We received quotes from 5 top pool remodelers in San Diego. We chose Poolscape Unlimited.The crews were amazing. the demo,tile and coping,and plaster crews were top notch. Remodeling a pool is a messy business,but my backyard was cleaned everyday.Make sure you ask for Joe to give you an estimate. Joe knows everything about pools and won't try to sell you what you don't need. read more

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I have used Kirk from Poolscape Unlimited on two separate jobs. I was very pleased with both jobs. I referred Kirk to a very picky, hard to please neighbor. That neighbor got back to me and was very impressed with Kirk's work and commented on all the contractors they've had out to their home, not only was Kirk's work top notch, but daily hiscrews cleaned their mess and left the yard as it was when they started. Not an easy task when doing a pool resurface with all the demolition involved. I had five different contractors bid resurfacing my pool, fiberglass; plaster, hydrozone, pebble-tec, gemstone etc. Kirk was the only 'owner' who bid our job. The rest were salemen driving the largest and nicest of SUV's Suburban's and Expeditions. Kirk comes over in his little economy car. Kirk has his samples with him and his hands are rough from working. Kirk still gets in the pool on his jobs. Kirk assured me if somebody beat his bid they were cutting costs somewhere else. Out of five contractors, Kirk's bid was significantly less expensive. Kirk Gemstoned our pool and we could not be happier with the new surface. I continue to refer him and his very professional crew. read more

These guys are top notch. We had them come and replaster our pool with the gemstone finish, all new tiles, new pump, and the Go-Chemless system. The work they did was really impressive and fast. These guys are really good at what they do. Kirk was really honest about what to expect, the prices were fair, and all was done on time. They only down side was that they are a little too lax for me on their communication and scheduling. It seemed like I had to do all the calling to find out when the next step would be complete. That doesn't mean I would ever even hesitate for a second if I needed to use them again. These are good people that do good work. read more

Thank you all for your hard work and putting up with Me! John Morgan and his plaster team just finished shooting the pebble. They did a fabulous job and we can't wait to enjoy our new pool! Thank you all again! read more

At least Kirk the owner responded to my initial inquiry. But didn't even offer to come out to give me a quote. Here is my last reply to the owner. How do you guys stay in business when you don't even respond to potential customer's inquiry about fixing a crack in my pond, or even offer to come out to give me a quote? You just looked at the picture I sent and you determined that "flexseal" would fix the crack in my cement? Every professional I know would open the crack with a chisel or cement cutter then apply a cement patch. Wow and I thought you guys were a 5 star rated on Yelp. Just letting you know that will be my review of your business on Yelp. So that everyone who reads this understands you are too lazy to give me a proper quote. read more

This is the second time we've used this company for work done on our pool. They are fantastic! John Morgan and his crew worked efficiently and did an excellent job. Very professional and cleaned up everything upon completion. We couldn't be happier with our pool! read more

Jayme and her team did a fantastic job on our remodel. She helped with design materials, tile layout, pricing. Our foreman Rob kept things going during the pandemic and ensured all our expectations were met. read more

Amazing service and amazing quality! John M and his crew were super professional and were in and out before I realized it. He was easy to talk to and left the site cleaner than he found it. I would recommend Poolscape for anyone looking to have their pool done by true professionals. read more

Great people, honest and willing to work with you. We had them do a remodel on our pool replacing old fiberglass with new tile and Gemstone Sapphire. I researched many pool companies in town for about six months and decided to go with Poolscape Unlimited because they had the best reputation from everyone I spoke with in the pool industry. Yes they were one of the most expensive quotes but I had a gut feeling they would do it right. You can tell this company is very busy because their scheduling was a bit chaotic and they seemed overwhelmed with work. Good news is they made our small pool a priority and fit us in. Midway through we decided not to keep our old brick coping and switched it to pavers which each had to be custom cut to fit the tight radius of our pool. This was probably the most difficult decision of the entire process. They worked with us to get it done and I'm so glad we did. John and the plaster crew were awesome. Talk about a well run machine. His crew deserves lunch wink wink. Unfortunately the acid wash in our spa didn't turn out as good as the pool so whiteout hesitation Kirk came and completely rep plastered or spa. That's what you call standing behind you work. You can see that the work they did completely transformed our backyard. read more

