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Thank you for you advice on Jandy. Rather than continue to research equipment I will take your advice as well as my consultants. And the advice of the previous post about energy savings by using 2 stage or variable speed pumps, larger plumbing, and covers. The soils engineer is ariving Monday to take samples with a backhoe! I will then have specific engineered plans for my site. Your right, it is expensive, probably total of 6 to 7 thousand for soils and structural engineering. My County is going to require it all of it anyways! I am excited that I am moving forward on this project, my son is 17 months old and I my wife would like him in the pool NOW! Thank you for your insight and advice. Your right, I should not stereotype pool contractors as hoodlums. Pools must be a hot commodity in California and they are in demand! I just wanted to be treated fairly and as a paying customer.

OK, the consultant in my case has many roles, he designs the pool around our needs, he provides the subs, and by paying the subs directly, not through a 3rd party, they (the subs) show up and do the job knowing they will be paid that day or when the job is complete. Yes of course I have dealt with no less than 5 pool companies in our area for bids, and yes most with the exception of one, was way over our budget of $65,000. Try $100 to $125.000 for pool only due to our hillside condition. With consultant we are in budget for pool, and have decided to add stamped colored concrete due to reasonable costs for the work. Consultant is $4000. Licensed and insured (believe me I checked). If you are not comfortable dealing with legalities, contracts, or different phases of construction, then I would imagine a Pool company is going to be easier right? (not where I live). I have dealt with some fat cats here. Simple greed is not attractive to me, yes of course you are entitled to a profit for your work, however I cannot believe these guys would gouge families who want to provide a fun environment for their children, I wonder if they sleep well at night. If you do some checking, a lot of the guys involved are felons, drug users etc. I would rather make my own mistakes then deal with somebody high on the job! I am venting sorry Happy Easter, indeed he has risen!

I am new to this forum, however I am not new to attempting to put a pool on my property. I can tell you my experience with pool contractors are that they are greedy, will not return phone calls, and deceptive. Bait and switch is real common. I contracted with a company in the North Bay area of California and after 7 months of them holding my deposite they finally gave it back. I have had prior bids for my pool which were in the range of $100,000 for a standard rectangle pool on a hillside! So I hired a consultant and will be an owner/builder. I have just began this process and will be having soils engineering conducted and then structural plans suitable for my design. I have learned much by my own research, however I have not been hands on yet. I consider that the real test of experience. So I will attempt to keep tuned to this post to learn and share my experience. I do have questions about equipment. Jandy is my consultant's choice of equipment products as a whole package. I believe because of the proedge warranty. Any ideas or is this a solid choice? Thanks

I am new to this forum, however I am not new to attempting to put a pool on my property. I can tell you my experience with pool contractors are that they are greedy, will not return phone calls, and deceptive. Bait and switch is real common. I contracted with a company in the North Bay area of California and after 7 months of them holding my deposite they finally gave it back. I have had prior bids for my pool which were in the range of $100,000 for a standard rectangle pool on a hillside! So I hired a consultant and will be an owner/builder. I have just began this process and will be having soils engineering conducted and then structural plans suitable for my design. I have learned much by my own research, however I have not been hands on yet. I consider that the real test of experience. So I will attempt to keep tuned to this post to learn and share my experience. I do have questions about equipment. Jandy is my consultant's choice of equipment products as a whole package. I believe because of the proedge warranty. Any ideas or is this a solid choice? Thanks