Horrible workmanship and quality. They resurfaced our pebbles to pebble sheen and it's worse/more…read morerough now than our old 15+ year surface. I've called them out twice. Once they tried to spot fix and the second time they acid washed the whole pool as they even admitted that it didn't appear to have been done right or even at all. This summer after several swims we've noticed that almost the entire pool is rough. So disappointed and would not recommend them.

Superior for the win AGAIN! Our cool deck wasn't too bad, but was starting to show its age…read more However, our patio really needed attention, it was covered in saltillo tiles, which were cracking and aging badly. Had an estimate from another company that was very high, and then I remembered Superior and asked if they also did concrete coverings, cool-deck etc, and they DO! Their estimate was MUCH less and they did MORE. They completely removed the old cool deck and painstakingly prepared the patio surface (we had already removed the old tiles ourselves) and the new cool deck around the pool and completely covering the patio came out fantastic. The workers were great and polite and worked very fast. Thanks, Superior! Again!

We took many bids, and were impressed with this family owned multi-generation business. As some of…read morethe other reviews have stated, this process is not cheap but this company is very fair. You certainly get what you pay for in this case a beautiful remodeled pool. Our pool was a plastered pool over 30 years old and was in desperate need of a redo. The job starts with Mike Jr. coming out to measure and answer questions and returns an estimate the next day. After our decision was made the whirl wind began, I mean that in a good way. I enjoyed the entire process from jack hammering out the old plaster to watching new pipes being rerouted to picking out tile and pebble sheen and designing our new baja shelf. There are not a whole lot of options for an older pool as far as the cap tile is concerned unless you want to rip out all the old deck and use stone which can get pricey, we decided to go with a new cap tile and selected brown with a blue/grey/brown waterline tile. We were not sure how this would turn out but I am so glad we went with the choice. Our backyard is earthy and natural and this looks soo classy, we chose a lakeside blue for the pebble sheen and Mike Sr. put some extra bling in there for me and I LOVE it! We also added a baja shelf and a couple turtles to the bottom of the pool. Mike Sr is very communicative, patient and answers all questions via text right away and even put up with my indecisiveness about the depth the baja shelf and held an Adirondack chair in the air where it could possibly go to show me a visual. I appreciated that. Overall we are very happy with this company from start to finish very professional, clean, timely and if you are looking to make your backyard an oasis and not break the bank, we highly recommend Creative Pool Plastering Company. Thank you to the entire crew and Mike Jr. and Mike Sr! The Bonkoski's Mike and Kari

