Highly recommend Patrick! Our above ground pool installation was unbelievable from start to finish…read more Patrick is an honest, competitive priced contractor. 10 out of 10 experience!

From the owner: We sell anything related to and including pools and hot tubs. We also provide services to maintain,…read moreinstall, and repair pools and hot tubs.

Tried them for opening and closing my inground pool even with the very poor reviews posted here. I…read moreshould have listened. The company that installed my pool is a long drive away so I thought I'd try somebody closer. They closed my pool incorrectly; as a result, squirrels got in and died and it was a horrible mess. Took many hours of labor on their part. Bill (for their mistake): $1200. More than twice what my other company charged with a long drive--but then they know how to close a pool. Closing was over $600. Didn't receive a bill for 5 months. Do NOT hire this company; you've been warned.

We chose to work with Recreational Concepts because of their proximity to our home and historical…read moreknowledge of our pool. But what will make us change companies is the consistent lack of communication of when they will be onsite and their invoicing practices. We recently (Feb 2024) received invoices for work completed in 2021 - how is this a way to run your business and allow people to budget appropriately. Mind you this was not an invoice that we had received previously, this was the initial invoice.

We have a 40 year old pool. Farwell has replaced at least two liners over the years.read more

We literally just got an incredible pool installed by these guys, and I could not possibly give a…read morestronger recommendation! Be warned, you are not going to get the cheapest pool in the world from these guys. They are old school and believe in selling a quality product at a very reasonable price. You're not paying Ferrari prices but you are definitely not getting an 86 Yugo either. Everything they provide is high-quality long-lasting and durable so you don't have to deal with breakdowns or other stupidity later in life. The equipment Farwell uses as "stock" or "base" is upper to top-end with other pool installers (then the other guys charge you a zinger for "premium tier products"!). Their price breakdowns are incredibly detailed and you know exactly what you're paying for. You can select a number of options basically a la carte to make your pool exactly what you want. They are incredibly flexible in the layout and other additions, and if you want something completely out of the box (like we did with our slide) they are very accommodating in including that in their installation process. The other part that was very refreshing was there were no hidden charges. You knew exactly what we were getting into before the first hole was dug. And the best part above all was they stuck to their guns on the prices with no whammies after the fact. From beginning to end they were done with the project in under three weeks. Now keep in mind our lot was very flat and didn't require much landscaping to make it work so things might be different if you have hilly land. The pics are before the landscaping has been done. We will post the finished product when the other company's work is done! In summary: if you want an awesome pool you can be proud of that will last you a long time with incredible service and attention to detail, and you understand that having such amazingness might cost you a little more than a bare bones POS that rots in 5 years go with Farwell pools!

i've never heard of such a ridiculous price to paint a pool slide. $5200 you could buy a new one.read more

My review of Lake Geneva Pool and Spas has spun to ground zero 3 years later on a 3 year old pool…read more This pool was not set true and level to begin with with and is noticeable when full of water. There is definitely a catastrophic failure that is likely caused by a very poor install and winterizing of the pool. It appears there is settlement around the pool due to improper installation and compaction of the surrounding soils. I went to open this pool this year and noticed it drained down. That is not a good sign. Of course they came to air test, seen it failed and left. As it was put it is not Lake Geneva Pools Problem anymore and left. First observation is skimmer box is busted up. Improper winterization and ice damage. That is a major repair if the epoxy coating does not work to seal up the box. That is all I can try. Second observation is the return lines to the pool. Cannot get air pressure on the system. There is either a poor winterization of the lines or major settlement snapped the lines. Time will tell once a leak detection service can get in and do their testing and maybe send a fiber optic camera thru it. Third is the water heater. Leaks out the bottom every year. Always needing some sort of attention. This should not be. Forth are the laminar jets. They just do not operate like they should with the lighting. Never have since the beginning. It is sad for the price they charge for these. One laminar jet and area surrounding it sunk a lot. Fifth is bubbler jets. One jet si surrounded with sand and sediment. This is troubling as we do not know where that is coming from. If those failed that shallow deck is poured with concrete under the fiberglass. Basically the pool becomes a total loss as there is no safe way to repair those. This is disappointing to say the least that a pool install has this many issues. My aunt's pool is 45 years old and still working fine. This repair will be costly to say the least. This is gut wrenching because I have to fill the pool and hope the two bubbler jets will heat it and not cause a drain down. Pool must hit the 80 degrees for leak detection services to work in it. A lot of sleepless nights now.

