Pietila Pools – Company History and Update

A lot of Pietila Pools customers may be wondering what happened to the Howell Pietila Pools Store/Company. Here is a bit of background about Pietila Pools and Ask the Pool Guy’s relationship with the Pietila’s:

Company Background

Pietila Pools is a name that is well known around Southeastern Michigan. Originally started as Pietila Bros., and involved in the roofing industry for quite some time, the Pietila name is recognized in the industry as a leader in backyard swimming pool design and building.

The company was originally owned by Ernie Pietila. When Ernie decided it was time to retire, he went to two existing employees – and divided the company into two entities. Gary Pietila took over the Howell, MI Pietila Pools Store and Al Curtis, a long time employee, took over the Pietila Pools – Farmington Hills location.

The new leadership resulted in some changes for the Pietila Pools Farmington Hillls location. With a background in physics and art, Al Curtis was more interested in creating unique and interesting projects than just standard backyard pools, and began to transition the company into more creative backyard escapes, branding these as Legendary Escapes. The Pietila Pools store in Farmington Hills remained open until 2006 when the location was sold to a landscaping company, and the Farmington Hills Pietila Pools relocated to Brighton, MI – focusing on service of Michigan Swimming Pool clients, and the Legendary Escapes branded pools became the construction arm of the company.

 

 

Pietila Pools Howell has Closed

 Pietila Pools located in Howell was owned and operated for many years by Gary and Pam Pietila. Sadly both Gary and Pam have since passed away, and their presence is missed by customers and fellow pool industry members. They leave behind a lasting legacy and family bond. Pietila Pools was located at the address 2549 East Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan 48843-8547, and their previous phone number was (517)548-3782.

For swimming pool owners looking for resources:

Ask the Pool Guy offers a full array of on site swimming pool services, including pool openings and closings, vinyl liner replacements, pool renovation, pool equipment maintenance, and weekly service including on-site water testing and water chemistry. 248-478-4978

There are several swimming pool retail centers that provide local water testing, and services as well which our team also highly recommends if we are unable to service your pool.