Our Story

It was fate that two brothers, Scott and Mike McKenna, were to end up in the Pool Business.  Their careers really begun in High School where they were caught digging a pool in the football field.  Well, actually the upper field, overlooking the football field.  With a bunch of buddies, at San Marino High School, Scott and Mike hand dug an entire swimming pool.  Working in shifts, at night only, hopping in and out of the ever-larger hole, they shoveled.  The next step was to lay the steel, which they did.  Remember, we’re talking about High School students here.

Finally, it was time for cement.  The daring teenagers were actually mixing the cement one moonless night, when the Police arrived.  Here’s the conversation that took place:

Police: “Boys, what do you think you are doing?”

Scott: “Building a pool.”

Police: “Why are you building a pool?”

Mike: “Because it’s hot.”

Police: “Do you have a permit to build a pool?”

Scott: “Uhhhh.  No.”

Police:  “Are you General Contractors that builds pools?” 

Mike: “Uhhhh. No.” 

Police:  “Do you have permission from the High School to build a pool?” 

Scott: “Uhhhh. No.” 

Police:  “Okay, that’s it.  Everybody out of the pool.” 

What began as a Senior Prank ended as a passion.    For those of you who are curious, the boys were not arrested.  They did, however, have to fill in the hole and replant the grass. 

It wasn’t too many years later, that Scott and Mike created their own Pool Building business called Trimac Pools.  After their High School experience, they were very careful to always pull permits.  A few years after that, they purchased Gardner Pool Plastering and moved into remodeling rather than building.  They began with 20 employees, 1 plaster crew and a few trucks.  Now, the empire includes over 100 employees, three branches and over 30 vehicles. 

Talk about fate!