Buying a pool from a brochure is easy. Living with it is the real test. Think like an owner before you fall in love with a colour.
Who is in the water, and when? If it is kids after school, you want a safe, shallow entry and a fence that works with the house. If it is laps at dawn, length and a quiet pump matter more. Look at the access path. We bring machinery in, and we do not subcontract the dig, so we need to know what the side of the house actually looks like. Trees, slope, neighbours and the afternoon sun all change the design.
Meredith manages the project from start to finish. Bring the messy questions. How long will it take? What happens when it rains? Who do I call after the first summer? Those answers should be clear before you pay a deposit, not after the hole is in the ground.