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    Business ProfileforPool Creations

    Pool Contractors

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    3 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Pool Creations is a full service pool contractor offering residential and commercial design, build, installation, renovations, repairs, and scheduled cleaning and maintenance services

    Products & Services

    Swimming pool contractor, swimming pool design and construction, pool contractor, pool repairs, pool cleaning, pool maintenance

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1744 S Tamiami Trl, Venice, FL 34293-1635
    BBB File Opened:
    1/17/2018
    Years in Business:
    11
    Business Started:
    2/28/2013
    Business Incorporated:
    2/28/2013
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    BBB records show a license number of CPC1458354 for this business, issued by Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation. The expiration date of this license is 8/31/2024.

    These agencies may include:

    Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation

    2601 Blairstone Rd

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (850) 487-1395

    http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/

    BBB records show a license number of CPC1458354 for this business, issued by Sarasota County Construction License Board. The expiration date of this license is 8/31/2024.

    These agencies may include:

    Sarasota County Construction License Board

    1001 Sarasota Center Blvd

    Sarasota FL 34240

    (941) 861-5214

    https://building.scgov.net/PublicPortal/Sarasota/SearchContractor.jsp#

    BBB records show a license number of CPC1458354 for this business, issued by Manatee County Construction License Board. The expiration date of this license is 8/31/2024.

    These agencies may include:

    Manatee County Construction License Board

    (941) 749-3047

    http://www.mymanatee.org/home/government/departments/building-and-development-services/building-permitting/contractor-licensing/contact-information.html

    Type of Entity:
    Limited Liability Company (LLC)
    Alternate Business Name
    • R.A.C.E. Pool & Spa Services, LLC
    Business Management
    • Mr. Raymond J. Hoefler III, Managing Member
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Raymond J. Hoefler III, Managing Member

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Raymond J. Hoefler III, Managing Member

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Hiring a pool contractor

    Customer Complaints

    3 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    03/11/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    We paid 14,387.75 back on 11/03/23 in agreement with Pool Creations for a pool remodel and they required this deposit from us to be put on the books with a tentative start date of 2/12/24, with a no show twice from that date. We are just trying to get our deposit back and part our own ways but they are refusing us the deposit or any of our money back.

    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Robyne R

    1 star

    02/01/2024

    It's difficult to express the nightmare experience we had trying to get our pool completed with Pool Creations. A project of this nature should typically be completed in **** weeks. In contrast, more than one year after starting the project, we still had an incomplete pool and an unusable backyard. For reference, they started in November ************************************************************************************** December ****. Let me be clear; we did not want to go that route. We truly wanted to believe they were making their best efforts to complete the pool, but we just couldn't take the stress of never getting any answers concerning our timeline. After a year we needed to know when we would have a usable pool and yard and they just continually refused to take responsibility for their failures or to commit to anything moving forward. It frustrates me that we lost all that time with the kids to enjoy the pool. It's also upsetting that we had to pay a premium to get a pool company to take over another business's pool. Pool companies are very reluctant to do this because they don't want the liability of taking over the other company's warranty. As a result, we've had to go significantly over budget to get the work completed. Some employees we spoke with expressed remorse and frustration with how we'd been treated but felt there was nothing they could do. They also communicated that other homeowners were having the same problems. The owner, ***, demonstrated a complete unwillingness to take responsibility for anything. I found his dismissal of us baffling as I'm a business owner and deeply value my clients' experiences and feedback. He gave the impression of not being at all concerned with his personal or professional reputation. My hope in writing this review is to prevent other people from having to go through the unnecessary stress, both emotional and financial that we did.

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