Smart
Pool Shoppers Start
with US!
Swim By Design
National Consumer
Advocate
for the new swimming pool buyer.
Swim By Design is
for people just
starting their pool
buying education,
or are intimidated
by the process of
buying a new
swimming pool.
If you’re at all
nervous about
dealing with pool
contractors,
Swim By Design
provides your
Safe-and-Sane
solution.
Hi, my name
is Addison
B. Bachman,
my unique
pool
industry
experience
has made me
well suited
to being a
consumer
advocate for
the swimming
pool buying
public. I
have created
this
website, and
over 100
others, (see
list below)
creating a
"NET" to try
to "Catch
and Release"
the new pool
buyer with
the tools
for an
educated
pool buying
experience.
Why? Because
I'm an
EXPERT on
the subject.
Having been
through a
nightmare
pool build
of my own,
having sold
pools for
the nation's
largest
residential
pool
contractors
and having
owned and
operated an
honest
*swimming
pool
construction
company that
failed, has
given me a
"School of
Hard Knocks"
education
that I want
to share
with EVERY
new pool
buyer I can
find.
(*Yes, I
designed and
built most
all the
pools seen
on Swim by
Design.)
The
information
you will
read here is
an absolute
watershed of
"Industry
Insider
Info." I
guarantee
you will
save BIG
MONEY and a
lot of
heartbreak
with the
tools and
advice that
I offer you
100% FREE of
charge.
-Addison
Buying an in-ground cement swimming pool is buying a MAJOR construction job. Just like buying a room addition to your house. Would you buy a room addition for your house without first having an architect draw plans that meet both yours and your city's requirements? Of course not. How else can you get 2 or 3 bids to compare, and make an educated decision?
It's a fact folks: The ONLY way to compare pool companies is to have them bid the SAME plans and specifications. DO NOT accept any other sales tactics or high dollar marketing gimmicks. They're ALL just POOL SPIT!
| Tip: By most states contracting laws, ONLY persons or businesses that have a valid Swimming Pool Construction license can lawfully extend a swimming pool design service. With the exception of a licensed landscaping contractor. (But they can't build a pool without hiring a licensed pool contractor.) ALL other "Pool Designers" are operating under the radar. |
So how do you get a set of 'legal and to code' plans to put out for bids? There's only 2 ways.
1. Like the tip above says, you can hire a landscape architect to draw them. Expect to pay $1500 to $5000 for a set of biddable plans. This step should be taken if you're budget exceeds $150,000. For the average pool buyer, I recommend the step below.
2. Most swimming pool contractors offer "Free Estimates" to new pool buyers. Contact the best known contractor in your area and make an appointment for a free estimate. Some designers will spend 3-5 hours with you in your home and design your pool at the kitchen table. Some will get an idea of what you want and leave, bringing you back a design at a later date.
Once you have the plans and estimate call for appointments with 2 or 3 other companies. Don't tell them you have plans until they're in your house. Ask them to write you a bid according to your plans. This should only take about 30 minutes to do. When you have collected and compared all your bids you can start negotiating using one companies bid against the other. Good Luck!
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ead on to learn more about how to buy a smart pool!
1.
The MOST
IMPORTANT
RULE is
to NOT
be in a
hurry.
Do NOT
buy
emotionally.
Just
practicing
this
rule
will
eliminate
80% of
potential
bad
buying
decisions.
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This
free
service
offers
you the
tools
needed
to find
and
research
swimming
pool
contractors.
Just
click
here
to
start
using
the
tools!
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Swimming
with
Pool
Sharks.
This
site is
packed
with
tools
and
advice
for the
new pool
buyer
and for
those
poor
folks
already
bitten
by a
pool
shark!
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