references and only builds maybe 15-20 pools a year, usually will personally supervise the construction of your pool and will be easier to contact regarding questions or problems that you may have. It is way better that being lost in the shuffle.

Pete Pinto builds between 10-15 pools a year, He personally supervises all phases of construction.

There are a handfull of pool companies out there, some of which are NATIONAL VOLUME BUILDERS, that use unscrupulous tactics to collect installment checks as the pool construction progresses. Upon completion of the gunite phase it is general practice to pay the company 40% of the purchase price. After another phase they will have you pay 30% more, then another phase at 15% more. That leaves a final check of 15%. The key word here is FINAL. You would expect upon completion of the pool and when you are completely satisfied, that at that time you would pay the FINAL check. Not so with the companies to which I refer. They use that last phase, which is the plaster phase, as leverage to collect the FINAL check. They make you pay the FINAL check BEFORE plastering the pool, doing the final cleanup, or any other incompleted work on your pool. In other words "NO CHECK, NO PLASTER". I have heard from many upset customers, but they are at the mercy of the company at this point. Be very clear about how the installments are to be paid.

Pinto Pools does not receive the final payment untill the pool is filled and running!

At Pinto Pools there are no salesmen ! Pete Pinto will personally estimate, design, and supervise your swimming pool project. 90% of the pool work is done by Pinto Pools. Very few subcontractors are used.

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