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Pool Types Available

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The following table summarises information on the pool types available. If you want more detailed information on this please fill in the Contact Form above and you will receive our free guide that goes into the Pool Types Available in more detail and also gives lots of information on the Planning of Your Pool Installation.

There are 4 different fundamental types as types 3 and 4 in the table below are very similar. We have differentiated between them because most artisans in France provide type 3 and most of the big french pool suppliers supply type 4.

Type Advantages Disadvantages Cost Remarks

(1) Monocoque fibre glass or ceramic pools

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Speed of installation

Highly prone to manufacturing and installation defects

Long order period

Risk of losing deposit

low to medium Buyer beware - often sold by fly by night firms
(2) Modular pool kit walls and screeded floor with PVC liner Liner reduces likelihood of leaks

Prone to collapse in poor or waterlogged ground

Nearly always supplied with substandard filtration equipment.

Has negative affect on property values

low to medium

Buyer beware - especially of imported kits.

The guarantees only apply to "Manufactured Components" and do not cover the ground conditions

(3) Reinforced concrete infill to concrete block walls, concrete floor with PVC liner

Reliable heavy structure ideally suited for the highly variable ground and climatic conditions of South West France

Liner reduces likelihood of leaks,

The render required is a time consuming weather sensitive process.

Often supplied with substandard filtration equipment

Poor or negligible after sales service

medium Artisan built pools will be soundly built but this type of pool is often offered by builders that are inexperienced in pools but have done a good renovation job for their clients - Buyer beware
(4) Reinforced concrete infill to polystyrene block walls, concrete floor and PVC liner

Advantages as (3) above

Polystyrene blocks also provide wall insulation

Professionals provide excellent after sales service

None apart from costs as they can be designed to cope with both high water table and very poor ground conditions if built by professionals medium

The type offered by the best professional pool builders in France

and Bluepools

(5) Reinforced concrete floor, shuttered walls or gunnite

Can be tiled or painted, and were frequently fibre-glassed in the past.

Very heavy structure that will have a long life

Very prone to leaks, requires a highly skilled workforce and special equipment that is difficult to find in France High Common in the US, Australia and UK but uncommon in France
 

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Thank you to Bluepools for the lovely swimming pool you have installed for us. We are very pleased with it and this justifies our decision to choose Bluepools to do the installation for us. It has been a great success with our gite clients also, from whom we have had some very complimentary comments.

Best Regards
Kevin & Debbie MILLS

"Blue Pools have done a fabulous job on the pool at our holiday home in Argenton-sur-Creuse. It wasn't easy to instal but they kept us informed of progress and always came up with solutions that overcame the obstacles & ensured we got our dream pool. What I liked most is that they returned to put right a couple of problems with the equipment after the job was done, at no extra cost. The finish is very good and is made to a high standard with very low maintenance. It is great to see such dedication & integrity - I can't speak highly enough of Will, Luke & their staff.

Andrew Campbell"

I appreciated the answers to my questions and the time Luke spent at our initial meeting, going thriough the various options, with helpful suggestions and observations on our plans for our new pool at our holiday home near Tarbres. It was a relief to find a company that was prepared to offer a full construction solution including the terracing, steps and landscaping. I found the quotation very comprehensive, and useful to have an idea of the costs we might incur should ground conditions prove difficult - which they did!! Also appreciated Bluepools ability to overcome the difficulty encountered with the water table.

You were pretty accurate in terms of timescale for completing the project although there was an over run of three days because of the day or two later than advised start, the extra work involved in overcoming the water table issue, and the inclement weather towards the end of the final week.

Having been initially advised by Luke that an engineering project of this scale would undoubtedly create damage to the land surrounding the pool site, we were pleasantly surprised at how little damage had actually been caused.
Overall, very happy with how everything has been handled, and would happily recommend Bluepools - especially now they're going to have a presence down that way.

Kind Regards

Andrew Lund-Yates

I would like to thank you for the way you handled the installations off the two swimming pools for me. You managed to start just after the selected time, proved to be totally reliable and finished in the time frame you had expected. The quality of the work was fine and you left everything neat and tidy after you had finished. I have good relationship with Luke and he has always been available to sort out any teething problems. I would like to wish you all the very best for the future.

Kind Regards Keith Trenter

When working on an old house there are always many unforeseen problems, and, like many other Brits, our house is old. So when it came to putting a swimming pool close to the house it was not surprising to find some complications. Bluepools proved themselves by recognising these complications and coming up with solutions.
Their ability to cope with these extras has made such a difference. Otherwise we would have been chasing around, spending time we really do not have, looking for additional artisans to do those unforeseen bits and pieces.
From the earliest stages, a test hole for the fosse septique soak-away, through to completion of the swimming pool Bluepools products and services have been good which means peace of mind for us."

Peter Butler

Hi Luke,

The pool has been brilliant and we have had an increase in the number of people wanting to visit as a result. But that is something we can put up with!

Caroline Jones - August 2007

Dear Luke

Many thanks to you, Will and the lads for a terrific job, Amanda and I are really pleased with the result.

Tom Dodds 20th June 2008