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60 U.S. Blue Haven offices design and build inground custom pools & spas in all sizes, shapes, and styles with exclusive, high-tech SmartFeatures® that automate pool care, save time, money, water, and energy, and purify with virtually no chlorine. Local designers provide free in-home estimates and custom plans. 100% financing is available oac. Since 1990 alone, nearly 110,000 Blue Haven pools have been built or remodeled!
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Reviewed Feb. 28, 2021
The original guy Blue Haven sent out to come give us the bid was not satisfactory. He was new and he told us that he absolutely could not build any pool for less than $65,000. He didn’t explain anything about the options. That was also in the beginning of the COVID pandemic and even though I told him I wanted to have the meeting outside, this strange man insisted on coming inside our house. It was very upsetting. When he left, I was uneasy that that person had been inside my house, not just because of COVID. He had tattoos all over and I didn't feel safe that week. It was a bad experience. Blue Haven is dealing with financially higher-class people that are able to afford to build these pools, and they do not want a salesman coming inside their house.
It was a bad start, but when I called to complain, the company listened and they made things right. They were extremely responsive. Ever since then, we’ve been very happy with everything. They sent out Nathan. One of the managers did the design build for us. The only concern I had was when we went to pick up the tile, the first guy was still there. I saw him in the office. For him to insist coming inside our house, that was a turn-off. To me, that should have been grounds to being terminated especially during COVID and security issues. Apart from that, Nathan knew I was unhappy with the first guy and he made up for it. He responded 100% and he was amazing. However, Blue Haven could use some improvement on the training when the pool is complete.
The guy that came and did the follow-up, Pool School, didn't listen to me. He talked down to me, like I should understand more than what I did, and that was a turn-off as well. Blue Haven wants to sell you all of those chemicals and one person told me I should record it, but the other person said, “Uhh, I don't really like you to record it.” They also say it's all in the manual and it's not all in there. That was a mess. It was overwhelming too. I’m an attorney, and it was hard for me to figure it out. During Pool School, they tell you all the chemicals are gonna change within a week, but then no one ever comes back. It’s like they finish construction, and you're on your own. They should do a second follow-up after Pool School two weeks later.
Instead, they just tell you, “Call our service department,” and they have been helpful in some things, but not especially. I've gotten better advice from Leslie’s Pool than them. Still, I have recommended Blue Haven. They do high-quality work and the products they do are very good. The guys that built the pool were amazing too. My husband's in construction, and even he said, “They did very good quality work.” We also just had a bad cold snap and the pool came through just fine from that, even though a lot of people had their pools freeze. We might be moving in a year back to Tulsa. If we do that and we build a pool, I would definitely hire Blue Haven again, without question.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2021
I'm not happy with Blue Haven at all. They did a lot of things that I didn't like and the customer service is the worse. I tried to call them many times when they started to do my pool, but they never answered. I left a lot of messages and they took a week to call me back. A lot of things happened. This was a year and a half ago. I also paid cash and they were supposed to call me when they did the job, but it's like they were gone. I don't recommend it for anyone.
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2021
We had other companies come out to the house and take measurements. We talked about ideas and did a little sketch. They said it looked good and that they would go back to the office and draw it up, and get an estimate. Then, we would never hear from them again. Blue Haven was the only one who showed up, did everything and came back out to the house and had a whole 3D rendering of what it would look like. So, we appreciated the professionalism.
We had two little tiles that our kids had put their hand and footprint on when they were young. We had kept those and we wanted to put those in with the decking. The contractors covered it over with the decking and then power washed it. I didn't feel like I needed to tell them that we wanted those pictures and things still on the top. It was obvious but looking back, maybe I should have said something more specific. Contractors don't always do it the way you would do it yourself. Those tiles ended up being plain white. They completely washed off what was on there. So I was a little upset about that but everything else turned out good.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2021
We liked the warranty that Blue Haven offered. They were very direct about everything and were pretty easy to deal with. Everything was pretty easy. The designer we had was pretty simple to work with. The only thing was one construction team does all the pools for all the different companies in the area so there were a lot of delays. Looking back now, it was not their fault. It was weather-related and just a lot of business due to COVID. There was a surge in pool sales last year. Blue Haven was very thorough and direct with their pricing which I liked. They were exact to the penny of what it was going to be and what the upcharge would be. I have three friends that put in pools last year and they were hit with a lot of surprise costs.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2021
Blue Haven referred us out to somebody for the pool loan. Our pool is pretty basic. It's 15,000 gallons and from three feet to six feet. Overall, we had a great experience with Blue Haven.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I've known Blue Haven for years, and they could meet my exact needs. They came out and Mike did a site evaluation, listened to what I wanted and designed the pool specifically for us. It's a custom pool for me. My family loves it. We got a large, raised wall with a bench. A couple sheer descents was one of my biggest things. I wanted to be able to see what I consider a waterfall from my home. And I can see it from everywhere. We wanted a lot of entrances, different areas to have separate areas. We've got a tanning ledge that's amazing with built-in umbrella. We have another swim out on the other side on the deep end. It has everything you could ever have imagined. The construction team was really good. They were very efficient. It was fun to watch them.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2021
21 weeks since excavation and still not complete! They dug our hole in September and we are still not finished. It took 13 WEEKS just to get gunite. We were told it would be 5-6 weeks worst case scenario. We also agreed to this because we were told if we did not go ahead with the excavation then we could not even be placed on the list for gunite. We finally got gunite on Dec 8, 2020. At the time of getting gunite I asked how long until completion, the PM told us 4-5 weeks but to please allow extra time for the holidays. That was on Dec 8. Since then they have only done tile and coping. 8 weeks and nothing else has been done. Last week my husband spoke to the manager who told us they would be out to set equipment today. Not only did they not show, no one contacted us to tell us they would not be coming.
We have 2 neighbors that also got pools, not by Blue Haven. They signed and started their projects way after us and are already swimming. We signed our contract in June and our sales rep told us they'd have us swimming by the end of summer (2020). Our PM is completely absent. I have not heard a word from him in weeks and that is only him responding to us contacting him. At this point I am not even sure where we are supposed to turn.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2021
Terrible! Never provided pool plans. 20x42 is actually 18x42 because they count 9" deep bumpout ledge as width of the entire pool. 2.70 hp pump instead of contract 2.85 hp. Said, "Oops my bad." 8x6 Negative Edge Spa actually flat top and only 8x5.5; 6 jets instead of 8. Use cheaper 2" pipes. Demand payment in advance of work. Work slowly. Decking took 4 months. Deceptive: raised wall only faced with stone on the front, like a hollywood set. Tried telling me that flat top is the best kind of negative edge????
Never installed eyelets or lighting, but was paid for. Claimed they do it at plaster, but still demand they be paid for all of those things in advance. Steps out of pool 20" high; told me you'll be okay because your lighter in the water so even old people can step up. Never invoiced me. I sent phase payments immediately after work was done without being asked, but later they insisted my payments had been late? Even did work stoppage midway through decking phase demanding full payment for decking even though it wasn't done!?
If you don't use a lending institution (pay out of pocket) that will insist work be done before payment, they will demand you pay for work in advance. They told me this!? Sloppy pad, wires dangling, concrete debris in planter boxes, over a year and still waiting.... Use at your own risk. Study before you sign. Monitor like a hawk. Take nothing by word.
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2021
We never had a pool before, so we really leaned on Blue Haven's designer to help us. He went over above and beyond. I don't know anything about pools and so I really needed him. He has some great ideas. We got a good hookup. I was on a really tight budget so I wanted the smallest pool I could get. I explained that to Shawn. He was right in line with everybody else as far as telling us the smallest one we could do. We have a daughter that has special needs. So, he helped us out with the beach entry, which was his idea because I wouldn't have thought of that. Then he's got a wheelchair ramp over to one side. It's a freeform pool. It doesn't have square corners. It's got the wheelchair ramp there on that one side that kind of eases down into it.
Back when I was younger, I swam in some neighbors' pools that were all 8, 9, 12 foot deep. He explained that that's wasted water and space. Nobody ever stays in that of deep water. You always just swim across it. We're older. I'm in my 50s. My wife's in the 40s. Our daughter doesn't need that kind of depth. Those were really good points. We've only been through one summer with the pool and it's great. The way you could just walk right into it was great. You don't have to worry about holding on to a rail or slipping and falling. It's really important for our daughter. To me, that's a smart feature. We've already recommended Blue Haven and Shawn to some friends. We’ve had a couple little bitty things that have come up. But I got Shawn's cell phone number. I call him. He takes care of me.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2021
My father used Blue Haven for a long time, so I trusted them and went with them. We were happy with the way everything turned out and the whole process was pretty easy, quick, and painless. We didn't really have any issues and the project was done in about eight weeks. We've made a couple changes along the way and they did those the way we asked.
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2021
The pool we got is more of a lounge pool. I has OmniLogic along with a couple of water features. It's got a hot tub too. Blue Haven did a good job and overall, it was a good experience.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2021
Blue Haven was recommended to me by neighbors. Everything went well with them. The rep I worked with was really helpful. He gave me a recommendation as far as design and it was really minimum revisions needed, that's how perfect it was. I'm really happy with the product. It works well. I very much enjoyed it and I look forward to enjoying it for many more years to come.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2021
We had some communication issues with Blue Haven. During the process, things would stop and we wouldn't get any kind of courtesy that nobody would be here. Other than that, they were pretty good. I knew a lot of it was out of their control due to pandemic stuff so I'm 90% satisfied. Everything with the pool has been perfect. They did a fantastic job with the overall look of our waterfall and hot tub. The only thing we've had issues with is one of our waterfalls which has continued to be an issue and in about a month I'll call Blue Haven back. I'm sure they'll come out and fix it. I have recommended Blue Haven twice. One of those people ended up going with them. But, they told him that I'd get something for the referral. They just finished his pool and that hasn't happened.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2021
We visited Blue Haven in their office and they had a lot of products that you could look at. The location was very convenient for us. We got a pool. I'm happy with it and the shape of it. Everything we had was on there. The only thing is in my grotto, I've got some buildup that we're still trying to work with to get off. We had to replace the little springboard thing that took the water out on the slide. It leaked in the back so we're working on that. Service people are going to come back to do that. Another thing was during the installation, Blue Haven didn't have as many crew because we were in the middle of COVID. It wasn't anybody's fault. It was just life. Other than that, the installation went well.
Nowadays when you get a pool, it's 70,000 just to get a hole in the ground. Everything else is extra. And no matter where you go, you'd be told, "If you want extra, you pay extra." The pool was over 120,000 and we did a lot of extras. I’d been happier if the cost was a little bit the other way, but we got everything we wanted. My grandkids love our pool. We have it where we can jump off of it.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2021
The construction team showed up when they said they would and everything is great. Ours is a standard, oval-shaped pool. It has the coping around it. It has travertine around the sides and it has the pebble lining in Caribbean color. It also has the LED light in there. We ended up getting the heat pump with it with a chiller and we use both of them. During the summer, it would get really hot, we had to use a chiller to keep the water cooler in the hotter months. Sean did a fantastic job following up with us and it came in a lot quicker than I thought it would whenever we could put the pool in. I thought it would take them three months, but it was two months at the most. Everything went well. I definitely recommend Blue Haven. In fact, I have tried to refer them. A neighbor across the street from me was thinking about getting one.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2021
We are happy for the most part on everything. There's a few things that I would have done a little differently had I known. But some of that is on us and not on Blue Haven. Overall, it was a good experience. Don was the salesman and he was the one that kind of designed the pool. He was great. I'm a big fan. For the most part, what he told us would happen happened. There were a few surprises which would have been nice to know upfront. I don't know if he could have foreseen those things or not, but it is what it is. I would recommend him.
The pool bubbler is pretty cool. We did the color lights and then we waited on the Smart Controls. Those are being installed this year. But we should have done that from the get-go. The construction of the pool was fantastic. The Blue Have people were great. They were out of this world. Some of the hardest workers and the best quality I can think of. The only construction part that I'm still kind of irritated about is the concrete. The concrete, is not good. It's cracking all over the place and we've only had it for about four months. The concrete guys that they used were messy. They left trash all over the yard and they threw the garbage in the pool. They were really, really bad. I told that to Blue Haven and they said they were sorry about it.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2020
Blue Haven reps were always very helpful and they kept me informed on the schedule. They're always available to answer my questions when I have questions. We had a good experience. Also, my pool is beautiful. I love the Wi-Fi feature where I can turn the pool on and off and set the temperature with the app. I also love the hot tub. They’re my favorite thing.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2020
The construction team is good. Like any other project though, you've got multiple contractors. You have the pool design side and you got their side which works with a number of different vendors. We got the hardscape and for the most part, they were very good to work with. As for the timeframe, we were a month late but it was pretty good, considering that so much is dependent on weather and then throw in Covid.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2020
We had an idea of what we wanted and how we wanted it. Once I got pieces and parts done, we did changes and they didn't argue with us and tell us we can't do things. They just showed us what we needed to do and how we could do it. They worked really well with any modifications that we needed to do during the job. They exceeded our expectations. We tell everybody and we brag about it. They've already seen two or three of our neighbors.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2020
Blue Haven could try and keep the same worker on the same jobs. We had a little snafu with the tiling, where one guy did something and the other guy didn't like it. I felt that that wasn't the best use of time. But it was addressed. We had the owner come out one day and we talked about all that stuff and things like that. We've recommended them to several people who were with other companies who still aren't done with their pools.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2020
I'm in Panama City. A hurricane happened in 2018 and my yard was pretty much torn up. That was a perfect time to get a pool. In Panama City, we had two companies I was looking at but the reviews were bad, one personally from my friend. But the review for Blue Haven was pretty awesome so I ended up calling them. The process of getting the pool designed and built was really a breeze. They said in the contract that they would do it in four months and they were pretty much on the timeline the whole time. They had really good communication if they were getting delayed. Everything was perfect. After me, three of my friends got it done with them.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2020
Wow! What a change! New ownership really does make a big difference. From the designers to the entire process and ownership. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Highly recommend Blue Haven Pools over all the others.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2020
Blue Haven Pools and Spas is a great company to work with. From the salesman to the telephone advisors they were very friendly and very knowledgeable. All my questions and concerns were taken care of to my satisfaction. The company that installed the pool was excellent. They work quickly and efficiently, Explained every aspect of the installation. They did an awesome job. Highly recommend.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2020
We had recommendations from a couple other people who had pools built by Blue Haven. There were some misunderstandings in design, but we were able to work with them. The designer was able to correct the situation, and we ended up with a pool that we are enjoying. We do have an issue with some grouting with the cap around the pool. We need to take pictures. We haven't had a chance because my wife and I are both swamped at work to get the pictures and send to them. The designer was fine. It was some of the workmanship. Sometimes we had to have people come out and fix workmanship.
