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All About Pools and Spas, LLC

Pool and Spa Service

About us

All About Pools & Spas is a family owned and operated business located in Sumter, South Carolina. We are extremely proud of our quality work and unique craftsmanship that goes into every pool we build. We take Pride in what we do and it shows in how we serve you. We are pleased that you have expressed interest in our company, and we welcome the opportunity to work with you. Along with the many features included with your new pool, we can also customize your project with additions such as cascading waterfalls, tranquil spas, multi-colored fiber optic lighting, mosaic tile, invigorating massage jets, chlorine-free electronic sanitizers, and more, offering you and your family a lifetime of exercise and enjoyment. All About Pools and Spas encourages you to utilize the South Carolina State License Board at www.llr.state.sc.us to check the current license and insurance status of any contractor who may work on your property. We respect the investment you are making in your home, and we would never cut corners to place your home in jeopardy. We are Sumter's Only SC Licensed Swimming Pool Contractor. For questions or quotes, please call us at 803-469-0211, email us scallaboutpools@aol.com or stop by and see us at our retail location. Located at 1170 S Pike West, Sumter, SC 29150. Again, thank you for your interest in All About Pools and Spas. We look forward to hearing from you soon, and to having the chance to transform your backyard into your own personal paradise! Sincerely, The Colquitt Family

Business highlights

19 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

New Pool construction, remodeling, a full line of chemicals at our retail location. A full staffed service department for all your pool need. We also provide weekly and bi-weekly maintenance for you pool so you just go home and swim.

Amenities

Warranties
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Discover
Financing Available
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

3.89 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
44%
4
22%
3
0%
2
33%
1
0%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.9
professionalism
3.8
responsiveness
3.6
punctuality
3.4
Showing 1-9 of 9 reviews

Raymon J.
02/2014
5.0
pool cleaners
  + -1 more
We had checked pricing and reviews on a number of brands. Sundance was what we decided on. I checked dealerships in the area and All About Pools and Spas, LLC came up. We met with the owners Billy and Alessia Colquitt to discuss the purchase of a new spa. The price they quoted us, for the Sundance model we wanted, was extremely reasonable. Billy set up a time the following week for the installation, which included the electrical hook-up. The installation was completed in two days, including a hydraulic cover for ease-of-lifting. The whole installation was done in a professional manner! The spa had a couple of problems, one of which was the stereo went out after a month. I called Billy, he in turn called the manufacturer and a new stereo was sent out and Billy installed it within a week. We've had the Sundance Spa for five months now with no problems. If my wife or I have any questions, we either call or stop in to the store for the answer. The staff (Katie) is extremely friendly, knowledgeable and professional. We are so pleased with the job that was done for us, we have contracted All About Pools and Spas, LLC to install a well point and a new pool liner in our in-ground pool this spring!
Description of Work: My wife and I purchased a Sundance 880 Spa from All About Pools and Spas, LLC.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$9,500

Response from All About Pools and Spas, LLC
Thank you for this very encouraging feedback, [MEMBER NAME REMOVED]. We're so glad you were impressed with our services. If you need anything from us moving forward, we're just a phone call away! Be well, Bill, Owner

Skip P.
07/2013
5.0
pool cleaners
  + -1 more
I can say they are good honest people that do what they say they are going to do. They don't overcharge. They are very friendly, they were from Louisiana and we came here from Louisiana so we can talk.
Description of Work: All About Pools and Spas, LLC. They replaced liners, they replaced everything for the pool.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$700

