Swimming Pool Renovation in the UK and
France
Is Your Pool full of green cloudy swimming
pool water and in urgent need of restoration?
Do you need a Survey to Determine why your pool is leaking - Or How
Much it is going to Cost to put your Pool back into A1 Condition
Are you ashamed to show it to your visitors
because of it’s dreadful condition?
If so just fill in your Email address and click on the Orange Box below
or call me on one of the Telephone Numbers at the top of this page to
get a very Economic and Immediate Quote for an Inspection Survey and
Report
When pools are not properly looked after
the water can quickly become full of that nightmarishly green algae
and other unspeakable objects, such as dead animals? Many
pools do get like this and to be frank it is socially irresponsible
to have an old pool that has water in it that can trap and kill all
kinds of animal and act as a breeding ground for mosquitos.
Does it
look like this? |
Like this? |
Or will
it not hold water? |
Or does
it have bent sides ? |
OK so your pool is a bit
like one of these – The million dollar question is what can
you do with it?
The Good news
is that many pools that look dreadful have a very sound structure.
Is so it can be renovated with a brand spanking new liner to put
the pool back into sparkling condition.
But please remember that
renovation of a swimming pools is often more complicated and unpredictable
than the installation of a new one.
What sort of Pool is it?
You probably have no idea what to do with
your problem pool. If you have just bought the house, you may not even
know what type of pool it is – You may not know whether it is
a top notch installation that has been neglected or something cheap
and nasty that is possibly even worthless!
If it was a top quality pool when it was
built it is possible that renovation work might be straightforward
and reasonable in cost.
On the other hand if the initial installation
was a "Let's buy a cheap hole to swim in” you may well be
better off by getting rid of it. But even then there may be something
that is worth salvaging.
What sort of Pools can be renovated?
This is not the right question to ask
as just about every type of pool can be renovated. The question that
needs to be answered is:-
What type of pool have
I got and is it worth the cost of renovating it?
Why is the type of pool important?
A panel pool may only be few years old – but
because of the intrinsic unsuitability of this type of construction
in clay soil – that is found all over the place both in France and
in the UK – it
may be worthless.
On the other hand a 30 year old concrete
pool that is cracked and leaking may be structurally sound and worth
saving with a new PVC liner.
A fibre-glass pool may have “popped” out
of the ground – as they are prone to do. It may be scrap – or
it might be possible to re-level it re-do the paving around it – at
an economic cost.
New Techniques
For all types of swimming pool, Commercial,
Residential, Indoor, Outdoor, Concrete or Liner, there can be no doubt
that the design, specification and finishes have improved dramatically
over the past decade.
Where the pool tank leaks or if the pool
finishes are in a poor state of repair, the most cost-effective solution
may be to upgrade the pool circulation system and then install a vinyl
pool liner.
This will provide guaranteed water tightness
and an attractive pool finish that is resistant to swimming pool chemicals
and very easy to maintain.
Filtration, chemical treatment and environmental
control are frequently in need of renovation or upgrade. The energy
savings that can be achieved by upgrading to modern pool equipment
may also make it worth thinking about.
So What can you do because most Pool Installers will "Have their
own fish to fry!"
You could ask local swimming pool firms for proposals. The problem with
this is that every firm will have their own fish to fry and tell you
what will give them the highest profit on whatever service they
offer. And most pool companies specialize in new installations
because they do not have the technical expertise to take on pool renovation.
And every offer you get will be
different – And how
can you compare Quotes when one firm says that their way is the
best thing since sliced bread and the next one to visit says that
that way is a load of rubbish!
Getting Like for Like Quotations for Swimming Pool Renovation
You may have read about getting Like for Like quotations for new swimming
pools on the Home Page - l we recommend a similar process for pool
renovation
It works like this
You send me all the photos that you have of the pool and pool plant
room as well any structures or retaining walls near the pool as well
as any paving surrounding the pool.
The first thing I will do is tell you whether to forget about renovation
and renew it or that renovation looks feasible - now you need to know
what it will cost.
