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Pool inspections
An inspection is a different job from a leak call. Nothing is necessarily wrong; you want to know the condition of the pool and its equipment before you commit to something, usually a purchase. The people who ask for one are rarely pool people, which is why the useful part is not the visit itself but what you are left holding afterwards. We inspect pools on both sides of a sale, in Melbourne, across Brevard County and at our Central Florida locations.
What an inspection covers
The shell and its finish, the waterline and tile, the skimmer and returns, visible plumbing, the equipment pad, and whether the pool is holding water. Where something warrants it, we test rather than note it.
That last part is the difference worth understanding. A general home inspector will look at a pool and record what can be seen from the deck, which is a reasonable thing to do and is not the same as knowing whether the pool is sound. Leak detection is our trade, so where the water level, the equipment or the ground around the deck suggests a loss, we can test it rather than recommend that somebody else does.
It is worth being equally clear about what this is not. It is not a general home inspection and does not replace one. It is not a code or permit inspection, not an engineering assessment, and not an insurance report. It is an independent assessment of the pool, its plumbing and its equipment.
You get the findings in writing. For a property transaction that document is the point. It is what lets you negotiate, budget, or walk away with a reason.
Who asks for one
- Buyers
- Before closing on a house with a pool. The most common reason, and the one where the written findings matter most.
- Sellers
- To know what a buyer's inspector will find, early enough to decide what to do about it.
- Realtors
- A defined deliverable with a turnaround, so a transaction is not held up waiting on a pool question.
- Property managers
- Condition assessment across a portfolio, or before taking a property on.
- Owners
- A baseline, usually after buying a house with a pool nobody has explained to them.
Tell us what it's doing.
Describe what you are seeing and we will tell you what it sounds like and what a visit would involve. If it is dropping fast, call. You will reach a three-person, owner-led team.
Questions people ask
Is an inspection the same as leak detection?
No. An inspection assesses condition and reports it. Leak detection answers one specific question about where water is going. An inspection may recommend detection, and often does not.
Is this a general home inspection?
No, and it does not replace one. A home inspection covers the house. This covers the pool, its plumbing and its equipment, in more depth than a general inspection normally goes into. Buyers often arrange both, and this is the one that answers the pool questions.
Should I get one before buying a house with a pool?
If the pool is a meaningful part of what you are paying for, yes. The things that cost real money — the shell, the underground plumbing, the equipment — are the things you cannot assess by looking at the water during a viewing. Knowing before closing is the difference between negotiating and absorbing.
What happens if the inspection finds signs of a leak?
We tell you what we saw and what it points to. Confirming a leak and locating it is a detection job rather than part of the inspection, so we will say plainly whether we think that is warranted. During a transaction, knowing a pool probably has a loss — and why we think so — is usually enough to act on.
How quickly can you turn one around for a closing?
Call with the date you are working to and we will tell you honestly whether we can meet it.
Do I get something in writing?
Yes. Written findings with photographs. That is the deliverable, not a verbal summary at the gate.