Maureen N.
07/2012
2.0
pool cleaners
  + -1 more
The pool was ordered on May 21, 2012. Deposit was made for $3,700.00. The material for the pool was delivered on June 26,2012. They started digging the pool on Friday P.M. (June 29) They would work only about 4 hours a day. I was told that the pool should be finished for a July 4 party when I signed the contract in May. The week of July 4, they worked on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday was July 4. If the company had worked regular 8 hour on these days, the pool would had been finished. On July 9, the pool was ready for inspection. The rest of the week, it rain in the afternoon real hard and messed up what they had done. They had to put a pump in the pool to get the muddy water out. No one came out to check the pool or the pump and the pump burned up. I stopped by the store on July 11 to talk to Billy about the slow work. He explained that work is done instages. I understand that, but some things could have been done in one whole day instead of 2 half days. They had two week of dry weather and could not finish my pool. It is now July 23 and it is still not finished. The liner was not in when it rained. Now the liner is in, the fresh water is in the liner but we cannot circulate the water because they have not finished the electric work. They say that it will be two weeks before the cement can be done. The men that were doing the physical work were doing all that they could do, but BillyColquitt would not let them stay with the job long enough to finish in a reasonable amount of time. If I could do this over again, I would make sure I Had a schedule of what they plan to do. I would not sign a contract that I would pay such a large amount until more work was completed. The price of my pool is $18,500.00. I have paid $14,800.00 so far. I am suppose to $3,200.00 when the water is in the pool. I don't know if I can trust them with any more of my money. I really donand quot; know what to do at this point.
Description of Work: The Pool was ordered on May 21, 2012. Deposit was made for $3,700.00. The material for the pool was delivered on June 26,2012. They started digging the pool on Friday P.M. They would work only about 4 (four) hours a day. I was told that the pool should be finished for a July 4 party when I signed the contract in May. The week of July 4, they worked Monday, Tues., Thurs., and Friday. The 4th was on Wednesday. If the company had worked regular 8(eight) hours on these days, the pool would had been finished. On July 9, the pool was ready for inspection. The rest of the week, it rained and messed up what they had done. They had to put a pump in the pool to get the water out on July 10. No one came out to check on the pump. I stop by their store on July 11 to talk to Billy about the slow work. He tried to explain that things are done in stages. I understand that, but some things could have been completed in 1(one) day, took 2 (two) half days. They had two week of dry weather and could not finish my pool. It is now July 23 and it is still not finished. The liner is in, the water is in but we cannot circulate the water because they have not finished the electric work. They say that it will be two weeks before the cement can be done. The men that were doing the physical work were doing all that they could do, but Billy would not let the stay with the job long enough to finish in a reasonable amount of time. If I could do this over again, I would make sure I have a schedule of what they plan to do. The price of my pool is $18,500.00. I have paid $ 14,800.00 so far. I am suppose to pay $3,200.00 when the water is in the pool. I don't know if I can trust them with any more of my money. I really don"t know what to do at this point.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$14,800

Michael B.
06/2012
2.0
pool cleaners
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In conclusion, I wish my wife and I had gone with Waterworks instead of All About Pools and Spas because the customer support was not up to our standards, we had to be and ldquo;fitand rdquo; in to their schedule when we were initially told it would take a day total (it took 3 days), we have to remove the grass and dirt debris ourselves, and the additional hidden cost of the $50.00 building permit was never mentioned during the pool quote.
Description of Work: The female owner went over the pros and cons of the different types of above ground pools we could purchase i.e. chlorine, salt, and baquacil. We also talked with her husband, Billy, and they told us once the pool was setup they would educate us on how to maintain the pool. All About Pools and Spas, LLC, requested a deposit of half the cost of the above ground pool up front. Billy said the schedule for installing pools was about 2 weeks out and he eventually scheduled to install our pool on a Friday but came out on Thursday instead. He said the store should have called us on the schedule change and they did on our answering machine about 7 minutes before his workers came to our house. We just happened to run into them in Lowe’s when he told he was going to our house right then. He mentioned about us getting a building permit for the pool about 3 days before the pool was to be installed which was an additional cost of $50.00; this was never mentioned during the quote of the pool until after we already paid them the deposit. When the workers came out to setup the pool they removed the grass at the site for the pool and told us it was our responsibility to get rid of it. The owners never mentioned to my wife and I during the pool consult we would be responsible for the grass removal. The skid loader they used created ruts and ruined a good part of our yard. The workers said they would be back the next day once the pool was a foot and a half deep. When I did not see the workers the following morning I called All About Pools and Spas and spoke with their manager to ask when they would be coming back to finish the pool setup. We had horrible customer support from the manager of All About Pools and Spas; she told me “they would be out whenever they could fit me in”. Couple of the workers came out later on in the day to cut-out the skimmer opening and to fix some of the components on the pool itself. Billy came out on Monday to pick-up the remaining balance of the pool, drop off pool ladder, and add chemicals to the pool. He said he was not as familiar with the baquacil product as his wife was which did not seem right when he is one of the owners of the store. He installed pool vacuum and water fountain to pool and said to bring a sample of the water to his store to see if I needed to add anymore chemicals.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$4,900

