Service is fast, responses are quick, my pool is sparkley and clean! Love the app feature to keep…read moretrack of services. Thank you!

Great experience! Needed a new pump for my pool. Mike was great, walked me through everything I…read moreneeded, picked up the pump, and had the new one installed within a day. Definitely my go to for anything in the future. Greg Denver, N.C.

I waited over a month after our pool completion to write my reviews because I wanted to make sure I…read morecovered everything. Building a pool is stressful and a HUGE decision. I hope our review helps others and helps True North become better. So here was our experience with True North..... Overall, we are happy with our decision to go with True North and they did a great job building our pool. It is beautiful and was complete in under 4 months from dig date! BUT the process was not without hiccups and it was A LOT to take on. The biggest issue we had was communication and the "orientation" to our pool. If I could do it over again I would say research, research, research! I wish we would have known more about the equipment, process, and how it all works when it is done. We chose a salt water custom free form pool with a spa attached. There was a lot we did not know before making that decision and it was not presented in the sales meeting. Like, we did not realize the pros and cons of having a spa attached, or realize that you have to maintain the pool all winter in order to use the spa, and that the salt system doesn't make chlorine in under 60 degrees. We also didn't know that you have to use Chlorine for the first 30 days, no heat in the spa for 30 days, and no robot vacuum for 30 days due to the pebble setting. Those are the little things that, had we known, we would have been more prepared or made different decisions. Jim and Tami were amazing and any time that we had an issue, they were there. Jim came out and resolved all of our problems and literally has been on call 24 hours for us. Even now, we are able to call him anytime. Scott (our sales guy) and Mike (company manager) are there at the start and with the selling of the pool but then quickly disappeared. Their selling point was that we are hands on and will be here throughout the process. To date, neither of them have actually seen the final product. Great guys but definitely not the go to people to get stuff done or help the process along. Scott is there to sell, Mike is there to manage, Tami is there to schedule (she's amazing at it) and Jim is there to actually get stuff done! During the process, the crews that were on site were respectful and worked hard. There are several different crews they work with and NONE of them warn you before showing up. Some mornings people were out there at 7am and needed us to move cars but we had no idea they were coming. Our yard was a disaster for the four months that it was under construction. Lots of mud everywhere, dirty driveway, trash in piles, and materials everywhere. The process moves quickly in the beginning and then stalls out for a while. Near the end we had to push to get it complete before the end of summer. Jim was a huge advocate for us. We were quoted a 8-10 week completion from dig date and it took about 12 weeks to complete. I will say that was much quicker than any of our neighbors. The materials and stone caused delays and issues but in the end it all came together nicely. Highly recommend going to the actual stone yard and picking your pallets of stone in person. We were not thrilled with the electrician and had issues there. We ended up having our own come out just to make sure we were doing the right thing in hooking up the equipment. They changed paths after our guy came out. Our largest construction issue came in with the pebble installation. To this day the pebble is VERY spotty and we do not feel it was mixed properly. It really was a rushed job and we had to have them come back out just to clean it off stuff (we had a blue waterfall) and to even it out on the tile line. They were frustrated to come back out to just clean it up but really we should have drained the pool to have it redone. Lastly, our final pain point came with the pool company that does the orientation after the pool is complete. We really did not get an "orientation" on how to use the equipment or deal with the pool chemistry. We knew nothing about keeping the chlorine balanced in the beginning or even how to hook up the vacuum properly. Someone just came out and threw in some chemicals and was like we will be back in a couple weeks. Oh and here is how your turn on your cool LED lights..... Then when it came time to switch over to salt, I had to contact them and someone just came out and threw six bags of salt in and left. After a week of rain and a smelly pool, we finally called Jim and said hey what do we do when the pool is going to overflow. We quickly realized the pool company never installed our back wash hose. It actually still needs to be done to this day. In general, we have had to do a lot of research on how to use things, how to keep the water balanced, and how to maintain stuff. But I guess that is a part of pool ownership. In the end, thank you for building our pool and if we could do it again, we would still choose True North. We would just research a whole lot more beforehand.

