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Address
170 N Summit Ave, Lake Helen, FL, 32744
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Collinsbuilt Pools Co

Owner, Buddy Collins III, has grown up in the pool construction industry here in Central Florida. His dad, Bud Collins, still owns and operates a pool excavation and grading business which takes great pride in providing top notch services to our homeowners. After working different phases of construction and for larger pool companies, Buddy felt as though he had something to offer to the pool industry. His vision was to give homeowners an exceptional pool building experience.

After receiving his contractor’s license, Buddy and Tennille started CollinsBuilt Pools, Co. The mission for CollinsBuilt Pools is to build custom swimming pools that are not only meant to bring fun but provide peace of mind to the homeowner that they are receiving a quality product. Every opportunity we have to build a pool, we add a new member to our CollinsBuilt family.

From BuildZoom: Collinsbuilt Pools Co, 170 N Summit Ave, Lake Helen, FL holds a Contractor license and 3 other licenses according to the Sumter County license board.

Their BuildZoom score of 89 does not rank in the top 50% of Florida contractors.

Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring Collinsbuilt Pools Co, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes.

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Collinsbuilt Pools Co Contact Information

Phone: (386) 775-7665
Address: 170 N Summit Ave, Lake Helen, FL 32744

Collinsbuilt Pools Co Lake Helen

Quality

89
30th percentile
Pro tip: We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
Collinsbuilt Pools Co has a BuildZoom score of 89, which places them above 30% of 191,428 contractors in Florida.

Activity

14 projects
2025
16 projects
2024
27 projects
2023
Our building permit records indicate that Collinsbuilt Pools Co has worked on at least 57.0 projects over the past 3 years.

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Experience

54 projects
Pool and spa constructions
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Collinsbuilt Pools Co mostly works on pool and spa construction projects.

Pricing

1 project
< $5k
2 projects
$5k-$20k
35 projects
$50k-$100k
13 projects
$100k-$250k
Value Not Public: 7.0 projects
The typical size of their permits is approximately $91,490. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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Collinsbuilt Pools Co Reviews
2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3 reviews

  • By Kori P.
    December 22, 2024
    In ground pool and screen enclosure
    $85,000

    I wish I had never chosen Collins Built for my pool project. We had nothing but issues the entire time. Buddy Collins doesn't communicate with his customers -- and when issue arose, he chose to not pick up his phone or return any of my calls/messages.
    The pavers were laid incorrectly and he sent someone out 3 times to try to "fix it." His idea of fixing it was having someone jump up and down on them until they broke. I am now out even more money because I have had to hire someone with paver experience to come out and fix it because Collins Built couldn't make it right, and just wanted to collect their paycheck.

    Avoid this business at all costs. All of their reviews on google are fake and majority of them either work for him or are friends of the family.

  • By Helen V.
    September 19, 2023
    Install a swimming pool with a screen enclosure.

    CollinsBuilt Pools created a beautiful pool for us. The entire process was smooth and continuous. The pool, pavers, screen enclosure, extended roof are well built and of high quality - to include the pool equipment. Everyone in the office are friendly, helpful and kept us updated on all phases of the process. The manager and scheduler of the crews and crews were skillful, meticulous and professional. The “Pool School” training was excellent. We are very happy with this company and if you are considering getting a pool, we highly recommend CollinsBuilt Pools - It’s also a family owned business which we like.

  • By Tom
    May 26, 2023
    Build in ground pool
    $92,000

    Had issues every step of the way with CollinsBuilt pools from construction to build. They never addressed any quality issues we brought up other than claiming the quality he provided is good and he stands behind it. It took the painter 7 or 8 visits to get it close to good, but left paint all over the bottom rails of the cage, which pictures provided show. The stair tiles have the sand finish all over them, as the pictures provided show. The waterline tiles are horrendous looking in the corners, which the picture provided will show. And there are many other issues I dealt with, that were not addressed other than that’s how he does things. Collins built pools boasts about quality, but the pictures I provided will clearly show different. Also beware, there are at least 4 5 star reviews on here that I see that are connected to this business.
    And someone keeps reporting my review as spam to get my review removed, because Collins built knows the quality of my pool isn’t what they boast about. And Collins built pools keeps ignoring the issue and won’t come to a real resolution.
    They keep removing my google review that had pictures. I submitted a complaint to BBB and he is totally ignoring their emails and phone calls as of the date I wrote this.

