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Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow

Three pools refurbished at Tollcross International Swimming Centre ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with a new 50m pool base, a leak repair and a lot of tile repairs and patching.

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Venue
Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Location
Glasgow
Pools
50m competition pool, training pool, children's and toddler pool
Work
New 50m pool base, leak repair, new edges and channels, epoxy grout

The challenge

Three pools needed refurbishing ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games: the 50m competition pool, the training pool and the children's and toddler pool. The 50m pool also had an existing leak along one side.

What we did

  • A full new base laid in the 50m pool
  • Because of the existing leak, the full length of one side of the 50m pool ripped out, then rescreeded, tanked, retiled and grouted in epoxy
  • Pool edge and backer tiles ripped out and retiled in all three pools
  • Starting plinths stripped, rebuilt to line and level, and retiled
  • Patch repairs to the wall tiling and major repairs to the surround tiling
  • Existing tiles chemically cleaned and regrouted, with the other two pools fully epoxy grouted
  • Overflow channels tanked, with new channel grating and expansion joints fitted
  • Every area of new tiling grouted in epoxy, including the surround

The result

All three pools refurbished ahead of Glasgow 2026, with a new 50m pool base, the leaking side rebuilt and tanked, a lot of tile repairs and patching, and new edges, channel grating and epoxy grout throughout.

Photos

On site

Previous projects: These pool projects were carried out by Dan and his dad as self-employed subcontractors, before PoolRevive was formed. PoolRevive is our new specialist business, trading under TileTrust Ltd, and we’ll add projects completed under the PoolRevive name as they’re finished.

The finished surround alongside the refilled 50m pool, with the new edge tiles and blue channel grating in place.
The finished surround alongside the refilled 50m pool, with the new edge tiles and blue channel grating in place.
The pool surround beside the spectator stand stripped back to the bed, with the old tiles and adhesive removed and levels being set out with a laser.
The pool surround beside the spectator stand stripped back to the bed, with the old tiles and adhesive removed and levels being set out with a laser.
The 50m pool with the new base tiled. Along the left-hand side, the full length of one side was ripped out because of an existing leak, then rescreeded, tanked, retiled and grouted in epoxy.
The 50m pool with the new base tiled. Along the left-hand side, the full length of one side was ripped out because of an existing leak, then rescreeded, tanked, retiled and grouted in epoxy.
A starting plinth after the old tiles came off, rebuilt and screeded to line and level, ready for retiling.
A starting plinth after the old tiles came off, rebuilt and screeded to line and level, ready for retiling.
The overflow channel and edge stripped back to the substrate, with fixing points set in the deck for the new channel grating.
The overflow channel and edge stripped back to the substrate, with fixing points set in the deck for the new channel grating.
The new base tiles in the 50m pool, with the dark lane lines set out and the fixing plates for the lane fittings left exposed.
The new base tiles in the 50m pool, with the dark lane lines set out and the fixing plates for the lane fittings left exposed.
The training pool floor and wall tiling repaired, with the top courses taken off ready for the new edge and backer tiles.
The training pool floor and wall tiling repaired, with the top courses taken off ready for the new edge and backer tiles.
Wall patch repairs in the training pool. The gaps show where loose tiles were taken back to the substrate before new tiles went on.
Wall patch repairs in the training pool. The gaps show where loose tiles were taken back to the substrate before new tiles went on.
New edge tiles with a dark nosing going on along the training pool, with the overflow channel still stripped back.
New edge tiles with a dark nosing going on along the training pool, with the overflow channel still stripped back.
Wall and edge tiling under way along the training pool, with the epoxy grout materials ready on the pool floor.
Wall and edge tiling under way along the training pool, with the epoxy grout materials ready on the pool floor.
A chemical clean of the existing floor tiles in the training pool, pressure-washed ahead of regrouting.
A chemical clean of the existing floor tiles in the training pool, pressure-washed ahead of regrouting.
The training pool floor pattern coming back up after the chemical clean.
The training pool floor pattern coming back up after the chemical clean.
New pool edge and backer tiles being grouted in epoxy along the 50m pool.
New pool edge and backer tiles being grouted in epoxy along the 50m pool.
The overflow channel along the 50m pool tanked around the outlets, ready for the new channel grating.
The overflow channel along the 50m pool tanked around the outlets, ready for the new channel grating.
The children's and toddler pool edge stripped out, with a length of the new channel grating offered up to the curve.
The children's and toddler pool edge stripped out, with a length of the new channel grating offered up to the curve.
The 50m pool covered and protected once the new base was finished, while work carried on around the edges and surround.
The 50m pool covered and protected once the new base was finished, while work carried on around the edges and surround.
The 50m pool under protection on the left and the cleaned and repaired training pool on the right.
The 50m pool under protection on the left and the cleaned and repaired training pool on the right.
The children's and toddler pool refilled and back in use, with the new edge and channel grating in place.
The children's and toddler pool refilled and back in use, with the new edge and channel grating in place.
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Pool cleaning Epoxy regrouting Pool retiling Pool surround tiling
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What affects the estimate?

  • The pool area and which surfaces need work
  • Joint size and the grout or tiles involved
  • The condition of the tiles, joints and background
  • Access to the pool and the working areas
  • Preparation, cleaning and any repairs needed first
  • The programme and when the pool can close

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