I hired David Sdrougias to replace the liner and install a new light in my inground pool. I paid a deposit of $6,789, but the work was never completed. The project caused damage to my pool, which required hiring another company to fix and finish the work, resulting in significant additional expenses. I want to share this experience so others are aware of potential issues when working with this contractor. In addition, Mr. Sdrougias has posted multiple false one-star reviews about my business on Google, has made threats to file a lien against my home, and has sent harassing and intimidating messages to my wife. I am requesting assistance in recovering my deposit and addressing the damages and harassment I have experienced. I can provide invoices, payment proof, photos, and copies of all related communications. Please let me know what information or documentation you need from me to proceed. read more

Stay away from this guy he is worse than bad news and you would not believe the comments he made to me a customer about him having more money and good luck suing him which I did and I have a judgment against him the most crooked company I have ever seen he painted a fiberglass pool stairs with dry lock that you use on your interior basement wall he sent two goons over in a car and they got the dry lock paint all over the place and I had to pay three times as much to remove what he did and have somebody do it correctly if I could give him a zero star rating, I will do it in a heartbeat the most disrespectful person I ever dealt with wish I saw him face-to-face read more

We came into a new house we purchased. We didn't expect to have a swimming pool ever but the house we purchased had a vinyl lined swimming pool. When we took the cover off we had a disaster and we needed some major reconstruction of the pool. Dave and his guys came in and worked their magic. Thanks to them we were able to save a lot of money and received fast service in a busy June. read more

I hired David and his crew to do a total renovation on my swimming pool and backyard the job came out flawless and the liner they installed came out extraordinary. I couldn't thank him and his crew enough they went above and beyond and they were very kind. Excellent service. -- Highly recommend read more

this company is a very well rounded company that handled our maintenance and servicing for the entire season. in the past we hired companies that did not show any attentiveness that they did and the quality that they depicted throughout the entire year. great service , great workmanship. read more

Dave Sdrougias is the most incompetent and dishonest person in the pool business. He installed a liner in my inground pool and did such a bad job it has already torn away from the bottom drain. He shows up in his nice car with no equipment at all and even borrowed some of my tools to do the job and leaves the old liner in a complete mess all over my back hard. He said he would order a replacement liner and even admitted he would doctor up one of the seams on the one he screwed up so he could file a warranty claim with Merlin. He also said I would have to pay him $1800 to install the new liner and that it was "in the contract". There is no contract! I drained the pool myself and patched the tear and will be happy if I get even one season out of this liner. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS GUY - HE IS A CROOK AND SHOULD BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS. read more

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Absolutely DO NOT HIRE him. Very unprofessional for one. Was hitting on me and my mother. I told my mother David rubbed me the wrong way when he first came to the house and I did not trust him. I told my mother I had concerns with his work after the job was done and to contact him about it because we are tight on money to fix our pool and we should have it done right. David proceeded to say he was gonna come back to fix it but was more concerned with trying to flirt. The job was done horribly, said that he was going to put foam around the rust of my pool and the pool should be fine. HE DID NOT PUT FOAM around the pool!!! Then he was more concerned about being stung by bees than putting on my lining the correct way. Left all the buckles around the pool lifted and said it wouldn't go down due to how old the pool was which was a complete lie. Than proceeded to tell us after the job was finished that he would need to come back to fix something on my pool he noticed wouldn't last for the season. IF HE WOULD'VE TOLD US THIS BEFORE WE WOULD'VE NEVER PUT THE LINING BACK ON!!! I got annoyed and told my mom that was a red flag. Said he will come back but it was gonna cost us a lot. NEVER DID. 2 months after the job was done my pool completely burst and all my pool water went into my neighbors yard and my pond with expensive koi fish in it. My koi fish are all dead now. My pond is completely destroyed! And so is my pool! I'm very frustrated that this scam artist is still allowed to have a "business " and be able to take peoples hard earned money. We contacted David and he did not was refund us anything. Promised us a warranty and never got it. Told us he had been a professional and had a lawyer so we can take it up with the law if we wanted to pursue a complaint. So that's what will do David. Good Luck. It's not looking good for you! read more

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Constant delays in the installation of the pool liner and very unprofessional overall. When installation day finally came, they left the old liner in a pile on my driveway. David told me for weeks that he would send someone to bag it up for disposal, noting this was written in the original invoice for the job and confirmed several times - they never came. read more

Great Experience - thank you Dave. Helpful & Reliable. Good Follow Up - responsive - appreciate read more

