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The Difference Choosing Marquise
Pools |
Marquise
Pools is recognized as one of the most innovative
pool builders in the industry. Many of the finest
homes in the Houston area feature our pools. Before
you choose a company to build your pool, it is important
that you know how and why our company is different
from other companies.
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Pool Design vs. Master
Planning |
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pool companies stop their designs at the pool deck,
while we continue our theme, or concept, to the
property line and sometimes beyond. There are so
many elements that can influence a good pool design.
Many of those occur beyond the perimeter pool deck.
Many houses, in their new state, possess little
to no privacy from each other. The placement of
the pool, arbor, or cabana can help minimize the
impact of adjacent properties. Master Planning should
address ALL concerns, not just pool concerns. The
pool becomes an epicenter for activity, while the
lighting, landscaping, and structures create the
total package and look people are striving for.
Many times the master plan is phased, and we are
able to create a strategic phasing plan that minimizes
future disruption of previously built phases. We
make provisions and recommendations during the construction
process that minimize future costs and create an
intelligent phasing plan that fits the particular
budget and site. |
Cookie Cutter vs. Original,
Unique and Innovative Design |
Pool companies
as a whole are volume based and not generally concerned
with uniquely designed master plans. In order to
create steady cash flow they find a few pool designs
that they are comfortable building. They then begin
to replicate and duplicate. This benefits them because
they know exactly how to build that pool, and exactly
how much money they will make. The subs can construct
them more rapidly.
There is a place for volume
and replication and there is a place for uniqueness
and innovation. Marquise Pools is the latter. We
don't have a book of shapes that you have to choose
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of our clients invest in a unique and innovative
design that no one else has. Too many times have
we seen the same pool built over and over. For the
money that many of these pools cost, there should
be a uniqueness tailored to that particular family
and architecture. That is Marquise Pools mission,
to create original and innovative design master
plans. |
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Our gallery will
show our mission carried out in all price ranges.
Our market is predominately the Woodlands. We are
just beginning to venture out to Katy, Magnolia,
and Conroe, where you can see some of our best work
around the lake. We are very selective, as are our
clients.
Many of our clients are not
swimming in money, therefore we create a plan that
fits the individual needs and income level of those
clients. We do not exclude someone due to location,
income, or demographics. Our goal is to deliver
the same design expertise to all budget levels.
We work with many realtors and are able to create
a realistic overall master plan budget based on
a given market area. |
Strategic Planners and
Artistic Designers |
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are trained as Strategic Planners and Artistic Designers.
It takes both the analytical and the creative aspects
of the human brain to create the " true comprehensive
plan". Marquise's first and foremost goal is design
and planning. Then Greg is able to take the plan
and make it a reality in a very aggressive timeframe.
Our typical construction schedule is about 4-6 weeks.
Some of our more complex projects are in the 8 week
time frame. There are many things that affect schedule,
mainly weather and budget are the driving factors
of the time required to complete a plan. |
Many times our
customers spend more time in our outdoor rooms than
they do in the house. Our design and planning efforts
spark many conversations and create a new appreciation
of outdoor living spaces. Many times we have heard:
" I have never seen anything like this", "This is
truly a work of art, who did this work?", "This
is Awesome, give me their number". These are the
things that create repetitive leads and business,
not advertising. Our business is 90% referral and
10% advertising. That is the foundation of Marquise
Pools which will deliver a design to build experience
like no other.
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| The following
sketches and photographs will help demonstrate our
comprehensive planning skills. From the overall
plan down to the toe tiles in the pool, we strive
to create the total look. As you view the gallery,
look at the unique combinations of straight lines
and curves. See how the material selections on the
pool flow with the materials on the house. Look
closely at how the Pool, Pergola or Arbor, and Landscape
are integrated. Look how we bend the traditional
pool design rules by creating hybrid designs that
use formal and informal design principals. |
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Now go and look at
some of the other pool website galleries, do they
flow? Can you tell if one company did all of the
work? Can you tell if one Landscape Architect created
the initial vision for the whole yard? Are the pools
totally curvilinear or totally formal ? How many
of the pools you see use the moss rock waterfall
as the focal point? Do you see a repetition of form
and conceptual ideas? What statements in their company
create a compelling selling point? Is their construction
superintendent an employee? Do they have the ability
to deliver the total package in house? Are they
paying their sub-contractors every week as the work
is completed? (many subs will sandbag pool |
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that do not pay well, hence the long periods of
construction) Do they have landscape architects
as designers or partners? Use those questions to
evaluate and compare each companies strengths and
weaknesses. Marquise Pools is structured
on customer feedback and voids in the industry.
These voids have created a market niche that allows
us to be unique. |
| Call us
or email us and we will provide you a list of recent
references of many satisfied customers. |
