Pre-Sale Pool Evaluation in Boca Raton, FL
A full pool and spa evaluation for home buyers and sellers, structure, equipment, electrical, safety, and leaks, with a written report. Licensed CPC1457277.
Boca Raton has a large share of newer pools still under manufacturer warranty, and buyers of those homes often assume that means nothing needs checking. If you are buying or selling a Boca Raton home with a pool, a dedicated pool evaluation from Leak and Subsurface Locators looks at the whole system and hands you a written report so the real condition is on the table before anyone signs.
Why Get a Pre-Sale Pool Evaluation
Buying a home
A pool can hide thousands of dollars in leaks, failed equipment, and safety problems that a standard home inspection never opens up. A pre-purchase pool evaluation tells you exactly what you are taking on while you still have room to negotiate.
Selling a home
A pre-listing pool evaluation lets you find and price repairs on your own terms instead of having them surface during the buyer's inspection, where an unexpected finding usually costs far more in renegotiation than the repair itself.
A Pre-Sale Pool Evaluation Covers More Than Leaks
Structure & Finish
Shell, plaster, tile, coping, and deck checked for cracks, wear, delamination, and prior repairs.
Equipment Pad
Pump, filter, heater, valves, and salt system checked for operation and condition.
Electrical & Bonding
GFCI protection, equipment bonding, and wiring around the pad checked for safety hazards.
Safety & Code
Drain covers, barriers, gates, and entrapment items checked against current pool safety codes.
Leak Detection
Isolated pipe testing of pool plumbing lines, dye testing, and acoustic listening to confirm exactly where a pool is losing water.
Written Report
Every finding documented with photos and a marked diagram.
Under Warranty, Still Missing a Safety Barrier
A recent Boca Raton evaluation covered a pool only about a year old, with the Jandy equipment still under manufacturer warranty. Pipe testing of pool plumbing lines across the skimmer, vacuum line, pool drain, water feature suction, pool returns, spa drain, and spa jets held at 15 pounds with no loss observed, and the bubbler water features passed dye testing. By almost every measure, this was a young, well-functioning pool.
The one thing warranty coverage does not fix is a missing child safety barrier, and that was the principal deficiency the field evaluation found. Minor air intrusion was also noted at the pump basket, with the exact source not conclusively determined. New and under warranty is not the same as compliant, and it is exactly the kind of gap a buyer would not think to check on their own.
From This Field Evaluation
What a Standard Home Inspection Would Have Missed
The report did not include a dollar estimate for the child safety barrier, that requires a quote from a barrier installer once the layout is measured.
Areas Served in and Around Boca Raton
Leak and Subsurface Locators is based in West Palm Beach and serves Boca Raton as part of a service area covering Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River Counties. Call Sandra to confirm scheduling for your specific address.
Selling? Run the Bucket Test First
If you suspect your pool is losing water, a 24-hour bucket test tells you whether it is beyond normal evaporation before a field evaluation ever happens. The guide walks through it step by step, and the calculator compares your loss against an expected baseline.
Schedule a Pre-Sale Pool Evaluation in Boca Raton
Buying or selling a home with a pool? Get the full picture, structure, equipment, electrical, safety, and leaks, in one written report. Licensed CPC1457277.
Frequently Asked Questions
A general home inspection rarely covers the pool in any depth. A dedicated pool evaluation checks the structure and finish, the equipment pad, electrical and bonding, safety and code items, and runs full leak detection on the plumbing, then puts it all in a written report so a buyer knows what they are taking on before closing.
The plumbing and equipment tested well and the pool is still under manufacturer warranty, but the field evaluation found no child safety barrier installed, a compliance gap a warranty does not cover.
Yes. A pre-listing pool evaluation lets a seller find and price out repairs on their own terms rather than having them surface during the buyer's inspection, where they usually cost more in renegotiation than the repair itself.
This field evaluation's findings were significant enough to require follow-up quotes from the relevant trades rather than a single estimate here. Every written report documents exactly what was found so buyers and sellers know what to get quoted.
Yes. Leak and Subsurface Locators holds Florida Pool Contractor License CPC1457277, verifiable at myfloridalicense.com, which covers pool evaluation and leak detection work in Palm Beach County including Boca Raton.
About Leak and Subsurface Locators
Leak and Subsurface Locators, LLC provides pre-purchase and pre-listing pool evaluations in Boca Raton, Florida, part of Palm Beach County. A pool evaluation covers the pool structure and finish, the equipment pad, electrical and bonding, safety and code items, and full leak detection of the plumbing, delivered as a written report. This is more thorough than the pool portion of a general home inspection. The company is based in West Palm Beach, holds Florida Pool Contractor License CPC1457277, and maintains a 4.9-star Google rating across 165 reviews, BBB A+ accreditation, the Palm Beach Community Choice Award 2025, Angi 5.0, and HomeAdvisor 4.9. Scheduling is handled by Sandra at (954) 290-5177, Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.