Birmingham pool tiling, from repairs to full retiles.

Birmingham pools

Birmingham and the wider West Midlands have hotel and conference pools, health club and gym pools, public leisure and school pools, and private pools in the suburbs and surrounding countryside. We take on repairs and regrouts as well as full renovations.

Making the big decision

For many operators the real question is whether to keep repairing or to retile. That turns on how much of the pool has debonded, the state of the render, whether the tiles can still be matched, and what you want from the pool over the next few years.

We give a straight view after inspecting. Sometimes a retile is clearly right. Sometimes a careful repair and regrout will do, and we will say so even though it is the smaller job.

• Extent of hollow or loose tiles
• Condition of the render behind them
• Whether matching tiles are still available
• Planned changes, such as new lane markings or step edges
• How long the pool can close

Running the job

Programme, site access, storage and welfare are agreed up front, accommodation is booked near the site, and materials are ordered so the team can start on day one.

Where a building has more than one pool, or a pool and changing rooms, phasing can sometimes keep part of the facility open. We work to the agreed dates, but not by cutting cure or refill times.

Surrounds and changing rooms

A refurbishment is a good time to deal with surrounds, channels and changing rooms too. Doing them in the same programme avoids a second closure, and one team keeps the materials and standards consistent across every tiled wet area.