Jim Chandler Pools

Worked with Jim to design a pool in our small tight backyard. Came out great. Very happy. Kids love it. And was able to create more space than expected. Jim was very communicative and returned calls and answered questions in a timely manner, which is very important to us. Before and after pictures.

Jim designed our pool eight years ago. We were very happy with the result then and over the years as maintenance questions have come up, Jim is and has always been available for advice. We wanted a pool with sophisticated cleaning capability and control of water chemistry. Jim designed an under floor cleaning system and specified an advanced chemical distribution equipment that has performed very well over the years. Recently, we had a question about a piece of equipment that needed repair and his advice trumped that our regular pool maintenance people. I recommend Jim for his design ability and willingness to listen to his clients during the design and construction processes as well as for his accessibility and advice years after the pool was finished.

We hired Jim Chandler to build our pool in 2022. We had limited options due to our location and some builders not willing to work in our area. For the few we found, all had mixed reviews, but the reviews we found for Jim Chandler were good. After contacting Jim and exchanging information about our wish list for our pool, we met with him for a discussion about the design and to begin work on the plans. As most people probably would be, we were trying to be budget conscious but make the most of the project, and Jim was good at working with us from this angle, making us aware of choices that added cost and helping minimize aspects of the build where we could allowing us to do some things later on. This worked out well for us. The duration of the project was about 7-8 months and was within the timeline Jim quoted at the outset. Every step of the way Jim communicated with us regularly to make us aware of what was happening and confirm our choices. On any day when there were subcontractors doing work on the project, Jim was here for at least part of the time making sure they were doing their work according to the plan. There were a couple of hiccups along the way where a subcontractor needed to address an issue and every time Jim was quick to respond to concerns and get the subcontractor scheduled to return to our house to make the necessary corrections. Overall we are very happy with our pool and have been continuing to improve the landscape of the area ourselves, having cut initial cost by taking on this work ourselves. Jim is very friendly and mild-mannered which helped reduce our stress for what would otherwise be a worrisome, expensive major project. If I was in need of another pool builder in the future, I would definitely call Jim Chandler first.

This was our first pool, so we wanted to make sure we selected someone who is a good pool designer and builder. We spent many hours researching and carefully reviewed all the pool builders in our area. Many of the local pool companies had mixed reviews, even the pool company recommended by our builder had very mixed reviews. When I researched Jim Chandler Pools, all his reviews were all good, I even checked several different websites and those had good reviews too. Because of this we decided to give him a call to discuss our pool project and from the moment I spoke with Jim, I knew we had the right guy. He was easy to talk with and listened to what we were looking for in a pool, he gave us lots of ideas and options to think about before our first meeting. Jim went to our new home site to review the lot/backyard to ensure what we had discussed was going to work in our new backyard. Once we met in person to review the plans, he made recommendations in order to try to keep us in budget or as close to it as possible. When I called Jim’s references, everyone I spoke with highly recommended him, they enjoyed working with him, said he was very professional, kept them up to date with the progress, and completed the project on time and in budget. During Jim’s first meeting with the City’s Planning department, he found out we had very expansive soil which is a problem when installing pools. Jim explained the extra costs when building a pool with expansive soil, it creates a lot of extra work during construction as well as a lot of extra cost to reinforce the pool and pool deck. To help cover the extra costs, Jim recommended some changes to our design in order to save money to help cover the unexpected costs as we did not budget for this type of problem. We were still over budget but some of it was the expansive soil and the rest were my fault ??. Jim would be on site for each step to ensure everything was done to his expectations. All the contractors Jim uses do great work, they are on time, very professional, and cleaned up after they completed their work. After working with Jim, I now know why the references I called spoke so highly him, he is a great contractor, stays on top of every detail, works closely with you during the whole process from start to end. We just finished our pool, took longer because of soil issues and Covid but we made it. We are very happy with our new pool; and look forward too many years of enjoying the pool. We are very happy we choose Jim Chandler Pools; he really enjoys his job and it shows with the completed product. I am sure there are cheaper pool builders out there, but if you want it done right then I highly recommend Jim Chandler Pools.