Response from All About Pools and Spas, LLC
During the customer's initial visit to the store with his wife and son, Alessia Colquitt, one of the owners went over all of the basics with them on what they were looking into getting. At some point in the conversation she specifically remembers informing him that a building permit would be needed for the pool and that for aboveground pools, it is not covered in the price of the pool. During our summer months it becomes extremely hectic around our office between the service work/ installations to be done and the retail in the store itself. When openings arrive in our schedule, we try to fill them the most efficient way possible. The customer really wanted the pool in for his son and we assumed that filling our opening with his pool installation would have been encouraged. If it was an issue getting it in early we would have gladly stuck to the day originally planned. Grass and dirt removal/landscaping are not included with our aboveground pool installs unless there is a written agreement between the owners and customers before work begins. It is also beyond our control if our machines creating ruts, etc. We do our best to make sure nothing if grossly destroyed but only so much can be controlled when we have to drive onto the grass. There are steps to having an aboveground pool installed. First is the initial set-up of the wall and liner. After that, water must go into the pool to about the 1 foot mark to pull the liner into place. Once that level is reached, we return back to cut in the holes for the skimmer and returns. When waiting for a pool to fill we can not schedule for our guys to return at a specific time in the day. It is all according to how fast the water enters the pool and all fill times are different. When the customer was told he would have to be fit in, it was not a way of writing him off. Our scheduling for the day is done every morning with goals of completing all projects in mind. Whe n the customer was called on June 15, 2012 at 3:45pm he was informed that we were trying to fit him in that day but if our guys were too tied up they would definitely be out there the following day. He was even told what the next steps would be after the crew cut-in his liner for him. The other owner, Billy Colquitt, is CPO certified by SCDHEC. He is the only licensed contractor in Sumter and also the only pool builder, to our knowledge, licensed to apply herbicide. When he arrived at the customer's he balanced the chemicals in the pool to the best of his abilities using a test strip. He then explained to the customer that we analyze water at our store and to wait a few days and bring in a water sample to make sure everything was on track. To say that Billy was not familiar with the product is not true. Baquacil is not as widely used as chlorine, but the owners, Billy and Alessia, and the store manager, Katie are all trained in how it is to be used. Since the customer's review he has continued shopping with us and we greatly appreciate his business. His son loves visiting our store! At All About Pools and Spas we strive for excellence with our customer service and our workmanship. We feel this review was a result of misunderstanding on both parties. We do not take these type of situations lightly and have since created a check-list to allow the customer and our employees to know exactly what will be done and provided during the job to help eliminate any confusion.

Tracy D.
06/2011
4.0
pool cleaners
  + -1 more
Really Good. He explained things well, took the time and answered all of our question.
Description of Work: Replaced pump and timer; pool service.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$650

sara L.
05/2011
2.0
pool cleaners
  + -1 more
i got tired of waiting for billy to get back with me so i finally got a different pool company to fix the mistakes now i am happy with the finish results after waiting over 2 year for all about pool and spa to get back with me.
Description of Work: put in a in-ground swimming pool it ok to say that you are only licensed contractor in town that you as a contractor may well do a good job but the problems start when a "licensed contractor"hires under trained staff to do his work leaving the job site unsupervised cause nothing but problems it real bad when you see your staff doing the job wrong and you have to go out side to tell them to stop.then you call the "licensed contractor"to come to the job side he shows up 3 hours to late because cantilever( bull nose) around the steps was pull apart before the concrete was set leaving a real ugly edging which you refuse to fix not to mention other problems what accrue after the pool was finish like the liner leaking had to replace at my cost $2700.00. the light when bad because of the code violation what wasn't meet by current national electrical code article 680-22 i had to replace at my cost $700. if the ground wire didn't work and cut the main breaker off everyone in the pool would of cause electrocution resulting death.when replacing the pool liner we found several hole as big as your fist this is one of the reasons the liner was leaking and the simmer want seal right along with the concrete cracking and one of the panel didn't have dirt behind it one code violation also the step at the shallow end are not pack in all the way .the liner track is coming away from the concrete list go on would you want this contractor to do work for you? i made a big huge mistake using this company the bad thing is he down right refuse to fix his bad work and you have to chase him down and as result i have to do this on angie's list to get his attention!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$23,000

