Portsmouth pool tiling, from Portsea Island across the Solent.

Pools on Portsea Island and around the harbour

Portsmouth packs a lot onto a small area. There are school and teaching pools, university and college pools, public leisure pools, hotel and health club pools, and private pools in homes in Southsea and the towns around Portsmouth Harbour.

Busy city streets mean parking and deliveries need some thought. We confirm where materials can be dropped, where waste can go and how we get into the pool hall before the first day on site.

Working around school and university calendars

Teaching pools are usually easiest to close in the school summer holidays, and university pools between terms. Those windows fill up, so it pays to have the inspection done and the scope agreed well ahead.

If the work turns out bigger than one holiday allows, we can split it into stages, starting with anything that is a safety problem such as sharp edges or lifting tiles on steps.

• School and teaching pools
• University and college pools
• Public leisure pools
• Hotel and health club pools
• Holiday park pools on the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight pools

Holiday park, hotel and private pools on the island tend to be busiest in summer, so autumn and winter are often the best time for repairs. We plan the ferry, materials and accommodation around the job so nothing is left on the mainland, and photos before the trip help us bring the right tiles and kit.

We still inspect before we price. Photos show us the general condition, but only a closer look and tap testing on site tell us whether tiles are hollow, how far loose areas spread and whether a regrout will be enough. If the island pool is small, we can sometimes line it up with work on the mainland in the same week.