We hope our review spares other consumers from an expensive disappointment. We checked the BBB, AZ…read moreROC, and reviews. After 5 bids, we chose Creative Pool Plastering (CPP) to resurface our pool. From day one, CPP was careless and lacked respect for our property. They crunched our downspout and damaged the pool deck, without apologizing or repairing. After job completion, March 20, 2025, they started refilling the pool before they left. They left debris in the skimmer, tire tracks on the driveway, and had not removed the sticker on the new drain cover, now under water. We had to call Mike Sr again, to have them return to finish cleaning up the site. Our expensive disappointment with CPP is the color quality and appearance of the new Mini Pebble Finish. During refilling, we noticed a blotchy appearance to the color of the newly refinished surface. Over the next few weeks, areas lacking color became larger and more prominent. April 28 we contacted Mike Sr about this issue. I have a picture, taken on April 29, clearly showing the loss of color on a large area of our pool bottom. Mike Sr did not come to see our pool until May 14. He said he saw the issue right away. He asked to see the recent Today's Pool and Patio Water Analysis that we had been doing weekly, since startup. The test results were within the recommended range. Mike Sr took a picture of these printed test results, said he would talk to his material supplier, Randy, with Universal White Cement company, and he'd get back to us. After 115 days, on September 6, we still had heard nothing and contacted Mike Sr again. Randy finally came to see the pool on September 22. After another 30 days, on October 22, we still had not heard back from Mike Sr. We contacted an attorney who advised us to give Mike Sr one more opportunity to remedy the color loss of our pool finish. We notified Mike Sr that we had spoken with an attorney. He immediately responded. This was the first time during the prolonged period of Mike Sr's inaction and lack of communication, from May14 until October 22, that he immediately responded. Mike Sr's response was that Randy's report claimed the pool chemicals were out of range on September 22. As we previously stated in this review, the documented water analysis shown to Mike Sr on May 14 was within normal range. Within 39 days of CPP's completed work, we saw many areas of inconsistencies in the pool's finish as evidenced in our pictures,. Rather than standing behind CPP's work and materials used, Mike Sr said he would schedule a "Courtesy Inspection" with the ROC. The ROC investigator, Lisa, was scheduled on December 22 and we received her findings on February 3, 2026. Lisa's findings acknowledged there are many areas where the pool finish is lighter in color. At the inspection, we showed Lisa the April 29 photo of the defective color of the pool finish. Lisa's findings stated she couldn't make a determination based on photos she did not take. Lisa told us that our pool chemistry reports would not be of benefit in her determination. The inspection only addresses the quality of workmanship, not the quality and durability of the materials they use. The findings state the ROC standards hold the contractor responsible for an acceptable pool finish for only 30 days from completion. Mike Sr never contacted us after the ROC inspection. We are left with an expensive disappointment. We do not recommend Creative Pool Plastering.

Completely left me hanging, told me someone would be out for a repair, no one showed up. Didn't…read moreeven let me know someone would not be coming out and completely ignored text messages when I reached out for updates. Terrible communication, completely unreliable. There are hundreds of pool companies. Don't waste your time with this one.

The owner of this company, Rod, got right back to me within minutes. I was a little panicked…read morebecause my pool wasn't operating properly and I was about to have a large pool party. Despite the fact it was after hours (evening before the party), Rod actually spent 20 minutes with me via FaceTime to diagnose the problem, assist me with repairing a valve and priming a pump. He provided me with specific instructions and he was able to get everything working again all via FaceTime. HE DIDNT CHARGE ME ANYTHING! He was sympathetic to my time critical situation, and he genuinely wanted to be helpful. He would not accept any money despite my insistence. You just don't see this type of authentic integrity anymore. Excellent work ethic, extremely knowledgeable, quick response, and he didn't feel right charging me simply because he wasn't there in person. The FaceTime instruction was extremely educational and his thorough step-by-step guidance was spot on. He was very patient with me. Other companies said it would be $475 just to come out and take a look. This is the only company I will use for all my future pool service needs. Hard to find people like Rod these days. Thank you!!!

Aurelio showed up early and immediately began evaluating my issue. There were a couple of different…read moreways to attack the problem and he chose the one that was the best value for me. I will use them again for sure!

These guys where very knowledgeable and friendly. Showed up on time with no upfront payment and…read moreoffered a good price to replace my pump. They took apart my pump and show me exactly what happened... it was fried!! Water got in and burnt out the drive! It's hard to find honest and these guys proved to be honest.... Give them a chance.

I had a very large water feature that was in bad shape and needed to be removed and a new feature…read morebuilt along with some pavers and tile work added around the pool. Alan showed up and we discussed the scope of the project and all of the details. After getting a few other quotes and calling a few of his customers I decided that Alan's company was the one and I couldn't be happier. The demo went as expected and the new water feature, tile work and pavers came out amazing. He stayed in communication with me the whole time which is rare in this industry. His price was very reasonable considering the scope of the work. We will be using him again for anything pool related. I would highly recommend him and his company. A+++ service and quality.

We were fortunate enough to be referred to Alan and his company for our pool and deck remodel…read more Everything went extremely well with the entire project. Everyone was a pleasure to work with and we ended up with a top-notch quality job that looks amazing. Alan kept us informed every step of the way along the process and was highly responsive to us with any questions we had along the way. We highly recommend this company.

