Simon's Town is an old naval town, and a lot of its homes have been around a long time. So have their pools. We resurface, reline and repair pools on the mountainside above the main road and railway line, and we sort out the plumbing and leaks that come with age.
Houses in Simon's Town climb the slope behind the harbour, so most gardens are terraced and the pool sits on a level that was cut into the hill. Some of these pools were built a long time ago, and many have been patched more than once. You can usually tell. The plaster has gone thin and patchy, the old tiles do not match the newer ones, and there is a crack along the step that keeps coming back.
The False Bay air does its part as well. Salt settles on everything near the coast, the southeaster drives leaves and dust into the water all summer, and the waterline picks up a stubborn grey line. Before we suggest a new surface, we want to know how sound the shell is, whether the old pipes are holding water and what has been repaired before.
An older pool can usually be brought back, but the right finish depends on what is underneath. If the shell is solid, marbelite is often enough. If it has been leaking and patched for years, fibreglass makes more sense. We chip test, look at the old repairs and then explain the options.
On an older pool we take the old plaster back to a firm base, open up and fill the cracks, and deal with any hollow sections before the new coat goes on. Done properly, a fresh marbelite finish gives a tired pool a clean, even colour again and a surface that is smooth underfoot.
If your pool has had patch after patch and still drops, a fibreglass lining is usually the more lasting fix. It goes over the prepared shell as a single sealed skin, so water stays in the pool and algae has less to grip on between cleans.
Older pools rarely need just one thing. The pump is tired, the light has stopped working and the coping has a loose stone or two. We can fix all of that while the pool is empty, which saves you a second round of draining later.
We replace old, mismatched tiles so the waterline looks like one job again.
Terraced sites move slightly over the years, and the cracks need proper repair.
We find out whether the shell, the plumbing or a fitting is losing the water.
Older equipment rooms often need new valves, a new pump or tidier plumbing.
Where the garden allows, your pool water goes into a bladder and comes back after the work.
Regular care keeps salt, leaves and algae from undoing the new finish.
Call us if the plaster is flaking or patchy, you top up the pool every week, or old repairs keep cracking open in the same places. Those are signs the shell or plumbing needs work before anything else.
We cover the Southern Peninsula, including Simon's Town, Glencairn, Fish Hoek and across the mountain to Scarborough.
Many properties here sit well above the road, with steps or a steep driveway between the gate and the pool. We look at that on the site visit. Where the skip goes, how bags of rubble get down, how materials get up and where the water can be stored all need an answer before we drain anything.
We also take time with the old plumbing. Pipes on an older pool may have been extended or rerouted by different owners over the years, and they are not always where you would expect. A pressure test early on tells us whether to replace a line now, while the pool is empty, rather than after the new surface is down.
We look at access, the shell, old repairs, tiles and equipment, and run a water-loss check.
You receive a written quote that explains which finish we suggest and why.
The pool is drained, old plaster comes off and cracks, leaks and fittings are fixed.
The new finish goes on, the pool is filled and we balance the water before handover.
Usually, yes. Most older concrete shells are sound once cracks and hollow spots are repaired. We check the structure first and tell you honestly if a pool needs more than a new surface.
Repeated patching often means the shell is porous or moving slightly. Fibreglass relining covers the whole surface in one sealed layer, so it is often the better choice for a pool with a long repair history.
Yes. Plenty of Simon's Town homes have steep steps or long driveways, and we plan how everything moves in and out at the site visit. Materials can be carried up by hand where needed.
Salt air mainly affects the waterline, coping and equipment rather than the pool surface itself. Good water balance and regular brushing of the waterline keep a new finish looking clean for longer.
If it is noisy, leaking or very old, it makes sense to replace it while we are on site. We test it first and only suggest a new pump if the old one is not worth repairing.
Call 062 635 8990 or send us a message, and we will arrange a free site visit to look at your Simon's Town pool.
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