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Building Permits by Collinsbuilt Pools Co

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Inground concrete swimming pool with spa deck screen enclosure gas by others
Valuation:
$176,323
Permit #:
2025041274
Status:
complete
Fee:
$319
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Accessory building or structure
2025-07-15
Inground concrete swimming pool with screen enclosure gas by others on home permit
Valuation:
$115,045
Permit #:
BD25-0347
Status:
complete
Fee:
$967
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Pool/spa
Accessory building or structure
2025-10-30
Inground concrete swimming pool with screen enclosure
Valuation:
$106,630
Permit #:
BD25-2006
Status:
complete
Fee:
$956
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Pool/spa
Residential pool with enclosure
2025-09-05
Inground concrete swimming pool with screen enclosure
Valuation:
$95,503
Permit #:
POOLR-00050-2025
Status:
complete
Fee:
$906
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential pool with enclosure
2023-01-06
In ground concrete swimming pool with spa screen enclosure & gas revision update to a manufacturer specification water alarm
Valuation:
$87,098
Permit #:
POOLR-0267-2022
Status:
complete
Fee:
$893
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential pool with enclosure
2023-02-05
In ground concrete swimming pool with spa and screen enclosure revision update to a manufacturer specification water alarm
Valuation:
$89,852
Permit #:
POOLR-00307-2022
Status:
complete
Fee:
$809
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential pool with enclosure
2022-11-29
In ground concrete swimming pool with screen enclosure solar by others revision - homeowner owul dlike to remove solar by others and switch to an eletric heat pump
Valuation:
$82,610
Permit #:
POOLR-00320-2022
Status:
complete
Fee:
$809
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Accessory building or structure
2024-10-04
Inground concrete swimming pool with spa and screen enclosure gas by others
Valuation:
$171,064
Permit #:
BD24-1099
Status:
complete
Fee:
$1,485
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Pool/spa
Residence pool
2025-09-29
In ground concrete swimming pool with spa
Valuation:
$156,500
Permit #:
25BC18436
Status:
issued
Fee:
$773
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential pool with enclosure
2023-05-12
In ground concrete swimming pool with spa screen enclosure and lp gas revision update to a manufacturer specification water alarm
Valuation:
$104,580
Permit #:
POOLR-00331-2022
Status:
complete
Fee:
$921
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Accessory building or structure
2025-12-01
Inground concrete swimming pool with screen enclosure gas by others
Valuation:
$94,610
Permit #:
BD25-2949
Status:
complete
Fee:
$510
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Pool/spa
Inground concrete swimming pool with full child safety barrier
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
PB250276
Status:
final
Fee:
$460
Permit Type:
Pool
Building Type:
N/A
Accessory building or structure
2024-10-21
Inground concrete swimming pool with spa and screen enclosure gas by others
Valuation:
$127,415
Permit #:
BD24-1107
Status:
complete
Fee:
$1,150
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Pool/spa
Residential pool with enclosure
2022-12-21
In ground concrete swimming pool with spa and screen enclosure revision update to a manufacturer specification water alarm
Valuation:
$98,056
Permit #:
POOLR-00330-2022
Status:
complete
Fee:
$809
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Inground concrete swimming pool with spa property fence by others natural gas by others
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
PB240790
Status:
final
Fee:
$332
Permit Type:
Pool
Building Type:
N/A
Accessory building or structure
2024-09-03
Inground concrete swimming pool with spa and screen enclosure gas by others
Valuation:
$117,489
Permit #:
BD24-1780
Status:
complete
Fee:
$985
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Pool/spa
Residential pool with enclosure
2022-10-14
Inground concrete swimming pool with screen enclosure. revision - customer would like to addition an electric heat pump to project
Valuation:
$63,678
Permit #:
POOLR-0182-2021
Status:
complete
Fee:
$699
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Inground concrete swimming pool with spa and screen enclosure
Valuation:
$105,323
Permit #:
2023040364
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Accessory building or structure
2023-06-09
Inground concrete swimming pool with full child safety wrap gas by others
Valuation:
$64,927
Permit #:
BD23-1025
Status:
complete
Fee:
$669
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Pool/spa
Accessory building or structure
2023-09-25
Inground concrete swimming pool with full child safety wrap
Valuation:
$69,914
Permit #:
BD23-2768
Status:
complete
Fee:
$707
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Pool/spa