I had such a great experience getting a hot tub from Spas Unlimited. Our old tub was so old I…read moredidn't know what I was looking for and Garrett was very helpful with explaining the tub features and tiers. The delivery of my new tub and the removal of my old tub went very smoothly. Laura was able to adjust the delivery date when I had to move it with no problem. The delivery people showed up when they said they would.

The tech Jeremy was excellent. Esmerelda that answers the…read morephone in the service dept- has a haughty attitude, she has no intention of listening to the concerns of the customer. Additionally, she charged my credit card without ever contacting me to know the balance. I never got an invoice and it was way more than I discussed with Jeremy who gave me a heads up of the cost. When I called to discuss, again, haughty attitude, and the owners/managers of the store were gone by 3:50 pm....right-o! Based on this, I could not recommend. Looking at reviews now, I say you have less than 50% average of being less than happy with this business. Esmerelda needs to go back to kindergarten where they actually have more manners and business savvy than she has. And it looks like the only people that gave them 5 Stars are sauna buyers....the day will be coming when their experience with them differs most likely. The entire experience counts however when businesses only care about the money coming in, my experience is the norm for these type of people.

#30/100 Yelp Dec. challenge. Nice pool shop with super…read morefriendly service. Was looking for some last minute Xmas gifts for a friend at work and stumbled upon this pool shop. They have a few fun items like themed thermometers and blow up items for pool. Note: there was a strong chlorine smell as enter however it is a pool shop so no less stars for that.

Welcome to the neighborhood, little gem! I am very surprised this area did not have a pool supply…read morestore considering all the pools in our area. This used to be a Tide Dry Cleaner. We have plenty of cleaners, we needed this pool store! I was immediately greeted by the husband and wife franchise owners. I spoke for a moment with the wife about my needs and soon learned they have referrals for plaster work, pool maintenance/service workers and expert knowledge about pools in general. I was given a container to bring a sample in of my pool water to have it checked at no cost. I was delighted to have such a warm introduction to the store. Aside from the maintenance and chemical items, they also have fun floats, thermometers, outdoor clocks, towel holders and much much more. The store was exceptionally clean. I have always liked pool stores since was a kid. The smell brings back so many memories. Seems I was always in a pool store with my dad or my grandmother. We would go in for chemicals to treat our pools. Back in the mid 70's and early 80's, you did it yourself since having a "pool guy" was not as common as it is today. I'm very excited about how well the store is stocked. They pack a lot in this small space and I will be back to get some new floats soon. They carry my favorite brand of floats, SwimWays. Great customer service, pristine store, good prices and big selection. What more can you ask for in a pool supply place?

After initially having concerns with my experience with Anthony & Sylvan Pools, I wanted to come…read moreback and update my review because the way they handled my issues truly made a difference. Their quick resolution and immediate response to my concerns meant more to me than words can say. For the first time in a long time, they made me feel like a big company truly cares about the little people, and that kind of customer care is rare today. A very special thank you to Owen for the endless conversations, calls, and discussions to make sure every concern was addressed and, most importantly, to ensure I felt the way a customer *should* feel -- heard, valued, and respected. That level of dedication, patience, and follow-through deserves recognition, and I sincerely appreciate the effort made to turn my experience around.