We have coping around the top of the pool and some of the pieces are breaking, and it's maybe the supplier who supplied them. I'm not sure where that issue needs to be resolved, but we have a couple pieces of flagstone that had breaks in it. We also have problems with some of the mortar tripping out. For our size pool, I've been told by people who have done shopping between smaller size pools, their designs are good because of the grade steel they have. Some people I know who have had larger size pools built have questioned whether the seal that they use should have been a little bit bigger or closer together.
My understanding is they do good work and they back their work. We still have to get with them on the flagstone and the mortar issue. We've contacted them and they asked for photos. Things have come up that have prevented us from doing that, and we need to get that done shortly. I went and talked to other pool people. And Blue Haven worked with us, and other ones were not as readily going to work with us. They wanted to throw their pool in the ground. So I thought that Blue Haven was very accommodating.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2020
My builder was Trent and he recommended Trinity Valley pools. I visited Trinity Valley, and they said they utilize Blue Haven with their pools, design and different things. I've had bad experiences with Blue Haven in the past. But since Trinity Valley was backing it up, I decided to go with them. It was the smoothest installation seeing they were waiting on builders to finish the back porch and different things. So, we were never waiting on them for anything. It went great. That was one of the best experiences on my house building program. The design for the bottom sweeping system and the engineering was coming from Blue Haven. Trinity Valley did a great job. They handled everything and it was pretty much a seamless thing as far as Blue Haven is concerned. So, I would recommend it and recommend spending the extra money on the pool cleaning system and the circulation is good. And it's been good.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2020
We had a pool built by Blue Haven. I had a personal recommendation from a real estate agent and saw their work, and it was a no brainer to go with them. The guy we worked with was amazing. We were very vague about what we wanted and he was able to translate that to a nice design and then adjust it when in pictures, it didn't turn out the way we had it in our mind. He did an outstanding job. The crew was very transparent and honest and the construction went exactly according to what they said it would. We recommend Blue Haven. They have done a great job and we're very happy.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2020
The design process with Blue Haven was pretty straightforward. The gentleman that did the design made it pretty easy to understand and laid out all the costs and everything pretty clearly. The construction took e a couple of months but it was within the expected time and that was with some inclement weather. They were pretty good. Everything about the pool really stands out. There are some cracking in some of the concrete, but that was expected from where we live. It's on sand so there's gonna be settling. But the general contractor that was in charge of the project explained that.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2020
Blue Haven always gives you more for your money. They had a special and when I met with the people, that was when I really wanted to go with them. The designer met my expectation and he did what I wanted and watching up all of that. It's pretty good. The manager was awesome as well. He was on it all the time, communicating with us and telling us exactly step by step how it goes. They're great people. I even referred people to them already.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2020
We are very satisfied with Blue Haven. The superintendent was very responsive. If we called him about anything, he was out there. They finished it much quicker than what we expected. We were really pleased with that. We have enjoyed the pool so much, especially during quarantine. It’s been very easy to take care of. Everything went really well.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2020
We called several pool companies and Blue Haven was the first one to do any kind of answering questions and got back to us as soon as possible. They always answered the phone and provided great contact and customer service. They provided lots of information and went over everything really well. My favorite part was Pool School when their reps came and taught us how to do our pumps and how to take care of our pool. I never called anybody for service after that. We lived on land so we didn't have to do any permits from the HOA and within three months, we had a pool. We were very pleased with the prompt service. We had the pool for a year then we sold the property. I still talk with the new owners and they're having the same experience.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2020
We've had an issue with the pool as far as the chemical balance, and we've called it in, and Blue Haven helped us with it each time. We haven't really had any issues trying to get in touch with them or them calling back. They've always called back. We went through financing and the process was very easy. I feel like we could have gotten a better rate, but for unsecured loan, maybe not. The gentleman that we worked with was Brian. He was very knowledgeable. They came out to do the pre-inspection for the build. They sprayed out on the ground where they were gonna dig the pool. Then they did measurements. They looked at it and said, “You know what, this doesn't look right.” They fixed it. It was an easy process. They were on time even early most days, and they got the pool done in about five weeks. I was extremely satisfied with that.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2020
Blue Haven was helpful with the design and explained everything. They have really good open line of communication when it comes to deciding what you're gonna do. There was a little bit of a miscommunication with the sizing but it was all resolved. The timeframe went right on schedule. There was a little hiccup with the building process. They had to replace some parts on the side of my wall. They had a small excavator take out a window and a lot of the design work stuck on the side of my house. But they fixed it in a timely manner.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2020
We have other pool builders here but none of them had done anything to the extent we were looking for. What ultimately steered us to Blue Haven was that they were able to build some of the pool features that we were interested in. We were looking for a custom design that fit our yard well and not one of the liner pools. We were looking for some waterfall and water features particularly the cleaning system that they offer. Those were the three major things. They came here and did some sort of detailed survey of our house and were able to do computer rendering of the pool prior to selecting everything. We ultimately made a couple of revisions and went with that. We knew exactly how it would fit in our yard. The timeline was good. As far as the duration of the work, it was what we expected other than the weather delays. We had a kind of really wet winter that year.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2020
Blue Haven is well-known nationwide and I've heard good things about them. When they came in here, I've never seen such precision digging in my life. They were great, very courteous and fast. They went above and beyond. I was able to be here and watch everything they did and the equipment they ran when they did the decking and the pool.
After it got done, they sent a technician out to teach us how to operate the pumps. Then I had an issue with it. One day, I couldn't figure out how to get something set up so I called Richard at Blue Haven. He called me on the phone and guided me through it. It was a good experience. They have about five different people there at the office. Some handle the finance. Some handle a lot of questions and they kept right up with when they make the payment to the company. It was very pleasing. They did everything that needed to be done. They asked me questions to make sure that I was satisfied like the color of the plaster in the pool. My wife picked out the colors but I'm pleased. The Jacuzzi’s a little deep but the pool is great. I enjoy everything about it.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2020
Somebody gave us Blue Haven's name and referred us to them. We did our due diligence and did three different estimates. We met with three different pool contractors and at the end of the day, they were exactly what we were looking for. The price point was good. They seemed to be on top of it and were responsive.
We did a lot of research prior to pulling the trigger and getting estimates. By the time that came, we knew kinda what we wanted and what we were gonna do. But one thing that was lacking with Blue Haven was there was not much of a design process. I'm not bad at doing that stuff myself so I just kind of took it upon myself to figure out what we wanted, like what tile and stuff to use. But if I were to change anything in the whole process, it would be to have somebody who can sit down and give you a design person. But Blue Haven is awesome and we tell everybody to use them. We love our pool. We get people stop at our house all the time and wanting to know who designed it and taking pictures of it.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2020
I was impressed that Blue Haven has been in business since the '50s. We got a bid from a major competitor and the prices were very similar. But, we liked the salesperson of Blue Haven a lot better as he was more knowledgeable. We told their designer the type of pool that we wanted and he came up with the design. We loved it and he priced it out. We told them to go ahead and it was done in the timeline we expected. I recommended Blue Haven to someone else and they even sent me a check as a finder's fee.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
Blue Haven helped build my pool and everybody was good. I helped design it and my favorite was the water features. Also, I am able to operate my pool from my phone.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2020
I had a good experience with Blue Haven. I liked working with their designer and construction foreman. I added a waterfall and a tanning ledge which are now my favorite parts of the pool.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2020
Blue Haven Pools in Virginia did a Terrible job. Pool not built to proper depth, discoloring pool, 20’ crack in concrete deck. Horrible customer service. I do not recommend Blue Haven pools. Horrific, terrible.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2020
Blue Haven is a good company to get a pool with. They are friendly.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2020
I paid cash for my Blue Haven pool. Their designer met my expectations and the people were prompt, very cooperative, and flexible in making accommodations. Overall, it was a very positive experience. Our pool is exactly what we wanted and that's what they did. I like the waterfalls. The pool has a module that you can program. It’s not just a generic binary operation of a pool motor running. You can change the colors and the lighting.
But I wish they could have kept up with their commitments at the tail end. Their accounting took a long time for getting the inspection done and I still have one small little lingering issue that I'm waiting for them to come and do a quick repair on. They received the last payment but now it's really hard to get ahold of them. The project is not really 100% done but they're not doing the follow-through with me and being responsive. I wouldn’t probably recommend them to a friend because my word has a lot of value. Nobody else goes should through the same problems that I did. The closing is as important as the design phase and execution.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2020
Blue Haven advised me that I could get a construction loan. I didn’t really know anything about pool loans but they explained to me the process and how the construction loan was different than a personal or private loan. But I had to contact the company and do everything myself to get qualified. I had decided to do the pool already. I had talked to multiple companies. So when I met with the Blue Haven rep, I already knew what I wanted. The rep was super helpful. He did a site visit. We talked about options and what I wanted. Then he went back and drafted everything up. Then, we met at the office and made some final changes. It was very quick and easy.
The installers did a really good job. They dug up the whole backyard to put the pool lines. But they could have probably taken a little bit more care with the front yard. It was pretty much destroyed. It was just a dirt pit when they were done in the front yard but they had warned me about it in advance that it would mess up the yard and that I would have to redo sprinklers, so I wasn't really upset about it. Overall, I was very pleased.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2020
Shortly after a big Category 5 hurricane down here, we were eager to get something going. We were having problems with insurance and we wanted to do something to get the house looking better. We decided to do the pool part on our own. There was a poo place in town but we heard some bad things about them. Blue Haven over in Walton County was a little bit of a distance but it was not too bad. We went over and took a peek at them one day. We liked what we heard and we saw some designs. Their rep showed us a couple of things. We knew we didn't want a plain old rectangular pool. There was one that they called a Grecian one and we liked that. Blue Haven was easy to work with. Their guy asked us, “How does this design look?” We liked it and ended up with a free form pool.
They told us the time frame barring weather. They talked about some of the warranty stuff that they had too. We paid for the pool in cash. We had a bunch of rain delays but that was not their fault. Other than that, the process was pretty quick. They’re done and the pool is fine. We decided to do an upgrade and added a bunch of pavers. We also got a fire pit built out of the same paver since it all matched. We had them do a little bit of custom tile stuff to kind of mark the edge of the steps and the platform.
We chose the color. We had two color options on the gunite that we could go with. They put the first thing down and they covered it with sort of a white thing. I thought we asked for blue but was told that when there’s water in there, it would be blue. And it is. It almost looks white with a little bit of blue glitter in there. Once the water goes in there, it turns it blue so that was kinda neat. We also like that the tinted lights will change if we want that done. We can either change it from red or different colors of blue, green, and purple. I like the dark dark blue while my kids like the red one. My wife likes the sort of the greenish looking one.
The last thing we did was we moved the tanning ledge from the deep end to the shallow end. It felt like the kids would be jumping on the deep end more often than not, and the tanning ledge took up some of the deep end. And if we were sitting there, we didn’t wanna be getting splashed all the time if the kids were jumping in. Blue Haven did a job and so did Caleb, the supervisor during the project.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2020
The designer, Anthony, created a lovely plan and he gave us a price. But when we looked at the stakeout, we saw that the end of the pool was incredibly tiny. We wanted to add a foot which was a total of 12 square feet. He charged us $100 a square foot, so that was $1,200. That was before they put it in. So I saw absolutely no reason for that price gouging. I was appalled at the price he charged us to amend the plan. But we paid for it. We needed it to expand. It was not our first Blue Haven pool and it was not our first swimming pool. I was taken aback, but my hands were tied at that point.
We had a problem with Anthony because he suggested a landscape person in here. The guy suggested a $40,000 landscaping package around the pool. We didn't go with the landscape person and I sent him an email and told him why. Anthony took exception to that. That really bothered us. He was nasty about it. Who wants 40 grand to put in $20,000 worth of work? He was telling us we were nasty about our answer to the landscape guy, which was none of his business. We almost canceled the pool. But legally we couldn't. We dealt years before with Anthony and his uncle and we had a wonderful experience. We told Anthony to move forward after the charge of the $1,200 for the foot, which was offensive.
Going forward and our pool was installed within a incredible amount of time. Just like it was years and years ago with them. The office in which Anthony operates is incredible. The women in there are great. They worked with us very well. I had several questions as construction went on and I sent them to Anthony. But I got no answers ever from him. When I went to the women in the office, they answered every question I had. They took care of hooking me up with the people that I needed to be connected to. When I had a problem with the heater, they were all over it. They helped us with a warranty. When I opened and closed with their recommended company, they were fine.
The pool was installed beautifully. We are built into the side of the hill. So the design required a kind of a wave like finish. They did a great job with that. It's beautiful. We enjoyed the construction team. But I was upset over what they did take away versus what they didn't take away. Those were all subcontractors going along the way. It had nothing to do with Blue Haven. They laughed at the fact that we were told this was gonna be carted off, and they went, "No. There's no way in hell we're carrying that away." So we had to get our own people to take stuff out. But overall, Blue Haven is reliable. They did what they said they were gonna do. They did it in a timely fashion with the same number of dollars that they said they were gonna do it with.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2020
I had a landscape company design everything and then I had Blue Haven add an infinity edge. Their price is their best selling point, but they're frustrating as hell to work with and they need to follow through on what they say they're gonna fix. I'm still waiting on repairs that I requested in 2019. I requested them three times this year as well. They just don't get back to you.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2020
Blue Haven built the pool, the spa and a firepit also. The design department did a really good job. The 3D rendering was really nice to see. It was well laid out. They were able to envision it in a way that I think worked really well. My favorite feature is the technology. We put in UV cleaning and then it has self-cleaning heads. It has also electric heat pumps.
