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re: Apparently a local pool contractor is doing a terrible job on his installs( WBRZ story)
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:37 am to KTShoe
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:37 am to KTShoe
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You should expect a headache when adding anything.
FIFY
But seriously, even the smoothest run jobs will have you feeling upset about something.
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Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:37 am to BowDownToLSU
Used to have a buddy that had a pool business with his dad and they were shady as frick. They would get as many contracts as they could and dig the holes, but would take weeks sometimes months finishing the job. Just had a bunch of holes dug around town in people's yards. I guess they felt if they collected the money and dug the hole, the customer could do nothing about it. Pretty sure they ended up getting sued and went out of business.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:40 am to BowDownToLSU
Who hires a "contractor" for a pool install? This isn't something any old guy with a cement truck can do. 
When I was younger I worked for a pool install company. Those baws knew what they were doing and had been doing it for 50 years (family owned). They weren't cheap but they did shite right. Yes they contracted concrete work, but they used experienced people and they were always on site themselves directing everything.
You should always check around, especially if you're looking for an elaborate $100k pool. ASK to see their other work (this is important). If they aren't willing to show you that stay away.
Also if they don't have a physical headquarters in a building stay away. Reputable pool people aren't fly by night.
When I was younger I worked for a pool install company. Those baws knew what they were doing and had been doing it for 50 years (family owned). They weren't cheap but they did shite right. Yes they contracted concrete work, but they used experienced people and they were always on site themselves directing everything.
You should always check around, especially if you're looking for an elaborate $100k pool. ASK to see their other work (this is important). If they aren't willing to show you that stay away.
Also if they don't have a physical headquarters in a building stay away. Reputable pool people aren't fly by night.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:41 am to TheRustyShackleford
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Who is your pool guy?
I am in Lafayette.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:55 am to BowDownToLSU
Just curious, who here has put one in and was happy with the results? I'm probably going to put one in in the next couple years.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:30 pm to Giantkiller
I have been having mine almost five years. The company did a fantastic job and I have no complaints. Acadiana Pools in Breaux Bridge.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:37 pm to BowDownToLSU
Three things you can’t know you don’t want until you get one:
Pool
Boat
Convertible
Pool
Boat
Convertible
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:42 pm to BowDownToLSU
About 12 years ago my wife decided we needed a pool to keep the kids home during their teenage years versus running the roads. After calculating the cost, I told her that it would be cheaper for us to go to Hawaii every summer for the next 10 years than the installation of the pool, fence and annual maintenance costs. I also accurately predicted that after a couple of years, they would be bored with it. I reluctantly gave in and we signed a contract to have a pool installed at one of those peak price times.
I won't go into all of the details, but let's say the installation didn't go to smoothly. Fortunately I only paid in percentages as progress was supposed to be taking place. A few details, the guy never visited the site during construction and just sent out a series of subcontractors, the guy that installed all the underground piping left all the stub ups (about 5 of them) sticking out of the ground without labeling them (foreshadowing), based on the quality I assume it must have been the tile guy's first job ever, the electrical guy refused to install the grounding per code and argued with inspector rather than complying until I bought the correct grounding anchors myself and installed them, contractors quit showing up and progress stopped after minimal rate of progress, and then I receive a lien on my house due to lack of payment to the subcontractors.
I almost had enough money unpaid to the pool guy to pay each of the outstanding bills to remove the lien and to finish the work as my own contractor. Unfortunately the previously completed installation of the pumps went as expected. Remember that I said the stub ups weren't labeled? At the time I questioned the pool contractor on this and he insisted that all his jobs are the same and the second plumber would know where everything tied in when he installed the pumps. (wrong answer) I guess that would have been true if I wanted my pool to fill from the bottom drains.
The pool guy ended up going bankrupt and mine was the last pool he ever attempted to build. Funny as it is, he asked to take pictures of the final product in case he ever started building pools again. He also felt bad enough to come over and help me get all the chemicals balanced after I initially filled it. I learned an important chemistry lesson that day. He had some blocks of chlorine in his truck that had become wet from rain and appeared to be a powder versus the blocks. The pool guy didn't realize it wasn't the powdered version and mixed it with another bucked of powder chlorine. Apparently the two different types when mixed cause a violent reaction. He was in the driveway by his truck when I heard what sounded like an explosion. I ran around the corner to see what appeared to be Casper the Ghost covered from head to toe in chlorine. Fortunately he was okay. As a result of his science experiment, he got to be the first guest in our pool even though fully clothed.
By the way, if you are considering a pool, do the 10 years of vacations in Hawaii instead. I actually under estimated the total operating costs and repairs of the pool. Hawaii is a much better deal.
I won't go into all of the details, but let's say the installation didn't go to smoothly. Fortunately I only paid in percentages as progress was supposed to be taking place. A few details, the guy never visited the site during construction and just sent out a series of subcontractors, the guy that installed all the underground piping left all the stub ups (about 5 of them) sticking out of the ground without labeling them (foreshadowing), based on the quality I assume it must have been the tile guy's first job ever, the electrical guy refused to install the grounding per code and argued with inspector rather than complying until I bought the correct grounding anchors myself and installed them, contractors quit showing up and progress stopped after minimal rate of progress, and then I receive a lien on my house due to lack of payment to the subcontractors.
