Pool refurbishment across the North East, from the Tweed down to the Tees.

The pools we work on

The North East has a mix of large cities, former industrial towns, a long coastline and a lot of open country. That gives a wide spread of pools: public leisure and school pools in the towns, university pools in Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland, hotel and health club pools in the cities and along the coast, and private pools in homes and converted farm buildings in rural Northumberland and Durham.

We have dedicated pages for Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Middlesbrough, and we cover the towns between them just the same.

• Pool tile repairs and replacement
• Epoxy and cementitious regrouting
• Deep and chemical cleaning of tiled finishes
• Partial and full retiles
• Mosaic repairs and new mosaic work
• Surrounds, changing rooms, spas and steam rooms

How we work at a distance

We ask for a good set of photos or a short video before travelling. It does not replace an inspection, and we do not price from photos, but it tells us what to bring and how long to allow on site.

When the works go ahead, Dan and Jay do the tiling themselves and stay locally while the job runs. If you have more than one pool, or a site in another North East town, it is worth mentioning, since visits can sometimes be combined.

Private pools in the countryside

Private pools out in Northumberland or the Durham dales can be a long way from the nearest specialist. Problems tend to be left until they are obvious, by which point a small repair may have become a bigger one.

If you are not sure whether something is serious, send us photos. We will tell you plainly whether it needs attention now or can wait for a planned closure.

Closures, cure times and older finishes

Most tile repairs and regrouting need the pool drained. Adhesive and grout then need their full cure time before refilling, and we agree the draining, refill and restart of water treatment with your plant staff at the start. We do not cut cure times short to hit a reopening date.

Many North East pools have been in use for decades, and their original tiles may no longer be made. If you have a box of spare tiles in a store room, keep it. Originals make patch repairs far less noticeable, and we can advise on the closest match where none survive.

Where an older pool has been patched over and over with different tiles and grouts, we will be honest about whether more patching still makes sense.