INDIAN SUMMER POOL AND SPA traces its beginnings to Fender Brothers Construction, which was founded in 1984 by brothers Doug and Craig Fender. Known for their quality concrete work, it was a natural progression for them to enter the pool and spa arena in 1988. Beginning with stainless steel sided and vinyl liner pools in 1988, they produced two NSPI award winning pools before progressing to gunite pools in 1991. Since then they have won multiple NSPI and Aqua design awards and have expanded their offering to include Viking Pool's all fiberglass pools and spas. They also have successfully completed many small to medium scaled commercial projects for customers throughout the Midwest.Doug Fender, the companies CEO and sales manager has designed many award winning pool and spa's which incorporate ultra contemporary features such as glass block fountains cascading into pools and spas, automatic pool and spa covers, cutting edge - negative edge designs that overlook lakes and rivers as well as heavily wooded areas to create an extension of the horizon in the pool itself. Natural type pools are his design specialty, they feature native rock streams, bridges, grottos, special lighting and waterfall effects as well as artificial and real boulder work so popular with today's discerning pool owner. You can see some of his precision designs and Indian Summer's quality work at their website located at http://indiansummerpool.com
Doug's brother, Craig Fender, is an artisan at pool and spa construction. Craig has managed and installed many small to medium sized commercial and residential pool / spa / building projects throughout his career. Craig's natural skill and his precision approach to construction results in a meticulously executed project with the skills of all personnel brought together to create a true, quality pool, spa, or water feature combination.
Doug and Craig have brought together some of the areas finest craftsmen. People who still have pride in their work. With the skills that Doug, Craig, and their fellow craftsmen bring to each projects plate, your project will be in good hands for an on time, on budget completion with long lasting quality.
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PRODUCT OFFERINGS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa has all the products, services and technical expertise you'll need to provide a top quality, beautiful and functional projects on time and budget.
IN GROUND SHOTCRETE / GUNITE POOLS & SPAS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa has the staff of craftsmen, and equipment to create medium to large scale residential projects as well as small to medium scale commercial projects. The styles and shapes of our projects are as endless as the imagination whether it be traditional free form, ultra contemporary or our new lagoon grotto style pools and spas.
IN GROUND STAINLESS STEEL WALLED POOLS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers In ground pools and spas that feature stainless steel walls and a concrete bottom. This style offers a more cost effective package for basic pool designs while still affording the durability of gunite pools.
IN GROUND FIBERGLASS WALLED POOLS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers in ground pools and spas that feature fiberglass walls and a concrete bottom. This style is similar to the stainless steel version but the material is layered fiberglass coated with acrylic. It still affords a durability level close to that of gunite pools.
IN GROUND VIKING POOL BRAND FIBERGLASS POOLS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers Viking Pool Brand in ground pools and spas that feature fiberglass walls and bottom. This style is similar to the many of our other pools but the entire pool shell is is layered fiberglass coated with Gelcoat. It also affords a durability level close to the pools mentioned above but has the added feature of a very chemical resistant finish for years of trouble free maintenance and fun use.
IN GROUND VINYL LINER POOLS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa also offers in ground pools that feature a design that incorporate walls that support a vinyl liner for pool water retention. This style offers a package that has a less expensive initial investment but is primarily for residential environments only. The liners come in a wide variety of beautiful tile wall / floor patterns.
ARTIFICIAL BOULDERS FAUX ROCK AND WATERFALLS / FEATURES
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers beautiful in ground pools, spas and water features that involve manmade but natural looking rock formations that can be shaped like boulders or shelf rock. This style offers a design that can incorporate caves with waterfalls cascading over the entrance. These caves can have bench seats or can be equipped with fully functional spas behind the waterfalls. Of course this style of project is for the discriminating pool owner who wants a free design concept but the imagination is the only limit as to the extent of these fantastic projects.
NATIVE ROCK PROJECTS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers in ground pools, spas and water features that involve natural rock formations like boulders or shelf rock. This style offers designs that incorporate waterfalls and natural rock walls. Although these natural rock projects have some design limitations that the manmade rock structures are more suited to, they provide a tremendously natural attractive realism that is unmatched. As with the manmade structures, this style of project is for the discriminating pool owner who wants something special. The sky is the limit as to the extent of the project so let your imagination soar.
WATERFALLS / WATERFEATURES
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers all types of waterfall / water features. From contemporary pool waterfalls and Lagoon Style water features to Koi ponds to gracious fountains, Indian Summer Pool and Spa can handle all your water feature needs and desires.
ABOVEGROUND PORTABLE SPAS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers a variety of portable spas. The portable spa is an inexpensive way to provide for warm fun and healthful relaxation. The quickness of the installation time is unparalled. In most cases you can buy your spa and have it ready for use in as little as 12-24 hours.
STAMPED CONCRETE DECK TREATMENTS
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers all types of stamped concrete decking. This style of surfacing offers an inexpensive way to provide a high quality stone look at a fraction of the cost and future maintenance. All types of additional colors and features can be added to make the surfaces more attractive and unique.