Dan N.
04/2011
5.0
pool cleaners
  + -1 more
Since they are the only licensed Pool contractor in the area I contacted them to correct ongiong issues that I was having with the Pool install I had done less thn one year ago. The old addage 'you get what you pay for' is a true and accurate statement. All About Pools and spas did a great job with the concrete pad and repaied all the Hacked pvc pipe to my pool pump and the price was excelent. DO USE THIS COMPANY IF YOU HAVE A POOL PROBLEM.
Description of Work: I had them install a concrete pad under my pool pump(the cheap plastic one that Water works installed along with shoddy pvc pipe install had to be replaced). The professionalism and quality is by far superior to any other POOL company in this town. I would and do recommend this company to anyone who asks,period!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

Trish B.
09/2010
4.0
pool cleaners
  + -1 more
Once they came out and ordered it I had to wait till it came in. Other than that the service was really good. The person who came out to do the work did a very good job, but the lady in their office wasn’t all that good.
Description of Work: We used All About Pools and Spas to replace the whole motor system for the pool because it was hit by lightning.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600

Response from All About Pools and Spas, LLC
Thank You, For giving us the chance to service your spa. We are glad the guys were helpful and pleasing to you and Chief. We are sad to hear that the lady in the store was not helpful we will work on that. Thanks once again.

Terry G.
03/2010
5.0
pool cleaners
  + -1 more
The owners were very detailed in telling us step by step how things would progress, when they would start, and when things would finish. The arrived promptly the morning of the installation and dug out the area in the yard where the pool would go. They explained to us what they were doing, what steps they had completed and which ones they still had to do. They let us know anytime they ran into problems, and explained what had gone wrong. After the pool was completed and we started to use it (about a week after installation was completed), the water filter housing started leaking. They tried to fix it a few times, and the leak didn't stop. They eventually just replaced the filter and pump with a larger capacity one (works AWESOME). They kept in touch with us weekly at first to make sure there were no other problems, and they still contact us monthly to check up on the pool. They offered to come out to close the pool for us for the winter, although we decided to do it ourselves (they were very detail-oriented in explaining to us just how to do that). Overall, we are very satisified with this company.
Description of Work: I purchased a Doughboy pool from All About Pools and had them install it for me. This was a mid-level oval pool (16' X 33") with an expanded liner (one end of the pool is 7.5' deep)

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$10,000

Response from All About Pools and Spas, LLC
We thank You for your feedback! We will try not to rut up yards in the future or at least repair them.

    Contact information

    1170 South Pike West, Sumter, SC 29150

    www.allaboutpoolsandspas.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    Closed
    Tuesday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Licensing

    Insured
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    Service Categories

    Pool and Spa Service

    FAQ

    All About Pools and Spas, LLC is currently rated 3.8 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: Closed

    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Saturday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    All About Pools and Spas, LLC accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
    No, All About Pools and Spas, LLC does not offer free project estimates.
    No, All About Pools and Spas, LLC does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, All About Pools and Spas, LLC does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, All About Pools and Spas, LLC offers emergency services.
    Yes, All About Pools and Spas, LLC offers warranties.
    All About Pools and Spas, LLC offers the following services: New Pool construction, remodeling, a full line of chemicals at our retail location. A full staffed service department for all your pool need. We also provide weekly and bi-weekly maintenance for you pool so you just go home and swim.

    Contact information

    1170 South Pike West, Sumter, SC 29150

    www.allaboutpoolsandspas.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    Closed
    Tuesday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM