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Thats what lawyers are for. Get one to send a letter. Normally that will start them up. Especially if they are not returning your calls or showing up on your jobsite.

Have a friend call them and act like a lawyer. Throw in some big words

You can sue them for breach of contract.

You are caught in the "Pool Company Nightmare." You should have gotten references from others who have used this company...actually, it isn't a company, but a contractor who subs out all the work to this or that party...Digging is one person, rebar is another person, gunnite is another person, electric is another person, tile is another person, plaster is another person..ladders,etc is another person...you get the idea. Call a Pool plasterer, an electrician, and a tile man...get estimates for completion immediately, when can they do it, etc. Get price on tile...must be installed before the plaster (use epoxy thin set...spec that in the tile contract). Once you have this in place, call the pool company and tell them you are canceling the contract with them for Non-performance. I hope you have taken pics and dated them along the way, kept a journal of all calls made and promises made and broken. If not, reconstruct on right now...you will need it when the pool contractor sues you..he won't win if you can produce the journal and pics of how he has left the place. What is happening to you is: The contractor is spending money faster than it is coming in. His subs will not work for him unless they are paid up front, for he has not paid them in a timely manner in the past. He must sell new jobs to get money to finish each phase of your job, and he can't get new money until he has started the new job..he is doing a juggling act, still spending more than he takes in between living and paying subs. He is a very poor contractor !! Don't even think there is a guarantee on the job! He will not be able to afford to fix anything that is wrong. And the "he" could well be a "she." I have seen both sexes play this game in all phases of contracting, but it is really pronounced in the pool game. Don't even think about given them one more cent until the job is finished, regardless of what the contract says. Call the company after you have talked to all these different subs..you can act as your own contractor at this point! Tell them you are cancelling the contract as of ...give a 4 day period. Tell them that once you have a new company on the job, they will not be allowed access to the site, period. See if that doesn't do some good....probably will get you a new set of lies...too wet, too dry, too hot, too cold, too anything but too much labor...what he is really saying is ...it costs too much for me to fininsh. Good luck

you may as well give goldwing the best answer award now, he hit the nail right on the head. My brother went through this nightmare a couple months ago. Documentation and photos are critical.

they might be a little far off but i live in abilene, KS and there is a pool company here called McKees Pools Inc....that build undergroudn concrete pools and are DAMN good...they build city pools, country clubs, etc...they have went to texas and as far north as iowa...so there is one opinion

That's between the tenant and the landlord. If the landlord says no, then it's no.

the landlord is turning himself into a pool? - doesn't affect rent.

On what basis? The landlord is improving the property.

If it is a single family home, I might argue that I am denied the enjoyment of the yard during the construction. If it is an apartment, I think not.

Umm yeah, that's a no

The important factor here is, is rent higher than the market rent rate because of the pool. It seems you are saying he's quoting you the rate as if the pool was already there. In that case, you are correct it should either be discounted or he should quote you as if the pool was not there since you are not able to utilize it.

Once the pool is complete and useable, he can now charge you a fee or raise the rent. Just be sure he's charging you as if the pool is there useable if you expect to get a discount.

Well, if you think a patio construction would hold 10 to 15 tons then go ahead. Don't underestimate how heavy that quantity of water will be!

2000 gallons (UK) is 9 tonnes.

Your patio would probably take it as the area of the base of the pool is quite large. it is also stationary. Vehicles would impart a higher spot loading, and they seem to park on patios with few ill effects.

I would fill the pool slowly tho!

Yeah, if it's a reasonably well built deck. you're looking at approximately 146 pounds per square foot

Whatever you put the pool on, if the soil/earth underneath is compacted and there are no voids either in the soil or under the patio material I can't see how much can shift. The weight will be spread over quite a large area evenly. Assuming the pool uses a liner I would just lay a couple of inches of soft sand on the leveled ground, underneath it.