However, they didn't really meet a lot of the timelines that they had told me. It's better to tell somebody, "Hey, this part is not gonna be done until October 1st." Then if it's done on September 20th, you have a happy customer. But if you tell them September 10th and it's 20th, and this keeps happening to every phase, even though when you look back, you go, "It wasn't so bad. They built it in a timely manner", then it's a really easy tweak for the business to make. Just manage expectations. Because they didn't take forever and they didn't do a bad job. They just didn't do a good job managing what they said they would do when they said they do it.
One of the big keys for me was that most consumers are not very educated about what it is they're doing. They just know like, "I want a pool," or, "I wanna have the spa and firepit." So, I had to go back and forth with them about five or six times on explaining I don't want a gas heater for the pool, I want a heat pump and that was never presented as an option. I did my own research and asked if it was possible. They said, "Yeah, it's possible. No one does that. We don't recommend it." I'm glad that I'm just stubborn and I went with my own thing.
Pools shouldn't be heated with gas unless they're never used. 'Cause if you heat a pool with gas, it's gonna be 600 to 1000 bucks a month. I spend 100 a month. Electric is the way you heat a pool unless you wanna swim in the middle of the winter, and electric heat pumps can't really heat a pool if it's under 55. But if it's under 55, I don't really want to swim. That's cold. So I went back and forth and the guy said, "You turn the pool on on Friday afternoon, the kids swim on it on Saturday. It's not that much to heat it with gas, and it's three times faster." That's true, gas is faster to heat a pool. But it was a lack of understanding that not everyone is like you.
I told him, "I don't have kids. We're a child-free couple. I work from home for myself. So I wouldn't be using the pool more on a Saturday than I would on a Tuesday." I said, "I'm using this thing every day, which means I need it heated every day. Electric heat pumps are just cheaper to do that." But gas would be better if you're using it like he described. So the best thing to do is they should tell their customers the options.
I use the hot tub about 10 times in April for two hours per time, including heating it. It was $200 just to heat the hot tub. 'Cause we use gas heating for the hot tub. I just wish I knew that because I don't think I would've built such a big hot tub. I wish they had told me, "The hot tub design you selected is really beautiful and it's really big, but just so you know, heating 800 gallons of water, it's gonna be expensive." Those things should have been communicated up front a little bit because they're the experts. When I got my first gas bill, it went up from $49 to 262 using the hot tub. I was like, "Oh my gosh. All right, I'll be careful when I use the hot tub."
The guy also told me, "You turn on the heat and it'll be warm in 40 minutes." I said, "Okay, that sounds cool." But, in the winter, it takes two hours to heat. If it's 35 degrees outside, to get it up to 100, it will take a solid hour and 40 to hour and 50 minutes and that's a disincentive. If I knew that, I might've just skipped the hot tub or went with one that you just plugin. But, these are all things that they can work on because their quality is so good.
I would recommend Blue Haven to other people because they did a great job. They built a really nice pool. One of the systems failed in the summer. It was the pump itself that moves the water in and out. It was making this really weird sounds. I called them and they were really awesome and responsive. They got somebody out the day after I contacted them. They were like, "This is an emergency situation." I was super impressed that they stand behind their work. They're not just gonna leave you high and dry. Overall, it's a good company.
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2020
We heard about Blue Haven through a contractor that we were considering using for our Hurricane Michael remodel. For the shape of the pool, we did freeform. Then, we've gotten a lot of use out of the firepit. I called Blue Haven a couple of times trying to get them to come back out and give us another tutorial on it all but they told us that they don't really do follow-ups. After spending almost 60 grand. Also, our lights sometimes wouldn't change together. There are two pool lights, and when you click the button, one will stay that color and they get off-sequence. Their sales presentation was fantastic and the construction was great. But the education and follow-up were poor.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2020
We weren't quite sure about the shape of the pool because we have a very traditional home. I wanted some curves and I didn't want it just a rectangle pool. Blue Haven helped us get the design right with the tanning ledge that I wanted. Plus there's a spa. When we picked out the pool features, they sat down with us and helped pick all that out. Everything was above and beyond. They were always available. I could pick up the phone and call somebody and get them. We've always been very happy. Someone just came out and did the annual maintenance. We had an electronic panel that had to be replaced. We've always had great service.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2020
Blue Haven was the designer, contractor and builder of our pool, and everyone did well. There were a couple of issues with some of the original plans as far as measurements and layout but Blue Haven rectified it to my satisfaction so everything worked out well. With most jobs, you have hiccups along the way but they responded very favorably without much more than my inquiry as to why something occurred. If I expressed that I wasn't happy with something, they quickly resolved it. One of those fixes even resulted in them having to bring in about seven or eight loads of dirt and do some other things. That wasn't in the original budget and they didn't bill me in addition for all that stuff. They took it out of the profits.
Everything got done in the time frame but I wish the project manager was a little better at communicating. There were times when it seemed like he was overtasked and managing multiple jobs at one time. I had to pull information as far as schedule when somebody was gonna show up, when they weren't, so I would know when to expect some of the workers. I expected his ability to keep me as informed as I would have liked but it wasn't detrimental. Overall, I was very pleased. When I prodded, I got the responses I wanted.
I have recommended Blue Haven to people that were interested in pools and I will continue to do so. Everything was good and the pool came out well. There have been a couple of things where I've had them come out to do some warranty work here and there but those were minor things. The pool decking is covered by warranty for about a year. My warranty had just expired on that by about a month or so and I had a situation where some of them had settled and sunk a little bit. But they came out anyway and repaired it under warranty. The customer service is standing by their product. They've been very good.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2020
I am in the ready-mix business in this area down here, and Blue Haven is the only pool company that has an account where they can charge for concrete. Every other pool company is COD, and that says a lot to me. The Blue Haven pool designer was great. I told him what I wanted, and he drew me some pictures and some plans, and we were good to go. I like the design of the pool. It's a kidney-shaped type. He did a good job.
My pool’s kinda plain Jane. It got seats by the steps, a couple steps, a wrap around seat and a seat in the deep end. I added the colored light and I got a remote control for it. The construction team was great. They all did an excellent job. Having the pool is great. We used to live on the island on the water out there. This is clean water, and it’s not salty. It's super. We love it.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2020
The installation was really smooth. The total process took about seven weeks and it was much quicker than I thought it was gonna be. Our interaction with the designer was very good and they didn't try to oversell me. They came up with a Grecian classical pool design, but I already had that in mind. I also asked for a 3-foot to 6 feet pool, and they built me a 3 feet by 5-foot pool. They gave me a couple of thousand dollars off though.
The pool pump was also supposed to be located on the back side of the house, not on the rock on the side of the house, so that was off. It's on the other side of the fence, so every time I have to go to the pool pump, I have to go through the house 'cause there isn't a gate there. That's a bit of a pain, but otherwise, it was okay. I had a good experience, and the things that went wrong, Blue Haven made right. I had a couple of jets on the pool and a Baja shelf that I really like. I will never have a house now without a pool. I wish that I had done it a lot earlier too.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2020
I was very pleased with the pool designer's ability and listening. The designer and the superintendent always went above and beyond to make sure that we feel like we're number one. They had a conversation with us trying to pull the image out of our head then they had a software program that they used to create a rendering for the design. The designer helped us do a hot tub in with a spillover waterfall and picked out the waterline tile and the accent tile.
The construction team was more proactive than he was reactive. He kept us up-to-date on what was going on, the timeline moving forward and everything that was gonna happen so there were no surprises. If it was their mistake, then they'd fix it like when they first laid out the steps going into the pool, they were wrong after they had them already formed up. We asked them about that and showed them the rendering. They tore it out and redid it at no additional cost to us because it was the right thing to do. Overall, we're very satisfied. Blue Haven is the only pool company that I refer to now because of my experience.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2020
Blue Haven was giving warranties on all the stuff that they did, even my patio, so I just went with them. Everybody else wanted to get somebody else to do the patio. I didn't want to have a bunch of different contractors out there. But Blue Haven did everything. We told them what we wanted and they made it work. It was really simple and they gave us exactly what we wanted. We paid for it ourselves. We have a waterfall that comes out of our hot tub into the pool.
The Russian guys who did the installation were a little bit rough. They busted a few things up but other than that. Instead of trying to saw cut, the guy just kept yanking and yanking and pulled the main water feed into the house and out of the house. So Blue Haven was having to get a plumber to come in and bust concrete to go fix what the guy had done. I told Blue Haven about a reimbursement and they didn't seem to care. I was just happy to get it all done and get everybody out of my hair. The quality was good and everything came out great.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2020
The Blue Haven representative showed us a diagram with a computerized spot for our pool, we went, and we agreed. It’s a beautiful pool with pavers around it. He and my wife also agreed on the lighting and she's very happy with it. The installation was very comfortable. We had some issues at the end, but they're very small. We expected some rocks to cover an area, but they jumped right on it. Any question we had, they were able to correct any issues. The pool is in a perfect spot and we have enjoyed it.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2020
Searching for pool builders in my area, I found Blue Haven on the internet. I worked with Greg and he seemed like he knew what he was doing. He's been doing it for many years and the process was great too. I built the pool house in the same time, so that made it take a little bit longer, but Greg was nice and he worked with me on that.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2020
Blue Haven gave me some options but I went my own route. Their designer gave pool suggestions and I agreed. I thought they were good. The project manager was wonderful. He handled everything very well, and he took his time to explain things to us. Any issues or concerns that we had, he addressed them and made sure we're comfortable with them. We had LED colored lights, three water features in the pool, and then the spill-off from the hot tub into the pool as well. Then we had a tanning ledge. We have where we can control the filter and the temperature and all of that from our smartphone.
We have a one year warranty on things. There are a couple of things that are kind of outstanding. I don't have any reason to believe that they're not going to correct them, but they haven't corrected them yet. I just reached out to them on these issues last week. The person I spoke with said that he was going to forward it to corporate. Considering everything involved with installing a pool, our experience was overall pretty uneventful. The pool absolutely meets all of our expectations, the design and the functionality of it. We use it pretty much every day.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2020
We looked online and did some research on the company we were gonna choose from. My buddy Kevin lives down in Alabama and has some condos in Pensacola, Florida. He used Blue Haven down there for their pools. I had mine done by Blue Haven too. I have a gunite pool and it has a tanning ledge with some bubbles in it. The construction team was pretty good. We didn't have any issues from digging a hole to the rebar getting put in to the gunite getting sprayed in. The only problem we had was the flagstone guy that Blue Haven used.
The design was great but the ending result wasn't. It started off with the guy doing the flagstone that should have been two days to do but it took him two weeks. He was an older man and was working by himself. The flagstone was all screwed up. It was during rainy season and Bue Haven was backed up on orders. They were using anybody they could find. This guy they chose did a piss-poor job.
Everything that we talked to Blue Haven about fixing, they said they would take care of and that there were no worries. A couple weeks went by and we called backed and they asked the whole story all over again. We told them that they already came out here and looked at it. Why would they need to come out here and look at it again? They said they were gonna take care of it. It just went on and on. And then Jeff that's running the Blue Haven there in Flowood had someone come out there and redo some of the flagstones. The plaster had to be redone. The grout didn't match and it wasn't leveled. We went back and forth with that. That was the biggest thing at the end that I told the guy to just get off my property and I would fix my own flagstones.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2020
We liked Blue Haven's warranty. The guarantee that we had with them was they'd do the work. We told them what we wanted. They built it. So, everything went fine with that. The construction team was a little rough with the work they did. They ended up causing us a bunch of damage to our water lines. We told Blue Haven about it. We had already fixed it before then. But other than that, they did a good job. We're very happy with the pool.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2020
I was satisfied with Blue Haven. I paid for the pool in cash. Blue Haven's designer came with a lot of ideas, which is nice. The construction team was very professional and they cleaned up. As far as the pool, I like the water fountains. I have the monitor that I could change the chlorinator and the time the filters go on. I have all the timing buttons and all that good stuff. I had a really good experience. I’ve referred Blue Haven to a lot of my friends.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2020
My experience includes many of the elements of other reviews. The sales rep was smooth and seemed knowledgeable. The model looked amazing. A national company was reassuring. It took months after the deposit to dig. Long stretches of inactivity followed each subcontractor. Never got a detailed plan. The dimensions weren't what was agreed upon. 20x40 Grecian design in ground with heated spa and 1000' travertine. Contract in February 2020. Started digging April 30, 2020.
First off, let me say something positive. The main foreman, Mike, is a gem. Good communication and mannerisms. Good work ethic. I think he was overwhelmed with work due to the rush of contracts coming out of Covid-19. The subs were good for the most part. Excavation (once it got started 3 months into contract) went well. A few sprinkler pipes broken but the excavation sculpting was sharp. Gunite was interesting to watch, and none of it failed so far. Tilers were hit and miss; waterline was good, but spa tile needs improvement. Stone work sub is excellent and take pains for accuracy. Coping finally in place and it looks good. The decking isn't down yet, nor is the pool plastered. Lights aren't installed; walls and steps aren't finished.
So why 2 stars? Here's why: If you finance your pool and let the institution handle payment, they won't pay Blue Haven until each agreed upon phase is complete, inspected and approved. But, If you write the checks yourself, UNLIKE everywhere else in the construction and home improvement industry, Blue Haven requires you to pay them in advance of the work?! I don't know if you can haggle this out at contract, but if you don't know and don't ask, the word "At" is interpreted by every Blue Haven franchise that I called from coast to coast to mean if they show up to work - you give them a check before they start.
While it doesn't make sense, it seems that most folks have gone along with it. After all, it's a national company with a reputation to protect, right? Maybe. They seem good at apologizing when independent franchisees mess up or mess with people, but that doesn't cut down on the aggravation. Whether they will back up and fix what the franchisees mess up is to be seen.
