Fair, flat pricing - and a free quote before you commit
No games and no surprise fees. You get a flat monthly price for weekly service, or a clear written quote for a one-time job, before any work starts. We look at your actual pool, explain what drives the number in plain terms, and let you decide with the whole picture in front of you. Everything below walks through exactly how we price weekly care, how one-time jobs are quoted, and what is included on every plan - so there are no unknowns by the time you get to a number.
How weekly service is priced
Every pool is a little different, so we quote yours rather than posting a one-size number that would not be honest for half the homes out here. A small screen-enclosed pool on Siesta Key and a large waterfront pool with a heater and a salt system on Longboat Key are simply not the same job, and pretending they cost the same helps no one. We look at your actual pool, talk through how you use it and how often you are here, and give you a flat monthly price you can count on. The goal is a number that is fair to you and sustainable for us, so the service stays consistent for years rather than starting cheap and quietly slipping. A few things move that price up or down:
What affects your price: the size and depth of your pool · saltwater vs. traditional chlorine · the equipment you run (heater, salt system, automation, spa) · how much screen enclosure or coastal landscaping drops debris into the water · how much direct Gulf sun burns off your chlorine · whether the pool is used year-round or sits between seasons · and whether you want any extras, like tile and waterline attention, folded into the regular visit.
Whatever those factors add up to, you get a flat monthly price - the same number each month, chemicals included, so there is nothing to reconcile and no per-visit surprises. That predictability is deliberate: you should be able to budget for your pool the way you budget for any other household bill, without wondering whether this month's invoice will be higher because the pool needed a little more attention. Some weeks a pool needs more work than others - a storm drops debris, the heat pushes the chemistry, a heavy pollen stretch clouds the water - and that evening-out is exactly what a flat monthly price is for. You pay the same in a busy week as a quiet one, and it balances over the year. No contract locks you in either. Weekly service is month to month, which suits seasonal owners who only need us part of the year and should not have to pay for months they are away. You can see exactly what's covered on our weekly cleaning details.
How one-time jobs are quoted
Repairs, resurfacing, tile and waterline work, leak detection, green-to-clean recoveries, and pre-purchase inspections are quoted per job, because they vary so much from one pool to the next. A leak that turns out to be a loose fitting is a very different job than one hidden in the shell, and a resurface depends entirely on the size and condition of the pool. A green-to-clean that has gone a week is not the same as one that has gone a month. Rather than guess or quote a range that means nothing, we look at the actual work first, then put a firm number and a realistic timeline in writing. Here is how we keep every one-time quote honest and free of open-ended surprises:
- Equipment repair & replacement: we diagnose the problem, then give you a straight repair-or-replace recommendation with the price before we proceed.
- Green-to-clean recovery: we assess the pool, give you a realistic timeline, and quote the recovery up front - no open-ended bills.
- Resurfacing & tile work: priced after we see the pool, with a clear scope and timeline before we start.
- Leak detection and inspections: a set assessment price, with any follow-up repair quoted separately so you decide.
What's always included
Free quotes, no long-term contracts, licensed and insured work, and our satisfaction guarantee - on every job, every time, whether it is a weekly plan or a one-time repair. If something is not right, we make it right, no argument and no fine print. Chemicals and labor are included on weekly plans, so the flat monthly price really is the price you pay. And because we are owner-operated, the person who quotes your pool is the person who services it and stands behind the work, which is the simplest guarantee of all: our name is on it, and we live on the same islands you do. When you can walk down to the same gas dock or grocery as your pool service, cutting a corner is not just bad business; it is a bad way to live here. That is the accountability you get with a genuinely local crew.
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Common questions about pricing
Why don't you list prices on the website?
Because an honest price depends on your pool, and a number posted on a website cannot know your pool. Its size and depth, whether it is saltwater or traditional chlorine, whether it is screen-enclosed, how much sun and coastal landscaping it gets, the equipment you run, and the shape it is currently in all move the figure. Post one price and it is wrong for half the homes on these islands - too high for a small pool, too low for a large waterfront one. Rather than mislead you with a headline number, we look at your actual pool, on Longboat Key or wherever you are, and give you a straight, flat quote you can count on. It is free, and there is no obligation to move forward. You end up with a real number for your real pool, which is worth far more than a tempting figure that changes the moment someone actually sees the water.
Is the quote really free, with no obligation?
Yes, completely. We will come look at your pool, talk through what you actually need, and give you a written quote at no cost and with no pressure. If weekly service is not the right fit, or you only need a one-time job, we will tell you that plainly rather than push a plan on you. There is no hard sell and no obligation of any kind; plenty of people get a quote, think it over, and decide later, and that is exactly how it should work. We would rather earn your business by being straight with you than by pressuring you into something you are not sure about. A quote is just information you are entitled to, and giving it to you honestly is the first way we show you what working with us is like.
Is weekly service a flat monthly price?
Yes. Once we have quoted your weekly service it is a predictable flat monthly price - the same each month, chemicals included, with no surprise line items and nothing to reconcile. You know exactly what it costs before we start, and it does not creep up because the pool happened to need a little extra attention one week; keeping it balanced week to week is the service you are already paying for. If your needs genuinely change - you add a heater, or switch to a saltwater system, for example - we would talk through any adjustment with you first, in plain terms, before anything changes on your bill. The point of a flat price is that you can forget about it, and we take that seriously: no creeping invoices and no month where the number quietly jumps for reasons nobody explained.
How are one-time jobs like repairs and resurfacing priced?
We assess the job first, then quote it up front with a clear scope before any work begins. For a repair you get a straight repair-or-replace recommendation with the price attached, so you decide with the full picture in front of you. For resurfacing, tile and waterline work, leak detection, or a green-to-clean recovery, we quote the whole job with a realistic timeline, so there are no open-ended bills and no meter running while you wonder what the final number will be. If we uncover something unexpected once the work is underway, we stop and talk to you about it rather than pressing ahead and surprising you on the invoice. That way a one-time job stays as predictable as your weekly service, and you are never handed a bill that is bigger than the conversation we had before we started.
Are there any hidden fees or contracts?
No. Weekly service is month to month with no long-term contract, and your quote covers exactly what we agreed to, with chemicals and labor included on weekly plans. There is no signup fee, no cancellation fee, and no fine print waiting to catch you. If something extra ever comes up - a repair we spot during a visit, or a job outside the normal weekly scope - we tell you about it and quote it before we do anything, so you are never surprised by a bill. The whole idea is that pool care becomes one predictable, boring line in your budget, not a source of monthly guesswork. For seasonal owners especially, that simplicity matters: you can pause when you head north, pick back up when you return, and never feel locked into paying for water nobody is swimming in.