I almost had enough money unpaid to the pool guy to pay each of the outstanding bills to remove the lien and to finish the work as my own contractor. Unfortunately the previously completed installation of the pumps went as expected. Remember that I said the stub ups weren't labeled? At the time I questioned the pool contractor on this and he insisted that all his jobs are the same and the second plumber would know where everything tied in when he installed the pumps. (wrong answer) I guess that would have been true if I wanted my pool to fill from the bottom drains.
The pool guy ended up going bankrupt and mine was the last pool he ever attempted to build. Funny as it is, he asked to take pictures of the final product in case he ever started building pools again. He also felt bad enough to come over and help me get all the chemicals balanced after I initially filled it. I learned an important chemistry lesson that day. He had some blocks of chlorine in his truck that had become wet from rain and appeared to be a powder versus the blocks. The pool guy didn't realize it wasn't the powdered version and mixed it with another bucked of powder chlorine. Apparently the two different types when mixed cause a violent reaction. He was in the driveway by his truck when I heard what sounded like an explosion. I ran around the corner to see what appeared to be Casper the Ghost covered from head to toe in chlorine. Fortunately he was okay. As a result of his science experiment, he got to be the first guest in our pool even though fully clothed.
By the way, if you are considering a pool, do the 10 years of vacations in Hawaii instead. I actually under estimated the total operating costs and repairs of the pool. Hawaii is a much better deal.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:46 pm to TigerNutts
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This post was edited on 1/27/22 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:56 pm to TheRustyShackleford
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:59 pm to deltaland
I agree with The Spleen and Trevaylin. Your yard can have trees (or a large tree), or it can have a pool. Tree roots will cause problems with the integrity of the walls and/or floor of the pool, it will drop (or the wind will blow) a ton of leaves into the water, chlorination will go to shite, and you will constantly fight an algae problem.
When I bought my house in '98, I was not looking for one with a pool, but the one I chose happened to have an 18' x 36' vinyl liner pool. Like a dumbass, I bought it, not knowing what I was getting myself into. An in-ground pool is a hole in the ground into which you pour lots of money. I finally got tired of it and filled mine in 4 years ago in 2017. Wish I had done it MUCH sooner.
When I bought my house in '98, I was not looking for one with a pool, but the one I chose happened to have an 18' x 36' vinyl liner pool. Like a dumbass, I bought it, not knowing what I was getting myself into. An in-ground pool is a hole in the ground into which you pour lots of money. I finally got tired of it and filled mine in 4 years ago in 2017. Wish I had done it MUCH sooner.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:03 pm to TigerNutts
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Reporter was stacked.
Michael Shingleton’s wife.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:07 pm to deltaland
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For one there is a giant oak tree in the back yard that I’m positive would have to be removed which would cost 6k I already quoted it. But she wants to keep the tree too and no way the yard is big enough to have both without significant problems with the roots.
Clearly she's giving you a hint that she wishes you'd hang yourself from that tree. You need to divorce her ASAP
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:12 pm to BowDownToLSU
Paid the Contractor up front? And $75K at that?
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:14 pm to Giantkiller
quote:Paradise Pools in DS did ours. Just a rectangular pool with no fixtures, amenities. We got it done during a lull in their work a few years ago, so we only waited 2 months or maybe less. Their work was perfect. Bare ground to completed pool in under a week. Guys that worked for them had decades of experience--operator on the backhoe had 40+ years under his belt. OTOH, I've heard they have over a 1 year backlog for new work nowadays.
who here has put one in and was happy with the results?
As far as the pool itself, I'm not sure it's something I want to take into retirement. I've got kids who are in it every day right now, but once they've moved out, that's an awful lot of work for something I personally use 4x/year.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:15 pm to deltaland
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I’m currently trying to convince my SO not to pay to have one put in our back yard.
For one there is a giant oak tree in the back yard that I’m positive would have to be removed which would cost 6k I already quoted it. But she wants to keep the tree too and no way the yard is big enough to have both without significant problems with the roots.
I've been able to talk my wife out of it because she loves feeding the squirrels which live in our trees.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:16 pm to FCP
[img] As far as the pool itself, I'm not sure it's something I want to take into retirement. I've got kids who are in it every day right now, but once they've moved out, that's an awful lot of work for something I personally use 4x/year.[/img]
Grandkids. Mine use the hell out of it.
Grandkids. Mine use the hell out of it.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:17 pm to Breauxsif
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Paid the Contractor up front? And $75K at that?
Everyone knows that once you pay a contractor for a job you will NEVER see them again. Once the check clears the job is over as far as they are concerned.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:17 pm to BowDownToLSU
Brittany Weiss needs to control those sweet chariots a little better.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:18 pm to TDTOM
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I am happy with our pool guy. However, the process is taking forever due
Up to this point in your sentence, I thought I was getting a Jody joke
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