Pools are a place where family and friends get together for lifelong memories. We build the backdrop of your life; pools,spas,landscape,hard scape, solar heating,self cleaning solutions, sanitation systems, wood overhangs,BBQ,pizza ovens,lighting=fun!
Business highlights
26 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
New Spa & Pool construction, installation, or spa additions to pools.
Services we don't offer
Monthly pool cleaning & repair.
We do not do above ground or package pools.
Description of Work: Bernard kept delaying and delaying saying he was following up and getting initial work done for months. What an enormous waste of our time. We could have had 2 pools installed in this time. His poor management is stunning. I would not hire him and his company.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Response from Avanti Pools Inc
I sincerely apologize to to Mr. [Member Name Removed]for the delay in getting him a proposal for his project. His project is a tight access hand dig in a hillside area. Due to the high demand for pool and other home improvement work during Covid, my excavator subs were just not inclined to do the job. No one was interested. Without a quote for the most challenging aspect of the job, I could not complete the bid. Nevertheless, I failed to communicate my situation to Mr. Koenigsberg, and that is on me. I regret the frustration that this has caused. Bernard Zimring
laura S.
05/2020
5.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
We are grateful for the beautiful pool we get to enjoy, and we highly recommend Avanti Pools for the construction of your dream pool!!
Description of Work: Pool Sales Construction & Installation
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Michelle W.
05/2020
5.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
Excellent and Bernard is very responsive on all follow up requests.
Description of Work: new pool
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Richard S.
04/2020
5.0
pool cleaners, swimming pools
+ 0 more
They were terrific on the service they performed and excellent. They were fast, came in the morning and completed the job the next morning. They built our pool in 1986 and anytime I had a problem they will come and fixed it.
Description of Work: They resurfaced our pool.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000
Ron F.
04/2020
5.0
pool cleaners, swimming pools
+ 0 more
Super easy, they came inspected and figure out what I needed. So they scheduled and fixed the problem.
Description of Work: They replaced the lights on the pools.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
david C.
05/2016
1.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
I have read good and bad reviews on Avanti Pools,but I chose to believe the good reviews and ask for an estimate for their work. Bernard came to my home and was very nice and professional. I spoke with him for a while and showed pictures of pools I had in mind. I told him my plans for hardscape and pool. Bernard measured our yard and I showed him another area I wanted hard scapped. Bernard said he would have a quote for us in about 2 days. The quote never came. I called him and left a message,no return call. Eventually about 2 weeks later I called Avanti Pools and spoke with a gentlemen there who could not provide me with any information and instead told me to "call Bernard". I called Bernard again and left a message. It's been about a week and a half,still no return call. Bernard has not communicated back with us by email either. I do not know if there is any issue Bernard had with our conversation and/or plans because he has not communicated back with us as he said he would. From my experience,I would not choose Avanti Pools as a company I would trust my money to based on my experience.
Description of Work: I had Bernard from Avanti Pools come to my home for an estimate.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
5.0
DENISE L.
05/2015
3.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
If you choose to pursue a bid with Avanti, I recommend you contact them via telephone. I attempted twice via email, but did not receive a response until I called. After our consult, my impression is that they are a great company for offering and providing amenities like automatic pool covers and self-cleaning systems, though we weren't interested in either. We did come to an agreement with them that a pool solar contractor would stop by and determine whether we had space on our roof for a pool solar heating system, before a bid would be provided. I'm not certain if that happened or not, and did not hear back from Avanti. I did not pursue further contact. Avanti does seems to have great design idea strength and experience.
Description of Work: Made appointment for new pool construction consult and potential bid; participated in appointment.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Franco B.
03/2015
1.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
They never followed through
Description of Work: Could not get them to call back after saying the would like to submit a bid.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
Response from Avanti Pools Inc
[member name removed] is correct in as much as he emailed a drawing to us on 9/10/14 and we failed to provide a quote to him in a timely fashion. However, this was the only communication we received from him and we did not intentionally ignore repeated requests. Nevertheless, we regret that we failed to acknowledge or provide a quote to [member name removed]. It must have been a hectic period of construction for us to allow the opportunity to get lost in the shuffle. We shall endeavor to do better in the future.
Adam S.
02/2015
3.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
No response. Perhaps they're not set up to communicate via Angie's app?
Description of Work: I emailed Avanti through Angie's list app on February 3, 2015 and followed up with subsequent messages once a week, looking to schedule a visit for an estimate. No response.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from Avanti Pools Inc
[member name removed] is correct. We did not promptly reply to his request because the email notification setting wasn't set properly. We have corrected this. We regret the inconvenience.
John M.
01/2015
5.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
See above
Description of Work: Bernard, A charming straight ahead gentle man came to bid a pool renovation ,and suggested that i could do what I wanted with solar which he does not do and a polymer. This would save me thousands. A man who assesed the situation and rather than try to sell me something steaerd me in a more practical,less expensive solution. Now.that is very rare. I would recomend him to anyone.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Susan W.
11/2014
5.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
Everything was great.
Description of Work: Installed a built in pool.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$60,000
marcia G.