Another thing is the way they measure pools. It broke my heart to read about the client who settled for a 12'x27' pool with a small sun shelf instead of a 16'x27' pool with a larger sun shelf because of what has to be an industry trick. Any bump out in your pool...even if it's 4 feet wide and 3-4 inches deep...COUNTS IN THE OVERALL DIMENSIONS OF YOUR POOL?! So you could pay for 4' x 27' of extra pool, but only get a 4'x8' puddle! Doesn't seem fair or right or...well...if you let them I guess it's legal? I say this with authority because it was happening to me with my build as well. THAT merits 2 stars...no matter how gorgeous the project turns out.
I've been fairly lucky so far in that my subs were decent, and until now my relationship with the franchise has been amicable with reasonably good response. Much better than the horror stories of other reviewers. Where it turned south is that, from the start, no specific definition of the word "At" has been given. Once "At" Phase 1 was complete, I sent a check without being asked. Once "AT" Phase 2 milepost was complete, I sent a check. Phase 3 is taking forever due to weather and Covid-19, but I've been patient. After all, I'm not going to have any pool parties on that 1000 sf of travertine with Covid-19 loose.
The problem is, all along I've been paying according to the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STANDARD - after the work has been done. The same schedule as any bank would have paid had I financed the loan. That's been going on for 6 months. But just over halfway through this decking phase, 30 days into it in fact, with no invoice, email or text asking for any payment...ever...I suddenly get bum rushed for the full payment for that ongoing scope of work UNDER THREAT OF A FULL STOP ON ALL WORK?!
Mind you we're months behind schedule, but I've already paid over 70% of the contract, and paying again now would give them over 95% of the contract price with...maybe 70% of the work done. So there's that preposition "At" which is supposed to modify something specific...but it doesn't. They've just...company-wide...decided that it means "BEFORE"; which is an entirely different preposition. "At" should specify "At beginning" or "At middle" or "At conclusion" or even "At high noon in the OK Corral", but it doesn't. So now after 6 months and 3 other "At" phases having gone by, they suddenly want to change the way we've been conducting business under threat of work stoppage.
That's why 2 Stars. One star for a great field foreman and 1 star for good subs, but no star for timeliness, no star for providing clear documentation, and no star for business etiquette. I had a choice of buying a Ferrari or putting in a nice pool. Probably overpaying for the pool, especially given the aggravation, but the pool should last longer and it won't get wrecked in a crash. Either way I was paying cash...just over $100k in cash. You'd think it was just a kiddie pool. With the Ferrari at least I'd get a set of keys and a working car and they'd get a check...same time.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2020
The Blue Haven rep, Greg, is very professional and responds timely. We had some thoughts in mind in regard to the design of the pool and then Greg came back with the design and that was what we did. But the actual design pieces like the rockface and all the other pieces were all on me. My favorite is the back rock wall with the waterfalls. We spent a pretty penny on the pool and it was a little bit higher than I thought. You could see little holes in the grout and I could get picky with my eye on that kind of detail. But it is what it is. Nothing is perfect and I get it. Everything is going well with Blue Haven. We're still working with them on different things and we've yet to do our final. But they helped us with the leak issue that we found and we had to work on that with the plumbing company.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2020
The designer came out to our house and worked with us. The installers did what they needed to do and got the job done. They did the pool very quickly. I'm very happy. I love everything about the pool. We're happy we got somewhere to let the family have some parties and birthday parties where we're not sweating it up. We can walk outside and jump in the pool.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020
The pool designer was very helpful. He was very responsive to our needs. He was very detailed but too much detailed for us. He rambled and rambled on stuff. But he made a lot of suggestions, from just a kid's experience of his other clients. For example, my wife wanted a dark blue color in the pool. He said that was great but then he kinda explained why we shouldn't get a real deep blue color of the thing. So we went with another color and it was great. It was exactly what we needed. The project manager kept us up to date with the progress of the pool, which was great.
Right before the final plans were done, we made some modifications with the project with the designer. We bought a basketball court as part of the pool where it's drilled into the stone. But when the design was finalized, the basketball court moved and we didn't want it moved. When they built the pool, the basketball court was in the wrong place. We had to go through hoops and explained to them that they were the ones who screwed up on this. I told them that they have to go back to the original design. It was kind of a stressful situation because we were just moving to the house and then we had to deal with Blue Haven to explain to them that that was not right. It was a little difficult and they gave us a few problems about that.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2020
We were going through another company, then they did a really bad job and they were screwing us around for too long. We had to go change companies and a friend referenced Blue Haven. We went with them and the designer did a great job. With his quality of work, he didn't take anything less than perfect, which I liked. The best way to design the pool was as a kidney bean and then they did a doggy step and a sun deck. The crew then came in, did the job, and left. There was no interaction, but they were good and they cleaned up well. Now, we have a pool and it gets everybody together. It's great family time. Also, the centrifuge cleaner doesn’t take a lot of chlorine and it doesn't take any salt. It's working fantastic.
Reviewed July 25, 2020
They were open to ideas and gave good recommendations. I liked the input and the ideas going back and forth. The construction crew was on time and professional. They cleaned up after themselves. I would recommend Blue Haven to my friends and family. The view looks really nice. It looks like a resort.
Reviewed July 24, 2020
We came in knowing what we wanted and told them that. Everything was great. They finished the pool faster than what they said. The pool works pretty great. There's very minimal maintenance on the pool.
Reviewed July 23, 2020
We're kind of on a sloped property so the designer suggested putting in a retaining wall and it has worked great. We've had some really heavy rain but we have not had any issues. The construction was great. They were really informative the whole way. We've had a lot of work contracted at our house and the only thing that we've had done that has gone exactly the way it was supposed to was the pool.
Reviewed July 22, 2020
Blue Haven was phenomenal from top to bottom. I built two pools with them. This time around, the scheduling was way better. It was more accurate. If you choose any other pool provider, you're crazy. They're top of the line, the best for the job.
Reviewed July 13, 2020
Blue Haven's salesman was the most convincing person whom I spoke with about using fiberglass for a drop in. He told me that their crew could get into my property without damaging the trees in my house. I went with them and gave them blueprints. So far, the pool I got has been great. We've had no mechanical issues except for some knots in our pool pump. We've also had some quality issues that we addressed. Regardless, Blue Haven has completely warrantied that and we've gotten good service. We believe that they did all they could do in good faith.
Reviewed July 9, 2020
When we were gonna put a pool in, we researched the local pool companies in the area and we had a few friends that have pools and asked who they used and what problems they had, and Blue Haven seemed to be the better pool company out there. We had their designer come over and designed it with us. We have a hot tub that's attached to the pool and then we have a rock feature.
The construction was painstakingly slow. It took several weeks longer than what they have estimated it would take. They told us that the pool season was crazy and they were the busiest they had been in years. It seemed like they were just shorthanded. They had so many jobs to do and so few people to do them. Then there were a few times where they would say that they'd be out one day and they never came for a whole week after. There were a few times where communication was an issue. But overall, it was good.
Reviewed July 4, 2020
This company was a nightmare to work with. This is my second pool renovation and I will not advise anyone to hire them. Read the other reviews before hiring. When the rep/owner came he promised a lot but they under delivered. Jeff, the construction manager is condescending, doesn’t listen to his customers and is a mister know it all. He doesn’t answer his call, doesn’t reply to emails.
It took them almost 2 months to change the tiles, install a heater, a salt system and to replaster the pool. They would show up once in a while sometimes not for days. They hire a bunch of subcontractors to do the work, the construction manager doesn’t even come to check how the work is progressing. Once the contract is signed the rep, who is part owner, doesn’t even contact you even if you complained or asked for information. Read the fine print in their contract and do not accept their payment schedule as I made the mistake on trusting the smooth talking rep. They are really good and pushy in collecting money but dont keep their side of the deal.
A few days before plastering they sent me some instructions and let me to fend for myself to find a water hauler during a holiday weekend. They put the salt system but never gave me instructions how to run it, or where they will place it. They did a horrible job with the plumbing and didn’t consult with me. Half of the pool is working, as they don’t test anything. I have complained to them, spoke to them during the entire ordeal but they never reached out to us, walked us through the process and discussed it with us. Also please be advised they do not test or support the pool opening (testing, ph, alkalinity) once the plaster is done, the most critical part of having a nice plaster. Unfortunately I learned that too late after they were gone.
Reviewed July 3, 2020
We had a pretty good experience with one of their salespeople, Bill. He was great. He answered all our questions and we felt pretty comfortable doing the pool with him. With the design, we had a lot of input from them because it was our first pool. So we took a lot of advice from them. The waterfall and the jets were pretty nice. But the best part of the pool design that we did was a small portion of the pool for the little kids to play.
The installation took them within the time that they had on the contract. However, there were a lot of times that some stuff didn't get done. There were some delays because of certain things in backorder. So some stuff wasn't up to them. But there are some areas that could have been better in terms of the timeline, but overall, they did a great job. We're pretty happy with the pool. In fact, we're able to recommend them to another friend of ours and they also did their pool with them.
Reviewed July 2, 2020
Everything went great with Blue Haven. The project manager was pretty good. His name was Jacob. He was very informative. He kept a good timeline and finished in a timely fashion. The designer did a great job. He suggested the rates well with the water features that I liked versus me doing them. Most of their workers who did the construction didn't speak English but they were very polite and they stayed on task most of the time. I went with the financing representative and it was really easy. I submitted my information and their credit advisor handled everything.
Reviewed June 27, 2020
The customer service was good. But I'm a little disappointed they put a lien on my house. They didn't tell me they were gonna do that. I can't get that off unless I pay the loan off and I didn't have the money to pay the loan off or I would've done that. I would've gone to a bank. Other than that, everything went pretty good. The financing was very simple. I have excellent credit. The pool installation went great and I'm satisfied. I have basically a vacation at my house now, especially during the times right now. We can't go anywhere and the pool is nice to have in my backyard. Everything's working fine. I've had great service and Blue Haven is good to me.
Reviewed June 26, 2020
Three of my neighbors had pools put in by Blue Haven. One is 10 years ago, the other is five years ago, and then one is one year ago. They were all fine and they were all still good. My neighbors were still happy with them. So I also hired Blue Haven and the process was really good because I came up with the number that I felt I could afford. The rep worked into that number what they suggested I do and then gave me options for things if I want to go over it. The whole experience was very good. But since their reputation has been so good, they can't get to people for three or four months to start the process. They're so busy but that's usually a good thing. If they could start tomorrow, then nobody wants them.
Reviewed June 13, 2020
We heard about Blue Haven from my uncle. Everything was well and was as planned. They finish it in the estimated time, if not earlier. We worked with a designer and everything met our expectations. What we like most about having the pool is the additional living space. We are in the pool all the time especially now.
Reviewed June 7, 2020
We had them put in a pool and the quality has been good. They did a good job. We had some miscommunications with the project manager associated with our project but we understand that he's been released since. In the end, they hit what they relayed. They did 95% of what they said they would do and that's pretty good. We're happy with the product and the price.
Reviewed June 6, 2020
We had Blue Haven come to refinish our pool, 4 years later and we are still not satisfied! What should have taken 2 weeks took 3 months. We had white spots in the pool, they came back the following year to fix and they still are there. Our coping had cracks in it and the masking was pulled away from the coping and cement. We have called several times and have gotten the runaround, no one would call me back until I threatened to call my lawyer. I was told last year we would be first on their list when the season began. We never had the coping and mastic fixed until October. Their customer service is horrible! The receptionist was rude! I am still not satisfied with my pool and we spent a lot of money to have it repaired!
Reviewed June 2, 2020
I interviewed three different people and Blue Haven was one that I located through the advertisement that comes in the mail. Mitch was the person that came out to the house to look at the property and gave us an idea. I liked that he was very straightforward, not trying to candy-coat things as far as cost or hiding how much it would really be. “This is it. This is what you got. This is what we can do. What do you think? And there you go. And this is how much it’s gonna cost.” Obviously, it’s a big expense so I like people that are upfront with me.
The design met the expectations. I made some changes toward the end and things like that once it started filling in, but for the most part, it’s exactly as what they described, the pictures they sent, the design that they came up with. I feel great. I love it. Also, the construction was right on target. They stayed on target the entire time through the process. There is a bit of calcium buildup from the water fountain so I’m trying to figure out how to maintain that. There are a bit of spots of rusting underneath some of the stones and I’m just trying to figure out that. But other than that, there have really been no issues. Everything has been running well and working as they guaranteed.
Even though they graded out some of the yard that was dug up, it was filled with chunks of concrete so I had to go through that. There was some overspray on some of the windows and I tried to get it off, but I couldn’t. So, I contacted the project manager that oversaw it and he just told me to take some more soap and water and try to do it again. That didn’t sit well with me, but since the whole rest of the experience was so incredible, I just chalked it up just let that one go.
Reviewed June 1, 2020
Blue Haven put in a pool for us before. We used them again and the process has been good. We had them reconstruct the one that we currently had. It looks very pretty except we are still having issues with our light and the light made the process really drawn out. So, that's a little disappointing. It has a light that dangles in and out underground. So, we use it but that's not a good thing. We paid extra to have the light fixed and they haven't fixed it yet. We actually had somebody come out today to do it, to look at it again. But we've been writing Blue Haven for a while about it. Other than that, the guy that we worked with was super great.
Reviewed May 30, 2020
We were asking a neighbor and they referred us to Blue Haven along with a couple others. We did a renovation. They just came and refurbished. We’re really happy with Cory the project manager. He was just all over the project. Anytime we'd ask for something, he was quick to respond. We just had some trouble with the lights. That was the last thing we had going and it's not been a quick process. It continues to be a frustration and it took forever to get it fixed. It's broken again and Cory was out today for that one light. We've used the pool but my wife’s not too sure about it ‘cause the light is hanging off. It gets you looking, but they’ve assured us that there are no bolts going through it. Sometimes, when people get that last check, it tends to be a little bit harder to get them back to service it. That was my experience on the first pool that I put in with Blue Haven, and on the renovation.
But other than that, it's been a great experience. We just love the hot tub and having the Ozone. It’s less harsh on your skin from full chlorine. We just weren’t crazy about salt. but the pump is topnotch. They’ve made it like a brand-new pool, so no issues there. I’ve gotten referrals from them to people we have recommended, so I wouldn't stop recommending them.