John Morgan and his crew plastered our pool and did a great job. They showed up early and spent a lot of time prepping the area with plastic to keep any of the tile and coping from getting overspray on it. The crew was almost done when I noticed that a hole we created for an umbrella was covered up. It's not their fault it got covered up. My project manager should have mentioned it to them. When I brought it up to John, he immediately asked the crew to look into it and they found it. Once they found it they re-drilled the hole, inserted a plastic cylinder, and patched the area around it so that you can't even notice they drilled there. The crew was very quick, efficient, and professional with their clean up. In addition, they get along very well as a crew and enjoy working together based on their camaraderie, which reflects in their work. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone needing plaster work done and will definitely keep them in mind for any future work. read more

Poolscape team re-plaster our pool and installed glass tiles around the pool. They provided exceptional service and professionalism through the whole process. Their prices were reasonable and delivered what they promised. The pool is a one of kind beauty and the work is immaculate. I definitely suggest this company to others. read more

Great crews! Impressed with all their skilled work. Eddie and Tom went above and beyond to manage all the finishing touches.

John Morgan and his crew did an amazing job! Efficient and professional! I would definitely recommend them. Thank you!

Fabulous prep for the Sandstone plaster finish we chose. Very well organized and equipped John Morgan, Supervisor, and all of the plaster crew created a wonderful new look! I am sure we will be very happy for all the future years of use, our dogs can't wait. THANK-YOU SO MUCH. read more

John Morgan, Efren and the crew did such a great and efficient job...everyone's energy and attitude was positive and kind. Quality work and customer service. Thank you for caring for the pool we will have in our home for many years to come!!! read more

I would highly recommend this company. Kirk Chapmam is a person of integrity, honest, fair and professional. He holds a high standard for himself and his company. He and his daughter Jayme Dykes came out to bid as we needed to replaster the pool. We felt no pressure (which was refreshing) and their price was fair. They came out on time, dug out rusted rebar and refilled. They kept the work area clean and safe and finished as promised. They did an amazing job and the pool looks spectacular. Really beautiful with rich color and sparkle with clean tile work. Two years after the job was completed an issue came up. I contacted them and was surprised to find that his work ethic and accountability were as I had initially guessed. He stepped up and addressed the issue and resolved it above my expectations, to my delight! Another contractor or company might not have done the same. I was grateful that I chose Poolscape! The work ethic of the family and the company are exemplary! Excellent Company. read more

no complaint about the work, but as far as addressing issues after he has your money, forget it--if I had it to do over again I would recommend you go elsewhere read more

Hello Amy, I'm writing in regards to your negative review for our family business, Poolscape Unlimited, Inc. I wanted to apologize for your bad experience with Kirk (my dad) in your initial estimate experience. Please understand that he's under an extreme amount of stress, he physically works out in the field 6 days a week right along side of his employees and it's just the two of us trying to keep up with the huge demand of people calling for estimates. I'd hate for you to judge us based on a bad day he might have been having, as I know he is overwhelmed. He and I both take the reputation of our company very seriously, we have been in business almost 40 years based solely on referral and I don't know anyone with more integrity and dedication to his business. If there is anything I can do to improve your experience I would be glad to, I can find and send your estimate (I'm almost positive he didn't just blow you off, it just didn't get to you for some reason or another) and although we may not be the company for you I would be happy to refer you to some other great local contractors This was the response I received back from poolscape unlimited regarding my Yelp review. It's amazing that Kirk the owner couldn't reply back, but instead he has his daughter to reply AND make excuses for him. This reply was private. I copied and pasted for all to see. It was no mistake that he didn't get back to us. He had my phone number/address. He didn't want the job and he looked at us like we wouldn't be able to afford him ( we were prepared for a $200,000 makeover). Maybe because my husband is Black.... read more

Couldn't be more happy with the crew, Alex and the entire team, so very professional, absolutely beautiful work and attention to detail would highly recommend to everyone I know .... Thank you again read more

Kirk and PoolScape Ulimited do great work that they always stand by. If you are looking for a professional and honest pool contractor, they are your company. read more

The owner, Kirk, is a standup guy. You can trust this company to do good work. They are responsive and honest.