DO NOT BOOK THIS "COMPANY". We texted the owner David asking for a quote to clean AND start up our pool (photos included.) He first said $500 because they are "experts" at the service (cleaning and filling pools.) We declined that price so he texted back later on saying $385 cash ONLY, half up front and half when the job was completed. We agreed and waited for him to show up same day. He showed up, took our $200 cash, and later sent two men to start draining the pool. They left and came back without supplies or cleaning products. When we gave them our own supplies (sub pump, vacuum) they had no idea how to use the appliances. David did NOT instruct the men correctly, provided them with NO appliances or cleaning supplies, and we are now left with an empty dirty pool. He scammed not only us but those two poor men who thought they would be receiving payment for the service they provided. read more

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Scam - Took $1023 deposit from me to change my pool liner in March 2023 and never came back to do anything. Beware of this scammer. (Gave One Star only because I was forced by Yelp). read more

SCAM ARTIST- stole $3600 from my family. Our pool needed extensive work- new liner, foundation work,etc. That was completed mostly. He left the old liner on our property and wouldn't dispose of it. We paid him for this work AND CONTINUED FUTURE SERVICES. He then instructed us to fill the pool. However, the pool is bright green and not usable. We sent him frequent messages just for an update of when the pool would be serviced. Rather, he said that he needs another $2500 to replace the filter. Rather than continue this endless cycle of paying him with no results, we decided to end all services. However, he refuses to give any money back. We just want the money back for the summer service he will not be providing because he's proven incapable of said service. He claims that he doesn't provide refunds due to his contract. THERE IS NO CONTRACT, WE NEVER SIGNED ANYTHING. It's made up. Completely unprofessional and a thief. STAY AWAY. read more

Do not hire . Is not professional and will lie about his experience. Read all his reviews online before you consider this person. I will not even call him a contractor . Shows up in a car with no equipment and asks to use tools which you would think a pool man would have , a hose? When you speak to him, he will promise to replace things and do expert work however, none of that is true. When he was confronted about it, he blames his worker which is so untrue because I watched him through a window, while his worker sat in a chair he did most of the shottie work himself. He did not replace anything that he told us he would, instead used the old rusty hardware. We will now have to take everything apart again and replace all the hardware. The liner he installed does have a tear on the outside which we hope will not cause a problem next season. His hire started off with him promising high quality of work. When I read the his reviews I was a bit nervous but thought give him a change. Boy was I wrong for trusting him with his personable demeaner. One other thing he also goes by the name Dave Sdrougias. When I questioned him about it he told me his name is hyphened David Persons-Sdrougias. Supplied a picture of a licenses with just the name Sdrougias ? . Also preferred cash over check. Very sketchy in my opinion. read more

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FRAUD. Do not use this person for ANYTHING. We moved into a new home last October and had to have the pool closed. Normally I vet everyone but there was so much going on I was not thorough and I got bit in the butt for it. This guy came, was very personable, and proceeded to 'close our pool'. I've never had a pool and did not know what to expect. Fast forward to the following summer when I needed to open the pool. I called, made an appt with him, and paid ahead of time on my card because that was how I had to 'secure' the appt. He never showed, and never answered my calls or texts. Then I googled him only to find this page among others warning that he was just a scam. The new pool company said he did not do anything and it could have cost us thousands if lines had frozen. I did get my money back but I had to go above and beyond with the cc company to prove he was a scammer. read more

This doesn't deserve not even one star! This will be too much for this guy ! Unprofessional! uneducated! A con man! A liar! And he should go do something else! I sent him a video of my pool he said he could fix it. Knowing that I did not need a new liner but I needed a new pool. I told him I had gotten a sec opinion. He said he has been doing this for 15years would promise me that he will fix it and I will be happy with his service. He took my deposit to set a date and he never showed up then took two weeks to come and fix my pool after many Tex mash. I was working the day he decided to show up.so I was not home to see his work he did not do what he said he was suppose to fix my pool then put the liner knowing that my pool was not up to par. he showed up hits on me and my daughter. Like I said unprofessional! He stated he was going to send me my warranty and never did even with many calls made to him about it. He was told what happen to my pool with pic and he said he will not even return portion of his mistake back. Don't get this guy he will rob you and go about his way. read more

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This was the most unprofessional disgusting job I've ever seen!! They were hired to fix a crack in our stair insert for our pool and they splashed Apoxy all over the brick pavers , it looks like a two year olds paint job and they also didn't even fill the crack. It's uneven it's dirty it's bumpy we are going to probably have to pay someone else double to undo what they did and redo it correctly! what a mess and a disaster of a business. the other reviews must be fake that cannot be real they were horrible!! read more

