Show up when we say
You get a day and an arrival window, and a phone call if anything changes. That alone puts us ahead of most of the trade.
About Us
A pool company built on showing up.
Pool Soldier handles new construction, remodels, repairs, and weekly service across Pinellas County. Same crews and the same standards, whether it is a full build or a Tuesday cleaning.
2009Serving Pinellas County since
240+Pools designed and built
600+Pools on weekly service
4.9Average review score
Our story
We named it for the part most companies skip.
Ray Delgado started Pool Soldier in 2009 with one truck, a route of forty pools, and a rule that has not changed since: if you tell a homeowner you are coming Tuesday, you come Tuesday.
Anyone can dig a hole and pour concrete. The hard part of this business is everything after — returning the call, hitting the schedule, and standing behind the work six months later when the novelty has worn off. Most of the complaints we hear about other contractors are not about craftsmanship. They are about silence.
We keep crews small and routes tight, which means the person who quotes your job is usually the person you see on it. When something needs fixing, you are calling a company that already knows your pool, not a switchboard.
Request a Free EstimateHow we work
Three things we do not negotiate on.
Leave it cleaner than we found it
Drop cloths on the deck, tools off the walkway, and debris hauled out the same day. Your yard stays usable while we work.
Straight answers
If a repair buys you three more years, we say so. If a remodel is throwing money at a shell that is failing, we say that too.
The crew
The people who will actually be at your house.
Four of us run the office and the field. You will meet most of them before the job is finished.
Ray Delgado
Founder & General Contractor
Started Pool Soldier in 2009 after twelve years running service routes for a Tampa builder. Still walks most build estimates personally.
Marisol Vega
Construction Manager
Owns the build calendar, permits, and inspections. If your project has a date on it, that date came from this desk.
Terrence Boyd
Service Manager
Oversees every weekly route and the techs who run them. Twenty years on Florida pools and very hard to surprise.
Dana Whitfield
Client Coordinator
The voice on the phone. Handles scheduling, follow-ups, and making sure no project ever goes quiet on you.
Licensing & credentials
Everything a Florida pool contractor should be able to hand you.
Ask any contractor for these before you sign. We keep current copies in the office and will send them with your proposal without being asked twice.
- Florida Certified Pool Contractor, CPC1458207
- Pool & Hot Tub Alliance member since 2011
- CPO-certified service technicians
- Licensed and insured, $2M general liability
Milestones
Fifteen years, one county.
We have never opened a second market. Staying inside Pinellas is what makes same-week service possible.
- 2009
Founded with one service truck and forty accounts on the Clearwater side of the county.
- 2013
Completed the first ground-up pool build in Safety Harbor.
- 2017
Moved into the Gulf-to-Bay shop and added a dedicated remodel crew.
- 2021
Weekly routes passed 400 accounts across Pinellas County.
- 2024
Added an automation and energy-retrofit division for older equipment pads.
Reviews
What homeowners say afterward.
They quoted us in March and had us swimming by the Fourth of July. The schedule they handed us on day one is the schedule we actually got.
Third company we tried for weekly service and the first one where the same person actually shows up. The water has been right for two years straight.
They talked us out of a full remodel and did resurfacing and tile instead. That saved us a lot of money they could have just as easily taken.
Our heater died two days before a family reunion. They had a new one in and running by the next afternoon. No drama about it.
Ready for the next step?
Let's talk about your pool.
Free on-site estimates across Clearwater and Pinellas County. No pressure, no sales script.