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NVblu Pool Design & Build | Swimming Pool Builders | Pool Contractors | Pool Designs Toggle navigation Home Portfolio About Contact Commercial Award Winning Designs The Natural Sounds of Moving Water Your Dreams and Visions Realized Accents That Make a Difference Outdoor Living Spaces Resort Styles Spectacular Entries Combined Elegance Stoneworks Pool & Spa News #1 Pool Builder Ranked as the #1 Pool Builder in the DC Metro Area. Unique Concepts Award Winning Designs Tailored to your exact vision. Luxurious Outdoor Living Spaces Custom Pools & Spas Exquisite designs to suit your lifestyle and every budget. Life Immitating Art Our portfolio of photos and videos Exquisite Designs Moving Water Raised Walls Cool Accents Outdoor Living Resort Styles Entries Pool-Spa Combos Stoneworks About NVblu Serving the DC-Metro area for over 30 years. Ranked as the #1 Pool Builder in the DC Metro Area by Pool & Spa News Top Pool Builder in DC Metro Area Based in the Washington DC Metro area, NVblu has over a 30 year history of providing the highest quality award winning swimming pool and outdoor living design and construction services. NVblu's mission is to help clients realize their dreams and get the best possible water and outdoor living environment for their investment. Read More Based in the Washington DC Metro area, NVblu has over a 30 year history of providing the highest quality award winning swimming pool and outdoor living design and construction services. NVblu's mission is to help clients realize their dreams and get the best possible water and outdoor living environment for their investment. Clients enjoy the ability to make their own choices, backed by the support of decades of professional insight on their side. They are never pressured and are encouraged to participate in the design-build process as much or as little as they desire. NVblu understands the importance of staying on the leading edge of technology and material development in order to give clients the widest range of choices. By working with a network of qualified specialists and subcontractors, NVblu is able to deliver the highest in design excellence. And, because the firm is intentionally small, clients deal personally with company principals who take great pride in making each pool built by NVblu the best that it can be. NVblu and its industry leading designers are affiliated with the most prestigious organizations in our industry. Our continuing training and keeping up with industry trends allows us to provide you with the most innovative and uniquely qualified services available. Read Less Experience and Industry Leadership Our Management Team NVblu is led by career swimming pool professionals. Read More 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 Read Less Unique designs tailored to your exact vision. Attention to Detail A pool is an extension of your home: A place to escape, a place to entertain, a place to find serenity and joy. Our goal is to create a new and exciting living space where the design, landscaping and water elements all integrate seamlessly with your home and harmonize with the natural surroundings. With you, we will prepare a unique plan tailored to reflect your vision and your lifestyle. Read More A pool is an extension of your home: A place to escape, a place to entertain, a place to find serenity and joy. Our goal is to create a new and exciting living space where the design, landscaping and water elements all integrate seamlessly with your home and harmonize with the natural surroundings. With you, we will prepare a unique plan tailored to reflect your vision and your lifestyle. It all starts with a great design, brought to life through quality materials and superior construction. Unlike most pool builders who rely on subcontractors to do virtually all of their work, we build the heart of your pool ourselves. This approach ensures that the overall quality of construction is under our control. You can relax, knowing that our highly trained NVblu professionals will be on site to maintain our high standards. Read Less Our process is the result of over 30 years of experience. Our Process 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. Read More 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 ...