All State Pools – Pool Company
Planning to build or recreate your own pools may not be an easy job because you cannot just hire the services of any construction company. However, you must be able to get the services of one who is into pool building. It makes sense to deal only with people who are experts in the business, not only to save time in the construction or renovation but also to save on the cost. There are even several stories of pool owners ending up with a bogus pool company, which promises those services that they cannot really provide. Thus, before signing any construction or building contracts with these service providers, do check on the following matters first.
Check the quotes and the building proposals. It is standard operating procedures for these companies to provide you with quotes for the service that they offer and to provide you with their building proposals. Thus, you need to scrutinize these items carefully. Before you contract with a pool company, make sure that such has a license from the Registrar of Contractors. The Registrar has a record of almost all of the registered and licensed holder contractors, including the complaint records of these contractors. By checking with this office, you would be able to know whether you are dealing with the right company or just wasting your time.
Check with the Better Business Bureau. The BBB is a site which displays only a pool company with a satisfactory record. For a certain company to qualify as one with satisfactory record, the company must have been in the business for at least a year. The Bureau also prompts the dealing public as the bureau from time to time receives the complaints concerning the undertakings of these companies. In addition, it is important to realize that BBB further says that contracts entered into by the clients are not binding on the contracting company until and unless the same has the signature of an officer of the firm authorized to deal and transact for and on behalf of the company. Oftentimes, also, most of the companies grant a three-day rescission clause but nonetheless, this does not have any effect on the pool contract such that clients may still pay the fine of around $1,500 for the act of cancelling the contract.
Check on the standard of payment of these contractors. When you engage the services of a pool company, you need to ensure that these companies do comply with the requirements set by the Registrar of Contractors with respect to the standards of payment. One should be wary when the company you engaged starts to collect from you a substantial amount as down payment even before any work has been done. This may just be stealth way to get your money without you benefiting from the transaction.
Visit the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals Site. This site used to be the National Spa and Pool Institute. It identifies to prospective clients only the best professionals in the field of pool building. By visiting the site, one may be able to check on the status and the memberships and certifications of the pool company one is planning to contract. One can also check whether the pool dealer is giving you the right information about the pool company, and ensure that they would be able to satisfy your building needs.
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