Summary: DO NOT WORK WITH ANTHONY & SYLVAN. This was by far…read morethe worst company I have ever worked with. Terrible communication, broken promises, repeated inspection failures, property damage, and constant follow‑up required on my end. A project promised to take 2 months has taken 11 months and is still not complete. Avoid this company at all costs. Details: Anthony & Sylvan were by far the worst company I have ever worked with. I am writing this detailed review to warn others and am including my email address (espermelhem@gmail.com) so anyone considering them can reach out for more details since none of the 27 reviewers included their contact info to just understand how the process went. I am also attaching photos to back up everything stated here. For any cost, DO NOT work with Anthony & Sylvan. Sales Experience: Starting with the salesperson, Brandon Biazo: Before signing the contract, he was so responsive and attentive while plans were being created. The moment the contract was signed, he completely disappeared. Calls, texts, and emails went unanswered, and there was zero accountability post‑sale. Property Damage & Failure to Inform: During construction, Anthony & Sylvan: - Broke my irrigation system and never informed me - Damaged the drainage system and never informed me - Dropped a forklift onto my house In every case, I had to discover the problem myself and follow up repeatedly just to get acknowledgment and pay from my own pocket to fix. Even then, resolution was slow or nonexistent, and I ultimately fixed some of the damage myself to keep the project moving. Project Delays & Broken Promises: I had to manage this project myself every step of the way. I was promised the pool would be completed in 2 months. It has now taken 11 months, and the final inspection is still not completed. They have failed inspections repeatedly, causing major delays, weeks went on with 0 work and no communication and I still have to follow up constantly on next steps, scheduling, and fixes. Construction Management Issues: - Dominic (construction manager at the time, who I believe is no longer with the company) consistently overpromised and underdelivered. I have messages and emails showing missed commitments and false timelines. - Adam Beeson (Lead Construction Manager) communicated slightly better than the others, but I still had to repeatedly follow up on major issues such as inspections, deck completion, and drainage repairs. Communication gaps of days and sometimes weeks were common, even when active issues were ongoing. I have extensive documentation proving this. Supporting Evidence: I am uploading photos of email chains and the forklift damage to my home to support this review. If anyone wants further details, feel free to reach out: espermelhem@gmail.com. I am more than happy to share additional information and documentation.

Javier and team did an excellent job with our new pool, Adam is top notch, Thanks Anthony & Sylvan,…read morewill recommend to anyone interested in getting a pool

Mark at Mckinney pools is hands down the most professional and efficient worker. We recently…read morepurchased a home with a pool we knew nothing about. After some talking we decided to upgrade our system. He is knowledgeable and friendly. He worked with us every step of the way and communicated what he was doing. I cannot express enough thanks to him and his company. WE will be customers for life. I highly recommend him for your pool needs and repairs. He truly is passionate about his work. Honest and a fair man. 5 plus stars. Thank you Mark for all your hard work and personal touches you added on our finished product. We will tell everyone about McKinney pools!

Great to work with and responded quickly. Very fair and straight forward in the work they do, and…read morego above and beyond to be helpful. Recommend to anyone!

What is the process for cancelling our service? Our pool has not been workable for 2.5 weeks with…read moreno end in site. Extremely frustrating and much high end money wasted on many visits with no results. No one will tell us a plan to fix the pool and it's almost been 3 weeks with filthy pool that no one can swim in. They just keep saying a tech will come next week, with no urgency at all.

Daniel and his team helped renovate our pool and it became a very tough project. The scope was…read morerelocating the pool equipment, resurfacing, new tile, coping, mastic and decking. At the beginning of the project we discovered our pool sat on top of a natural spring and had some movement. Daniel and his team stuck with us and guided us through the project. Although the cost went up and the timeline extended due to the conditions, Daniel was calm and knew exactly what to do in the face of some really unique and adverse conditions. Daniel is honest, trustworthy, professional and most importantly - does what he says he will do. I recommend Atlantic Pool Services 100% if you are considering a pool renovation.