So Studio Bluepools will prepare Specifications, Schedules of
Work for Quotation by Pool Installers as well as Conditions of Order
that deal with guarantees and What if .......... situations.
When we send you this information we will also provide a Priced Schedule
of work from an approved Pool Installers on our list - this quote will
help give you confidence when negotiating with other installers - simply
because you KNOW what the right price is!
You can then get further prices from, other local Pool Installers and
make up your mind which offer is the most attractive.
The underlying philosophy is that the pool installer inspects the existing
pool installation and then decides whether he can carry out the work
and provide the guarantees that are required under the Conditions of
Order. If he cannot he will price for removal and renewal of that component
of the swimming pool installation so that he will be able to give you
the appropriate guarantees.
TYPICAL POOL RENOVATION WORK SCOPE
A typical Work Scope that would be included in the Schedules of Work
might include:-
POOL RENOVATION
- Remove, clean and store existing margelles
- Dig out and cart away existing
paving around pool
- Empty pool, remove and dispose of existing liner
- Clean down and
inspect pool floors and walls
- Inspect, repair / replace liner lock
- Supply of through wall pool
fittings and flexible pressure pipe
- Remove old drain, install new
drain in pool floor, test existing pipework
- Excavate, remove existing
and install vacuum point including new pipwork
- Excavate, remove existing
and install two new pool water inlets including pipework
- Excavate
for, remove existing and install new skimmers including pipework
- Empty
and inspect existing pump and filtration plant
- Supply & install
liner, underfelt, glue including Liner type, tile band and print options
- Provide & Install
new manifold, valves, existing pump and filtration equipment
- Provide
and install new control box with pump timer
- Refill pool, cut in inlets,
vaccuum point and new skimmers through PVC liner
- Commission pool
filtration equipment and provide guarantees
- Replace margelles
POOL SAFETY DEVICES
- Supply and install Alarm to NF P90 - 307
- Supply and install Winter
Safety cover to NF P90 - 308 OR
- Supply and install above ground motorised safety cover to NF P90
308 OR
- Supply and install submerged motorised safety cover to NF P90
308
HARD LANDSCAPING AROUND POOL
- Inspect block walls retaining lawn area above pool
- Repair block
walls retaining lawn areas and provide structural guarantees OR
- Demolish & replace
block wall retaining lawn area and provide structural guarantees
- AND Demolish and replace concrete steps and provide structural guarantees
- Remove
and dispose of fencing on two sides of pool area
- Inspect walls retaining
the area around the pool
- Repair walls retaining area around pool
and provide structural guarantees OR
- Replace retaining walls with
new walls including structural guarantees
- Provide reinforced concrete
paving slab pool surround
- Supply and install paving flags on new
pool surround concrete slabs
- Provide Alternative Specifications for
timber and metal balustrades to NF P90 306
POOL FILTRATION SYSTEM
- Supply and install Automatic Water level Control
- Supply and install Automatic Salt Water Chlorination system OR
- Supply and install Automatic UV Chlorination system
POOL ACCESSORIES
- Supply asnd install Heat Pump
- Supply and install Solar Powered Shower
Summary of the swimming pool renovation process
- You place the Order for our Pool Renovation Service
- You Email me some photos, what you know about the pool history and
list of what you want - we can discuss this on the telephone or Skype
- Studio Bluepools produces:-
- A Schedule of the Work required that can be filled in by the Pool
Insteallers that you get to quote - this is an Excel spreadsheet that
you can amend yourself
- A Specification for all the Work required
- An Order Form in MS Word format that you can use to place the order
for the pool renovation work
- A Conditions of Order document that deals with the guarantees and
all the "What if .............
- A Schedule of Work with completed prices by a Bluepools installer
- You get Quotes from local Pool Installers and place your Order with
all the documents provided
So if you are interested in moving forward on the basis described above
just put your Email address in the box below, click on the Orange box
and I will be in touch
Regards
PS - The process described above will give you the best pool
renovation price you can possibly get I am so certain that you will be
completely satisfied that I guarantee to refund the entire fee if you
are dissatisfied with the Service provided! |