OTHER CONCRETE DECK TREATMENTS
Along with stamped concrete decking surface treatments Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers the latest technology in concrete decking options. From Spray deck surfaces that can have a multitude of colors and textures for new or existing concrete, Kool deck surfacing which is for new and now older concrete installation to epoxy rock surfacing and repair, Acid Stained Concrete in mottled and delightful designs. We also install a wide assortment of standard and custom material pavers.
Indian Summer Pool and Spa has the answer to all of your surfacing and surfacing repair needs.
SPECIALTY LIGHTING - FIBER STARS - FIBER WORKS AND L.E.D. POOL / SPA LIGHTING
Indian Summer Pool and Spa offers all types of spectacular lighting options for your backyard / water based fun. From indirect mood lighting to state of the art fiber optic and LED lighting we have what can be described as lighting excitement. Let us design your backyard environment or Water scape complete with lighting that will heighten your leisure time enjoyment.
Served areas
- All Of The Midwest USA
Highlights and features
- Custom Gunite Swimming pool and spa combo designs with Lagoon Themes
Associations and certifications
- BBB
Services
Indian Summer Pool & Spa traces its beginnings to Fender Brothers Construction, which was founded in 1984 by brothers Doug and Craig Fender. Known for their quality home remodeling and concrete work, it was a natural progression for them to enter the pool and spa arena in 1988 when given the opportunity to build a pool for a current remodeling customer.
At Indian Summer Pool & Spa, we offer any and all services to make sure your swimming pool and spa look and run their best. When you schedule any of the above services with us, you will get a courtesy confirmation call letting you know when our uniformed technician will arrive at your home. In most cases, you do not need to be there for us to perform our services. We provide a weekly pool cleaning & chemical service so you can have a truly "Maintenance-Free" pool. We require an annual contract.
This report was NOT written by us, nor to promote us, or any other pool builder. It was written specifically for you, the homeowner, to help you make the best possible decisions about buying a new swimming pool. Also, if you've ever found the many different pool options, features and definitions to be somewhat overwhelming, then you're going to love the "pool features glossary" at the end of the report. It has 14 pages of photos and descriptions, explaining all the latest pool features and options available.
A "vinyl liner" swimming pool can be built with many materials. Indian Summer Pools has chosen two manufacturers that stand out for their unique products. Whether stainless steel walls, Powder coated galvanized walls or plain galvanized walls they are all covered with a custom vinyl liner. At Indian Summer Pool & Spa we recommend and use Vinyl Liner Pool walls by Cardinal Pools and Sentry Pools.
People
Doug Fender
Manager
Doug Fender, the companies CEO and sales manager has designed many award winning pool and spa's which incorporate ultra contemporary features such as glass block fountains cascading into pools and spas, automatic pool and spa covers, cutting edge - negative edge designs that overlook lakes and rivers as well as heavily wooded areas to create an extension of the horizon in the pool itself. Natural type pools are his design specialty, they feature native rock streams, bridges, grottos, special lighting and waterfall effects as well as artificial and real boulder work so popular with today's discerning pool owner. You can see some of his precision designs and Indian Summer's quality work at their website located at http://indiansummerpool.com
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Reviews (16)
Fred Putnam
Sep 14, 2021
Critical: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Value I would use literally any other pool contractor in Missouri rather than this business. It's clear that they use day laborers off the street who have no idea what they're doing. The owner was also incredibly difficult and straight up lied about pricing and what services were necessary. Services: General repairs & maintenance, Remodeling, General construction
Dewayne Piker
Apr 15, 2021
We needed pool closing & my wife called them. The woman said they charged $119.00 an hour. They required us to come by & give our credit card & fill out a form of what we needed done. 3 days later a man parked in our cul de sac & he walked into our yard. My wife went out where he was & simply asked some questions. He said that they would put in 30 gallons of antifreeze & we know that in the 25 years we've had the pool we never paid for more than 1 or 2 gallons.
Some red flags came up & we decided to call & cancel their service. The woman said our service for the closing would be $500-$600 dollars & if we canceled they would charge a cancellation fee of one hours service $119.00 even though NO service was done at all! I called back & told that we were notifying our credit card co. to void the charge. I looked online at our charges on the credit card & she put another charge of &119.00 on our credit card.
When our credit card co.investigated the woman said we had 2 different invoices & actually we had no service done at all. This is FRAUD & no one should ever trust this company!
Some red flags came up & we decided to call & cancel their service. The woman said our service for the closing would be $500-$600 dollars & if we canceled they would charge a cancellation fee of one hours service $119.00 even though NO service was done at all! I called back & told that we were notifying our credit card co. to void the charge. I looked online at our charges on the credit card & she put another charge of &119.00 on our credit card.
When our credit card co.investigated the woman said we had 2 different invoices & actually we had no service done at all. This is FRAUD & no one should ever trust this company!
