Scott at Platinum helped me build my pool a while back when we were remodeling some of the home also. I used them because they are large company and had the in house service support. The pool/spa runs itself.I have had two warranty/service problems and they resolved them very quickly and to my satisfaction. I have seen good comments about both companies on this forum. Just FYI.

I built my pool last winter with Gulf Coast total time from start to finish was about 5 weeks. This was right through the holidays last year. And I still use them now to clean my pool. 6 Months after I built the pool I wanted to add some decking and a firepit and they handled that for me as well. I can't say enough about their customer service.

I live in the Kemah area. I had Mike at Gulf Coast build my pool. What I liked about them the most was that Mike was hands on during the whole build. He even did the plumbing and the electrical work himself. Our pool took 4 weeks to build. They are just starting to build my bosses pool in the Clear Lake area.

I am in Katy. I looked at Platinum, Blue Haven, Anthony Sylvan, and Richards. But In the end I used Gulf Coast Pools. They built my pool in June 08. I eliminated Blue haven and Anthony right off the bat with plain pool designs. Richards pool was a nice design but too expensive. I too was down to Platinum and Gulf Coast but I felt comfortable with the people at Gulf Coast and their Knowledge of the equipment the use. I guess in the end you have to be able to trust who you are going with. I would hands down choose Gulf Coast if I had to do it again.

quote" He even did the plumbing and the electrical work himself. "quote

I don't even know this guy and I already like him, LOL!!!

All I can offer is go with your gut feeling. Most times in my life when I went against it it was right to begin with.

I've known Scott and his Dad for a long time, they're good people and he's got a great company but he follows the norm for most pool construction companies owners job description. stay at the office, work some closings, and write all the checks. That's not my idea of a fun day. I'd rather drive my excavators, build waterfalls, pour concrete, or shovel mud in the rain than go to the office and administrate.

See ya,
Kelly

My mother has a house in Richmond Texas, I decided to install a pool on its backyard. I'm a pool owner myself but I bought my house already equipped with a pool and all i have to do is to maintain it. I have no idea about installing a pool so I tried contacting my pool supplier www.cheappoolproducts.com and I was amazed that they have affiliate pool builder. After 3 years, mother's pool still looks nice.

greengarage,
Scott, Mike, and builders like myself don't sell above ground pool kits.
We generate pool designs and build a concrete shell to match the design.

See ya,
Kelly

I just finished building this one in Richmond.

Here is a link that might be useful:

I know I am reasonably new to this forum. But I didn't think spam was allowed?????????

""" I didn't think spam was allowed????????? """

You are correct.

This young lady is new to the forum too, I gave her the benefit of a doubt when I read her reply yesterday.
I simply wrote it up to way off-topic and borderline spam.

Womanowned, I interpreted the question of the original poster as to what the feedback was between the 2 builders he spoke of was with other members who had used them before.
That was the topic.

See ya,
Kelly

Its not very suttle the way she plugs her recent customers into this site.

Spam? You are kidding, right? I posted a picture of a pool I built, but did not name my company or how to contact me. Geez, Kelly, you constantly promote yourself on these boards.

There was no spam by womanowned. I am with her in that respect.

I think the "spam" was by greengarage and that wasn't a blatant one at that. I don't remember seeing that across multiple threads, as we have seen in the past with others.

Does this site help our marketing. You Bet! Is it because we are blatantly advertising? NO. It's because we help homeowners. The good faith we build here serves our desired results quite nicely. The pools we build and fix are from some of the best people our industry has to offer.

Scott

Kathy,
Let's get one thing straight, I've never came into a ongoing thread with a member asking about feedback on two potential builders and INSERTED my organization into the mix.
What I have done, is when someone in my area asks about pool builders I give the name of 5 builders in the area and place my name last.
Sorry you may have interpreted my replies as spam but I can ASSURE you that I don't delibrately spam the membership.
When my customers come in here it's completely unprovoked on my end.
I just find it strange how yours end up in here with completed pools, post pic's, sing your virtues, and they've never even been in here before. Most of these members found this site by Googling Pebble Tec, Diamond Brite, etc... and then came into the forum to address the members with their questions.
I suppose your people have found this forum by Googling "where do I post pic's of my new pool on the web"
I'm sorry but this after the fact stuff has me puzzled.

quote" Kelly, you constantly promote yourself on these boards. "quote

I've only promoted myself as a contractor with a lifetime career of working in the area and I've NEVER bullied myself into an ongoing thread. I truly feel the membership knows I'm a pool builder and how to contact me by clicking on my Bio when you highlight my username right where it says """contact huskyridor"""

Quite honestly I even told a member, on a thread, that right here and now I'd sign with you over a man I've known for 15 years and worked for a friend of mine for 8 of them.
I've actually heard good things about you in the industry as a real go getter who moves her projects well and pays her bills promptly.

Find me a thread where I placed myself in the middle of an ongoing thread with an off topic reply to spam my business or any thread where I didn't offer a member asking a question about a builder where I didn't mention 4 other quality builders too. I'll gladly retract this reply.
I truly did give you the benefit of a doubt and called it borderline spamming. I'm sorry someone else misread your reply as pure spam. What did I do in my first reply? I stayed on topic.

It was a pleasure speaking with you on the phone that day, and I sincerely hope you don't take this reply as any other way than I meant for you to take it. I'd much rather have you and the other quality companies as my competition than many of the scoundrels we compete against in our market.

See ya,
Kelly

Poor Kellynn...the original poster of this thread. We have really taken you off topic, haven't we?

Poolguynj...thanks for sticking up for me.

Kelly...as I have said here and elsewhere, I have a great deal of respect for your work as well as the work of other pool builders in our area. I do not tell my customers to come to this site. One did on their own, which is how I learned of it. I have gotten new customers from here that read the forums, but I have NEVER asked anyone to post here. Like you, I try to post answers for people around the country who have questions. Just check some of those sites for my feedback. There is plenty of business and life is too short to snipe at each other. I just spent 3 weeks in Minnesota at the ICU bed side of critically ill sister on life support from the H1N1 virus and gained a whole new perspective on life. So, I will just sign off and hope my business continues to grow from referrals and word of mouth.

Kathy, I'm sorry I really didn't mean to unload on you and Kellynn, I didn't mean to totally go way off of the topic on my reply back to her.
It just ruffled my feathers and caused me to blast off a quick reply, which I proofread only once before posting.

Back on topic, I'll stick with my original reply, go with your gut feeling.

See ya,
Kelly

Meeoow!!! Cat fight! LOL!