Show the customer their pool before anyone picks up a shovel.
Draw the pool over a backyard photo or the lot from satellite. PoolTools works out the gallons, the excavation, the steel, the plumbing and the equipment, prices the build, and renders the finished pool and deck in the customer's own yard.
What PoolTools will do
Design on the real lot
Trace the yard from satellite or a photo, keep to the setbacks, and drop in a pool, a spa and a deck.
Work out gallons and the dig
Get the water volume, the excavation in cubic yards and the haul-off from the shape and the depth profile.
Size the equipment to the pool
The pump, filter, heater and sanitiser are matched to the volume and the turnover you want.
Price the build line by line
Shell, steel, plumbing, tile, coping, deck and equipment are each priced with your own costs.
Show the pool in their yard
Generate a photoreal image and video of the finished pool, at dusk with the lights on if that is what sells it.
Dose from the real volume
The chemical, salt and startup calculators all start from the gallons you designed.
Who it is for
Custom pool builders
Show the design and the price on the first visit and take the deposit sooner.
Landscape and hardscape firms
Add a pool or spa to a backyard design and price it alongside the deck.
Pool service companies
Get an accurate volume for dosing and equipment upgrades from a satellite view.
How a job goes
Trace the yard
Use the customer's photo or the lot from satellite.
Shape the pool
Draw the pool and spa and set the depths.
Price the build
The dig, steel, plumbing, finishes and equipment are priced from the design.
Show the customer
Send the picture, the video and the quote together.
Why pool builders asked for it
Pool customers are buying a picture of their backyard on a summer evening. Builders told us that showing that picture early, with a real price next to it, is what gets the deposit.
PoolTools gives them both on the first visit.
From the PoolTools blog
Pool customers are buying a summer evening
Why a picture of their own backyard at dusk does more than any brochure.
Sizing a pool pump from turnover
Start from the gallons and how often the water should pass through the filter.
Questions
When can I use it?
PoolTools is in early access. Ask to join from the contact page and tell us what kind of pools you build.
Does it handle vinyl, fibreglass and concrete?
Concrete and vinyl come first. Fibreglass shells, which come in fixed shapes, will follow.
Is it related to PondTools?
Yes. It uses the same volume and equipment sizing, applied to pools.
Can I use my own prices?
Yes. You will enter your own costs for every part of the build.