The owners of Pool Shack Robert (Joe) pressured me to pay in full prior to the completion of my…read more$4,000 plus final bill of additional work contracted. Unfortunately the Pool Shack owner was paid and you are reading the typical Phoenix contractor customer horror story because once my final PayPal payment went through, Pool Shack refused to stand by their work to leave the job site without setting up the new pump functioning or adding chemicals to our freshly filled pool water. Apparently Robert was upset because I didn't sign up for weekly pool service even though my request to try out their service prior to signing a year contract or by my final payment not completed in cash or by check as demanded. The owner claimed PayPal was not an option because they didn't have an account set up and instead insisted that I deliver a check or cash which wasn't possible since I was out of town however when I went to search on PayPal, I found the Pool Shack business account right away so I made my final payment out of trust and I was insured that the job was complete with the pool running with chemicals in full working order which it wasn't. Pool Shack took advantage of my trust for contracting more pool work and since the previous job was completed according to the work contracted, I had a comfort level that in my absence the pool would be in good standing upon my return. Pool shack knew the next weekly pool service wouldn't happen until a week from my payment but since this didn't happen the pool was found in dire straights which was discovered by our pool service with a total of 11 day's since new pool water was filled and after Pool Shack left the equipment powered off without chemicals. Needless to say and shown by my photo algae growth sets in quickly in triple digits with the above circumstances. Since extreme measures with shocking/pumping still didn't turn the situation around in time to prepare the home for vacation rental, we were forced to drain, acid wash and refill all over again. At the time I was too upset to write this honest review to warn other customers and I rely on real people sharing business reviews so I feel that this one is well overdue. Bottom line is that the owners of Pool Shack and their representatives aren't reputable nor do they run their business with integrity. This left me with an unfinished pool repair and much worse than the condition of the pool upon the start/completion of the job. The end result of the algae green pool completely negated the money spent on the freshly acid washed pool + fresh water fill by the men intentionally leaving the pool without a running pool pump or chemicals added upon leaving. I am a reasonable person with over 20 years of working with contractors and I would NOT recommend using Pool Shack for any pool repairs, electrical work or monthly pool service.

