Phoenix Swimming Pool Expert Witness Aquatic Consultant Watershape designer

Now what?

You just had your dream pool built to beat the Scottsdale heat.  But, things just don't seem to be working properly since the pool was finished.

The swimming pool builder is unresponsive to your concerns.  The equipment is noisy, the pool seems to be losing a lot of water, efflorescence is bleeding out of retaining walls, stone and tile work and the decks are cracking all over.

State Licensing Board Experts

State contractor's licensing boards will provide experts to evaluate workmanship complaints.  However, the state provided experts are usually medium to lower quality contractors, who are seeking extra money or are in retirement.

These "experts" are usually not up to date on the latest codes, industry standards and construction technology.


Limited Scope of Investigation

In fact, most state laws forbid the state provided expert from "discovering" additional defects in a project.  They are only allowed to report findings on issues in the original complaint.  

Unless the property owner is already an industry or construction expert, many flaws and defects will go undisclosed and unresolved.

How to Protect Yourself

By hiring your own independent expert to evaluate your project for defects in materials and workmanship, there are no limitations on the investigation.

Anything and everything is subject to inspection.  Hidden defects that the property owner was not even aware of, may come to light.  Substandard practices and shortcuts will be uncovered.

Fully Armed

Armed with a complete evaluation of their project, a property owner can make a complaint to the state license agency.

The state agency will have all of the information they need to proceed.  In fact, a lot of their leg work has been done for them.

If warranted, the state agency may send out their own expert to validate the findings of the property owner's hired expert.  And the state expert can now provide an opinion on defects that were previously unknown by the property owner.

The state agency is now armed with TWO complete independent evaluations of the project.  

Now, the offending contractors and sub-contractors have some explaining to do...

Paolo Benedetti, SWD Aquatic Artist, Watershape Consultant, Expert Witness, International Construction Management 
"Creating water as art."™
 Contact the author at: info@aquatictechnology.com or 408-776-8220  
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