Pool works that fit the school holidays.

Making the most of a short window

A school pool closed for the summer has a few weeks to fit in draining, cleaning, inspection, repairs, curing and refill. Starting the planning in spring gives time to inspect, agree a scope and order materials.

We will not cut cure and refill times to meet the start of term, so a realistic scope agreed early matters. If something unexpected turns up, you hear about it immediately.

Summer is a busy time for pool works generally, so early contact helps secure a slot that suits the school.

• Inspect before the holiday if possible
• Agree a scope and sequence
• Order matched tiles early
• Allow the full cure before refill
• Hand back with clear notes

Small pools, heavy use

Teaching and learner pools are small but heavily used, often by young children. Steps, edges and shallow floors take the most wear, and damaged tiles there need attention quickly.

Because they see so much use for their size, grout in a teaching pool can wear faster than in a deeper pool. We check whether a regrout or targeted repairs will deal with it.

Handrails and fittings set into tiled steps need a look too, since the tiles around fixings can crack or loosen where there is movement or repeated loading.

Public pools and community use

A public leisure pool that serves schools, clubs and the public rarely has slack in its programme. Closures are planned well ahead and need to be as short as is sensible.

We help by inspecting early, setting out a clear scope and sequence, and pointing out what depends on what we find. Where it is practical, we look at whether changing rooms could be done separately.

• Early inspection and scope
• Clear sequence of works
• Matched tiles ordered in good time
• Prompt reporting of hidden defects

East Cheshire and the Staffordshire border

We take on public leisure and school pools in Congleton, and private pools in homes around the town and out towards Astbury and Biddulph.

Macclesfield, Sandbach and Stoke-on-Trent are all within reach of our Warrington base, and we work across the UK beyond that.

Private pool owners usually have more flexibility on timing, and we are happy to look at small repairs as well as larger works.