For months, we looked for a pool company that will meet our needs. We researched and read the reviews on the different pool companies and decided on Poolscape. We have not regretted the decision. Kirk, Stephanie and the crew have demonstrated strong commitment, utmost professionalism and dedication to our pool project. Francisco (Paco) was exceptionally meticulous in installing the tiles and accommodated some requests that we made. Our pool was completed in a timely manner and we were extremely satisfied on the overall experience and interactions with each and everyone with the company. We put our trust on them and they have not failed us. They took time to address our concerns and worked with us on the different ideas on our pool upgrade to ensure that we are happy with our pool. The company is truly a gem and is highly recommended. I commend them for their hard work, commitment, integrity and exceptional customer service. read more

We shopped around for the resurfacing our pool bottom and received 3-4 quotes that all were very competitive with each other. It was the attention to detail by Jayme Chapman Dykes that closed the deal for us. Poolscape Unlimited wasn't the lowest bid, but they were the most professional and confident. Jayme picked out the perfect pebble bottom for our pool and she kept her word on the completion date and also went above and beyond to repair a few flagstone tiles that were previously broken. Mark, the Project Manager made sure all of their workers were on time and made sure the job was clean and efficient. I have already referred them to a few friends ... Thank you Poolscape Unlimited for an awesome job. read more

Kirk Chapman and his crew did a complete redo of our Carmel Valley pool last fall; demolished it all and installed new coping, tile and plaster along with a new Baja shelf. We went with one of Kirk's custom pebble-tec-like finishes, Bahamas Jewel Gemstone and it's absolutely killer. I would point out that the ONLY non-5-star reviews for Poolscape are from people who did not have any work done by them (clearly in at least one case you can deduce that was Kirk's choice and for obvious reasons). Kirk is an honest, professional, no BS kind of guy. With respect to communication, my experience was that Kirk was extremely responsive to phone calls, texts and emails from start to finish; I'm not sure I've ever worked with a contractor as responsive. He was personally onsite at least once every day, and with sleeves rolled up during most of the tiling and all of the plastering (when he runs the show), and when he's not there his crew is excellent. Bottom line, like everyone else who has actually hired them, we couldn't be happier with our pool or with Poolscape. read more

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I hired them to resurface my deteriorating plaster pool & spa. Joe came by and gave me an estimate which was very reasonable and cheaper than some of the others I got. He is very knowledgeable and at no point tried to oversell me on anything. Very honest and direct. Signed the contract with them and Gwen who manages the contracts and schedules worked with me on my schedule and even pulled up the schedule when their schedule opened up. Draining and demolition was right on schedule and my resurface happened a week after. John and crew came early in the morning and was finished by noon. He and his crew did a great job and made sure I was completely satisfied. They cleaned up after they were done and Joe and his son followed up on chemical balancing and bringing it to the right color. Even the owner Kirk came by one day and checked in on the work and talked to me. I am very happy with my pool and I would highly recommend these guys to anyone who needs work done on their pool. Thank you Poolscape Unlimited ! read more

Might be a tad premature to assess the entire job as we are just now beginning to fill the pool, but I wanted to give a quick shout out to John Morgan and his plaster team. I was astonished at the complexity of the set up and the amount of prep they did before they even began applying the pebble finish. Then came the hard work of spraying and troweling. These guys are obviously experts at what they do. They work together with each guy doing his part. (Let's not forget the guys out front hefting heavy bags and mixing the finish). And then they cleaned up and left it looking as if they'd never been there. Fantastic job guys! Thank you! read more

Highly recommend Poolscape Unlimited for pool resurfacing or repairs. I had a 32 year old pool with cracks in the plaster. I spoke with two other companies before choosing Poolscape Unlimited to do the work based on both the quality of their plan and the attractive price. Resurfacing a pool is a messy job but they took excellent steps to keep the dust down and did a thorough cleanup each day. They do not subcontract any of the work and their employees are very well trained and "customer service oriented". Everything was completed on schedule and the final result exceeded our expectations. We now have a "brand new pool". This is a family owned Company who have been in business for decades and are proud of their work and reputation. You will be dealing with the owners of the Company (Jayme or Kirk) when you ask for a consultation or estimate. The owners then stay very involved throughout the job and are not finished until you are 100% satisfied. read more