I hired the Pool Shack to turn my diving pool into a play pool and cover all of my concrete and…read morepool decking with travertine. They were the most expensive company that quoted out of 4 companies but I wasn't as concerned with price as I was quality and the timeliness of the project. I called Joe, one of the owners to go over the quote to understand the timeline of the project so I could make a decision on which contractor to choose. I asked Joe how long I could expect the project to take. He told me 5 days for the pool and 7-10 days for the travertine. I asked if there would be a gap between the two projects and he said not more than 3 days. I accepted with the expectation that they set that the project should be done in about 2 1/2 weeks. At 2 1/2 weeks my pool was still torn apart! I called Joe to discuss the situation and he blamed it on my husband that the pool was taking so long because he ordered a customer pool remodel, I reminded Joe that was what the bid was for and the bid was provided to me before he discussed the timeline and that the scope of work never changed so this was not my husbands that he couldn't blame it on my husband. He then went to blaming his subcontractors and that it was their fault because they weren't doing the job quick enough. Speaking of subcontractors - yeah, these guys never showed up when they were supposed, ever. It happened during the entire project, we would be told they would be out the next morning at 7, I would lock my dogs up and then be lucky if someone showed up at 3 pm if at all. The contractors would always say sorry, they were in Scottsdale or Cave Creek. I live in Glendale. I felt the entire time like their clients in the Scottsdale zipcodes were prioritized over us in Glendale. Once the pool was "done" I use this term losely because the pool is still not done 2 months later. The travertine contractors came out. Holy mess! They didn't protect anything I own and cut all of the travertine with a dry saw and then used a blower to blow it all over my yard, in my pool and in my neighbors yards. They didn't cover my thousands of dollars worth of outdoor furniture, didn't protect my artificial grass, didn't protect my gravel, in fact they dumped their waste buckets in my gravel and destroyed it. They delivered the wrong color travertine and tried to blame it on me. Seriously, I paid you as the contractor to deliver on what I purchased, it is not my fault that you ordered 7 pallets of the wrong color, didn't inspect your job and let your tile guy (who wasn't supposed to lay tile that day) start on the tile. A 10x10 section that they started by my backdoor had to be taken up and redone with the right color. They left the open pit of sand at my backdoor for over a week without covering it so my 3 dogs had no choice but to walk through sand to go in and out all day tracking sand all over my house. The owner had the audacity to say he'd done me a favor my not charging me to take up the wrong color becuse "I let his contractor put the wrong color down" Ummmm......if I wanted to GC this job myself I would have, and it would have been done right. On the initial visit the owner Joe told us that the travertine overlay was a thin vineer that wouldn't raise the concrete level more than 3/4 of an inch. This was very important to me because I did not want the level of my concrete raised 2-3 inches, this would leave an ugly exposed edge all around my patios and pool and would mean I would have to raise everything in my yard to match that level The travertine tiles themselves measure 1 ¼ inches thick, so ¾ is IMPOSSIBLE. I met with Rob and discussed this with him and he offered to put a tile edge around the 2-3" gap to give me at least a clean looking edge that I wouldn't see mortar oozing out. When it came time to deliver on that compromise and make up for the lie - THEY CHARGED ME AN ADDITIONAL 900.00! I was mortified and felt like I didn't have a choice, otherwise, I was going to look at this horrible 2-3" mortar gap all over my remodeled backyard that I just paid them almost $30,000.00 to do. I told him I would pay it but that I would be an incredibly unhappy client, he proceeded to charge me. I thought it was over, I was wrong. The mess they left - took my husband and me, 23 hours to clean up and pressure wash. the pool level dropped 3" over night. Oh my gosh! The owner Rob comes out to locate the leak and charges us 100.00 to locate. Says it is our pool skimmer MIP fitting. I pay 250.00 to dig it up and dry as a bone, Discovered that when their contractor moved the light they didn't use conduit to run the wire - I can't make this up - they used a SPLICED GARDEN HOSE AND RED DUCT TAPE instead of conduit so my pool has been leaking through there. They refuse to give me the pool I paid for and I have had to resort to the ROC and filing a lawsuit and/or insurance claim

We had Soto & Sons remodel our 40 year old pool and deck. We chose them because the owner (Emmanuel…read moreSoto) was very hands on. Pricing was in the middle of 4 contractors we interviewed. The crew and owner showed up on time and the job was completed much sooner than expected. Great communication throughout the entire process! Pool and deck look amazing. They have even followed up after the job was completed to ensure the pool is curing properly. Would highly recommend!

They have done my swimming pool and he and his crew have done a…read more fantastic job. He has done so well I have him back doing the cool deck and our patio. Thank you Again !! Dianna

Poolside of AZ was the first company to respond after I went on Yelp and used their Project…read moreAssistant to get quotes from a few pool companies. My pool pump had burned out and needed to be either repaired or replaced. They asked me to send a couple of pictures and answer a few questions, then provided quotes for both repair and replacement options. I also did some research on the company and found out they are licensed, bonded, and insured, which gave me peace of mind. Their pricing was also very reasonable compared to other quotes we received. In the end, we decided to replace the pool pump. Chris explained the quote and options, Robyn handled the scheduling and payment process, and Michael came out for the installation. Everyone was professional, efficient, and friendly throughout the whole process. I highly recommend them if you need any pool work done.

Poolside was fantastic to work with. From scheduling with Robyn and getting a quote ahead of time,…read morethe process could not have been easier or more pleasant. Then Mike came out and promptly fixed the issue. He was knowledgeable friendly and helpful with a couple of questions we had. Everyone was awesome from start to finish! I'll definitely call if i have another problem!