We had several companies come out to provide bids for our pool project this summer and couldn't be…read morehappier to have chosen True North! It was a massive undertaking but Jim Mike and the team were great. The workmanship was terrific and they were responsive to our requests with changes along the way. In the end we finished with a pool and outdoor living area that was even better than we had imagined! I can feel comfortable recommending True North to my friends and family.

I am a Realtor in Charlotte and to me my home is a reflection of my love for houses and how they…read moreare that little part of the world you can call your own. I tell people to enjoy where they live. Make the most use you can of every square inch of the lot. I am a big fan of the beauty of swimming pools. When showing homes, I often tell people that a pool would look great in this yard and how it can work for them. In Charlotte, our weather is good enough that you can really take advantage of the outdoors year round. I had no intention of building a pool when we started to a remodel and addition project. My contractor looked at me and said, a pool would look good right there while pointing to an almost barren strip of grass. So began our love of pools. I can't tell you all the wonderful things about Pool By Design. Tommy, Simon, Jo and all the contractors were great to work with in building our pool. Our construction job was probably a bit different than most. We added a separate garage and an extensive patio all in a very small area. Home sites just aren't that big in Ballantyne. Just so happened we were dropping a pool in the middle of all of that! The first phase involved digging the pool and creating the base shell. Then our contractors came in an built the garage and patio. 7 months later Pool by Design came back to finish their work. We were a bit hesitant about what we wanted to do with the pool decking. We told Simon what our thoughts were and the team was able to create a distinct look with concrete that made it look as though the pool had been there forever. Beautiful! That was in 2006 / 2007. Since then we have had no issues with the pool except for an occasional bulb burning out, but that has been about it. The back of our house looks out at the pool. We have never covered in the winter so that we can enjoy it every day. If you are interested in building a pool, come by my house and take a look! You'll quickly learn that I am a big fan of Pool by Design and if I ever build another, they will definitely do the job. David Huss Allen Tate, Realtors david.huss@allentate.com

Our contract was signed with Pool By Design March 22, 2019 to construct a small 12,000 gallon…read moreresidential pool at our home. It is now 19 months later and we still do not have a final permit. Mecklenburg County failed their electrical work over 6 months ago. We have reached out to Michael and Heather by both text and email only to be reassured the issue will be taken care of immediately. You may like their price, but be forewarned. Once they have your money, they are finished with you....just not your pool.

we fought with our pool for quite a while, even had another pool guy come who we were not satisfied…read morewith. Apex has been doing our pool since last summer and we have been so happy ! great communication, and so reasonable. We will continue to use him! highly highly recommend!

I will begin my review with the word OUTSTANDING. I do not use that term loosely. Beau came to our…read morehome for a period of five days to help make our pool look better than it has ever looked before. We have used other services (2). However, his knowledge, experience and care of our pool was unlike any services we have received. We are very pleased.

These folks know their stuff!…read more They offer an on-site water test that makes it super simple to keep your pool crystal clear and clean! Super knowledgeable and friendly folks here and always eager to help you enjoy your pool. Chantel is always honest and very informative of what needs to be done. She offers clear directions and always stands behind her recommendations. Highly recommend if you are looking to install a pool or in need of maintenance!

Convenient hours and location but haven't had great experience with their water testing. They tell…read moreme to add twice the amount of chemicals as other pool companies and I seem to have more trouble with algae. I spend twice as much money when I use them.

Cameron is awesome and super knowledgeable. I would recommend him highly to anyone that needs a…read morepool service.

Cameron has been doing pools literally his whole life. His dad was a pool guru In The Thousand Oaks…read moreCA area for decades. He learned from the best and that's why he is so good! Give him a Try you won't disappoint!

Definitely would not trust or use this company. Advertises that they provide services in the area,…read morecan't be bothered to respond to text messages and leaves them on read for days with no response. Nevermind their website saying to text to schedule. If a company can't be bothered to put in effort up front to even talk to prospective customers, imagine how bad their actual service must be.

I can not say enough positive about Clean Pool. Kelly has been coming out weekly to clean my pool…read more I have also had a few others sorry can't remember all the names but what I do remember is how kind courteous and efficient every single person has been and they like my dogs to boot!! They have come out as scheduled and even more than scheduled because of some issues I was having. I am very satisfied, i've messed up this pool more than once it's nice knowing I can count on them.