Regal Pools

REGAL POOLS the photo gallery of amazing projects. “We’ve been in our present location for five years,” says Buzzell, “and hopefully I can get that financially paid off in the next two years and have another location, somewhere within Houston. My marketing strategy is to be the top pool builder with maintaining details and service and quality, so people are getting what they pay for, that’s our number one priority. Our service is huge – after your pool is built we will clean and maintain it for a nominal fee that’s very competitive. We also have a three-year, bumper-to-bumper warranty for extra piece-of-mind.” Finding skilled workers is always a challenge, so Regal typically hires untrained people and trains them in-house. The process consists of six weeks of intense training, beginning with plumbing and digging ditches and, at the very end, working with the internal office software and app. It’s learning from A to Z. As for long-term objectives, Buzzell reflects, “Just to continue to be relevant and offer the best service and quality to our clients. Typically, that takes care of the rest. I think pools are going to continue to be a big thing in people’s lives. It’s a lifestyle, exercise, fun, and so much more. Ten years ago, architects weren’t drawing a pool in a $3 million house design. They would leave it out and the pool guy would just come in and do it. Now we’re being brought in ahead of time. In another 10 years or so, pool builders and home builders are going to be working together way more than they have been because we can do the build and automate it all together. We just did a pool with a home automation system where the owner can literally talk to Alexa and control the system.” In an average year, the company builds 125 pools; above average is 150. And the average project cost is $125,000, complete with pool, patio, outdoor kitchen, and landscaping. Every pool is custom designed. “We get creative and pride ourselves on the design aspect,” says Buzzell. “Our pools start at $60,000. We use Gunite construction with rebar in it, not a lot of vinyl liners. They are high-end and exceptional quality. And we have a screening