Reviewed May 29, 2020
I contacted five pool companies and two companies came out to give an estimate before I finally decided to go with Blue Haven. The design that the designer created was very, very good. It was an overall good experience. We added a tanning ledge and we had two sheer descents added on the retaining wall. We also added a couple of bubblers and decorative tile. Each team that came out was very professional, friendly, and did a fantastic job. We love the final product. It turned out better than we had expected. I have recommended Blue Haven to my friends and one of them is already in the process of getting a pool done by them as well.
Reviewed May 28, 2020
The Blue Haven pool designer came out here, surveyed, created everything and showed us different options. Then they emailed to us on what they could do, which were all pretty similar with other companies as well. But it came down to price when the design looked similar. I'm mostly satisfied with our pool but I wish we have added a heater 'cause it's so cold. We had been stuck at home for months and had we added the heater, then it would have made this quarantine better. I wanna add the hot tub, too.
Reviewed May 26, 2020
When Blue Haven reps came and made a presentation, we didn't have an idea of what we wanted but they had everything together. They had all the information they would need to know. They showed us many different options and gave us an idea of what we wanted, sizes, forms, and pictures. We then decided to go with them. With the other guys, we never saw anything.
The process took so long in the beginning. They had to get a license and they took a month to come for the excavation. It took a couple of weeks between work and work. They would work one day and we wouldn't see them again in two, three weeks. That was the only bad thing about it. It wasn’t as quick as we thought it was gonna be.
But when they finished, the pool was really nice. We found a contractor to make a floor around. We just wanted them to finish so we could work around the backyard. They finished and everything was okay after that. Everything was good and I like everything. We just started a couple of months ago so the pool is still new.
Reviewed May 19, 2020
We were looking at pool construction companies and Blue Haven came out and gave us an estimate. We liked the equipment and the price that they were offering. Their financing team was very good and they arranged the loan for us. The construction team was timely, courteous, and professional. They made a mistake in where they put a water cleaning head for the in-floor cleaning. They caught it and fixed it before it was ever an issue.
There were several special unique features that were included in the pool that we wanted to have because of the space that we were working in. We have colored lighting or decorative materials, smart features, and we also have one waterfall feature. I also liked the knowledge of the designer on how the pool would lay out in our particular spot. We have a small area, and we were very happy with the reasons of the equipment that they were recommending that made the pool maintenance much easier. They did a good job. The pool took a space that we very rarely use to a space that we'd spend quite a bit of time in. It's too hot to go outside and now we can go out and enjoy it.
Reviewed May 8, 2020
I went with Blue Haven Pools & Spas and I couldn't be happier. Keith went above and beyond and answered any questions or concerns I had. From sales to the end product, everything went great. Thank you Blue Haven Pools & Spas.
Reviewed April 30, 2020
When we moved into this neighborhood, our first friend that we met had a Blue Haven pool, and it was quite beautiful and we were impressed. So, we got a bid from Blue Haven and one from Cox Pools, which is the leading pool company here. We liked the design from Blue Haven. Eric, who drew up the plans for it, blew Cox Pools out of the water. We had the most beautiful pool you’ve ever seen. It has a bubbler and it has the tile that goes along the steps to help you see that. We have a very small yard. But our pool's a custom-design. It’s not just a cookie-cutter. I designed it to our yard, and our yards float down. So, it had a rock wall in the back that steps down into a terraced yard. It’s really beautiful.
Reviewed April 29, 2020
We did a Google search for a local pool company. We looked into three companies but we went with Blue Haven because of their availability. Their pool designer, Laura, was okay. We like our pool but we’re not happy with the process. There was a lot of lack of communication. We wanted something a certain way, but it wasn’t dug out that way.
We were like the first on the waiting list which was fine. Then, our next-door-neighbor had talked them into doing his pool at the same time. So, that delayed our pool being done because they would do one step with us, then go over there do one step with them, so it was extremely lengthy when it shouldn’t have been as much. We first met with Laura in January. Then, they started digging the end of April. We had a lot of rain, so I understand that has to be dry for a couple of weeks. So, that wasn’t their fault and I don’t hold that against them. But I would call and try to get answers of when they’re gonna start and Scott was never available. We couldn’t ever ask him questions. I spoke with the girl in the office that fields the calls for Scott. If I couldn’t get answers or if they were closed on Fridays, I would text Laura. I never was able to talk to Scott. And even when this whole disaster with the digging was wrong, it was Laura who came.
Also, we never had any date, and when we did, it was urgent, and my husband and I both work and so I had to cancel patients to come when they needed to have someone to come look or some county person had to be here. I had to cancel patients because of the short notice which doesn’t help my job. And then we found out that they were gonna dig two days before they came and someone had to be here. I had a flight I had to attend. The communication was horrible. It also seemed like the girl that worked in the office didn’t like Laura. So, it was awkward.
I've had a couple of people ask me about the pool recently and I tell them not to go with Blue Haven. It was not a pleasant experience. The pool is okay but it’s not magical, and the experience itself just reduced it. And the pool is not the way we designed it. It’s not what it was supposed to look like. But at that point, we’re just done.
Reviewed April 27, 2020
We worked with our Blue Haven designer to create the pool plan. We had built a pool within the last couple of years, so we had a pretty good idea of what we wanted. We added a rock wall across the back, the LED multi-change lighting, three water features, a spa, overflow from the spa into the pool, and sun shelves. We met with the construction team relatively frequently, and pretty much talk to everybody that worked on the pool.
Reviewed April 26, 2020
The Blue Haven rep, Greg, was local. He only worked in the city that I live in. He also had a great amount of experience in the industry and I felt comfortable with him. I trust him from the initial meetings. We paid in cash and they did a good job on the water feature. Overall, the pool was the appropriate size. We’re in the tract house so we don’t have a huge yard. The pool fits with the yard. It’s an L-shape and it has a Jacuzzi with the waterfall. Greg was proud of it and he asked if he could bring people over to show them the pool. He brought one of their partners and the gentleman from the plaster company. Overall, we're happy with the pool especially now with shelter-in-place. The kids love it.
Reviewed April 24, 2020
I had a pool with a hot tub attached to it installed by Blue Haven. Everything is working and nothing is falling apart. We used it a couple of times during the winter and we heated it up. It has a wireless device that I can control the filters, lights and all that. I'm still dealing with Blue Haven and they're very cooperative. When I asked them questions, they answered them. They also said that I could call them anytime and were really helpful. Overall, they did a good job.
Reviewed April 23, 2020
Our experience with Blue Haven was painful. We had a lot of issues with them. Apparently, the partnership changed at the franchise in Naples and the installation took much longer than expected. We signed the contract on September 26 and they promised before Christmas, but they didn't finish it until about the end of May last year. So we had a hole in the ground and pumping water for a long time. We’re in Florida, so they gotta pump the water out, which created a huge issue in our backyard. We took a lot of fight to finally get it completed. Corporate came in and took over and finalized the project but it was really a struggle.
Any issues that we had, Blue Haven came out and took care of under warranty. We had some issues with the floating pavers and they fixed that. The pool has the smart cleaning system. It's a whole second pump and jets that blow all of the dirt and debris to the bottom instead of having a Polaris along the bottom. We also have two spillways, which are like little waterfall things. It was painful to get the pool completed but now we are enjoying it very much. It looks beautiful now. We are happy with the finished product but would not recommend Blue Haven to anybody,
Reviewed April 22, 2020
The team at Blue Haven Pools and Spas are top notch. From the design and sales with Mike ** to the construction and delivery Jerry ** to the education and service with Russell **. These are top notch people to work and partner with if you want to design and construct your dream pool and spa. I would work with them again in a heartbeat if ever I decide to build a pool again.
Reviewed April 22, 2020
We purchased a pool and worked with Mike ** in San Antonio. Mike was very helpful through the process and communicated well throughout. From Mike to Jerry in construction our experience was very good!
Reviewed April 22, 2020
We were looking for the gunite pool and the other companies we talked to either didn’t have any experience with it or were not pushing it. The gentleman came over to house, then after a few days of thinking about it, my wife didn’t like certain things about it. The next time the guy came back, he sat again and we started from scratch again and no problems. The supervisor would come in and talk to us whenever we needed anything and the construction crews would come in one after the other. One would leave, pick up, clean up, and then the next time around, the next guys would come in. It was pretty seamless. They told us it would be 8 to 12 weeks. They started in October and they finished by December. It was on time even though we had a lot of rain in between. There are lighting and sprinkler features of the pool.
The whole experience was pretty positive. We already have three houses down and across the street from our neighbor who has a pool from them. They’re just waiting to get everything in place and they’re going with Blue Haven when they’re ready for it. Overall, we love our pool. Everybody that comes and looks at it is stunned by it.
Reviewed April 21, 2020
Blue Haven built a beautiful pool with multiple different kinds of rustic stone. My Blue Haven representative helped me throughout the process and responded timely to all my inquiries; it was my first pool. I love the waterfall feature and bubbler. Thank you to Blue Haven for building such an amazing pool that I will get a lot of use in the Texas heat.
Reviewed April 20, 2020
I saw a Blue Haven sign at a neighbor’s house. I got their pool and the whole process was positive and very smooth. The construction took four to six weeks from start to finish. It was a whole lot faster than I thought. We started in February and we were swimming in May. The designer was very good too and I referred him to two other people. It was a very good experience.
Reviewed April 14, 2020
I liked the warranty that Blue Haven had. With the pool, we got the color lighting, waterfalls, and fountains which are my favorite. We didn't spend a lot on smarting our pool up so it's all a pretty manual process. The only thing was their construction team didn't listen very well. There were a lot of things that we told them upfront that needed to be done. The salesman was well-informed but that did not get relayed to the construction team. They were resistant to do things that had been agreed on upfront. But they finally got done. It, however, took the salesman to finally come out here and tell them to get it done.
Reviewed April 11, 2020
My wife's father used to build pools, and Blue Haven was one of the people that he recommended. We had their designer come out, and he was professional and helpful. We sat down and went through a few designs, and it was not a bad experience at all. The construction guys were helpful and polite, and I left them alone -- I didn't have any problem with the construction people at all. I love my pool, and everything is what I wanted on it.
Reviewed April 3, 2020
We went with Blue Haven because we liked the design that they drew for us. The designer drew what I had asked him to. We wanted a free-form and we said the certain specification and some of the requirements we had, and the way he put it together was good. He was good in suggesting stuff too. Our pool has a waterslide. The construction people were doing what they were told to do, but their office management staff was bad from the beginning. They said that they were changing the management and we wasted a lot of time because of that. I could have used my pool last summer instead of that we are going to use it this summer -- that was how delayed it was. But, later, when it started working, they put in quite a few new people in there. The last person who worked with me turned out to be good. They did a good job. After a big hassle and all those things that we had to go through, it was eventually solved.
Reviewed April 2, 2020
When I met with the representative from the first phone call with Blue Haven and even 'til when I met with the rep, I felt pretty confident in the company. I explained to their rep that I just wanted a pool. He expressed that it was a permanent structure and to be mindful 'cause once it's in there, it's there. He helped me with some ideas of the stretcher and maximizing that and utilizing the space that we had on our backyard as best as possible.
When I asked for some assistance, the owner came in, brought me the tiles and the colors, and brought them outside to the light so that I could see what the colors would look in the sunlight. They were really good. We have the color lighting and a little fountain that spout the water out. We already had concrete poured to extend the patio area across the whole back of the house so that would have been a lot to pave. They suggested, to go ahead and do some cool decking. That is really nice 'cause it gives a little contrast between the two areas.
Reviewed April 1, 2020
The designer from Blue Haven, Jess, was great and we liked his manner when he went over everything and how it was gonna be or what it's gonna look like as well as the presentation. We got the hot tub and the initial installation was great. The tub is kidney-shaped and the waterfalls comes out of it into the water. We got a liner in it, which is cool and makes it look like it’s still moving when the water stops. We like that part of it.
The heater cracked and the reps from Blue Haven came out and took pictures. Initially, they came out and bypassed it because it was leaking out of it, but they got everything resolved there. They just hadn't come back to fix that. I got a couple of issues with the liners, which needs restretching from the initial install. It's got a couple of nice creases in it. It's a liner pool but they poured concrete in there for steps. So I don't have that plastic, which is great. But where the liner goes over it, it’s almost like the concrete broke just a little bit. I addressed it with Blue Haven because my theory is it’s gonna poke a hole in my liner eventually. I'm just waiting on some replies from them.
Everything has been above board with John, my local guy, as far as the communications with him. I've hit him up week before last via text because it's much easier to text than it is to be on the phone except for weekends. He had to order the heater but I haven’t heard back from him as to when they're gonna finalize all that. So, I reached out to him to see when they were gonna get me all scheduled. Still,we're very satisfied. I just wanna get those few kinks worked out.
Reviewed March 30, 2020
Everything Blue Haven did was topnotch. We loved them. We got a pool and we love it.
Reviewed March 28, 2020
Blue Haven was the only one who wanted to build out in Muskogee. Then after talking to them, we were impressed. We already had a pool for 35 years. We dug it out so we knew what we were looking for and they got all the right answers for our questions. The plan we wanted was the same as our old pool, so they pretty well worked with our design. They added some features as far as coping and ground coverage on the outside of the pool, which we appreciated. It changed the looks of the backyard but we were going into it knowing what we wanted so there weren't a lot of changes or questions.
We had a lot of ladders coming out of our old pool but Blue Haven opted for the swim outs and stuff. My wife and I were pretty old and we decided we wanted to keep our ladders so we could get in and out safely. So, they bent to our demands. It wasn't totally modern and we also had to conform to the new regulations as far as depths of the pool and size of diving boards and all that, which wasn’t that big of a deal. The construction crew was great, especially the people who did the dirt work.
Reviewed March 27, 2020
I worked with one of the designers at Blue Haven. His name was Robert and he owned the company. He was very nice and very polite. I liked him and everything went great with him. Then, the installation process was in the timeframe they talked about and they did a decent job with the clean-up. But the quality of work is pitiful. The machine that took the mud in and out from the backyard hit the house and nothing's been rectified there. I also have a deck in the back which was hit and I wound up replacing the boards that were knocked out and broken.
