NVblu is led by career swimming pool professionals.

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Jack Crowder

Founder, President and CEO

Jack has been heavily involved in all facets of the pool business for over 35 years, and is considered to be the area's premier expert and authority on pool construction and design, and on pool code compliance. Jack was born in Washington, DC and raised in Northern Virginia, and holds a BA degree in Political Science from Virginia Tech and a JD degree from George Mason University School of Law, and is a member of the Virginia State Bar.

Drew Crowder

Vice President

Drew was born and raised in Northern Virginia, and graduated from Virginia Tech with a BA in International Business. His significant postgraduate studies in Engineering, Architecture, and Landscape Design make him uniquely qualified to lead NVblu's design teams and management operations. He is heavily involved in all aspects of NVblu's construction activities and business affairs and is the company's liaison and point-of-contact with its commercial clients. He also coordinates projects with other design professionals, architects, and engineers and is responsible for overseeing development of NVblu design concepts and plans for commercial projects, to include hydraulic calculations, systems analysis and CAD design.

Chris Martin

Vice President, Construction

Chris was born and raised in Northern Virginia and has been in the pool construction business since 1975. He is considered an expert in all facets of pool and building construction. Chris is a graduate of Radford University, and a Certified Land Disturber by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Chris has been with NVblu since 1991, and has been instrumental in its growth and development.

Alan Nobling

Vice President, Residential

A lifelong resident of Northern Virginia With over 35 years 0f experience in design, construction project management, Alan has uses his diverse background to construct and renovate all types and sizes of commercial and residential pools and outdoor living elements. He leads NVblu's residential teams in marketing, design, sales, project management and quality control.

Bobby Thomas

Senior Design Consultant

 

Robert Goodman

Senior Project Director

Robert has extensive experience in pool construction, service and repair. He has been with NVblu since 1994 in increasingly progressively responsible positions. He is a recognized expert on pool electronics, saline systems, and filtration, as well as an authority on pool construction methods and approaches. Robert has received significant training from the Genesis 3 Design School, employing many of their approaches, methods, and techniques to the company's many projects.

Dave McElwain

Senior Project Supervisor

 

Eric Lalande

Technical Operations Director

 

Eilana Caswell

Office Manager / Executive Assistant

 

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We've helped countless families successfully achieve their dream of pool ownership through listening and understanding. At NVblu, the first step to a satisfied customer is understanding our customers' dreams, desires and vision.

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Pool Design

Every client receives a hand drawn unique design before we begin construction. This allows for our clients to make revisions and improvements as is seen necessary. Once agreed upon we begin the layout.

Layout

This is an exercise in marking the dimensions of the pool onto the proposed site area. This is a great way to see the outlines of the actual size and shape of the pool. Further, a final opportunity to adjust sizes and exact pool location before we actually break ground with excavation.

Excavation

This is an exciting process of removing the earth and preparing the site for the pool construction.

Forming & Steel

This part is always a bit uneasy for the homeowner, because it is visually rough - steel beams and wood are put in place to prepare for the pouring of the concrete or gunite.

Electrical & Plumbing

Before the gunite is shot into the pool, we install all the plumbing and electrical; insuring that all plumbing is pressure tested and that the electrical is up to code.

Gunite

This is very exciting to see. Usually this involves a large team of men that work diligently to create the tough inner shell of your new pool.

Decking

The decking is the area surrounding your pool. This can involve elaborate architectural features, such as outdoor fireplaces, covered patios, natural stone seating areas, fountains and water features.

Tile & Coping

Today pool construction has a tremendous selection of natural stone tiles, slates, ceramics, and mosaics. The pool coping (pool edge material) is usually crafted from natural limestone, but can be crafted from brick, cement, or an assortment of other materials.

Masonry & Stone

Our masons are very hard working and proud of their craft. We take great measures to monitor quality control during the installation process to assure it is built to last.

Plaster

Plaster is a very difficult and fast process. It is blown onto the gunite and requires a very quick and hard working crew to smooth the surface to assure a beautiful finish. The pool is then filled with water immediately. The next week requires the homeowners to diligently brush the pool to ensure the smoothest surface possible. This step is critical and can t be avoided. Please notify NVblu if you are unable to participate in this step of the process.

Start-Up and Pool School

It is very common for the first time pool owner to feel overwhelmed by the initial start-up and maintenance of the pool. We provide every homeowner a complimentary Care Manual that explains in great detail how to easily care for the pool.

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From weekly maintenance to installing a new safety cover, NVblu offers many different pool service packages. We can take care of anything you want - from opening and closing your pool to upgrading your pool to a salt generator.

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From weekly maintenance to installing a new safety cover, NVblu offers many different pool service packages. We can take care of anything you want - from opening and closing your pool to upgrading your pool to a salt generator.

Our experienced service technicians strive to exceed our customers' expectations in every service we provide. So whether you need your pool winterized or simply vacuumed, you can trust us to take care of it.

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