What does a pool inspection cover before buying a home?
A pre-purchase pool inspection covers the shell and surface, the plumbing and equipment pad, the electrical and bonding, safety features, and current water chemistry. It exists to tell you what the pool will cost you in the first year, which a general home inspection rarely covers in depth.
What gets checked
- Shell, plaster or pebble surface, tile and coping condition
- Pump, filter, heater and automation, including age and run condition
- Plumbing and valves, with a look for leaks and suction-side air
- Electrical bonding, lighting and GFCI protection
- Screen enclosure, deck, drains and safety equipment
- Water chemistry as found, which reveals how it has been cared for
Why chemistry as found matters
Water tells you about the owner. Very high stabilizer, scale on the tile line, or a filter that has clearly not been opened in a year all predict costs you will inherit, even when nothing is broken on inspection day.
Brevard County specifics
On the coast we pay particular attention to corrosion at the equipment pad, screen enclosure fasteners, and any sign of past storm damage. Inland along the lagoon, the water table and any history of surface repair matter more.
Pool inspection is a paid service rather than a free estimate — the report is the deliverable, and it is written so you can take it into a negotiation.