John Morgan and his crew arrived early and finished in a timely manner. We selected the Gemstone product Arctic Coast Midnight with extra abalone shell. We won't see the finished product until tomorrow when they return to acid wash, polish, and clean up. John Morgan was professional and answered all our questions. I will add more tomorrow after we see the final finish. read more

Having read the reviews on here regarding Poolscape Unlimited, I asked them to come out and give me a bid on a pool remodel. I had several people come out and Kirk was friendly and portrayed himself as the pebble surface expert. I was initially impressed and was thinking I would use him to complete the project, but I had a few questions in my mind before I contracted with him. I had also done some research on pebble pool surfaces and wanted to know why his own "blend" was better than the other guys. He had recommended a sheer descent water feature which I had not thought of and after some consideration I decided that I would like to have a couple water features spaced apart across the edge of the deck. He said that it would depend on the pump I had and that I may want to think about adding a variable speed pump for the pool. Another good idea. I asked him which pump he would recommend and after doing some research on it, I asked him why he prefers that one since it seemed that it had some issues with water getting into the housing. I also wanted to see if there was any room to move in his quote since now we were adding features and it was getting close to the top of my budget. He gave me a $700 discount off of a $15000 project total which I appreciated. He asked me to come to his office to see his operation and to pick out tiles. While at his office, we discussed his electrician coming to my house to check the pump and to see if we could use it for the water features. He was to come out the following Monday morning. Monday morning comes around and his guy never shows. No one called or rescheduled. I sent Kirk an email asking if his electrician was still coming and he replied that, "I've been doing a little soul searching and I want to back out of the pool project. After compromising on my price I feel my heart will not be in it appropriately. .... My work load has piled up since we first started negotiating all with out compromising my pricing. I do apologize I feel it's more my fault for letting my ego get in the way of my better senses. Best regards Kirk Apparently Kirk is not used to having people ask for a discount or having to answer questions about his recommendations. Maybe I just asked too many questions or my project wasn't big enough to suit him. In any case, I was very disappointed since it appears that he does good work if you qualify for his services. read more

I received three quotes on my pool remodel. All quotes were close to the same, for what I requested. I went with Poolscape Unlimited, because Kirk owns the company, they do all the work and doesn't subcontract the work out. My pool is 17 years old, the tiles were starting to fall off and the plaster was yellowing. I also had the flagstone, which was disintegrating over time. I told Kirk what I wanted and met with him at his office to pick up samples. I decided to add the water auto fill and the LED lighting. During the project, I decided to upgrade the Gemstone to the Designer series (Sapphire), before the interior was started, which Kirk was happy to add. I'm so glad that I made this choice! I never had to call Kirk because of a problem. They came out when they said they would. They worked with the paver company (Pavers4Less) that I contracted with for the pool deck, so I didnt have to contact the paver company to coordinate the job as they work very well together! My pool is absolutely beautiful. They take the time to put in the small details, like the drain at the bottom of the pool and spa, they are black with the gemstone on top of the cover. The step corners and spa corners were very detailed and beautiful! The coping is maticulate, they cut each paver to perfection to go around the pool (see the pictures! You can see the detail put into the pool) My pool is amazing and so is Kirk and his team. I cant say enough good things about Poolscape Unlimited, Inc. and highly recommend them! Outstanding company! read more

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This experience has been one of my best with a contractor! Both the estimator (Bruce) and the project guy back at the office (Mark) were great communicators. No question went unanswered or took longer than a few hours. The pool is everything we planned and looks incredible! All work was done on time. They worked around my schedule so the pool could be done on a certain day. Bruce came up with a great idea for a feature I wanted and it looks wonderful! They even managed to fix a light under budget that another contractor broke. read more

I cannot say enough good things about this pool company. Kirk is the owner and I have never dealt with a more honest and trustworthy man. They would show up early in the morning, work all day and finished the work so efficiently. It was truly a pleasure to find such a great company. read more

We used poolscape unlimited to completely re-plaster our pool. Kirk was very helpful and made us feel very comfortable from the initial consultation. Mark A has given the most exceptional service there was a few glitches that came up with the restart but he gave me his number and has been extremely helpful and available anytime it is needed. Francisco came out to start up the pool and it looks and runs great. Very happy with our new pool and can't thank Mark A enough for all the extra guidance. read more

Kirk came out and thoroughly went over all of our options and sent us a proposal with our options. The crew came out and was extremely professional and finished the job in 5 days. Francisco came out to clean the pool and add and balance the chemicals. He was extremely professional, friendly, and helpful. Top notch business. Will refer to all family and friends. read more

Just completed a pool remodel (tile and surface) with these guys. Wow, these guys are good and they really excel at customer service. Every question and concern I had was answered quickly and resolved. We went through about 5 quotes and these guys had the best price for the job. Plus, they do not subcontract any part of the job out. All his crews are employees. They are also respectful of our property and cleaned up very well after the messiest of jobs: the demo. They kept in touch with us on every step and finished ahead of schedule. I would highly recommend them for any pool job. read more

Just wanted to say what an amazing job john morgan and his professional crew did. Very professional crew and so respectful thank you for the hard work. read more

This review is solely based on follow up. Kirk came out four days ago for an estimate on a pool reseal and new tile. He was helpful to advise on how to care for our pool and said he would get us a quote by email. The next morning at 6:30 AM I received a prompt text asking for an email address then a follow up text that he had found our email. Four days later I have not received an estimate, response to my text for follow up either. I left a voicemail a day ago to check in and haven't heard back. This was disappointing as he was very nice in our initial meeting and seemed to care about the job. Absolutely understanding if he was tied up this week but lack of response was a let down. read more

They were extremely attentive and professional during the entire process of our pool renovation project. From the moment the estimator came out to the last check up on the salt system they were on top of it We had a few small hiccups during construction and the owner came out on the weekend to make sure everything was resolved quickly and effectively offering to compensate us because of the delays. Honest and upstanding company who I would thoroughly recommend read more

Good work but don't expect any service if something goes wrong! Poolscape Unlimited resurfaced our pool. We went with a complete tear off and resurface to insure any and all cracks were repaired correctly. The pool is beautiful. The sanitizer system never was initialized; noone from Poolscape Unlimited was interested in rectifying that situation. Six months after resurfacing, the pool began to leak. Without making contact with us to let us know it was scheduled, a bucket test was done to find out whether or not the loss of water was simply evaporation. No one got back to us about the results of the test. An additional six months later with the leak becoming more and more prevalent, we contacted Poolscape Unlimited again but no one ever returned our calls or e-mails. Regardless of whether or not the leak would be under warranty, no service, no contact, no remedy. If you want a small company to do your work -- they do really good work as long as you want what they provide and don't ever expect any one from the company to ever contact you if you need help after the work is done. read more

5 stars are not enough. We just had our pool re-plastered by Poolscape, and we couldn't be happier. We asked 4 pool remodel companies to come and give us bids on the job. 3 companies showed up, and 2 gave us proposals that were worth looking at seriously. Jayme Chapman presented us with excellent suggestions for color and a new surface, Gemstone. We visited some completed projects for both of the finalists. We were leaning toward Poolscape and visited the office to look at tile and inlay choices. The office visit convinced us that this was the company we wanted. We then set a date for construction. The project was scheduled to start on July 5th and be completed on July19th. The pool was drained on the scheduled start date. The next day, the old plaster was removed, with absolutely no mess left behind except for some dust. The Tile installation was next and again, no mess left when the crew left. On the day the new surface was to be done, the crew was here and ready to go at 7 am and were done by 1 pm. Again, when they left you couldn't tell that they had just plastered our pool. Every single scrap was picked up. The acid wash was done the next day and we started filling. Mark Baxter promised the completion by July 17th and they did exactly that. Our experience with every member of the Poolscape team was excellent. The men who did the work, drain, demo, tile, plaster, acid wash and startup always introduced themselves and asked if there were any questions or problems they could take care of. Jayme, Mark, and Gwen made this a very easy experience. We are more than satisfied with the work they did and would be happy to show our pool to anyone who is considering Poolscape. read more