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I couldn't even leave a one star because we paid for a job that not only wasn't done - it cost damage to my property and cost us more money. David showed up in a tripped out Audi and no truck or tools. That should have tipped us off. The new liner looked great but it was mismeasured and didn't fit properly but he said it was because we had ground water and needed a pump and he had someone else come and dig a trench. The trench sat as the grass died for weeks and he requested more and more money and never showed when he said he would. We found these other reviews popping up at the same time saying he was a scam artist and realized we were screwed out of the cash. Do not hire him for any reason. We will never see our money again and in this economic climate, it hurt us so bad. We have other people now who helped us salvage the liner for a season but next year we will have to completely redo the pool after this mess. And all we needed was a proper liner installation. He also randomly cut the pool pump pipe and we don't know why. It cost us well over 10k. Don't make the same mistake we did. read more

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David is a scammer and a thief. Charged me $4500 for a heater to reopen the pool. He did a disgusting job. Then he lied to me saying I need a new liner. I paid him $1500 and it's not correctly installed. Dont hire him. He likes to overcharge and doesn't do a good job at all. He likes to hit on women. He is a sick mind person. I'm still waiting for my warranty of my heater. I'm gonna file at the small claims court. He needs help. Don't hire this person. He doesn't do a good job. read more

I have had my in ground pool for over 25 yrs and Dave and his workers are the best. Last season we needed our pool closed and we reached out to dave, he came in a couple days. This year he opened the pool beginning of may. He got the pool up and running, checked all valves, hoses and filter. Had a little leak and came back with the supplies needed And fixed the problem. And he was on time each visit. I highly recommend him and his workers. Joe from north arlington read more

this man is a liar and a scammer. do NOT trust him with your pool. he did half the job that he promised after I paid him in full, and he still has not come back to finish it after weeks of lying to me saying he would come. he has also refused to reimburse me. he has left my pool in a completely unusable state. I will definitely be filing a small claims court. read more

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Terrible Experience! On 4/8/23 Pool Service and Management installed a vinyl liner for our in-ground pool. The installer David left and gave instructions to fill the pool to a certain level and turn off the water. He would return to get his vacuum and complete the job on the following day. After David left I told him I saw a tear in a corner and that the liner was not flush against the walls in the corners. He asked me to FaceTime him to show him my concerns and I did. He assured me that the liner would stretch back to the wall when the pool was full and that he would fix the tear. He kept saying "don't" worry. I also expressed concerns about the epoxy applied to the stairs as the job looked sloppy and he again said "don't worry I got you." When David returned he took his vacuum and used glue to repair the torn area. He attempted to stretch the liner in the corner with hot water and assured me that the corners were "fine." He lightly sanded the stairs and when I said I was unsatisfied "he demanded final payment and said he was hired to fix a crack not make it look good." I paid him the balance and he left. He covered the pool again. We paid a deposit to have him open the pool on 5/15 but Due to a rude exchange via text David did not open the pool and returned our deposit. Another pool company was hired to open the pool on 6/2 and as soon as the cover was removed there was significant tears in the liner in multiple places and water was leaking from the pool as a result. The crack in the stairs was also present again. The contractor told us he could not open the pool and recommended we contact the company that replaced the liner. We immediately contacted David and he did not answer our calls but replied via text saying to call the liner manufacturer and that he was busy. He said he would try to come look at it when he had time but to call the manufacturer. We told him the issues were from improper installation but he did not take accountability. And has not returned any calls since STAY AWAY. DO NOT HIRE THIS GUY. We had to pay someone else to correct his work and pay double. Every contractor who gave estimates said David's measurements were wrong and they had never seen such sloppy work. read more

Stay away from this scammer! He has 2 names, also goes by David Persons, to hid from his shady business. Had to file in small claims court and he didnt even have the decency to show up. Now he us trying to hide so he doesn't have.to.pay back what is owed to me! I had to hire another company to remove the liner he put in and redo the entire job. He also charged for sand and skimmer that was never delivered. Promised to come back and never did, claiming I didnt pay him. No LLC on file! The law will catch up to him.and shut him down! Hopefully before he takes more money from hard working people! read more

David, the owner, and his technician, Steven, are both skilled, responsive, honest, and pleasant. They solved my pool pump and pool cover problems with the simplest, least expensive solutions in a prompt and polite manner. Their prices best several other companies that I initially contacted, and their repairs did the trick! read more