Telford pool tiling, planned alongside the plant room.

Coordinating with plant and water specialists

Telford grew as a new town, and like many pools of a similar age, those here often need tiles and plant looked at around the same time. When pumps, filters or pipework are being replaced, it makes sense to tackle the tiling in the same shutdown.

We are happy to talk directly with your plant contractor about drain down, who is in the tank when, and when the system will be ready for refilling.

If the plant contractor has drawings or notes on the pipework under the pool floor, a copy helps us avoid surprises when lifting tiles near outlets and sumps.

• Agreeing drain down and refill dates
• Inlets, outlets and sumps that sit in tiled areas
• Access for equipment in and out of the pool hall
• Who needs the tank dry, and for how long

Tiling around fittings

Inlets, main drains, lights and handrail sockets all sit in tiled surfaces, and the tiles around them often fail first. If any of these fittings are being changed, the tiling around them should be done after, not before. Sequencing it right saves redoing fresh work.

We also check whether any of the fittings are loose in their housings, because a fitting that moves will crack fresh tiles around it. If they need attention, we flag it to whoever looks after them.

The pools we work on here

Telford and the surrounding towns have school, leisure and health club pools, hotel pools, and private pools in homes across east Shropshire. We work on all of them, along with their poolside walkways, showers and changing rooms.

Changing rooms and showers often wear at the same rate as the pool, so it is worth asking us to look at them during the same visit.

Private owners can send photos at any time of year, and we will suggest when a visit makes sense.