A pool builder CRM that follows the buyer for months and the build for weeks.
Pool construction has two long processes back to back: a sales cycle that can run from winter to spring, and a build with permits, inspections, subcontractors and payments by phase. Generic field software handles neither well. We build a CRM around both.
A pool is a project with a pipeline in front of it
Most field software assumes the job is a visit. A pool builder's work starts long before the first shovel. Inquiries come in all year and peak in late winter and spring. Each serious prospect gets a site visit, a design, often a revised design, a proposal, a financing conversation and sometimes an HOA submission before the contract is signed. Some buyers sign quickly, others ask you to call back after a bonus or a tax refund. Without a pipeline that holds the next step and the date for each one, those buyers drift to whoever followed up last.
After the signature, the job becomes a construction project. Permits are applied for, utility locates requested, the yard laid out, then the dig, rebar, plumbing lines, the shell or the fiberglass set, electrical bonding, waterline tile and coping, the deck, the interior finish and the first fill. Different subcontractors handle different phases, inspections fall between them, and a rain week shifts everything behind it. The contract payment schedule is tied to those phases, so a missed phase update can mean a missed invoice.
What a pool construction CRM has to track
These are the records pool builders most often keep in spreadsheets and texts, and most often lose.
The sales pipeline with dated next steps
Inquiry, consult booked, design in progress, proposal presented, revised, financing pending, signed, or on hold until a named season. Each stage carries a next action, an owner and a date.
Design versions and selected options
Every design and proposal version stored on the project with the shape, size, finish, equipment, lighting and water features chosen, and the signed version locked against edits.
Permits, approvals and inspections
HOA approval, survey, engineering where your area requires it, the permit itself and each inspection by phase, including any barrier or fence inspection your jurisdiction requires, with dates and documents.
Subcontractor phases with dependencies
Each phase assigned to a crew or sub, with its planned and actual dates, so moving excavation two days shows every later phase that moves with it.
Deposits, draws and change orders
The payment schedule tied to milestones, invoices triggered when a phase is marked complete, and signed change orders that update the contract total before the work is done.
Homeowner communication log
Every update, photo, question and answer on the project, so a promise made by a site supervisor is visible to the office and the salesperson.
What we set up for pool builders
Shaped to the way your company sells and builds, and registered to your business.
A phase board for every active build
One screen showing each project and its current phase, what is waiting on an inspection, which sub is due next and which draws are outstanding, so the owner sees the whole season at a glance.
Subcontractor views
Each sub sees only the phases assigned to them, the address, access notes and site photos, without pricing or the homeowner's other details, and can mark their phase done from a phone.
Milestone invoicing
When a supervisor marks a phase complete, the matching draw invoice goes out with photos of the work, and the homeowner can pay online. Your payment schedule should be reviewed by your attorney, since deposit rules vary by state.
Lien and notice reminders
Where your state uses preliminary notices or lien deadlines, the CRM can hold the dates you set with your attorney so they are not missed. See our mechanics lien guide for the general idea.
Warranty and handoff records
Pump, filter, heater and automation serial numbers, the maker's warranty paperwork, the date of first fill and what was covered at the owner walk-through, kept with the pool for later service or a remodel.
What you own on day one.
Every account is opened in your company's name with you as the owner. If you ever leave, you change a password, not your business.
- Domain, hosting and the site files
- Phone numbers and call recordings
- The CRM and its database
- Email and text lists, with consent records
- Google Business Profile and every listing
- Analytics and Search Console
Custom CRM for pool construction, answered.
Can the CRM handle projects that span two seasons?
Yes. A signed project can sit in a scheduled state with its permits in progress until the build window opens, with reminders for the buyer and your team along the way.
Can we track change orders separately?
Yes. Each change order has its own scope, price and signature, updates the contract total once signed, and can be billed with the next draw or on its own.
Does it replace our design software?
No. Keep the design tool you like. The CRM stores the exported designs and proposals on the project and tracks which version the buyer signed.
Can we import past builds?
Yes. We import past customers, addresses and project dates from spreadsheets or your current software, so warranty and renovation work starts with history.
Custom CRM for pool construction. Owned by you.
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