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Looking at putting a in ground pool in the back yard and wanted some recommendations of who is good, who is not so good, best prices, best warranty, best customer service etc... in the buisiness. I am located in the Lake Jackson area, so if anyone knows a good company that does work in my area let me know. Thanks...

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Platinum, Cody, Perry, Anthony & Sylvan

The thing about buying a pool is that these guys sub out work. So you really want to look at the warranty, what does it cover?

Keywords to look for in a warranty

Above/Below Water line
Plumbing inside and outside of pool(replacing a main drain is no drop in the bucket)
Replacing interior finish, tile, coping and decking depending on scope or warranty work(what you'll see is that companies will do warranty work to fix plumbing or the shell but they won't fix the damage they did to fix it.

If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a PM, I designed pools for two years before the economy took a dump.
 
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I just had a pool put in back in Feb. You will have a lot of work to do in keeping it up as in cleaning and checking the chlorine, PH and alkaline levels in the pool (adding chemicals). Eventually you will get a hang to it and it will get easier. Also, I would build up the sides to the pool especially if you have grass next to it. Every time I cut the grass it takes me about 20 minutes to clean the pool from all the grass clippings that fly into it. I wish I would have laid down some form of removable stone (cannot put down anything permanent because of my 10' easement) or fake grass around the pool or had it built at least 2' higher from the ground.
 
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HOO'S NEXT said:
Looking at putting a in ground pool in the back yard and wanted some recommendations of who is good, who is not so good, best prices, best warranty, best customer service etc... in the buisiness. I am located in the Lake Jackson area, so if anyone knows a good company that does work in my area let me know. Thanks...

Eric
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Did you find a good deal on a pool? My brother in-law lives in San Marcos and is wanting to get a nice saltwater setup for his back yard. He travels a lot for work and saw some nice setups at an above ground pools Little Rock retailer. He is also trying to find a place a bit closer to where he is at. I told him that since it is the fall he may find a better deal on an "older" model. Does anyone know if saltwater is more costly for the upkeep?
 
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my advice would be to not get one. pools are very expensive to operate - water, electricity, chlorine, etc - and a royal pain in the butt to maintain.

you'll be required to put 15-30 minutes work into it everyday (at least in the summer), or hire a pool maintenance company to do it for you (~$175-200/mo).

think long and hard about it and talk to a lot of people who own one for their input, but if you really want one, the below is some good information and advice:

fwoodwader said:
The thing about buying a pool is that these guys sub out work. So you really want to look at the warranty, what does it cover?

Keywords to look for in a warranty

Above/Below Water line
Plumbing inside and outside of pool(replacing a main drain is no drop in the bucket)
Replacing interior finish, tile, coping and decking depending on scope or warranty work(what you'll see is that companies will do warranty work to fix plumbing or the shell but they won't fix the damage they did to fix it.
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i don't know of any pool company around here that doesn't subcontract out all of the work. all the pool company does is sell you the pool, line up the subcontractors, and guarantee the work - hopefully.
 
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mastercylinder said:
my advice would be to not get one. pools are very expensive to operate - water, electricity, chlorine, etc - and a royal pain in the butt to maintain.

you'll be required to put 15-30 minutes work into it everyday (at least in the summer), or hire a pool maintenance company to do it for you (~$175-200/mo).
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Malarkey. You have to spend an hour a week during the summer, not even all at once.. It doesn't take that long to clean out skimmers & polaris, add chlorine to the chlorinator and check the water. In the beginning its a little more work, because you have to add CaCl and check alkalinity. After that is 'done' it is easy. Cost of pump/water 200 or less/mo unless you're running your pool too much (most do) and splashing/evaporating all the water away. If you have a gas heater, that is pricey-ish to run.
 
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My best estimate, and I have two pools, league city and tiki island, is it costs less than 100/mo to have a pool. That includes chemical, water , and electricity. And as stated above, if you have a pool sweep, less than a hour a week to take care of it. You might need to vacumn, or not, and it's nothing to add chlorine tablets to a chlorine feeder. Your pump and sweeper only runs 2-3 hours a day.
At tiki, Charles at Galveston County Pools did mine in 4 weeks flat, did a great job, and I would highly recommend those guys.
 
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SaltyTX said:
Malarkey. You have to spend an hour a week during the summer, not even all at once.. It doesn't take that long to clean out skimmers & polaris, add chlorine to the chlorinator and check the water. In the beginning its a little more work, because you have to add CaCl and check alkalinity. After that is 'done' it is easy. Cost of pump/water 200 or less/mo unless you're running your pool too much (most do) and splashing/evaporating all the water away. If you have a gas heater, that is pricey-ish to run.
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yea, if it never gets used. if the pool will be out in the sun all day, your water temps will go to over 90 plus degrees and will eat your clor. what about ph? theres more to it then just a once a week check. my pool is cleaned,chems checked everyday, and backwash twice a day in the summer because of the heavy load it gets. pools are a PITA, but if you stay on them, you can get many years of troublefree enjoyment. ive had 0 complaints about my pool over the summer and it sees over a 100 people a day in the summer. good luck with whatever you do. sometimes its better to use a friends pool,LMAO!
 
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donf said:
My best estimate, and I have two pools, league city and tiki island, is it costs less than 100/mo to have a pool. That includes chemical, water , and electricity. And as stated above, if you have a pool sweep, less than a hour a week to take care of it. You might need to vacumn, or not, and it's nothing to add chlorine tablets to a chlorine feeder. Your pump and sweeper only runs 2-3 hours a day.
At tiki, Charles at Galveston County Pools did mine in 4 weeks flat, did a great job, and I would highly recommend those guys.
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GCP are some of the best:flag::flag::flag:
 
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The specific pool is in the sun all day past 10am. It is over 90, it does eat some chlorine, but once/week to refill if it is set right. Pump on for 1 hr/10 degrees (a little less actually) Polaris on for 2 hrs, or so/day. Ph is good and stable once you have a proper buffer system in place. Are you keeping your alkalinity in check? This will make your life easier. You don't have to test after every addition, you learn what your pool needs.

You checking every day is OCD. Perhaps if you are running a public pool that is ok. Backwashing 2x/day is too much. It is probably time to change the filtration material if you're clogging up like that. Zeolite is cool if you have a sand filter.

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yea, if it never gets used. if the pool will be out in the sun all day, your water temps will go to over 90 plus degrees and will eat your clor. what about ph? theres more to it then just a once a week check. my pool is cleaned,chems checked everyday, and backwash twice a day in the summer because of the heavy load it gets. pools are a PITA, but if you stay on them, you can get many years of troublefree enjoyment. ive had 0 complaints about my pool over the summer and it sees over a 100 people a day in the summer. good luck with whatever you do. sometimes its better to use a friends pool,LMAO!
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