cajunss

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Hey guys I'm looking to get a In ground pool installed and been doing a lot of research online but was wondering if any of you had any experience with any companies here in the Houston area and if you recommend a good one. Thanks for the help.

70hemicuda

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I'll suggest Kenny Pools. Family friends of ours. They are really nice people.

Texfinn

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My advice would be to stay away from the guys who advertise the most. We got quotes from two of those kind of companies when we built ours about 6 years ago and they seemed quite worthless.

Settled with a local, family-owned business based on recommendations from friends and others and they did a great job and the attention to details was considerably better from the get go.

This of course in the DFW area.

cajunss

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Thanks for the info guys. Yeah I'm doing a lot of research online and reading some reviews. It's a lot of money so I want to make sure I go with the right company.

Gering

Agree!

OP: Please give my friend a call, he is VERY GOOD. I have recommended him to a fellow coworker and he was very happy with the job and even wrote a review on his website: http://www.springpools.net/ My coworker's name is Michael Fleming.

bigfatls6

iTrader: (34)

Whats the general cost for a basic small in ground pool? One with out all of the bells and whistles?

Gering

Sir,

If this question is for me, I must admit that I have very little knowledge on the price of pools. While Mike is a good friend of mine, I know very little about the business, I deal with Pipeline Operations.

crAzy95Z28

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My buddy's parents spent around $60K for theirs, but it had bells and whistles. Had heaters, color changing lights, jets all around the pool and visual jets that shoot up into the air from the edge of the pool, concrete bridge over pass, 12' deep end, 3' shallow end, etc. I would think they would range from $20K and up.

Huntr1117

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My lieutenant here at the FD does pools as a side job. I've seen some of his work and its amazing. PM if you would like his contact info.

Texfinn

iTrader: (39)

Our 14000 gallon pool without spa, heater or other too fancy stuff cost about 26K five years ago. The price did include some extra concrete work and stuff, though. We did get to design the shape of the pool ourselves.

Altogether we spent over 30K at the time since we had to move and reconfigure our sprinklers and my wife did a lot of landscaping and I laid down a lot of flagstone and other stones.

Original budget we were thinking about before starting to talk to the builders was about 20-22K.

And if somebody is looking for a good builder in north DFW, check out Gohlke Pools in Denton.

bigfatls6

iTrader: (34)

Yea I was thinking between 20 and 25k. Ha d a buddy do a pool but his has a huge rock water fall, heater, hot tub and flag stone and it was like $50k

danieloneil01

All that for 60k? Where do I sign up at?

cajunss

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Thanks for all the info guys. I found two companies that I will be calling to get estimates. I have another question where do I go to get the plot plans for my house, I live in Spring TX, Harris County? I looked to all my paper work when I bought my house and not seeing one so either I did not get one or I lost it.

Texfinn

iTrader: (39)

City should have them.

cajunss

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I contacted Harris County Clerk. This is what they replied:
Thank you for contacting the Harris County Clerk’s Office.

We do not record individual plot plats or surveys, only subdivision or condominium maps/plats.

danieloneil01

Title company?

Gering

OP: Please post up some pics of the finished product, before and after. Good Luck With Your Build!