POOL SPIT!
Two things you should know before contacting
swimming pool contractors on your own.

1.The swimming pool industry has resisted any type of standardization since it's beginning. Operating in the midst of a manufactured "Smoke and Mirrors" atmosphere keeps the public from knowing the facts about their pricing, reputation and health of their respected companies.

The truth is, the swimming pool building world is very small. For the most part, contractors hire the same handful of subcontractors to build their pools. The increased cost of hiring reputable subcontractors (real companies that have all their insurances and licenses in place) is the ONLY reason why some pool builders should be more expensive than others. Herein lies the groundwork for a vicious cycle of abuse that has left a whole lot of pool buyers up the "Spit Creek" of "I got the best deal on my pool!"

If you buy the "Cheap Price" (it might even be from the biggest names in the business) you will most definitely hire a cheap contractor, and you'll get a CHEAP POOL! And that would be best case scenario. Most probably, you will get ripped off along the way and end up with a money pit of a pool. No warranties, no service and most certainly, no RECOURSE!

2. Free Estimates from most pool contractors that offer them WILL NOT INCLUDE a plan, a price breakdown or specification lists. Most likely you won't get past the first qualifying phone call you receive if you don't act like you're ready to buy a pool TODAY! If you do manage to convince the sales pro that you're "ripe for the picking," you can expect your "Free Estimate" to be a full court press to get you to sign a contract. If you indicate at any time that you're not going to buy TODAY, you will find yourself in the dust of the Salesperson's getaway. Maybe, just maybe, you'll be left with a "Ballpark" figure scratched on a torn-off piece of paper, only to satisfy the Free Estimate rules of truth in advertising.