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Pool Builder Comparison Checklist
Use this checklist to rate each of the pool builders you’re talking to. For more information on any of these items, get our easy-to-read report: How To Choose The Right Pool Builder.
| Item | Ocean Quest Pools By Lew Akins |
Builder #2 | Builder #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active member of APSP? | Yes | How many years in business with current name? | Since 1998 | Checks payable to a business account or personal account? | Business Account | Ever closed and re-started under a new name? | No | Ever declared bankruptcy? | No | Favorable report from Dun and Bradstreet? | Yes—available on request | Have a permanent Showroom / Design Center? | Yes—3 locations | Member in good standing with BBB? | Yes |
| Advertising bait and switch with unrealistic low prices? | No | Do you charge more than the contract price if you hit rock? | No | Do you handle all electrical utility connections to and from the pool? | Yes | Promise a price without looking at your yard first? | No |
| Certificate of Insurance direct from the insurance company? | Yes | General Liability coverage of at least $1M per event? | Yes | Will you provide a list of lien holders? | Yes | Will you provide copies of all lien waivers as contractors are paid? | Yes | Workmen’s Compensation coverage? | Yes |
| All plumbing clearly labeled? | Yes | At least 2 1/2 suction line on spa fittings? | Yes | At least 2 suction lines on on skimmers and drains? | Yes | At least 2 return line? | Yes | At least 4 inches of gravel in base after excavation? | Yes | Dedicated plumbing for each drain and skimmer? | Yes | Individual valves on every line? | Yes | What’s the size and spacing of your steel re-bar? | 1/2 (#4) on 10 centers or better |
| APSP Certified Building Professional on staff? | Yes | Experience with advanced water features? (infinity edge, etc.) | Yes—noted industry expert | Willing to give at least 50 references? | Yes | Won multiple design awards? | Yes—175 |
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