Building A Swimming Pool

About Myself and Swimming Pools

2009-06-01T10:32:00.005-04:00

I have been a gunite swimming pool subcontractor for 12 years.
During this time I have subcontracted to as many as 12 different pool companies at one time.
For a few years if someone had a gunite swimming pool built in the city I am from, chances were extremely good that I would be on the job during the shell placement phase of the project, regardless of the pool builder that was contracting the project.
I thought this was interesting since quotes from various pool companies could vary several thousand dollars and the same people were actually building the pool.
Reputation of a pool company has a great bearing on the price they can and will charge for a swimming pool project.
Service after the pool is built is usually handled in house. That can also be a reason for choosing one pool contractor over another.
Most good swimming pool sub contractors have insurance and are licenced and bonded. When contracting your own swimming pool project it is imperitive that you find good, reliable subcontractors to handle the different phases of the job.

Sub Contractors in the Swimming Pool Industry

2009-06-01T10:16:00.006-04:00

Why do so many swimming pool contractors sub out a lot of the work involved in building a swimming pool?
There are many stages of building a swimming pool . It would be unlikely that one crew would be proficient in every task involved.
If a pool contractor only builds one or two pools a week it wouldn't be cost effective to have a backhoe operator on the payroll with no work to do 3 or 4 days out of the week. Likewise a plumber would cost more to keep on the payroll than it would save by just subbing the job out.
By virtue of being a sub contractor a backhoe operator may work for 4 or 5 different pool companies, therefore ensuring that he has steady work all week every week.
This applies to all the subs working on a swimming pool project.
There are many different sub contractors involved in build a gunite swimming pool.
Knowing which sub you will need , when to schedule them for their phase of the project, where to find these subcontractors, where to buy materials, are all things you will need to know if you decide to contract your own swimming pool.

Things You Should Know About Swimming Pool Contractors

2009-06-01T09:36:00.006-04:00

Did you know that the majority of Swimming Pool Contractors sub out most if not all of the work on your inground swimming pool ? While some pool contractor maintain a crew of people employed to handle some operations of the swimming pool project, more than likely there will be sub contractors on the job to do a large portion of the job.
Did you know that a swimming pool contractor may mark up the cost of an in ground swimming pool by as much as 100% ?
That's right , a swimming pool that you received a quote of $30,000.00 for may only cost the pool contractor $15,000.00 to $20,000.00.
Taking some time to learn how to contract your own in ground swimming pool project could save you a considerable amount of money.
You could use this money to build a larger pool. Maybe you wanted some of the options and features available but the cost of the pool alone prohibits them. Perhaps you would just like to keep the savings. At any rate , I can offer you information on how to build your own swimming pool that can lead to savings.