Here’s a riddle every Floridian is bound to appreciate:

Q: What’s the difference between a boat and a swimming pool?
A: No one ever regrets owning a swimming pool.

Several strong emotions are tied to the acquisition of a swimming pool. Without exception, they should all be happy ones. With no second thoughts or regrets.

Happiness. Excitement. Well-being. Pride of ownership and a sense of accomplishment. These are just some of the feelings you will experience once construction of your pool is complete and it is yours to enjoy.

Pangs of disappointment—or wishing you had done things differently—are feelings you are unlikely to experience when the collaboration between you and your pool contractor is based on integrity, experience, mutual trust, and honest communication. That is why we call ourselves Integrity Pool Development. Because these are our values.

Let’s face it. Lots of people have purchased homes with pools already in place. But far fewer have had a swimming pool built from scratch. In fact, most would-be pool owners don’t even know what they don’t know about the process of building one. This is where the team of professionals from Integrity Pool Development will help. From a simple backyard spa to an elegant lap pool, to a pool whose water features are designed to evoke maximum drama, we have built them all. In other words, if you can dream it, we can build it.

IPD Pool & Spa—is a family-owned and operated pool contractor with over 40 years of experience in the Sarasota-Manatee region. We have dreams too and pursuing them has helped us evolve into a full-scale, comprehensive deck, spa, and pool development company.

As one of Southwest Florida’s most experienced pool builders, we welcome your ideas, input and questions and encourage you to be as engaged as possible in your pool’s design and construction. Indeed, the more involved you are in the process, the happier you will be with the outcome.

It all starts by scheduling a free consultation, during which time you will learn everything you need to know about owning and caring for a pool before moving forward.

We won’t sugarcoat it. Under the best of circumstances, it takes several weeks to build the average in-ground swimming pool. Thus, your backyard will be a construction zone for the duration of the project. Although we take go to great pains to make sure our building sites are as tidy and free of debris as possible, there will undoubtedly be some dust and noise, which we pledge to keep to a minimum.

Plus, owning a pool is a formidable responsibility. Beyond maintaining it properly, yours is the responsibility of making sure that all proper safety barriers are in place to prevent drownings and other pool-related accidents from occurring.

When you live in Florida, nothing mitigates our famously hot summers quite like having a swimming pool just steps from your front door. Moreover, adding a swimming pool to your property has the potential of transforming it into something that will make you doubly glad you took the plunge (pun intended).

At the end of the day, your only regret will be that you didn’t do it sooner.