- Tile InstallationA true work of art. We have only gotten EXCELLENT comments about how perfect, leveled and beautiful the tile work came out.
- New ConstructionEssig Pools are the experts in customs pool construction and service. They finished our 40’ x 15’ lap pool earlier this year in a fairly constricted backyard space requiring specialized excavation equipment and experienced operators in order to get the job done right. Their post construction service support under Elaine Tisdol has been superb, along with her service team, Yvan and Ray. Many thanks to them for keeping my pool operating to perfection. I made the right choice with Essig.
- FencingThe good news is that over the years, the swimming pool industry has made great strides in improving the safety of swimming pools. Many years ago, the industry created non-slip surfaces, to reduce the likelihood of slips and falls. Fences and alarms added another layer of protection. Most cities, in fact, have specific requirements for fencing around a swimming pool.
- ExcavationIt has now been a little over ten months since Essig Pool has successfully completed the pool construction, plastered and “initiated†the swimming pool in my backyard, back in the September of 2022. The decision to select Essig Pools as my builder was followed after I interviewed eight builders, some of them being in business uninterruptedly for several decades. I ought to say that Essig Pools and the sales representative who worked with me, Mr. Joseph Ingrando, did what other contractors and their representatives did not. While everyone else wanted to rush me to sign the contract, reluctant to answer my follow up questions and invite me onsite to their showroom and company grounds, and in some cases even reluctant to come out to my home prior to signing the contract, Mr. Ingrando has done both of it and beyond. First, Mr. Ingrando came out twice onsite to my home, carefully listened to my ideas and wants, corrected me in some of my naive assumptions, always proposing a better alternative, answered all of my questions about the construction aspects, terrain inspection, equipment manufacturers, post-construction pool maintenance and many others. Following the initial scoping and discussion, Mr. Ingrando put together a visual design of the backyard pool and surroundings, which we would then refine over several iterations onsite at Essig Pools offices in Miramar, where Mr. Ingrando walked me through their showroom, introducing me to some of their staff and where we signed the initial contract. The pool, according to my initial sketch, was supposed to have a sun shelf with an anchor for umbrella, waterfalls, raised wall on one side, pavers deck covering specified surrounding area, and the selection of equipment at a designated location near the house. Coupled with the challenges of the 2021 year and COVID, and following a wait of couple months, project was picked up by Essig’s engineering department for detailed designs in November of 2021 from where it would then be sent to the City of Fort Lauderdale Building Department for permitting, which itself took two months. Mrs. Nicole Mascarenhas from Essig’s Permits department was masterfully managing this step which often required reaching out to individual city inspectors as at times the process would stall. Armed with the permits which were approved by the end of March, everything was ready for the start. The actual works were entirely executed by the Essig’s Engineering department, coordinated by the very skillful and dedicated Mrs. Heidy Mirabal, and again in spite of occasional shortage of materials (e.g cement, tiles, pumps) which introduced some wait time throughout the process. Mrs. Mirabal scheduled, coordinated and managed the crews across all of the steps in construction leading to the plastering such as: (1) excavation (2) rebaring, (3) plumbing, (4) electrical, (5) tiling, (6) equipment setup and installation, (6) grading, (7) pavers installation and (8) fin