If I could rate them below 1 star I would. I've been building my pool since mid July and it's not…read morefinished. They promise permitted pool in 4 -4.5 months. At 5.5 months they are suppose to make the process simple and easy . This company is the exact opposite. My PM threaten financial responsibility to bully there clients, for something that is complete there fault. My pool was suppose to be dig to gunite in 10days instead it was closer to 30 days bc they didn't realize they had city approval on 5th day. So they waited close 2.5 wks go by before it is scheduled. Even though every few days after rebarb was installed I contacted them and was told to wait because no city approval. So by the time contractor came out my pool had caved in: Then they agreed to start the process over again but couldn't schedule it within a week, so it caved another 3 times due to rain. I told the PM that they had to do the start the process again include the city inspection. He ask to speak to my dad and my dad told him multiple time no if you lay rebarb then the inspection needs to be redone. The PM then tried to back track and said to us if the pool caved again it would be our responsibility to pay even though the contract said otherwise. Which is when I told him off and he should read the contract. Next major issue during the build they cut my well line, no one showed up for over a week. I had to call someone to set up a temporary line so I could have water in my house. My PM didn't care so I called his manager after a wk and someone came out the next day. After filling the pool with water I believing there was a light at the end of tunnel that this project was almost over but it wasn't. Typical Houston weather we had a freak storm that brought large amounts of water, we noticed the water was nearly to the top of decking. So I asked how come the pool doesn't drain itself. I was told it a manual process where the owner has to go out and open a valve. My neighbor has a 20 yr old pool that has an automatic release once it get to a certain level. We live in Houston area it rains like crazy in this town, you would think it would be install automatically. When I ask why it isn't automatic they said it's up to the designer. Which they don't ask or tell you doing the design process. Nor can it be retro actively installed. The icing on the cake my current issue. We schedule the pool motor to be started the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. I took a day off. The gentleman comes out to my house and with in 10 min he knew the electrical had issue and there was cement in my skimmers. I have a PM that suppose to come and check the subs works. He never comes out he obviously didn't check there work and he does not know how to return phone calls. Apparently his job is drive around and put WO into the system. I have had water in my pool for 3 wks with out proper chemicals or working motor, so I know have a green swamp. So my advise is do not choose this company they don't fix thing in a timely manner, the PM is no added value you could have a scheduler or GC do his job. Not worth the headache or heartache bc at the end of the day it your property that's ruined and they have your money!

This store is great! We were having an issue with the pool having a yellow film, we took in a…read moresample. Oscar ran all the tests and said it was fine. He gave us some tips on shocking the pool regularly in this Houston heat. All for FREE. When the issue continued we took another sample. Oscar ran through the tests again, and said it was fine. So he quizzed us on how much shock, how many people swimming, etc. Turns out the culprit is the dog! Did you know 1 dog in a pool = 5 people? So we got an updated chemical regimen, and now the pool looks great. Oscar even recommended bringing in a sample once a month, so they can keep track of our pool to isolate any problems when they occur. How cool is that? It's conveniently located off I-10 at Bunker Hill in the strip center across from HEB. Plenty of parking and lots of retail around to make it a worthwhile trip.

Bad first impression. I called looking for pool salt as the locations nearer me were all out. The…read moregirl who answered the phone (Mariah), twice put me on hold for approximately 5 minutes each time without coming back to me. I called a 3rd time, and she was extremely rude. She then proceeds to CALL ME BACK and hang up when I answer. Then I call back, and she won't answer. By that time, my associate was in the store, and observed her looking at the phone, smirking, and intentionally not picking up the line. I won't take my business here again. There are too many other Leslie's with helpful staff that will take my money. And I see other reviews saying the staff here is lazy. I only dealt with Mariah, but that was enough.

