Veteran Pool Builder Expertise. Clear Written Findings. Scheduling Around Your Transaction.
Veteran Builder Expertise
Inspected by a veteran pool builder with 30+ years of construction, renovation, and equipment experience.
Scheduling Around Your Deadline
On-demand scheduling requests, coordinated with the client and Realtor. Availability must be confirmed.
Clear Written Findings
Electronic report with observed conditions, recommendations, and repair-budget guidance where supported.
Pre-Sale Pool Inspections
Don't buy a pool with hidden problems. Our comprehensive pre-sale inspections provide peace of mind for buyers and professional documentation for sellers across Northern Virginia.
Why a Standard Home Inspection Isn't Enough
Most general home inspectors have limited knowledge of complex swimming pool systems. They may check if the pump turns on, but they often miss critical issues like underground leaks, structural beam failure, or failing salt cells. A Pool Sharks inspection is performed by a dedicated pool professional who knows exactly what to look for in a gunite pool.
Detailed Digital Report
Receive a comprehensive PDF report including photos, findings, and estimated costs for any necessary repairs.
Liability Protection
For sellers, a professional inspection reduces liability by disclosing the pool's true condition before the sale.
What's Included in our Pre-Sale Inspection
- Structural Evaluation: Checking for cracks, hollow spots, and the condition of plaster, tile, and coping.
- Equipment Operation: Testing pumps, filters, heaters, and automation for proper function and safety.
- Plumbing & Deck: Inspecting visible plumbing and checking the deck for settlement or drainage issues.
- Safety Features: Verifying that covers, fences, and gates meet local safety requirements.
- Water Chemistry: A baseline analysis of the pool's current chemical health.
Are you a real estate professional? Visit our Realtor Resource Center for tools to help your clients navigate pool ownership.
Before You Hire a Pool Inspector, Ask These Three Questions.
A company’s service list does not tell you the construction experience of the person arriving at your property. For a concrete or gunite pool inspection, ask about the assigned inspector’s firsthand building and renovation background.
Do you build swimming pools?
Ask whether the company has firsthand experience constructing concrete or gunite pools from the ground up.
Do you remodel swimming pools?
Ask about substantial renovation experience involving coping, waterline tile, interior finishes, plumbing, and equipment—not simply routine cleaning or equipment replacement.
How many pools has my assigned inspector personally built or remodeled?
Ask about the individual who will perform your inspection. What was their role? How many projects have they worked on? Over how many years?
Why This Matters
Routine pool service develops valuable knowledge of water chemistry, circulation, and equipment operation. Construction and substantial renovation experience bring additional perspective on how the pool shell, coping, tile, movement joints, finishes, deck, and plumbing were installed—and how those components interact.
An experienced builder or renovation professional can apply that background when evaluating observed conditions and recommending further investigation.
What to Look For
Look for substantial, directly relevant experience in concrete or gunite pool construction and renovation. Ask for specific project examples and a clear explanation of the inspector’s responsibilities.
Our preferred benchmark is experience across more than 50 construction and substantial renovation projects, ideally including both new builds and remodels. An extensive renovation background spanning five or more years can also be relevant. Project counts and years are useful screening questions; they are not professional certifications or guarantees of inspection quality.
For discerning buyers who expect a thorough inspection from a true pool construction professional.
The Pool Sharks brings more than 30 years of hands-on pool construction, renovation, and equipment installation experience to every evaluation.
Protect Your Backyard Investment
Contact The Pool Sharks today for a professional pool inspection in Loudoun, Fairfax, and Fauquier Counties.