Kyle Jones
Dec 25, 2020
Critical: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value Would not recommend. The owner is obtuse, to put it politely. He'll tell you he's been in business for however many years, but that doesn't make him a good contractor. Also they have political stickers on their business vans, so make of that what you will. Service: General construction
Billie Klingaman
Dec 12, 2020
Jane Adams
Nov 20, 2020
Dean Lupton
May 05, 2020
Google User
Mar 01, 2020
The shorter, dark completed worker, shows up everyday with an infectious smile & an incredible work ethic. He seems to out work everyone despite being twice the age and half the size of the others, and does so with a positive, helpful attitude. It's great to see a pool company with such dedicated, hard working, knowledgeable people.
Susan Dollins
Jun 11, 2019
I cannot vouch for the quality of work that Indian Summer Pool & Spa does but I cannot recommend them based on our experience. We scheduled an appointment to get an estimate for patio work. The appointment was for 1:30. We received a Google calendar confirmation for 1:00-2:30. At 11:54 we received a voice message from the office that the rep was delayed and if we needed more info to call him. Having not received any additional updates, my husband called the rep at 2:30.
The rep said he had an emergency but should be at our house in approximately an hour plus drive time. He showed up at 4:30. In an email later that evening the rep inferred that the voice message from the office and our call to him were "ample proof of reasonable communication and effort in meeting our appt. time." We disagree. We understand emergencies; however, we do not appreciate a disregard for our time. We expect contractors to be punctual, good communicators, and professional. We did not experience this with Indian Summer Pool & Spa.
The rep said he had an emergency but should be at our house in approximately an hour plus drive time. He showed up at 4:30. In an email later that evening the rep inferred that the voice message from the office and our call to him were "ample proof of reasonable communication and effort in meeting our appt. time." We disagree. We understand emergencies; however, we do not appreciate a disregard for our time. We expect contractors to be punctual, good communicators, and professional. We did not experience this with Indian Summer Pool & Spa.
Kendra Morrison
Mar 05, 2019
Doug Fender and his staff have always taken such great care of us and our pool. Every time an issue arises they are very timely in dealing with the situation. Doug works very hard to make everything right and go smoothly. I highly recommend them to take care of any pool or spa regularly or fix any issues that have been pre existing or due to a bad pool company in the past!
Kyle Benson
Oct 30, 2016
Doug personally came out and gave us an estimate on a pool we wanted done. After comparing prices we decided to go with him and couldn't be happier with the results. We told him exactly what we were looking for and what our budget was and he was able to work with us on everything and it ended up costing less than we initially thought. I've already saved his number in my phone in case we need any services done in the future.
Kyle B.
Sep 29, 2016
Doug personally came out and gave us an estimate on a pool we wanted done. After comparing prices we decided to go with him and couldn't be happier with the results. We told him exactly what we were looking for and what our budget was and he was able to work with us on everything and it ended up costing less than we initially thought. I've already saved his number in my phone in case we need any services done in the future.
Joni Johnson
Jan 06, 2016
Indian Summer Pool and Spas have renewed my faith in people that do exactly what they say they will do, when they say they will do it and for the amount of money they quote. For a reasonable price, we were able to have our pool repaired and renewed in a very reasonable amount of time! The employees are all very helpful and answer all questions. Friendly and respectful! I have and will continue to refer this amazing company for any pool needs!
Dave Cgs
Jan 05, 2016
What impressed me most is how organized this company is. Everybody knows what everyone else is doing. I know that sounds standard but trust me -- it's not. I've tried many pool companies where everyone but the owner is clueless as to what's going on. Another aspect of the company is they communicate with you when any delay happens. Again, many don't even bother to call you or just blow you off over and over again because they are busy with another project expecting you to keep up with them. Finally, these guys really know what they are doing and clean up after themselves and don't charge you an arm and a leg.
I've had three different pool companies and two of them were awful. 1) Overcharged for everything (Vaughn Pool) 2) Did $2000 dollars worth of work and all of it had to be redone since the paint peeled and the tiling that was promised was just a bad strip of plastic covering the tile. This place is BAD, BAD, BAD, (Aqua Associates) Anyway, high praise and feel good about your choice.
I've had three different pool companies and two of them were awful. 1) Overcharged for everything (Vaughn Pool) 2) Did $2000 dollars worth of work and all of it had to be redone since the paint peeled and the tiling that was promised was just a bad strip of plastic covering the tile. This place is BAD, BAD, BAD, (Aqua Associates) Anyway, high praise and feel good about your choice.
Tommy McDaniel
This summer we had a new liner, Heat Pump, cover and our deck refinished by Indian Summer. Everyone was great to work with and the quality of the work excellent. They styed in contact wth us on any problem or delay and stuck to the bid prices. I would recommend them without a doubt for any pool work to be done.
Joni Johnson
Indian Summer Pool and Spas have renewed my faith in people that do exactly what they say they will do, when they say they will do it and for the amount of money they quote. For a reasonable price, we were able to have our pool repaired and renewed in a very reasonable amount of time! The employees are all very helpful and answer all questions. Friendly and respectful! I have and will continue to refer this amazing company for any pool needs!
Kendra Morrison
Doug Fender and his staff have always taken such great care of us and our pool. Every time an issue arises they are very timely in dealing with the situation. Doug works very hard to make everything right and go smoothly. I highly recommend them to take care of any pool or spa regularly or fix any issues that have been pre existing or due to a bad pool company in the past!