Do your due diligence!!!! Save yourself a lot of time, stress, & money & read reviews on multiple…read moresites (not just on Google bc you can pay to have the bad reviews removed) to see people's experience with Billy/Kingfish pools. Go to multiple pool stores & ask people about Kingfish, they have a reputation in the industry & I often heard after having so many issues with Billy that other people in the industry can't believe he was still in business bc of all the nightmare stories they would hear from customers. I WISH I had read his reviews before I committed to Kingfish but I am here now to warn people so that don't make the same mistake. During the build, there were multiple issues where I had to pay more for this or that & ultimately my pool ended up costing me $15,000 more than the original quote. I also surprisingly had $5,000 worth of electrical issues right after the pool was complete, hmmm. Billy's plumbers installed the pool drainage into my sewer line, not just to drain there but pushed the pool drainage pipe through my sewer line, completely blocking it right down the middle. I had multiple sewerage back ups over the next 6 months bc of this. I paid multiple plumbers to come out to flush the pipe clear. I troubleshot the issue with draino, special plungers, & snakes wanting to pull my hair out until I realized the issues started after the pool was installed. I called another plumber to come out & he suggested he use the camera to see what was going on. The camera saw a pipe going right through my sewer pipe BLOCKING IT, I did not figure this out until 6 months after the pool was completed. I notified Billy & he never even offered to pay my cost for the multiple plumbers that came out or the troubleshooting I did over the 6 months, I had to ask him to do the right thing. His crooked plumbers came out to bust up my brand new patio to fix it & I had to chase Billy for weeks to reimburse me. Another issue, my pool immediately had splotches in the plaster, like as soon as it filled. I asked Billy about this multiple times over the next 6 months & he just said it's curing & will be fine. After becoming upset that my new $85,000 pool looked dirty things got very tense with Billy. He claimed the warranty on my plaster was only if the plaster was falling apart he offered no advice or assistance to help me with this issue or even bothered to come out & look at what was happening. After speaking with people at a pool store, this could have been solved very easily if he had told me to go buy a stain test kit to figure out what was going on 6 months ago before the pool got worse & is now covered in splotches. I asked Billy why he didn't simply mention this to me & he said it was for me to figure out & that after the pool is built he "breaks up" with his clients bc he is too busy with new projects to be bothered by past clients texting & calling him. Buyer beware, installing a pool is too big & expensive of a project to get stuck with someone like Billy. Now bc the business relationship has become so bad I have no service & no warranty of any kind bc he stops responding completely even when you threaten to sue him. Kingfish has lawyers on hand bc they have to deal with so many clients issues. Go somewhere else, anywhere else is better than Kingfish.

I needed the seals changed in my pool pump. The tech did a very poor job (almost no job) and…read moreinformed me he would need to check his schedule before returning to finish or should I say do the job.

We found yet another leak after our pool renovation by another company. Called Agape and Caroline…read morerecommended we use a leak detection company to pinpoint the leak. The leak was under the skimmer which had been sloppily placed and covered in plaster. Caroline removed and replaced the skimmer while we were on vacation. The result was very much neater and totally professional. I can thoroughly recommend her work. The cost is reasonable and you can be certain the job will be done right. Hopefully we have come to the end of the problems caused by the original contractors but if not I would call Agape again as I have complete confidence in the quality of their work.

my pool's pump had stopped working as it was tripping the circuit breaker each time it was…read morescheduled to come on. Caroline can and assessed the situation. she was friendly , knowledgeable and professional. She said it was the pump motor and that she would provide with a detailed estimate when I asked the range of such an item she gave me the range. she returned with the new motor and installed easily. Great experience!

Jonathan has a sub contractor that does amazing rock and brick work. Jonathan as a "Contractor"…read moreonly showed up for estimate and the first day on the job. Never produced an invoice or made us sign a contract. Verbally agreed on a design but "finished" product was not what was agreed upon. Had to call a second contractor to get the job completed. The initial Brick work was terrible and had to be torn down and rebuilt. We pretty much over paid for all the headaches and inconvenience. Terrible!!!!

Jonathan installed a hand-dug pool for us. He was super helpful with the design and got the job…read moredone on time and on budget. Everyone who worked on the project was super friendly even when my son had a million questions.

Gave a very reasonable quote to replace a few missing shingles on my roof. Employee did his job…read morewell and quickly. I will definitely use them again for anything else I may need skilled workers for that's above my pay grade. THANK YOU, CLAYTON!

Fascia lookout on second story was blown out of groove by strong winds. Jason showed up the next…read moreday and was able to resecure the loose fascia in a matter of minutes. I highly recommend them for any and all of your residential and commercial construction needs!

Cautious about which company to use, I was pleased to learn that Lauricella and Sons has been a…read morefamily-owned foundation/shoring business for more than 100 years. They are "old school" and contemporary in their approach to any issues including structural damage, rotten wood, decaying piers and other challenges. They are well known in the Garden District, French Quarter, and throughout the city. The team was respectful and willing to explain any procedure used. I would not hesitate to use them again with complete confidence.

