Our pool was built in 1988 when our house was built. There hasn't been much done to it since then. It needs a new pool pump, new gas heater, resurfacing, and the pool deck and coping is older and not very attractive (I can live with it), plus the whole thing is just kind of boring. Our house is a fixer upper, so I have a limited budget of about 20-30,000. I'd like to add a waterslide for the kids if we can fit it in the budget.
First contractor I called refuses to do work in my area. Wish they had told me before they missed our appointment.
Second contractor came out today. These people have stellar reviews online, but the whole appointment just felt really weird. He didn't bring any photos, he didn't offer any suggestions of things we could do with it, and didn't try to sell his company. It feels like he doesn't want the job, and he talked to me like I wasn't smart enough to know what I wanted.
Would it be improper to have the pool company that services our pool do the pump, heater, etc and keep the resurfacing and decking and so on for a contractor? Then hire a landscaper for landscaping? I thought I might get a better estimate if the job was bigger, but maybe not?
First contractor I called refuses to do work in my area. Wish they had told me before they missed our appointment.
Second contractor came out today. These people have stellar reviews online, but the whole appointment just felt really weird. He didn't bring any photos, he didn't offer any suggestions of things we could do with it, and didn't try to sell his company. It feels like he doesn't want the job, and he talked to me like I wasn't smart enough to know what I wanted.
Would it be improper to have the pool company that services our pool do the pump, heater, etc and keep the resurfacing and decking and so on for a contractor? Then hire a landscaper for landscaping? I thought I might get a better estimate if the job was bigger, but maybe not?