New concrete pools in Berwick & the City of Casey.

What you get for $50K–$90K.

A standard 8m × 4m custom concrete pool with bored-pier engineering, 200mm sprayed-shotcrete shell, mid-tier pebble interior, bullnose tile waterline, travertine or precast coping, salt chlorinator, variable-speed pump, cartridge filter, AS 1926 fence integration and full permit handling. Add $8K–$15K for an integrated spa, $5K–$10K for in-floor cleaning, $4K–$8K for premium tiled interior, $3K–$6K for full LED lighting + automation. The base price assumes a flat block with reasonable truck access — sloping or access-limited blocks add $8K–$18K.

Materials and methods we use.

• Bored concrete piers — 350mm diameter, 1.5–2.4m deep, 6 to 12 piers per pool depending on shell size and soil class. The non-negotiable foundation under reactive Casey clay.
• Reinforcing steel — full 8mm or 10mm cage at 200mm centres, tied to pier starter bars. Engineer-certified design, not eyeball spacing.
• Sprayed shotcrete shell — 200–250mm thick, applied wet-mix from a pump-fed nozzle. Denser and more uniform than hand-poured concrete.
• 28-day moist cure — daily wet-down, surface kept damp. Concrete only hits design strength at 28 days. We don’t shortcut it.
• Interior finish options — pebblecrete, quartz (PebbleSheen, StoneScapes), or full-tile (porcelain mosaic or glass). Samples on site.
• Coping options — bullnose tile, precast concrete, natural travertine, or full-thickness stone. We bring physical samples.

Build timeline.

16–26 weeks from contract to first swim. Permit 6–8 weeks (we lodge while you finalise design). Excavation 1–2 weeks (weather-dependent on Casey clay). Piers + steel + shotcrete 2–3 weeks. Mandatory 28-day cure. Interior finish 1–2 weeks. Tiling and coping 2–3 weeks. Paving, fence and equipment install 2–3 weeks. Final certification and fill 1 week.

Why concrete over fibreglass.

• Shape freedom. Wet-edge spillover, beach entry, L-shape, integrated spa, lap-pool-with-shallow-end. None of these come in a fibreglass shell.
• Depth freedom. Most fibreglass shells max out at 1.85m deep. Concrete: as deep as you want, up to 2.5m for diving boards (rare these days but possible).
• 50-year structural life. The shell outlasts your time in the house. Fibreglass is excellent for 25–35 years.
• Tiled-finish look. Nothing else looks like a properly tiled concrete pool. Fibreglass gelcoat is great but it’s a different aesthetic.
• Easier to renovate later. Replaster, retile or refinish in 25 years — same shell, fresh look. Fibreglass is harder to refinish.

When concrete is the wrong call.

Honest: if your block is flat, you want a standard rectangle or kidney shape, and you don’t need a depth beyond 1.85m, fibreglass is probably better value. You save $15K–$25K and 10–15 weeks of build time. We’ll say so at the site visit. We’re builders, not concrete-pool salespeople — we build both formats equally happily.