Tanner helped me put in the schedule for leak detection sooner than others, while everyone was busy…read moredue to the freeze. My pool was loosing over an inch of water everyday, which made the pump unable to run properly as water level was too low. Since freezing temperature continued, my pool became icy as well. Outdoor faucets got frozen so I was adding water by running a garden hose from the bathroom sink (while freezing cold outside air was coming in to my house), just to avoid getting the pump damaged from complete stop of its operation. I was desperate. So Tanner's advice over text messages even before scheduling the service really helped me relieved, as he was so responsive and answered to my questions!! He fixed the cracked return pipe in the ground for us and finally, I can sleep well without any worries. I highly recommend Leak-Tech.

Tech was very professional and courteous also very informative. Tanner diagnosed my issue in a…read moreshort amount of time. Honestly first service I felt comfortable with his diagnosis, 30 or pool owner . Rates were perfect, honest company. Highly recommend their service.

It seems responsive professionals that want to do the work reasonably,transparently and timely, are…read morealmost impossible to find . That's why I stuck with a nationally known pool company for too long . No longer. Vito answers and returns calls promptly, with productive discussion. His service team shows up in a timely manner, diagnosing and repairing the issues. In my case it was a hot tub furnace issue from last year and a brand new problem yesterday, of a failed filter housing. In just 24 hours from my call...completed repair. In addition, there were a couple of other hidden issues waiting to raise their heads. Allen brought these to my attention and I could see they were legit. I highly recommend Vitos Pool Service. Tell him Guy H sent you

I found Vito's Pool Service when I needed troubleshooting on my Hayward pool equipment (he's an…read moreHayward Authorized Service Provider). Vito himself came by on short notice and provided a very thorough and knowledgeable assessment of my pool equipment, at a reasonable price. He also diagnosed and corrected some current problems, and identified some potential problems and solutions. He certainly went above and beyond what I expected for this visit and is probably the most professional pool repair guy I have run across in my 15 years of pool ownership. I will certainly be using him again soon to get my pool mechanically ready for Spring!

I collected pool update bids from several companies and chose Petri based on their customer…read moreratings, competitive pricing, ability to start the project fairly quickly and the professionalism of Mike Rakes who did the estimate. Before Petri started the project Brennan, assigned as my project manager, stopped by to meet me and check out the pool. Like Mike, a professional guy with solid, knowledgeable answers to my questions. Project-wise we missed a few days due to rain/thunderstorms but things generally ran to plan and Brennan routinely kept me informed of progress, next steps, timing, issues, etc. A really professional guy and an outstanding service provider/project manager. The one "surprise" was a leak caused by a repair company's attempt at a fix ten years prior. It didn't show up on a pressure test and as it turned out I couldn't have reasonably expected Petri's plumbers to detect it. Long story short the prior company had clearly done a shoddy repair job which led to a faulty pressure test reading. The resulting leak became obvious after I'd paid Petri's second invoice and all concerned were confident all leaks had been detected, fixed, and paid for. Imo it's now obvious that the old botched repair job caused most of my pool issues since 2012. Brennan ensured the leak was repaired quickly and, given the circumstances, at a fair, reasonable price. Imo Petri, while not at fault, proactively and professionally managed this issue to quick resolution. The project wrapped up today and our pool looks great, we're very happy with the project and would gladly recommend Petri to anyone in the market for a pool update. These guys are professionals. Ray

Plays a mean game of dodgecall. I have had issues with this company since they resurfaced my pool…read more The plaster is now coming off in chunks. Looks like the bond was either not applied correctly, didn't get time to dry before the next layer was added or just poorly applied. I am not a pool professional, but I can now see the layers on the chunks of plaster off the bottom of my pool. I was unimpressed after about 6 months after the work was first completed. Trying to get a response after money was paid was impossible. May be good for pool cleaning, but I would NEVER invest in having them do another major pool job.