Other than that, I would suspect that most people's driveways get cracked, but Blue Haven made no acknowledgment of it. I even asked one of the guys if they cracked my driveway and he said they didn't. But it takes you about two weeks to hose all that mud off of that and it could stick on there. Then by that time, they're down the road and the driveway's cracked in two spots. But I kind of understand that as I asked for the pool.
So far, when you turn the lights out at nighttime, the pool looks beautiful. However, the bottom of the pool, which would be the plaster, is very lumpy in spots and and I don't think it's meant to be that way. In the daytime, you can't tell, but in the nighttime when you put lights on, it looks like a hammock. I called Robert a month ago and asked if it was supposed to be like that and he said no. They said they could fix it. I asked if they gotta drain the water for that and he said they didn't. Then, I took some pictures and sent them to him three separate times. After that, Robert said that he was gonna send Jose out here but he never did. When I talked to Robert again, he apologized and said that he would have Jose out here, which he did. So far, the pool is functional, so it's fine. But I have to wait for them to come out and fix the issues.
The brickwork around the hot tub is also horrible and whoever did it didn't know how to make a corner because both of the corners are terrible. They're a hazard with sharp edges. Plus, the grout lines are the size of my thumb and he can't keep his grout lines consistent. When Jose came out, he looked at it and said that he had to order some bricks and would come back and fix it. The order hasn't come in yet but it's still within a respectable time limit. We got this virus thing as well and I don't know how long it's gonna take him to get. He needs 20 or 30 bricks to do it and right now, I haven't gotten any update from him. But I assume they're having a little trouble getting the bricks at the moment.
I also spoke to him when he was here about the tiles they put on the pool. Those tiles came in four different patterns in the case and they were supposed to mix them. But they got one spot with five of the same tiles in a row and one spot with three in a row. They should take a little pride in their work and not put the exact same tiles five in a row. But that's not an issue on the quality of the craftsmanship. It's not gonna leak but it looks like garbage. And when we were looking at the pool a week ago, I started noticing that I'm losing water and I don't know if that's because of evaporation or I have a leak. I do plumbing and all too, and I watched how their guys put those pipes together. So, I would be shocked to hear that there was a leak there. But it's been about two weeks and we're stuck about on the tile line with a good inch of water.
There are also a few spots on the seat on the hot tub where there are little clumps of plaster. They are the size of a pencil eraser and I feel like I could scrape that off my fingernail. But I won't bother to do that because then it's gonna blister there in one, two, or three years. So, it's a bad job with that little eraser pimples. And every time a friend of mine gets in there, he puts his hand back and feels that. It's annoying as I paid 59,000 for this pool.
Reviewed March 20, 2020
Blue Haven has a good reputation and compared to some of the other pool builders in our area, we felt more comfortable going with them. The pool we got from them was built to specifications. It has a little waterfall. Financing it was super easy too. It was kinda weird though that we never got anything for referring our neighbor who had a pool built. We had to work through a few things but overall, we're happy.
Reviewed March 12, 2020
I chose three pool companies and started talking to them. Then I got Blue Haven's number off the internet and everything with them was fine. Their reps Pat, Philip, and Quentin worked with me and they were exceptional. Blue Haven's after-care has been good, too. But the guys who were digging the pool and doing all of that kind of work ate bananas the whole time they worked here. Then they just left the peelings in the yard and they weren’t the neatest people for that. But overall, the pool is good. I have the little machine that goes around inside it, which is a Hayward brand, and I have a remote that turns that on and off. It turns the filter system on and off as well, then I have lights that I can also turn on with the remote. Other than that, the pool has a quartz finish
Reviewed March 8, 2020
We had a friend in the area that used Blue Haven to resurface an older pool and they had very good service with them. In our initial process of getting bids and talking to different pool builders, Blue Haven was ultimately our final choice and we paid them in cash. I conveyed to them exactly what we wanted and they came back with the exact design I was looking for. I was very happy with it. The designer made some varying suggestions on different materials that he felt were better products for longevity. We went basic with our materials with the exemption of the tile.
They were very honest and upfront about a lot of different things that most people don’t realize going into building a pool from scratch. We had had pools in the past but we had never built one. They were very informative about walking us through all the processes. I very much appreciated that. The construction guys did a great job. They were always very efficient and they did their best to keep the damage to surrounding areas to a minimum although there was only so much they could do. We’ve had the pool for just a year now and I feel like it’s been great. We haven’t had any major issues.
Reviewed March 3, 2020
Blue Haven makes a really good pool. It has bubblers. They’re like a splash pad where they shoot up. It has a bar in it. Blue Haven just doesn't finish. They didn't finish things like my pavers that are around my pool. I spent $90,000 for my pool. So, for $90,000, it should be super primo. Some of the pavers around the pool sunk, and that’s understandable. But you ask them to come out, and they fix 1 out of the 12 that are sinking. And there was a gauge up underneath all my pool equipment. I have no idea what it actually does, but it got water on it for some reason, and it rusted out. To this day, it’s still there rusted. I haven’t changed it out.
And then there was one piece of the pool equipment that was leaking, and it just needed an O-ring. Somebody had tried to put a bunch of clear silicone caulk in it. So, I cleaned out all the silicone caulk and went up to the hardware store, and for a grand total of 80 cents, I got a rubber gasket and put it on there, and it works fine. But for $90,000, you shouldn’t have to do all that.
Blue Haven is just a huge pain to deal with. You whine about things that they were supposed to fix to the point where you just say, “Screw it,” and go do it yourself. And when you try to get them to come back, it’s damn near impossible. But the pool construction is good. That’s why I’ve purchased two from them. And I’d recommended them to another person. They build a good pool. I would tell them, “Eventually, you’ll have to keep bugging them until, finally, you just get tired of bugging them and you just finish stuff yourself.” And the funny thing is, everybody that I’ve done that to told me the same thing. It was a friend of mine. And I told him, “They do build a good pool, but they won’t finish it. You’ll have to finish it, or spend all your time calling Blue Haven Pools.” Also, they promised me a referral fee that I never got.
Reviewed March 2, 2020
Blue Haven's pool designer took my suggestions and wants and was able to incorporate them into the landscape beautifully. The pool is invigorating. We put in the deck jets and we’ve got the things that pop up out of the floor. They remove stuff around in the bottom of the pool. It's keeping the pool bottom clean easier and to make it so that the pool skimmer that goes around has an easier time of it because it pushes the dirt or any debris down that settles on the floor of the pool down to the big filter. Our new pool was costly. I spoke to a nurse the day they were breaking ground here. She had one done by a competitor and it was in April. And by the first of November, she still hadn't been able to use it when she had done hers. She went with cost only instead of reputation and cost.
The subs that Blue Haven use are usually here at the start time or a little before that, but the Blue Haven guys are not so good. They're not timekeepers. But they've all been fantastic. When they're here, they're hard workers and problem solvers. Somebody was supposed to be here at 2:30. They texted me, said, "Hey, are we still on for 2:30?" And I was at a doctor's visit so I didn't get it for an hour and a half. I said, "Absolutely. We'll be there just a few minutes before 2:30 or so.” He came with, "Um, I'm not gonna be able to do this. I won’t be there today." If it was the first time, that would be different but it was not the first time that that's happened.
Right now, we're having some issues. The filter is not running the way it's supposed to. And while they have come out several times to work on it, it's still not running like it's supposed to. The pump is running. I can see it, I can hear it, but my filters has got no movement. My little guy doesn't swing around the pool and clean. They upgraded us because the first two that they brought out didn't work. This one seemed to work, but now, it's not. Our pool is gorgeous, but I would really like to get things finished and have it working like it's supposed to be.
They've been great. They had some issues and stuff, and I've had some issues time-wise. They did give us information on the loan but we just paid for it ourselves. They did a good job. Anytime I had a question, they researched it and got back to me, then gave me their take on it but always with understanding that it was my decision. But all the information they gave me was good. All in all, I've been really happy with them. We're just trying to get the last few things done.
Reviewed March 1, 2020
Blue Haven always answered my questions in a timely manner and never seemed to bother if I had 15 questions or not. They seemed to be working professional. I like the waterfall. However, I wish I would have known before putting the waterfall in that they now make LED lights in the waterfall. Other than that, pretty much everything has a smart feature on it. There are timers and I have a remote to turn the filter, the light, and the pump on.
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2020
Blue Haven arranged a pool loan for us and the financing went great and was seamless. Amy helped us with our design and was real good to work with. She sat down and asked us what we were looking for in our pool or design-wise and there was a couple of ideas. The project manager, Colin, was real good to work with as well. He kept me informed of if they was gonna be out one day, and if they didn't make it, he was letting me know that, "Here's why we didn't make it and here's what our plan is and recover."
Yet even though the design went well and the build went well, I have not been very satisfied with the maintenance side of the program. It seems like they struggle a little bit with keeping me informed of when their person's gonna be out or keep me informed about the schedule. A couple of times, they're supposed to get back to us on some things, and I waited two or three days, but they never did. So to me, they struggle on their maintenance warranty side of the house and there's a little bit of lack of communication. Still, the quality of the pool is great. It meets our expectation as to what we're wanting as far as the pool itself so we have no complaints. It also has the remote that I can turn the pump on and off and turn the lights on and off.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2020
I worked with a designer with Blue Haven and it was great. We wanted a simple pool. I gave him exactly what I wanted and they did exactly what I wanted. Then, everything we did was by email and the construction team told us when things were happening and we were prepared. When they came out to the house, we didn't talk to them and we weren't even there most of the time. They pretty much were like the contractor and unless there was a problem or something they needed from us, they pretty much take care of everything for us. It was a very easy transition.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2020
Blue Haven helped arrange a pool loan for me and the experience was great. Their designer was great as well and he walked us through everything. He helped guide what would be best for the family, too. The ozone filtering and the waterfall that we had installed are my favorite features of the pool. And when the weather starts to cooperate with us, we'll be excited to use it. So, it was a good experience overall.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2020
We dealt with two different persons who were both great. The first guy who helped us on the design was very flexible. The second guy was pretty much after designing, all the construction part. He was very efficient. We're satisfied with the pool and it's very good. We’ve been using it.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2020
It was really easy to get the pool loan done. It was a little confusing about the percentage rating, the way that works. But for the most part, everything including the designer was good. The beginning turned out really well too. The pool is pretty close to what I wanted. It’s beautiful and we're happy with it. I get people who’s wanting to see my pool all the time. In fact, I recommended Blue Haven to two other people about to have the pool installed. But there were several situations where I felt that I was the superintendent, versus the superintendent being more involved in it. And the contractors could have paid a little bit more attention-to-detail. But Nick did a great job. He made it to the point where, “Hey, let’s fix this. We did this.”
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2020
Blue Haven happened to be right beside the billiard factory, which was the place where we were buying a lot of our stuff, our furniture for our game room and then based on them as a pool builder. The construction team was excellent. I knew exactly what I wanted for our pool and they did exactly that. Also, we upgraded to everything. We have the in-ground cleaning system, the pop-up floor cleaning system, the ozonator and an in-line chlorinator. We got finished on September 15th and then about a month later, it got cold. We haven't been able to enjoy it to the extent but we love it. I and my wife are in our dream home and we built our backyard oasis. We are completely 100% satisfied and happy.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2020
My experience with Blue Haven has not been very good. They just gave us a cartoon of what our pool would look like, but there were no measurements. It was very unprofessional and very undetailed. They didn't speak English so there were no interactions. They didn't answer any of our questions and when I made phone calls, they would say they will look into it and they will get back to me. But they were too busy for us. I hope there was more communication and people were treated like a person instead of a number. Lastly, the size of our pool is not the size that they told me it was gonna be. The sweeper always gets stuck.
Updated review: March 3, 2020
My experience started out bad with Blue Haven Pools. When the new manager Ryan took over my experience was amazing. Even after three years Blue Haven made repairs and did not charge me a dime. I am very happy with this company.
Original Review: Jan. 19, 2020
I'm in real estate and I had no clue about pools. I was counting on the Blue Haven guy who came to our house but then he gave us a lot of bad recommendations. I wanted a good pool and money wasn't my issue. But then he kept talking us down and trying to get us to spend less money on things. For instance, he recommended just doing white lights but then I liked colors. Also, he was trying to convince my wife to put the pool system right against where the pool was when I wanted it on the other side of the house hidden away. He said that it would be cheaper as we don't have to run the pipes so far. If we listened to what he was telling us to do, my pump would've been halfway by my pool. So, I ended up making changes in the process.
The construction took a long time and there were a lot of delays. We had to stay on top of Blue Haven. The person who was managing the project was new to the business for them and he was barely there to check in on the workers to make sure they're doing everything the way it should be done. There were a lot of mistakes and a lot of adjustments needed.
I was dealing with Blue Haven for three years and the old manager who was there, Jim, was really bad. We had problem after problem and Blue Haven would say that they're gonna fix it. But, the issue would take another month. I would have to call Jim every two or three days to ask what was going on. He just blew us off forever. At one point, my jacuzzi drained out into the pool. It wouldn't stop and it overflowed down my driveway. These are stuff they could have checked after they hooked it up to see if it was running. But, no one ever did that. Another issue was that when they installed the saltwater pool, the stone they used around it was sandstone. Later on, the stone was deteriorating and my pool would have sand in it. I told this to Jim and he said that the contractor didn't seal the stone right but should be fine. They would up having to replace the stone and breaking it up completely.
The contractor who installed the second batch of stone did a horrible job. They were above the decking so we were kicking the ledges. Two months later, the stones were deteriorating again. When I did more research, I found that sandstone is probably the worst product to put around the pool that has saltwater and that the sealer would never stop the deterioration. The sealer costs $100 a gallon and it takes about four or five gallons to seal. I'm not doing that every month.
The new manager, Ken, came in and replaced the stone again. He was extremely helpful and saved us when it came to the pool that we had. but then the installer was the same contractor who did the stone the second time around. So, we had to fight with him 'cause he did a crappy job. While the new manager had them come back to fix the stones that were wrong. Even so, I still ended up spending $4,000 to put a whole new system in. I also ended up getting rid of the salt water and put the Ozone system in.
