I've tried to post a review twice on their FB page, but evidently they have the page set up where they approve only the ones they want posted.
So I will post here.
Our pool has looked good for years until this August, when it was struck by lightning and caused extensive damage to pump, electrical, and the pool itself. It went from being beautiful to looking like a swamp in a matter of a couple weeks, in the intense heat we had this summer.
We called insurance and they asked us for 3 quotes from pool companies for repairs. We called 2 local ones, as that is all we could find. It took Creative Pool Builders nearly 2 months to come out to simply assess damages for an estimate. We were very patient, and even after numerous phone calls asking if we'd been forgotten. Our insurance company kept questioning us on why it was taking so long, and we had no answer for that.
Finally they came out, about 4-5 guys, and all looked around in disgust, as the pool was green from sitting in 95 degree heat for almost 2 months, with no way to run the pump, shock and circulate. They first checked pump and saw it was fried. They said they'd also have to cut a pipe to do a leak test. I said no problem, as it was gonna need repair anyway. So they did the test, and it indicated there was a huge leak, which we already knew.
One guy spoke to me about it and said he'd write up an estimate for us to send into insurance. He also commented he doubted insurance would cover it. We figured it would since it was lightning damage. So we again waited and waited for a quote to be written. My husband called after about a week, and they said they were still working on it. Waited a few days more, and he called back again, as insurance only gives you a certain amount of time to file a claim. This time he was rude and said that they aren't able to do a leak test on it as the pool was "green as a gourd". What?? This made no sense at all, as they already did the test and confirmed this. And yes it's gonna be green, we've waited FOREVER for you to come out.
As my husband told the lady on the phone about this, (he wasn't rude and did not raise his voice, I was listening) he just said we'd waited and called several times and wondered what's taking so long. She got defensive really quick, and said "I don't have to listen if you're going to argue" and click, hung up on him. He didn't argue. He just asked what was taking so long to get a quote. Very unprofessional thing to do, especially when she just answers the phone and relays messages, and doesn't even have a clue what was going on.
I'm sure she blamed him for being rude, instead of herself to her boss.
At this point we realized they were just screwing us around, and had no intention of writing an estimate or even doing the job for us. We just don't get it.
If it was that much of a problem, you should've just said so back in August, we would've called another company, instead of make us wait unnecessarily. We waited all this time for absolutely nothing. So the other pool company will be doing the job, and yes just so you know, "Mr Know It All", insurance did cover the damages, all 12k of it.
Evidently you have enough business you feel it's fine to be rude to new customers.
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