Pool contract review before you sign

Picked a builder and have a bid? This is the step before you sign.

You send the contract and plans. Randy Beard reads them the way he would if the job had already gone wrong and he had been hired as the expert, and tells you what to fix before you sign.

What you get

• A check of the contract against California's home improvement and pool contract requirements
• What the plans show and what they leave to the builder's discretion (shell thickness, steel, drainage, equipment)
• The questions to ask the builder, and the changes to request, in writing
• A license check on the builder and the people on the license

Cost

$350 an hour. Most reviews take one to two hours. You are billed only for time actually spent, and you will be told before any review would run past two hours.

How to start

Email the contract, plans and the builder's name to rb@varx1.com, or call (949) 264-3466. Before any review starts, Randy checks that he has no conflict with the builder.

Randy Beard receives nothing from any builder, and no builder pays to appear in this directory.