In the end, I found that Jim, the old manager, was one foot out the door. He didn't care about Blue Haven anymore. Also, he had a guy who was an ex-cop who did my pool as his first job. I feel grateful that Ken came and Blue Haven stepped up to make the repairs. Even so, I sell real estate and my property is all investment property. The condition of my pool before Ken came in was negative. So, I would’ve lost money if it stayed the way it was.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2020
Blue Haven's designer was a great salesman. He knew instantly what he wanted to do as he had already seen our backyard. He got a hold of the utility properties and he made adjustments to my pool three or four times before we got an approval. He was very accommodating to all the issues that we had in our backyard. The pool we got is unique and he designed it solely around me. It is solely about the tanning ledge. We had so many subcontractors coming in-and-out. Everything happened really fast and stayed on schedule.
However, there are small issues their subcontractor needs to address such as the cracks in the sidewalk. I don’t feel like the project manager visited as much as he should. Also, Their subcontractors have to be followed on and Blue Haven does that. They don't have that much control over them though. They're a small company and if anyone has an issue with the project they have, they should not stop at their project manager. Instead, they should call Blue Haven's office and get the owner on the phone. Still, they addressed every issue that came up with my project. I would definitely recommend Blue Haven.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2020
We had a great experience. I went with Blue Haven because of the franchise owner and then the designer did a great job. I had good interaction with the construction team as well and they did a good job too. The pool is good quality and it exceeded our expectations. There's a waterfall added and a canyon ledge.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020
My wife found Blue Haven and we liked the first meeting we had with them. The whole experience with their designer was terrific -- the whole presentation, the layout and the basic form. Everything about the construction was also great. The pool was more than we expected. You can operate it from your phone. It’s got lights and heated spa. It has a bathing deck that’s about six inches deep where you can put some lounge chairs in the water, and a socket for an umbrella that sits right in the water. The experience was enjoyable. It was a big project and I was a little apprehensive about it, but they took care of everything. They held our hand and walked us through the process. It was easy to ask questions and get answers.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2020
Blue Haven's designer was really good. I live aways north of Edmond and when I asked him when he could start, he said "tomorrow". I fell out of my chair as normally the response I would get is "Oh, give me a couple of months". He was at my place the very next day. Because I Iive in the country right next to wheat fields on three sides, I was interested in an automatic pool cover. I went with whatever he thought was best and when he got out to my location to fit the spot, we went a little bit smaller. Construction started in the fall and things went great.
I was pleased with everything but the automatic cover. I was getting ready to close the pool and drain the equipment. Two guys had my pool down to about six inches of water and when they got ready to leave, one of the techs said that I can't use my automatic cover at that time. About five days later, I got a call from their office and their guy Steven who was so nice and knowledgeable told me that I can't use the cover as there was too much tension that it has to have water underneath it. I was so upset since why would I spend $10,000 or $12,000 on an automatic cover and not be able to use it. So, my pool is open and I have no cover on it whatsoever. Every day, I have to pull out weeds. The pool has dirt at the bottom as well. I hate to see it dirty because it's so pretty. Blue Haven made it absolutely beautiful. I should have listened better to them to know that I should have left water in. Next winter, I’ll leave the water in and the pump running.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2019
A friend referred Blue Haven and we got them. Financing was not an issue. They told me how much it cost, and we had a payment plan, after every step was completed, and did that. We were told the construction would take a few months. However, this is an unusual case because it’s an indoor pool and it was added to when a builder that was building an extension to my home to put the pool in. So, between the both of them, it took a whole year. We were waiting sometimes for weeks for them to get their part done before the builder can get his part done. The waiting time of days or weeks kept us wondering what’s the problem and it was so frustrating to get it going. So, how long it took to do it was the worst part.
Other than the time issue, the construction team was always professional. They did an excellent job and structurally, in terms of function, we’ve had zero problems at all. The pool is awesome and it works beautifully. It has all the bells and whistles. The remote control access where I can control features of the pool on my iPad or my mobile phone is the best feature.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2019
The way the Blue Haven designer portrayed the pool in our backyard was really nice. They were straightforward with everything and there were no surprises. The construction crew was great. They were all pleasant. Also, they picked up any trash they had after themselves. Having water in our backyard is my favorite feature of the pool. I would highly recommend Blue Haven.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2019
The construction team was perfect. One guy was out here all the time and so was his brother Jack. They took care of everything the way they were supposed to. Everything was taken care of the right way. We use the hot tub the most. We are overall pleased with Blue Haven.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2019
It didn’t go well with Blue Haven and my problem has not been resolved. I sent an email to Dave from Blue Haven. And I’ve called them back today to see whether or not he would respond to my email or whether or not he got it. He did not acknowledge that he's had the email. When I asked him if he was going to contact, he said probably not if I hadn't called. He was very unprofessional. I have not had this pool installed for a year yet and the equipment should not be breaking down like this. I can’t use it and I can’t turn the heater on. I can’t do anything but wait. I’m at the mercy of Blue Haven until they get someone out here to see what’s going on.
The pump is not working properly and the pipe is leaking. I said that in my email that I sent to him and I sent a video. So, there would be no misunderstanding as to what is going on with the pool. It’s been going on for a couple of weeks. My pool guy came Friday and we weren’t here. But he could not clean the pool because there was no power on the pump. About two weeks prior to that, there was no power on the pool as well. The pool is not working, and Blue Haven is not being responsive. I asked Dave to send me an email but as of right now, I still don’t have an email from him.
I tell people asking me about Blue Haven that it's not a company that I would recommend to install their pool. Blue Haven should consider being more responsive to people that they have installed equipment in their homes and don’t tell me that they’re working on other jobs, and I will have to be on the back burner. Now that they have the funds, they have been paid, they don’t wanna be responsive to the work that they’ve done. So, that’s very inappropriate.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2019
It was the owner that we were working with. We tried to to put our suggestions about the plan and we thought he was listening to us, but every time we'd talk to him, he'd tell us one thing and then do something different. We went with a rectangle pool with a sauna. The construction was the worst experience I've ever had in my entire life with a contractor. When they started digging the pool, they started on one day, and by the time they got started actually digging, it was about a month and a half after we had signed the contract. And all I got was excuses about why it kept taking so long. And so, it just kept going on and on. After the digging was the plumbing they put in. The plumbers and the electricians did a fabulous job. They were in and out in a day.
When the time came to do the next step, it took forever. By the time they did get to the next step, we got it taken care of. And when the time came for the concrete to go around the deck, that was a battle from the beginning. What we expected and what was drawn on the plan was different than what we received. And I finally gave up because it was too much of a hassle to deal with the argument. We made them aware of that several times. We went back and forth and by the time we got it done, I finally said, "I just want you out of here. Finish the pool and get the hell off my lawn."
When they finally did get around to pouring, the guys that were gonna pour ended up getting fired. Nobody told us why. So they had this other group of people come in and pour the concrete, and they did a good job. They did what they were supposed to do. The concrete took forever to get in. That was supposed to go in on one day, and they had planned it all out, and they wanted to charge us an extra for what was written on the plans. And then, the trash from all of the construction materials was left here even after it was done. It took them over two to finally pick the trash up after the pool was completed. They did a crappy job of taking care of it. After I got my own landscapers in and fixed everything that they had messed up, it looks great. But I had to do all the extra work. I had to pay for a landscaper because they ruined my yard so badly. There was no lawn left at all when they got done. So, we had it re-landscaped completely.
One other thing is the control panel that we got. We've had Hayward come out and replace the panel twice. I tried to get Blue Haven to come out here and fix it, and they said, "No. We're past the warranty, so we're not gonna go do it." So I ended up calling Hayward myself and get them to come out here and do it. The good thing is Hayward said, "You're under warranty, so you don't have to pay for it." But Blue Haven said we're not. So, I'm totally frustrated. I refuse to give anybody a recommendation to go to Blue Haven in New Orleans. We were told that they would charge us to replace the panel even though it was under warranty.
Also, the communication throughout this whole process was horrible. They said, "We'll be there on this day." And then, they wouldn't show up and nobody would call. And so, we ended up having to call and I'd say, "Are you coming out today?" They'd say, "No, we're not. We're in another house today." I'd say, "Okay. What about tomorrow?" And they'd say, "We're gonna try." And it was like that the whole time. Blue Haven also didn't arrange the loan at all. I had to take care of all that myself. As long as that guy is in charge, I would not use the local Blue Haven.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2019
We’ve had the pool for over a year and have used it plenty. They designed it around what I had in my mind. The construction team was very good and the final result was excellent. I’ve got a waterfall and some lighting.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2019
Blue Haven was friendly and followed up every week. Also, they came out and checked my pool. I have a pool and a spa from them and they gave me a lot of extras. I have the remote control and the robot cleaner. Blue Haven is good.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2019
Our pool's construction went smoothly and the only delays we had were weather delays. However, as soon as it was filled, we started having problems. The gunite that went in before the plaster was poured in the pool was very crumbly. It was cracking and bubbling up. We had to beat them up to get somebody out to fix it. I had to call the home office in California and Jeff was extremely rude, unprofessional and unhelpful. I will not refer anyone to him. The time span between the initial problem and the 100% fixed and refill was about three months. It wasn’t a great experience.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2019
Blue Haven's designer was great. They made a couple of suggestions on the design we originally had that fit great. Plus, they had a software that the designer did that demonstrated what the pool would look like in the space that we had. Visualization really helped and it sold us. The construction of our pool went as planned and on schedule. There were no repairs after it was put in apart from a light that went out. When that happened, Blue Haven's crew came and replaced it as soon as I told them. I recommend them.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2019
Signed contract 11/17. Began work 1/18. "Finished" 6/18. Over one year later and we are still trying to get them to finish work on 5 items--sinking pavers for the 2nd time being the most dangerous concern and priority. Being reimbursed over $700 is another critical item. The staff turnover has been incredible in the 2 years we've been dealing with them. Luckily they're not just a small local company so we should be able to get things done. Hopefully (for their sake) before someone gets seriously injured!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2019
The Blue Haven designer I worked with met my expectations really well. I got a standard pool with a hot tub and the construction took a little longer than they had estimated. They took about three weeks extra to finish it. Then during the summer, the breaker kept tripping on the poolside. I had to keep going out there to reset it every day. It took them about a month to fix it. I've recommended them to quite a few people.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2019
I did a Google search in my area for pool builders. I called Blue Haven and Anthony & Sylvan, and had interviews with both of them. I felt like Blue Haven had a better shot at getting the timeline that I wanted. And I thought that their overall products were a step above Anthony & Sylvan's. We actually used the pool design of Anthony & Sylvan. But with the overall package, there are some stuff that are a normal product for the pool, Anthony & Sylvan charges you an upgrade to get it. Like just for instance, Anthony & Sylvan still uses the red brick around it for standard coping and Blue Haven does the bluestone around theirs.
The designer, Dave, was good. He was right on time with everything. He stayed involved until the pool was done. He came over our house a couple different times, we modified the original pool design a couple of different times, so he had to go back to the drawing board to make us completely happy. He was willing to do all that. He did a great job.
I could definitely see who was working by the hour. And the actual guys who dug the pool out did it in four hours. I had a six-foot elevation from top to bottom. So they put in a three-foot reverse beam wall and all that bluestone tile, like the coping and the diving ledge is all blue stone. We have a diving ledge that doubles as a waterfall. It took them four days to do the tile, whereas everybody else seem to be hammering through it. But the only real disappointment was the concrete guys. For the amount of money I spent in concrete, I feel like I was really let down. Considering I spent like $13,000 in concrete and got very little concrete.We had some cracks already, not even a year into it. And we have not gotten any response back from Blue Haven on that deal yet. I would have rather gone with my own vendor locally. That's what I would have done if I had to do it over. But that would be my one hiccup on the whole process.
I've got four steps on either side of the pool and it drops down in the reverse beam wall area and I got a patio right there. Some of the concrete of the steps was knocked out. It was cut at an angle, it didn't have a nice roll like you're supposed to on your steps. And they finally just came back one week near towards the end of the summer, and all they did was just put a layer of concrete over top of it and fixed the steps and put a layer of concrete over top of a couple of cracks, and it really looks god-awful now. If that was the way they were gonna fix it, I would have rather them just left it alone the way it was. Now, I got a bright white patch on my concrete and the steps is like bright white. And there's no finish to it. It's rough. It's pretty nasty looking.
And the pool school needs to be a little longer and a little more in detail, especially for a homeowner who has no experience with pools, which is myself. They should have taken a bit more time to show the pool equipment -- what needed to be fixed and what not to be fixed. It's hard to remember all that, or they could create a brochure or a teaching manual for do's and don'ts with your pool maintenance. I try to get Blue Haven to come out and go over a couple of things with me, and they told me they don't do maintenance work. They just build the pools. I'm like, "Okay. Gotcha."
I didn't realize there was a drain at the bottom where you could've drained it out. Now, they very well told me that in pool school, but when you're talking 25, 30 minutes on pool school for somebody who's never owned a pool, that's asking a lot for somebody to retain all that, when they're just excited to have a brand new pool. And another good example is that when we started the pool up for the first year. I had an acid bath done at the beginning of the year. After you start these pools up, you're supposed to take your filters out and re-clean them again like a week or two after you get them up and running. And then after that, they're pretty well good for all summer. Nobody told me that so my filter was clogged up and it shut my heater off.
I had to spend an X amount of dollars getting my pool water heated up. Nevertheless, I would recommend them and I would use them again to build me another pool. I would not use their concrete vendor. I would go a different route for that. But as far as like the guys who built the pool, did the tile and all that stuff, I got no complaints at all. They met or exceeded all of our needs.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2019
I liked how Blue Haven Pools had steel walls instead of plywood since I've had heard horror stories about plywood rotting. Blue Haven actually poured concrete at the bottom when other companies did not. They were more expensive, but I was looking at long-term money. I’d rather spend a little bit more now and not have to spend later. I went with them and the people who did the deck did a good job. However, I was disappointed that they left a drainage ditch instead of taking the drainage pipe all the way to the street. When I called them about it, they extended it to six feet. Still, the pool I got looks good. It functions well and there is a lot less chlorine usage compared to a standard pool. My operating cost is gonna be less. I would recommend Blue Haven. Other people should make sure Blue Haven gets their yard right though at the very last payment.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2019
We looked up different pool companies on the internet and read some reviews then interviewed them. Blue Haven communicated the best and we got them to build our pool. We worked with their designer and the pool plan they created met our expectations. Also, the designer's suggestion on the location of the pool being close to the house as well as the suggestion about the spa were great. Then, they were also able to help us arrange for a pool loan and everything went well with their finance team. We had great interaction with the construction team and it was harder building the house than it was the pool. So now, our pool has 2 waterfalls that's coming off of the spa, which is nice. Then, all the features are controlled through almost like a mini iPad and it's great.