Unfortunately I am not able to rate my experience as 5 stars. Initially I thought I had found the…read moreperfect company (I got the "we'll fix your gate latch" treatment and they loved the family dog in the sales meeting...). That has all subsided and it has been a very poor experience. I have never written a negative review of any business prior to using Ranger Pools, but I feel compelled to inform others of my experience. The issue arose when I noticed a leak in my pump, of which I could tell they left a piece off the equipment when servicing it. What followed was 2-3 weeks of frustration in them not addressing the issue (after they took the piece off). They either responded with a quick note about they will fix it tomorrow or no response at all. My frustrations really escalated when they made regularly weekly visits and did not fix it - they would send out the "everything's good" type of weekly status report. The only way I could get them to address my concern was writing a Yelp review. A few minutes after that went up they sent an email asking what I wanted. I said I know you haven't been servicing my pool to my expectations for at least the last month, please fix my leak and give me the last month's charges back and in return I would remove the Yelp review. They fixed the pump finally, but to this point there is no refund. As unorganized as they are, I'm just watching for the next month's recurring charge, even though I cancelled them long ago. I hired a new company to come out and I got even more shock. Despite the most recent weekly report from Ranger showing cyanuric acid levels as 30-50 ppm which they labelled "ideal," the new company found the level to be 300 ppm! For those that don't know, this is a chemical that slows down the reaction of chlorine so it doesn't evaporate too quickly. When you get a level over 100 ppm you essentially lock up the chlorine from working at all. And you can't get it out of your water, overtime fresh water will dilute it but at levels as high as I have I am left with the likely option of having my water pumped out and having to start fresh. This is because bacteria and algae will be certain and there are some health concerns in having that high of level of acid. Of course, with North Texas water restrictions I may have some hoops to jump through and some extended loss of use. To verify the new company had a correct reading, I took it to Leslie's and unfortunately they came up with a similar result and prognosis. The pool will need to be drained. I've tried to reach Brandon and the tech numerous times throughout this to reach a resolution and correspondence is limited and they take no responsibility. How in the world did it go from "ideal" to disaster in a 7 to 10 day period? Or did this happen in a 10 day period (Leslie's staff tells me you'd almost have to try to do that in that short of period)? Did the tech lack the knowledge to do the readings or did he just skip over parts of the service? These are all things I am wondering. One thing is for sure, they are very careless with my property. It was common to find pool items strung across the yard and landscaping, computer boxes on the equipment left open, leaves remaining in pump baskets and the gate was always left unlatched for the dog to escape if we didn't notice it first. Brandon's response to what happened and the possible resolution, written 10/1/14: "Jay We call it old water and it happens to every pool after a period of time. It's normal and unavoidable." My pool just turned 3 years old. I am not an expert but I don't think it is normal to have to drain the water every three years due to chemical imbalance. And it hardly explains why it went from "ideal" to emergency situation in a short amount of time. But maybe that is "unavoidable" for Ranger pools too. A little customer service, accepting a little responsibility and offering some form of refund or ways to correct the problem would have resolved this. But their customer service is non-existent. I'd encourage all to keep looking - don't buy into the friendly sales pitch...

I just bought a house with a pool, with zero knowledge on how to maintain one. Brandon, from…read moreRanger Pools, came by and in a very short time got my pool whipped back into shape. If you need pool service, these are your guys. Fast, extremely friendly and affordable.

I cannot speak highly enough about Bula Pools and the professional pride that Caleb puts into his…read morebusiness. I vetted a total of 9 pool companies for my pool resurface/ deck overlay remodel and Bula Pools quickly and clear rose to the top. Caleb now only comes out to discuss the project in person, he educated me on how things are done correctly, common short cuts to avoid, and the nuances of the actual process. He proposal was very competitively priced to my current pool maintenance guy with many of the other competing bids coming in 30-40% more. I fell in love with a particular blue glass waterline tile and Caleb drove to three different tile stores with me to find something similar together. He was very responsive throughout the process and everyone on his crew was respectful, professional and competent. I am now swirching my monthly maintenance company over to Bula Pools and look forward to working with him for all my pool needs.

We had cracks and old plaster but they fixed it all and it looks fabulous! They were also pleasant…read moreand helpful on how to care for the new plaster after startup.