11/2014
5.0
swimming pools
+ -1 more
Eloy at Avanti was terrific. After witnessing a very high end and high price company (Signature Pools and Landscape) perform work badly, incorrectly, and way behind schedule, it was a huge relief to have Avanti come in and complete work in a timely fashion and with no stress or drama. We were so scarred by our experience with SPL that it was a very welcome surprise to have a company come in and do exactly what they promised (quality work) in the time frame promised (almost immediately) and always with a smile and professional attitude. We have now rectified all the problems created by the other company (in 10 days!) and will move on to complete the electric and finishing of our pool. I will re-post when all work is done, but so far I can highly recommend Avanti. They were reasonably priced and have made the process very easy for us. I am sorry I did not go with them initially.
Description of Work: Avanti came in to complete and correct bad work on our new pool construction that was started by Signature Pools and Landscape.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$35,000
Thomas L.
07/2014
5.0
excavators, swimming pools
+ 0 more
I looked at a number of options for our pool from four different companies. Avanti, by far, seemed the most competent and realistic. Another company bid almost twice as much with extra costs like drainage pipes that I didn't need and another guy wanted me to be the contractor in order to save money. The job went without a hitch and no hidden cost. Eight years later, almost everything is still working (the salt water converters only last a few years if you have hard water in your area) and we are still enjoying it. The best part of the whole project was having Eloy Sherlock as the supervisor. He always picked up the phone or called back the same day. His mild mannered personality made the experience pleasant and his expertise on pools in unquestionable. I still call him to this day when I have questions and he answers them!!! How often does that happen with businesses these days?
Description of Work: Excavated and installed an in-ground pool and spa with waterfall, salt water chlorine system, heater and underground vacuum system.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$45,000
Paul S.
08/2013
5.0
pool cleaners, swimming pools
+ 0 more
Deciding to buy a pool is a very large, costly, and time consuming decision and you want to make sure that you have a team that will be responsive, creative and experienced. Avanti has all three. We worked with Eloy and he walked us through the entire process from design to final approval all with a smile on his face. He answered all our questions and didn't rest till everything was complete and was always around to answer questions. Also throughout the process he was very receptive to any complaints we had and did his best to quickly remedy them. When you work with Avanti you are getting a full service operation, who also comes in at a competitive price.
Description of Work: Installed Pool, Automatic Cover and Landscaping Services
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$56,000
Drew M.
08/2011
5.0
pool cleaners, swimming pools
+ 0 more
Went very well. Eloy Sherlock (one of the Avanti partners) came to the house, measured everything, asked a few questions, and had a bid in my hands within 2 days. Comparing apples to apples, price was more or less similar to other bids, but he made some good suggestions during the initial consultation that made my original plans better...so he got the job. Demolition happened shockingly quickly (in at 7:30, done by about noon!), and we incurred a 1-day delay to re-choose tile after we discovered that my original choice was unavailable in bullnose. Not to worry, the choice we settled on was actually better than the first! Tiling, plumbing, and installation of the new electrical was finished in 2 days, and the application of the PebbleSheen surface was completed by a 6-man crew (from M. Preciado Pools, one of the certified PebbleTec application contractors) in just a few hours. A smaller crew returned the next day to acid wash the new surface, after which I refilled the pool. Time from demolition to refilling the pool was one week. We had only a couple surprises during the process...the spa light had never been wired (we did not know this as we only bought this house a year ago), and a suction line (for an automatic vacuum) had been cut. These were restored with no fuss. Eloy has since been available to answer questions, in a couple cases conference calling with Hayward when he didn't have a ready answer to a question. Fiona (in the office) was a pleasure to work with. I wish I had allowed them to do the concrete work on my deck, as that has been problematic...I'm optimistic that the (unnamed) contractor for that aspect of the work will make it right in the end, in which case he will also receive a favorable report here.
Description of Work: Old plaster and tile were removed, and new tile and PebbleSheen were applied. Timers and lights were also replaced with updated automation. The main drain was split for safety, and the pool pump was also replaced with variable speed model.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$19,000
David E.
03/2011
5.0
pool cleaners, swimming pools
+ 0 more
After buying my hillside home in Silverlake, i wanted to put in a pool and met with half a dozen or so pool contractors to make sure and do it right. The fact that the house was on a hill made me nervous. At least until I met Bernard at Avanti Pools. There was not even a close second in my mind or that of my secretary/assistant who met with even more contractors, vetting them before I sat down with the top six or so choices. Bernard was the perfect combination of easy-going and incredibly confident and competent. What felt sure to be an intense process actually turned out to be remarkably pleasant. They hit all of their benchmarks in terms of time frame, dealt with the city and permitting process easily and finished on time and even maybe a little early even though I was pushing them to hurry because the summer was coming up.I Not only that, Avanti was the cheapest bid to boot. Finally, Bernard was artistically and aesthetically terrific as well and I deferred to him on many choices from plaster and tile color to decking options. I ended up with one of the nicest pools I've ever seen (and many others agree). Virtually everyone who comes over comments on the pool and backyard and I have recommended Bernard and Avanti many times since and my friends have all been similarly pleased with their service. In short, they can't be beat in my opinion.
Description of Work: Designed and installed a pool, pool equipment.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$24,000
william S.
07/2009
1.0
pool cleaners
+ -1 more
They did not do a good job and when I pointed out mistakes, they refused to fix it. They argued a lot with me and were not professional. Their pricing was fair but the quality of their work was very bad. I had a miserable experience with them.
Description of Work: They built a swimming pool for me.
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Service Categories
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FAQ
Avanti Pools Inc is currently rated 4.2 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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