Cardinal has been the BEST company I've experienced so far at my house. I've also used Action--they…read morewere terrible in comparison. 1st call to Cardinal was in a panic with the sudden loss of AC in a 90 degree day. 5 animals in the home. The person with whom I spoke understood how dangerous of a situation this was and a service person was scheduled that day. 2nd call was for electrical work--not urgent but they happened to be able to squeeze me in on the same day which was probably rare but amazing! Best parts of this experience: 1. Friendly and empathic front team who got me scheduled ASAP. 2. Text prior to the service person's arrival with their pic and some info to help personalize this 'stranger' 3. The service people themselves--extremely competent, focused, and very personable. I only wish they serviced commercial properties so I could have them out to my business!

Their quote was 2.5 times higher than two other local businesses!! Absurdly high! No way was the…read moreamount of work I was estimating worth the same às a slightly used car! $9k for what is probably 2-3h work is laughable!!! This makes me wonder what they are charging other people who haven't researched the things they want to the same degree I have. It's almost criminal. Their estimator was very pleasant, though. And their communication is quite good. Maybe that's where the extra $5k is required!!!.... Complete BS

Mel is incredibly rude and unprofessional. As a business owner I am surprised anyone can treat…read morepeople that way and still own a business. I would not use this company.

Mel is amazing. We needed a hot tub moved and let me tell you there is almost no one out there that…read morewill do it. I contacted multiple movers and they just don't more hot tubs. Mel got the job done quickly, professionally and for a fair price. He also gave us some excellent advice and basically knows hot tubs in and out. I highly recommend Mel!!

I already have to replace my liner after three year's. My heater already went bad. Plumbing had…read moreto be re-done. They broke three sections of my sidewalk they won't fix. Concrete is already cracking around the pool. They are a terrible pool company.

REVIEW UPDATED! Boy…read moreI wish I would've read these bad reviews of Nelson's before I let them pvc hard plum my pool hoses! I also wish I could give them 0 stars! I noticed a small leak 8/27/23on the hard pluming to the SAND FILTER they installed June 2023. I called to get this repaired since it was just this summer that the work was done. Being told I would have to pay $142 for a service call for work that was just done THIS summer! So I asked to talk to NANCY NELSON the owner. I see her name on the other bad reviews of Nelson's. Boy were the right!! I told Nancy that I would pay 1/2 of the service fee. She would not budge! I also told her I regretted ever having the hard plumbing done. I was thinking out loud and said my deceased husband would not have wanted me to have the work done in the first place. (He passed 9/4/22.) Nancy says "Don't bring your dead husband in this, he can't help you!" OMG! I couldn't believe she said that! I told her to come out and put everything back the way it was. Which is taking all the pvc pipes off and putting the hoses back on and after that I would never use Nelson's again! I agreed to pay $200 to have this done. I'm not going to pay $142 for a service call every time there's a leak because of crappy work! I never had issues with the hoses. I was sold that the pvc hard plum is the way to go. It's not!! No where in the review did I mention the solar heater! It did leak several times before they brought me a new one. Yes we did hit the hose to the solar heater. We used the hoses that were left over to fix it. It is now leaking at the coupling the tightens the hose to the solar heater. We disconnected the solar heater all together. That I regret buying also! But again this review is about the small leak to the sand filter and the horrible customer service I received from Nancy Nelson the owner. I never said a word about her technician! They were to come out 8/29/23 to do the work I wanted. Nancy wanted $200 cash from me because I guess she thought I'd give her a bad check. I got the cash and took it to Nelson's, gave it to Nancy and had her sign the receipt saying the work would be done. I also told her I hope her husband never leaves her a widow and that she doesn't have to put up with a very disrespectful person like her! The work was never done. I was called the next day saying they decided not to do the work because I was firing them anyway and that they were mailing me a check for $200. I told them no I want the cash back. So I had to go back in there, of course Nancy was hiding and had an employee give me my cash back. She also had him call me telling me the work would not be done. Sorry this is long but I wanted to tell everyone exactly what happened. I was also in the parking lot telling a lady about this place. BUYER BEWARE!! READ THESE REVIEWS! I am also going to call the Better Business Bureau. Thank you for your time.