The only thing I would suggest that Blue Haven needs to work on would be their response time once they've closed on the pool and there was a problem. They should have a quicker response time when we need something fixed in the pool. I know they're really busy in the summer but it could have been better. Other than that, I would recommend Blue Haven to anyone.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019
We did a lot of research online and had interviewed a number of pool companies, and ultimately, Blue Haven's design was right and they were willing to work with us. The guy in the shop was great. Bill, the guy who built our pool, was awesome. He worked out any kinks that happened along the way and made it a very, very smooth process. We definitely made the right choice by working with Blue Haven. We paid outright for it. They created a high-end pool for us. They worked with the limited space that we had and they also worked with our landscape people. So, it was a joint effort.
We wanted privacy and they were able to achieve that by adding a bit of a wall, which was a waterfall. We did colored lighting with some tanning ledges and benches. Everything was perfectly cut. We built a whole outdoor system around it - TV, decks, etc. It’s the centerpiece of the whole yard and it worked out really well. And the stone facade on the back looks really nice from the walk-in path that we have. I thought it was gonna be a crazy process, but the pool part of it was the easiest part. The landscaping was the only difficult part, but they didn’t do that.
You gotta work with somebody reputable and somebody who’s gonna listen and work with you on design, and Blue Haven did all of that. It’s worth the investment. Others should definitely consider Blue Haven as a resource. We love the fact that they helped us decide granite versus fiber glass versus vinyl. Also, Blue Haven had a great idea because we knew we wanted to get an electric heater, but they told us not to get that because we'd have heat it over X degrees or over the ambient temperature. So, we got gas heater and it works out perfectly because when it’s 50 degrees outside, if we wanna swim, we can swim. If we had electric heater, we wouldn’t be able to do that. My daughter’s birthday is in October, and we knew we’d be having parties so we wanted to make sure that we'd be able to swim. Blue Haven listened to us and gave us everything we wanted.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2019
Blue Haven was partnered with our builder and it was easier to deal with them and tied-in than it was to do projects separately. Their designer did a great job and he was very good with design options and all the rest. We liked the design that he came up with and we also decided on having a water feature and some fire pots. However, the fire pot was a struggle to get them to work right and it took us several months to get that squared away. It took quite a while to get it taken care of but they were helpful. In the end, everything turned out looking great. I have the Ozone feature as well and it does a good job.
Six months ago, I’ve got a situation where the tile is stained right where the water goes from the spa to the pool. The back of the tile has some checkerboard pattern and the rust marks looked like it. It's like a hard a material and looked like it might be glue, but it’s not glue. I’ve been working on that for months on getting that done, and that seems to be a little bit of a grind. I tried a bunch of things, it didn’t come off.
They came out and they were able to take a pumice stone and get some of it out. They did a method using some type of acid in addition to that pumice stone and it went away for a couple of weeks, but then it came back, and I have been trying to get them out. They were supposed to be out last Friday and supposedly they didn’t have the tile on order. Then they were supposed to be here yesterday and I didn’t see them yesterday, so I just have to keep following up with them. Other than that, the service guy who came out was always responsive and dealing with him was always very positive.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2019
I got a flyer in a packet at my house from Blue Haven and they were more helpful with the financing than the other companies. Their sales guy was great and my experience with their finance team was really good. Their designer did a great job as well. Everything we asked for, he got done and it turned out nice. He also made some suggestions about how we should do the pool. There were different ideas, like we have a lower bar area that he suggested that I wasn’t thinking of, and he came up with some good thoughts. Everything went smoothly with the construction team, too. They did a good job with cleaning up and everybody was professional. Plus, the lead guy gave me his number and he helped me out when the machine broke. I didn’t break it but it got clogged up with leaves and he talked me through how to fix it.
We have the colored features and the waterfall on our pool. I like the bar area because I’m on a slope so the pool goes down and you can go down to a lower area, sit at the bar area of the pool and sit either in the pool or outside the pool. The pool's smart features seem like they’re working well. The pool is staying clear no matter what and there's not a lot of maintenance to it. It’s pretty easy and simple to maintain. All in all, Blue Haven is a great company to work with. They do everything they say and they followed through with all their promises. I recommend them all the time.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2019
We had some friends that used Blue Haven to build their pool at their house, so we decided to use them as well. Their designer did a good job. We had a layout and we had them design the pool based on that. They implemented the things that we wanted in there pretty easily and the software he used did a good job of visualizing that, from start to finish. We have a couple water falls, some bubblers, and a hot tub that flows into the pool. We also did the raised-beam wall where we had the waterfalls come off and we really like that feature of it. The designer was the who that did it that and he created a different landscape opportunity behind there.
Their construction team was good, too. They were always quick and when they went through everything, we didn’t have any delays. They also cleaned and stayed where we asked them to stay. They did not going outside of those areas and did not disturbing any other yards. At the time, we were doing another project on adding on to the house. So, there was no unexpected or weather delay at all. We had to get to a point on the construction of the rest of it once they had the granite installed before they plastered. Then we had get to a certain point on the additional build that was not included in the pool construction before they could plaster. So, we had to wait on that for about a month and a half once they got to the certain point.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2019
Blue Haven was the only one who offered a stone patio at a very reasonable upgrade price. So, I went with them. They were very professional and they replied to any question that I had in a very prompt timing. The designer also helped with the graphics and it helped us decide which way to position the pool. The availability to see both ways really helped. Their construction team was good, too. They started in about June and finished up on the 1st of September. But there was a ton of rain, so I kinda delayed it a little bit. Also, one of the guys was very informative with the day-to-day activities. I had his phone number and I could call him with any questions, which were very minimal. Besides the stone patio, we have the LED lighting on our pool and the ozone feature. We're just over a year with it and so far, so good. I would recommend Blue Haven.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2019
Everything was upfront and out in the open when we purchased from Blue Haven, and it was a good experience. The team kept us well-informed with everything that was going on and they stuck to a schedule that they presented before the construction even started. They were very close to that schedule the whole way through. I was impressed with the pool start-up after they completed the construction of it, the way it came out and helped us get everything started, and they explained all the operation of everything. It was very thorough and very helpful. Everything was exactly the way we wanted and I like the shape and the design of the pool.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2019
I would give 0 stars if possible. Worst experience EVER with any type of contractor. Never delivered what was expected, subcontracts ALL work, not accountable, constant delays, constant excuses, no communication. Misrepresentation, cost overruns. Insists on payment BEFORE work is done. Blue Haven worked 1-2 days every 2 weeks on my project at best. There was never a time when someone from Blue Haven was onsite for more than 2 days in a row. Then there were weeks when not one person showed up.
Here's the timeline: Signed contract with deposit November 2018 - pool hopefully ready September 2019. First delay - didn't start project until April 2019 - 5 months after signing contract with deposit! During contract signing Blue Haven General Manager promised to start end of February early March to hit Memorial Day opening. This was important since work is being done at a summer home. Outright Lie! Blue Haven employee informed me that they get laid off during the winter and don't come back to work until end of March. Next delay - didn't realize they had to use smaller equipment to get in to yard - after several meetings at house taking pictures and measuring everything. Great delay excuse. Next delay - can't find smaller equipment (3 week delay).
Next delay - we hit ground water - need engineer to determine course of action (3 week delay for engineer to provide plan). I guess they NEVER built an in ground pool on the bay before - didn't even think to test soil after seeing the yard surrounded by the bay. Oh, and they were replacing an existing pool that was built in the exact same location. Next delay - Engineer's plan failed, didn't realize how much ground water there was - need another plan (3 week delay).
Next delay - Can't find SUBCONTRACTOR to do work (3 week delay). Asked if I knew anyone local! Seriously, what did we pay for, now I'm managing the project. Next Delay - Need to get you on the schedule for gunite (what, after 2 months of delays, no you're going to put me on the schedule?). Next delay - Need to get you on schedule to dig trench for plumbing (didn't think to do this during the first 6 week delay). Next delay - Need to get on schedule for plaster.
Finally, plaster arrives. But, we specifically asked for a dark plaster - all they showed us was 4 colors and we picked the darkest one. Come to find out from plaster subcontractor, they can add dye to the plaster to achieve darker color - too late, plaster already in. Morale of the story - waited 10 months for a final product that isn't what we wanted. And with a cost overrun of 50% of initial contract. Not sure how they even stay in business. Find another pool contractor, get numerous references, ask if the contractor has employees or subcontracts everything out. Don't pay until AFTER work is done.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2019
From start to finish there was no real communication or supervision of subcontractors by the Blue Haven staff. I started this process in September of 2018, signing a contract and giving a deposit December of 2018, and because my salesman got sick no one contacted me until I messaged the corporate office on Facebook a month later. Plans and unrealistic survey submitted for permit approval without us even seeing them. Requested refund for survey due to the fact they ended up using one I provided. Never even saw a picture or plan of my pool until they arrived to start the dig. We did the drawings and layout that they ended up using (other than going to the planning dept. to see what they had, which was wrong). I actually cried when I saw the placement of my filter set up. If I had actually had a conversation with someone or saw a picture prior to an hour before they started digging, I would have never put it where it is.
One of the actual helpful employees could not believe plans were submitted without us ever seeing them, or the fact I had never seen a pre-plan of the pool. Personal debris was left at almost each stage of subcontracting (including a bucket. I had glass pieces in that I had been collecting in my yard from the digging process, they dumped it on the ground, and took the bucket as well). I spent every day after work was done cleaning my yard of something. I requested a gray coping, it is clearly red. Was told they could come look, but what were they going to do, take the pool back apart. I was told it would fade, fade to what? Lighter red? (Coping is uneven in some places which made the paving company, have to make a few adjustments.) My gray pavers look a little silly at this point, but I was so over them.
At one point I was dealing with one of the owners, but he discontinued communication with me even though he was cc'd on each and every issue. This was a very expensive project and I feel it was substandard at best. The fact that not one employees from Blue Haven actually came out to check on each stage of the process seemed odd. But they made sure they got their money before each stage. I was actually told by the one owner, Ray, if he himself lied to me about any other parts of the process I would end up with a new pool. That is probably why he never involved himself in any more of the communication. I would never expect that anyway, but don't solve the issue by ending personal communication. Never once was I apologized to for any of the issues I encountered. I actually kept a journal of each days experiences to never forget how frustrating this was. I would never recommend this company to anyone.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2019
Blue Haven Pools & Spas is a very professional organization and we were really pleased with the end product. Blue Haven gave me recommendations about getting my pool loan. And then, the pool was designed and we loved it. It's a freeform pool with a waterfall and a hot tub. Once the design was signed off, it went over to a coordinator who I then worked with. He was very responsive and answered questions, and would reach out to the subs.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2019
We love working with Blue Haven Pools & Spas. We were remodeling at the time, and then once we got the outside of the house started, Blue Haven looked at our yard and started doing the pool. We already met with the owner four or five years earlier and he had designed one pool, but then this time, he designed a completely different one. We’re on a pond and he recommended going with a black pearl color. But when the sun’s out, the color looks like a deep aqua so it blends in with the lake that we’re on. And then we added a Jacuzzi and a fire pit. We have the colored lighting, and then we have the digital handheld inside that we can control the pool with and we love that. And then we have a waterfall that comes out of the Jacuzzi and the pop-up cleaning system in-ground. The whole process took four months at the most and the pool was finished in June 2018. We love our pool and it’s so easy to maintain.
Everyone from Blue Haven has been very professional and very nice. Mike and all the guys on the team were awesome to work with, and they still are. If I call in and have a question, they always get back with me. Their customer service has been excellent. If I needed anything, they would just come by in a day or two. I had a question just the other day about something and they came over and fixed it. And then they told me, “Don’t worry. We’ll send an email out, tell you what to get for the pool.” ‘Cause I had a little bit of scale on it. But they always took care of me, so I’m happy. Almost everyone in our neighborhood used them.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2019
We have a rectangle pool with a waterfall through Blue Haven Pools & Spas. Working with their designer was good. He did just exactly what I wanted. The interaction with their construction team was good too. The whole process took two months and I paid for the pool. It was an excellent experience, overall.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2019
The pool that Blue Haven Pools & Spas created was pretty big. We live on the lake so the pool duplicates it. It has a lot of curves and angles so the designers curved the pool with the actual house itself. They did a splash pad umbrella, a hot tub, grotto, slide, and steps. It has a little bit of everything. It’s a whole heated, saltwater-colored pool. We can turn on the hot tub when we’re 30 minutes or an hour away.
We had to freeform the backside of the pool up, and that was the only thing that was out in left field that no one really expected. But that was something that I caused because I put some retaining walls on my property, and we dug. It’s a lot of loose field and it wasn’t structural enough, so we had to freeform the walls. But other than that, the people did a great job. It was a great experience. We’re still working with them, like coming out here and service us even though we’re an hour and a half away. I refer them to everyone.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2019
Our experience with Blue Haven's designer was excellent. He did a great job with us. He went through everything by detail and shape, and covered all the expectations that we had at that moment. For the pool, we picked up something with a line on one side and on the other side, we made it curve around. We also did some sculpture falls and we put a heater in too. We had a very good experience with their financing team and with the construction team, we’ve been really satisfied. From the first time that they did the shape on the field, it was very good until the very end. We were also shown how to operate the equipment and do the maintenance. The pool is cool and they also gave us a Wi-Fi device so we can have the pool control from anywhere. It's AquaConnect. Overall, the experience was amazing. We couldn’t have expected more with the price that we got and the job they did. We are completely satisfied with these people.
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