**Beware of long review on why not to hirer Backyard Innovation**…read moreOn 12/20/2020 I signed a pool construction contract with Backyard Innovation Pool Company owned by Kris and Christy Macri. What I thought would be exciting 2-3 month constructions project became an expensive year long nightmare. During the first week in March they had the gas, internet and electric companies come out to survey my backyard and mark the location of lines. Excavation commenced on April 3, 2021 but was halted same day because Kris and Christy failed to properly locate the electrical line prior to excavation and a line was almost damaged by the digging. This was red flag number one. Excavation was completed on April 20, 2021 after having line re-routed. Then for the next 8 months there were multiple delays, excuses and request for more money above the contract price. Red flag number two came during the months of late April through August 2021. During May we possibly had above seasonal rain fall which delayed progress but my problem with Kris and Christy was how they prepared and managed for it. They did not properly cover the site nor continually pump out the water to keep the area dry. It led to a cave-in where the electric line was re-routed and left the re-routed line exposed. They didn't actually come out until I sent a video of frogs using my cave-in mud pond as their singing grounds throughout the night. Afterwards they came out to evaluate the dig site and pump out the water. Not much happen after this point except mid-June I met with the Kris and Christy to discuss the lack of progress and my concern for the integrity of my pool. At this point they stated it would cost me additional $12,000 to fix the cave-in but they were willing to pay half. I agreed to this because I just wanted my electric line protected, the contract did not address this explicitly and I wanted to expedite this process. They boarded up the side wall of the pool about a week later, but minimal work was done on my pool for the next month in half. I sent multiple text to Kris and Christy about the lack of work on the steel frame and plumbing. I got multiple excuses on why no crew was working on my project. Also complained that the recently fixed cave-in seemed to be worsening again along with what little steel and plumbing work that was done was now floating in water from rain. Again excuses. I was told things would move more smoothly once the gunite was poured. Red flag number three occurred on August 20, 2021 when they started pouring the gunite. What should have been an one day task turn into a 12 day project. It led to gunite on my patio roof and the end protect was poorly done with uneven walls (see pic). Red flag number four, during the September and October not much progress occurred but got multiple excuses. Though they requested more money, stating the cost of the tile and decking material had gone up due to COVID. Also they inform me, my pool equipment/pumps were still on backordered. At this time, I asked why my material and equipment hadn't already been ordered at the time I signed my contract and selected my material back in December 2020 and January 2021 which should have locked in the prices. You guess correctly more excuses and blame placed on COVID. Like an idiot, I agreed to the price increase in material because I just wanted this to be over. Mid November they started tiling my pool. I was told they would complete tiling, the plumbing (without the equipment) and electrical portion over the next week. Of course, this did not happen. Final red flag, it took 2 weeks to complete the tile. The plumbing was completed a couple days before Christmas which left by backyard and front yard a mess and the electric portion was never completed. I sent a text to Chris and Christy stating how my front and backyard was left. For a couple days I received no replies but then receive a text on December 17 from Kris that all of his crews are off till the 2nd week in January and he would have the cleanup done in the 2nd week in January. I replied it wasn't acceptable but never received a reply. I decided not to let this ruin my first Christmas with my family since the COVID pandemic and will deal with it after Christmas. The next time I got reply from Kris and Christy wasn't until January 12, 2022 after sending two text for updates after the New Year. Surprise, again they asked for more money to complete my pool. It would have been a 32.9% mark up from the contract stated price. I would like to point out the fact that on my same street another house had started building a pool in earlier November 2021 and completed it by Christmas. At this time, I reach my endpoint. I decided to fire them and involve a lawyer. A little late I know. It took me a while to find a company willing to take over the project for liability reasons. Luckily a pool renovation company was willing to take over my pool project and started work mid-March 2022. Since then, they have found

**Buyer Beware** Kris Macri and his team at Backyard Innovations built a swimming pool at my house…read morein Richmond, Texas. The project started in late 2020 and completed memorial day weekend. I never had any issues contacting Kris during the building process. Once the pool was completed, we noticed that the pool deck was cracking and there was a large discrepancy in the plaster color/shading (within 1 day of pouring plaster). We notified Kris and he said he would take care of it in the "off" season when we weren't using the pool as often to swim. He told me he would drain the pool, acid wash the plaster and then re-fill the pool in hopes this would correct the discoloration in the plaster. He was also supposed to send his crew back out to repair the areas where the deck was cracking. I have been trying to schedule a follow up with Kris since the beginning of October and he has only replied once (10/18) telling me was going to check with the plaster crew. I have followed up with calls and text messages weekly since then and never got any reply since October 18th. Per his contract the plaster and decking are covered under his warranty so the fact that he is not communicating with me is very frustrating.

Very pleased with our Katchaleaf pool cover for our kidney shaped pool…read more Just wish we had done it sooner. Our pool is surrounded by 40' tall live oaks which drop huge quantities of acorns, leaves and other debris, especially in the Spring. I was impressed how our cover was custom fitted and manufactured right on site at our house. The entire project took five hours. The cover has a high quality and very attractive appearance. And I thought the cost was reasonable. The cover is guaranteed for five years but it appears to be high quality and I expect it to last much longer than five years. Another big plus for us is that the leaf cover gives me peace of mind when our 13 pound dog is in our back yard. Many thanks to Mason for educating me on Katchakeaf covers and to Santiago for doing a superb job on the installation. Katchakid runs a very efficient business.

Very happy with our Katchakid safety net. We picked the blue and it's beautiful. Santos did a great…read morejob with installation and instructing me on how to use it. First time, took me 4 minutes to remove it and 10 minutes to put it back on.