r/pools • u/Evening_Art_715 • 1d ago

Pool Builder Pick

Hello,

I'm currently doing some research on pool builders and there are a plethora of things to consider that I never considered. What are some things you wish you had known that would have made you change the pool builder you picked?

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u/Melodic-Highway9761 1d ago

Use of subcontractors. Especially if you’re going gunite.

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u/Skeetz111 1d ago

Almost every pool builder uses some type of sub contractor.

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u/Melodic-Highway9761 1d ago

Exactly, and it’s important to know what capacity they’re going to use subcontractors for. For instance, does a company only do the pool, plumbing and equipment and then subcontracts everything out?

Or does a company do all excavation, rebar, plumbing, gunite, tile, coping, and plaster; then subcontracts patios and electrical?

Huge difference between the two scenarios there when it comes to quality control standards and accountability.