It worked out well with them and we signed a contract last week. Everything was disclosed and handled professionally. As always, you need to negotiate a little bit, but they were reasonable and up front and their quality checked out. Our cousin had his (very large) pool done by them a few years ago and is extremely pleased. I would recommend calling Anthony - Arte is the salesperson /designer (nice, a little long winded). They did a complete computer design for us also which was a tremendous help in decision making. If you email me, I can give you my name so you can say I referred you- Good Luck!

Thanks for the input on Intercoastal. It looks like we are about to sign the contract on Monday after much thought. If you're interested here are the details of my pool build: Pool - Rectangle shaped 28' X 14' with cantilever edge to give it a contemporary look. It is 3 feet deep in the shallow end and slopes to 6 ft deep on the other end. Spa - 6' - 7' square corner spa, 6" raised with 4 therapy jets and 2 12" tile spillways (waterfalls) into the pool Decking 30' X 40' area - broom finished concrete with free stain negotiated into the deal. We are going for a gray stone finish as well (modern look). This includes footers at the perimeter of the deck. 30" retaining wall at back of decking since our yard slopes downward to a man made lake. Screen Enclosure - yes we are in Florida, it will be a black enclosure covering the entire deck area. Thoughts on the black cage fading over time? Removal of a couple trees currently in the back yard. The equipment is pretty basic, other than the salt system: Pump: Stra Rite 2 hp Max-E Pro for pool circulation Filter: Starite System Cartridge (150 sq ft) Sanitizer: Pentair Intellichlor salt system Gem Exposed aggregate finish Valves: Jandy 2 & 3 way for easy operation 5 ton electric heat pump to heat the spa (on demand) 3 LED lights (2pool and 1 in the spa) Free robotic cleaning system - have not seen this one yet Again, as you can see we are going for the modern, clean lines approach with the simple concrete, cantilever edge, and rectangular pool and spa. After some negotiation we got the price down into the mid 37 K range (including pool, spa, deck, and screen). Is this a good deal considering the current market? Should I be asking for anything different as far as equipment goes? I don't mind doing some work myself, so automation was that much of a big deal for me. Thoughts on the bull nosed cantilever (simple) edge for a modern pool? I wish I could do flagstone or blue stone, but that would put us outside our budget :) Thanks! Joe

Might want to be a little more specific - Central Florida is a big area. I'm in Brevard County and can offer an opinion for the eastern side of the central area.

I stumbled across these comments and had to add my $0.02. We contracted with A. T. Coyman pools over a YEAR AND A HALF ago. We anticipated a smooth installation because the hole was already done due to dirt work the landscapers had done, we had been referred to them from a relative, and all prep work had been completed at the site for the pool's installation. However, as of the date of this note, we have yet to receive a final inspection (they failed two so far), we have yet to receive a call back from their office asking if things are okay, we have yet to have the pump moved to comply with code, we have yet to receive a final accounting, and have yet to hear back about our complaint letter. Months after a personal promise LAST YEAR from Adam Coyman, the owner, that we'd be fine and finished by January of 2006, I called to tell their general manager, James Callen that their installers had goofed up yet again and installed the fountain wrong (a custom copper piece that was to have been countersunk in the pool's wall). Not only was his demeanor unprofessional (he actually asked if me "do you want to meet me somewhere and discuss this" - essentially challenging me to a fist fight) but he demanded that I send an email to him "within 10 minutes, before i'm busy on something else and maybe I'll have time to look at it." I WAS FLOORED. He even said "You've been way too involved in this project!". For Pete's sakes, I'm the one paying the bills and they wouldnt' even answer their phones or respond to certified letters asking when they were going to finish, when they were going to adjust their invoices for damages, or when final inspection was scheduled. I CAN'T WARN YOU ENOUGH. IN MY OPINION, SIMPLY THE WORST EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH ANY HOME CONTRACTOR BAR NONE. I'll happily produce any documentation requested by anyone to back all of this up. Also, when we became aware that they were just another pool contractor horror story, we contacted BBB in December of 2005 and they had 12 complaints at that time - so according to the postings here, they've managed to add almost a dozen more. When you speak with the head lady at the BBB, she'll have an immediate recall of A. T. Coyman...not a good sign.