Pool repair in New orleans area

[jimmyzshack]

Anyone know of anyone doing repair work in the New Orleans area really on the northshore. Every company i call say they are only doing new installs. The main thing is i need a quote to for closing on a new house in two weeks. I need a liner and probably more b/c the pool is half underground. Thanks,

[doggie]

I went to Google Local, searched "find a business" for pool repair in New Orleans, and a few say they do repair.

Maybe try searching that in case there is any businesses that you haven't called yet.

http://maps.google.com/maps

[ScottS]

Hey Jimmy it's your neighboor.

I am going to attempt to locate the phone number for the guys who installed my liner. I don't remember his name off hand but I am fairly certain that he is the guy who installs for Clearwater. They did my liner year before last and it was $325 for labor only as I ordered the liner from www.intheswim.com.

They did a fair job. It has some wrinkles and they didn't level the bottom as well as they said they would. I do also recall it taking a while to get them to come out to the house to do the replacement. I had to be VERY persistent.

[jimmyzshack]

That number would be great. i'll still be your neighboor, we are moving from F st to J st. This pool isn't going to be a fun one to get going though. it is a 15x24 but it is halfway underground and right now the liner is floating on the water so i don't know if there is wall damage are not. So trying to put it on the home inspection response.

[ScottS]

That number would be great. i'll still be your neighboor, we are moving from F st to J st. This pool isn't going to be a fun one to get going though. it is a 15x24 but it is halfway underground and right now the liner is floating on the water so i don't know if there is wall damage are not. So trying to put it on the home inspection response.

Gotcha... good luck with your move.

If I remember right (maybe not though) his name was Mark with Leisure Time Pool. I know they did two pools of some friends of mine in Mandeville, both of theirs were above ground pools dug half way in the ground as well. It is possible it was the same people. I found two #'s for the guy I used. I'll pm them to you.

[jimmyzshack]

I called them they said it would be about a month before the could come out and give me a quote. The wall looks like it is buckling in but is still attached to the frame but the hole is full of water so i can't tell anything else. I guess i'll just put the price of a new pool on the property inspection response. once we move in i'll pump the hole out and see what i have. pool isn't but 2-3 years old.

[matt4x4]

Hi Jimmy - thought I'd give you some heads up on pools and houses for sale...
Pools generally don't add to the value of a home, more than likely they have a negative effect. In most cases, it's the IG kind we're talking about here since the demolition of these is costly and that's teh way most look at it when buying a home with one installed.
AG pools on the other hand are like a 12x12 shed, you don't normally need a building permit because it's NOT a permanent structure - meaning no foundation is required. Now, many cities require you to take out a permit for an AG pool so they can follow up and make sure you put up a fence (the fence is the permanent structure here since most are installed deeper than the frost line - in most cases unless the pool has a built in fence.)
This said, an AG pool normally doesn't add to or remove from the value of the house since it's removal and disposal (should you chose to do so) is very quick and relatively painless - maybe a couple hundred bucks if you have to pay someone to do it. If this pool is in a total state of disrepair, you can maybe knock a few hundred off the house price to fill the hole it will leave behind, but that's about it, you certainly wouldn't be able to hold back a few thousand to replace it though.

[jimmyzshack]

matt4x4:

What you said might have been the case a year or two ago, but it is a buyers market pretty much wherever you live. Now I do need to start my own pool business b/c neither me nor the seller can get anyone to come out and fix the pool. I did get $2500 at closing to fix the pool if only I could find someone to do it.