Wakefield pool tiling, from the tank to the changing rooms.

Walkways, edges and channels

Poolside tiles need to stay slip resistant while being cleaned every day. Over time the surface wears smooth, edge tiles get knocked, and grout in channels and around gratings breaks down where water sits.

We check the falls as well as the tiles. If water ponds on a walkway, it will keep attacking the grout however often it is replaced.

Tiles on walkways and in changing rooms also need to suit the cleaning products and machines your staff use. If a product is etching the tile surface or breaking down the grout, we will point it out so the new finish lasts longer.

• Poolside walkways and edge copings
• Overflow channels and gratings
• Showers and footbaths
• Changing room floors and walls
• Accessible changing areas

One closure or several

Doing the pool and the changing rooms in one shutdown means closing once. On the other hand, changing rooms can sometimes be done in sections while the pool stays open, if there is a safe route for swimmers and the layout allows it. We talk through both before agreeing a plan.

Where the pool hall and changing rooms share a drainage run or a plant room, it often makes sense to do the work at the same time. Where they do not, phasing can keep the centre open for longer. Either way, we set out the order of work and the closure dates in advance.

Pools around Wakefield

The Wakefield district takes in Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton and Ossett as well as the city itself. There are public leisure pools, school pools, health club pools and private pools in homes across the area, and it is quick to reach from the M62 and M1. We work on the tiled finish in all of them.

Many of the leisure and school pools here are of a similar age, so it is common to find grout and movement joints in the changing areas needing attention at around the same time as the pool tank. An inspection of the whole wet area gives you a clear picture before budgets are set.