Dear Y'all, Today I am happy, but a little bit sad too…read more Today David and Dave Lauricella...AKA the Dynamic Duo...are putting the finishing touches to my house renovations. The sad bit is I won't be seeing them every day. They've just finished doing major repairs on my front porch, siding and ceilings. Until they started the repairs (caused by termite and water damage I didn't know I had), my porch had been held up by the hand of God. Then He handed it over to the Dynamic Duo to fix. It was almost a shame to put the siding back on over the studs and insulation because Lauricella and Son are seasoned craftsmen of the highest order. Oh, and my beautiful put-back-together-again, re-beautified front door! I could digress and go on about how delightful David and Dave are, or how they go out of their way to do what you want done, or how I gave them a key to my now beautiful front door when I was out of town, or how I never had to sweep up after them. Honest. Suffice it to say, I am thrilled to bits with their work and work ethic. Cheers, Kathleen Langan

From concept to completion Backyard Pools and Spas went beyond our expectations. Pepper's years of…read moreexpertise were clearly evident in the planning. Joseph's guidance through the construction process was amazing. We can only describe our experience in superlatives. Our entire family is grateful for such a fabulous pool that has brought us so much happiness.

We just went through a super arduous back yard remodel. Backyard Living built our first pool with…read moretravertine pool deck and did a great job, but we decided to update and put in a bigger pool. WHAT A BIG JOB!!! They removed the old pool etc and built us a new much larger pool with hot tub. Over the four long months, we got to know his employees. They are all great guys that I had no problem with them at my home. They have all worked for Pepper for many years and it shows by the incredible job they did. I highly recommend Backyard Living if you want a job done right. I seriously couldn't be happier!

I hired Pokorn to do demo and framing on an interior condo renovation project. It is fortunate that…read moreI kept the initial contracts small. Thankfully, I wasn't stuck with them for the whole project. I have experience in renovation and historical restoration, and am detail oriented, and had high hopes for a successful professional relationship. On the plus side, they were always responsive to my communications, and seemed to understand what needed to be done. On the minus side, I don't know where to begin. All of the work, except management, on our project was handled by sub-contactors, not direct employees of Pokorn. Adding that additional layer of management inflated the cost of the job significantly. Too many generals, not enough soldiers. Their subs are of varying quality. For example, one subcontractor framed for a new closet in a way that partially obstructed an adjacent door because of a measurement mistake on the architect's plans. The sub didn't think "Oh look. Something's not right. I should ask how to proceed". They just went ahead and built it, even though the drawn plans showed no obstruction, necessitating tearing out the mistake and rebuilding. They also put the subfloors down in the bathrooms before the plumbing drain work was done. The plans clearly showed the fixtures being relocated within the rooms. Something else to tear out. When they removed the subfloor I saw that the bathroom vent duct for the bathroom below had very obviously been crushed (stepped on at the joist), which is why the bathroom vent below had no air flow. If the subfloor hadn't needed to be torn out, this air flow problem could have been difficult to diagnose and expensive to fix later on. Somehow all the generals didn't notice the substandard work. All these blunders would be comical if they weren't so frustrating. Pokorn did correct their mistakes after I pointed them out and asked them to, which is the only reason they got 2 stars. I should not have to do this work: it's their responsibility. Read their contract carefully before signing. It is written in a way that keeps too much power in their hands. They are strict about expecting payment within 72 hours of their submitting an invoice, even if they've screwed up and not yet corrected the work being invoiced. If you're late in paying, they can immediately stop work and require an extra $500 to start up again. You can make the payment "under protest", but then have to trust that they will fix the issue. To their credit, they always did, but I was upset that I had to trust a company that was messing up left and right. Why should this even have to happen in the first place? As is pretty standard, they ask for periodic payments as work progresses. They are the sole determiners of when a phase is substantially completed, which is not unusual, but ask for payment at a point when other contactors I've worked with (and I) would have considered the phase only partially completed. These examples do not exhaust the deficiencies or problems experienced during the short time I employed Pokorn. Let the buyer beware.

Let me start by saying that this company is fantastic and should be hired for your next project or…read morerepair. I have had the opportunity to work with them twice, once to do a small dryer vent repair/installation and once to replace all my major appliances, upgrade my home's electrical breaker boxes and repair/install new outlets. Both times, their professionalism, frequent communications, and monetary value for services provided were second to none! During projects things sometime do not go according to plan, but this company takes immediate action to correct any problem and to make sure things are set right. I will give you an example, during my appliance replacement, the microwave that was ordered from a vendor in NJ (I believe) was delivered to these folks and had sustained obvious damage during the shipment...not caused by them, but man, before lunch, they had procured the exact same make/model from a local provider which made sure that they did not fall behind schedule; their problem solving was done seamlessly, and took away all my worry about this major project. Really cannot say enough good things about this team....they are my go-to contractor when I need their expertise...do yourself a favor and make them your go-to contractor as well!!

Very cooperative and accommodating. The quality of their work is exceptional and the price was…read moreextremely reasonable. Edward Clay

Nola Dustless did a phenomenal job on my floors!! I'm thrilled with the results and will recommend…read morethem to everyone I know! Not only were they actually dustless, they were punctual, professional, polite, and all round awesome! I truly would love to give them a 100 star rating if I could! Thank you to a wonderful team of pros!!