Licensed Swimming Pool Contractor in Palm Coast

One Family, Serving Palm Coast Since 1979

Mike Howes owns Pools by Jiffy and personally designs and installs every fiberglass pool the company sells for homeowners across Flagler and St. Johns counties.

A middle-aged man with short hair stands with arms crossed, wearing a blue Pools by Jiffy T-shirt, near a pool with greenery in the background—embodying the confidence and experience of a trusted pool contractor in Palm Coast.

Mike Howes

Owner & Licensed Pool Contractor

47

Years in
Palm Coast

3

Licensed
Counties

30-45

Days Start
to Finish

Mike Howes

It Started With a Palm Coast Cleaning Company

In 1979, Mike Howes’ parents started a small cleaning company in Palm Coast and called it Jiffy. Mike was twelve years old, and like most kids in a family business, he grew up working in it. His father Donny set the standard the company still runs on: a job was not finished until it was right.

As an adult, Mike served with the Metropolitan Police Department in Maryland and later ran operations for a home technology company, but building is what stuck. He came back to Florida and to the family name, and grew Jiffy Services into a full contracting operation that has built, roofed, and remodeled homes across Flagler County and the surrounding area. He holds contractor licenses in Flagler, St. Johns, and Volusia counties, and much of his work still comes from referrals in the same neighborhoods where he lives and shops.

Today the company builds composite fiberglass pools and nothing else. Mike is on every job himself, and if something isn’t right, he’s the one who fixes it.

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Licensed Pool Contractor in Flagler, St. Johns and Volusia Counties

The Licenses Behind the Name

Every license below is held by Michael Jon Howes as qualifying contractor for Jiffy Services LLC, the family company behind Pools by Jiffy.

Planning is the work

Flagler County

Residential Pool Contractor
#26072

St. Johns County

Residential Pool/Spa Contractor
#BL-6533

Volusia County

Swimming Pool Contractor (Unlimited)
#RP252555617

Building

Flagler County

Building Contractor
#25240

St. Johns County

Building Contractor
#BL-6356

Volusia County

Building Contractor (Class B)
#RB29003840

Roofing

Flagler County

Roofing Contractor
#23810

St. Johns County

Roofing Contractor (Unlimited)
#BL-6357

Volusia County

Roofing Contractor
#RC29027794

Insured and Bonded on Every Project.

Liability coverage and bonding stand behind every license above.

Why We Only Build Fiberglass Composite Pools in Palm Coast

"I’ve Built Every Pool Imaginable. If It Was My Money and My Backyard, It’s Composite."

Mike Howes
Owner, Pools by Jiffy

Concrete

Built in your yard over several months, starting with a pour that needs a month to cure. The saltwater systems most families want will slowly corrode it.

$15,000–$27,000

Maintenance over 10 years

Composite

Built in a factory as one engineered piece and set in your yard in days. About 30 percent less chlorine, and the surface never needs resurfacing.

$4,000

Maintenance over 10 years

Latham’s published maintenance figures.

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Authorized Dealer & Installer

A Warranty Is Only as Good as the Company Behind It

Pools by Jiffy is an authorized dealer for Latham, the largest inground pool manufacturer in North America. Latham has been building pools since 1956, celebrates its 70th year in 2026, and trades publicly on the NASDAQ. That history matters when you are buying something with a limited lifetime warranty.

The Structure

Latham’s limited lifetime structural warranty covers the shell against leaking due to structural failure for as long as you own your home.

The Surface

The Crystite finish is a layered, non-porous gelcoat surface that never needs resurfacing or acid washing, and it is covered under Latham’s limited lifetime warranty.

The Yard

Latham manufactures the shell. The excavation, the setting, the plumbing, the deck, everything that happens in your yard is Mike’s responsibility. Years from now, the person who answers questions about your pool is the person who built it.

Visit Latham Pools
Modern house with a shaded patio and outdoor dining area, seen from a swimming pool with two white lounge chairs designed by a leading pool contractor Palm Coast residents trust. Palm trees and well-manicured hedges surround the serene backyard.
Built like the hull of a yacht: gelcoat, vinyl ester resin, a ceramic-infused core, and hand-laid fiberglass.

1956

Building pools
ever since

70th

Anniversary
in 2026

SWIM

Listed on
the NASDAQ

No. 1

Largest inground pool manufacturer in North America

Rules of the House

The Four Rules Mike Builds By

Mike grew up working in his parents’ business, the first company to carry the Jiffy name. His father Donny ran it by four rules, and Mike has run every company he’s owned since by the same four.

House Rules · Est. 1979

Inspect What You Expect

Every stage of every job gets the owner’s eyes.

Never Cut a Corner

Done correctly, whether it’s noticeable or not.

A Fair Job for a Fair Price

One written number, honestly built.

The Customer Comes First

That rule holds even when it costs us money.

“A job isn’t finished until it’s right.” — Donny Howes

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Who You’ll Work With

You Work With the Owner, Start to Finish

Mike builds for his neighbors. He sees them at Publix and out at the beach, and after forty-seven years in Palm Coast, most of his work comes from people who already know him or know someone he has built a pool for.

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Mike Howes - Owner

Mike runs your design visit, prices the job himself, and is on site for the dig and the shell set. Every permit is pulled under his license.

A woman with short, light brown hair wearing a peach blouse, gold hoop earrings, and a cross necklace smiles at the camera against a plain light background—her confident demeanor reflects the trusted professionalism you’d expect from a leading pool contractor Palm Coast residents rely on.

Julie Schmutzler - Office Manager

Julie writes your quote and walks your financing and permit through approval. She keeps the build schedule and the county inspections on track, and registers your warranty at closeout.

You’ll Have Mike’s Number and Julie’s From the First Visit.

The people who design and price your pool are the ones who see it through.