SWANSEA – Kim and Dan Carvalho can catch up on their sleep in September. Or maybe October. For now, the owners of CP Pools have never been busier.

The market for pools, above ground and in-ground, is white hot in the United States. It’s due to the COVID-19 fears and policies. Beaches were closed, and even now that they are opening, some people aren’t comfortable going and don’t expect to.

Vacations have been canceled, plans scrapped. Some of that money is being rerouted to the purchase of pools and hot tubs. Children are home from school and recreational activities are restricted by social distancing requirements and preferences. A pool can solve some of those problems.

“It’s been absolutely insane,” Kim Carvalho said during a very busy Wednesday morning at her business on Route 6. “Something that we’ve never seen. I’ve been doing this 37 years. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

She said she’s been getting 100 calls a day for quotes. And it’s not just for the most affordable above-ground pools. She said plenty of folks are also looking for in-ground. And don’t forget the hot tubs.

“We can’t keep them in stock. There is a shortage in pools right now, I think it’s around the country,” Kim said. “We have sold more pools than we usually do the whole year already. Hot tubs is amazing.”

Because of COVID-19-related rules and concerns, the CP Pools building/showroom is not open to the public. Shoppers can check things out online, or take a look at the tented sample area outside in the CP parking lot. Lack of access to the showroom is not rattling customer cages. Not at all.

They want a certain size and type pool and are trusting CP to deliver. She said there is little discussion about price.

“People are buying on site unseen, which is insane,” she said with a laugh. “I want a 27-foot pool and that’s it. They haven’t even seen the pool. They just want a pool. It is amazing.”

Carvalho said she and her husband are at the business 12 to 14 hours a day, and work is also done from home. She said she’s trying to do as much customer communicating as possible through email. CP employs three installation crews and about 25 employees overall.

Even with the three crews operating at full steam ahead, the current workload coupled with some supply shortages means someone buying a pool today is likely looking at early July before dipping their toes in the water. But the delay is not slowing sales. In terms of stock, Carvalho is encouraged that because her longevity in the pool business, she said CP gets some preference from suppliers.

So, the primary focus remains getting those pools installed. “I don’t stop,” Carvalho said. “Don’t stop. My husband as well.”

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