I have very mixed feelings about Expert Pool Builders. I signed a contract in September of 2019 with Greg and did not have a pool in the ground until June 18th 2020. That being said my pool was not actually completely finished (heater installed and hooked up) and useable until September 23, 2020.
I was expecting to be able to use my pool for the entire summer of 2020 since I had purchased it so far in advance. I am a very reasonable person and I understand that the COVID pandemic occurred during the time that I was supposed to have my pool and that supplies were limited but still I spent months waiting and calling or texting people every day, every week attempting to get things installed and under control. I feel that there is a big breakdown in communication within this company and there are way too many hands in the pot. There is someone who does the excavation, someone who hooks up the bubblers and jets, someone else who runs the pipes, someone else who is the electrician. It is just crazy.
Once the pool was finally put into the ground the bubblers and deck jets were missing so they had to come back out to drain the pool, fix it, and then refill the pool. The concrete patio that was put in around the pool is just okay. There is concrete on the fiberglass pool in quite a few spots that my husband is going to have to attempt to scrape off. The automatic cover looks nice and functions properly. Now that the bubblers and deck jets are installed they look very nice. Once the pool was completely done it does look nice and everything seems to be working properly. It was just a very long time coming.
I want to say a couple things about some of the employees as well. After I signed the contract Greg dropped me like a hot potato and I never spoke to him again. He actually ended up giving his cell phone to a new employee named Shae. Also, Joe who was supposed to be my project manager never helped me with a thing! In my opinion there are a few people that work for this company that saved me from completely hating them and cancelling my contract altogether. Shae and Becky are awesome! They got stuff done! They listened to me and actually fixed problems!!! Mark the electrician was nice and helpful and got things done when needed. Israel and his entire crew from Azul Pools saved my pool from ruin! They corrected all the issues, got it up and running, and educated me and my husband on how to use it. If it had not been for this select group of people I would be a very dissatisfied customer right now. They should all get raises!!
All in all like I said...mixed feelings. I am just happy that all of it is over and the pool is completed. I was told by many people who came out to work on the pool that my situation was a rarity for this company and that most people have no issues at all...I hope that is true. I believe this year has overwhelmed everyone and every company in some way or another. Unfortunately this is the year I needed a pool and a house built. I did not have the best experience but my pool is finished and it is beautiful. Hopefully if you decide to have a pool done by this company it is next year and hopefully things will go smoother for you. Thank you so much to the employees that helped me. Shae and Becky are life savers!! read more