Seventies villas whose pools are crying out for a renovation, rocky plots in Cumbre del Sol and holiday rentals in Jávea and Dénia. We build, restore and maintain pools right across the Marina Alta, from Calpe to Pedreguer, with fixed visit days even if you live abroad.
The Marina Alta is a coastline of cliffs, coves and mountains. In Calp, the apartment towers of the Arenal-Bol and La Fossa stand in contrast to the urbanisations climbing the hills, such as Maryvilla, La Canuta or Ortembach. Benissa has only a short stretch of coast, but it is lined with villas above small coves: La Fustera, Baladrar, Les Bassetes. In Teulada-Moraira, El Portet, Cap Blanc and the Pinar del Abogat are home to whitewashed Mediterranean houses on large plots with pine trees, many of them built in the seventies and eighties by British and German families who are still here.
Further north, El Poble Nou de Benitatxell has spread towards Cumbre del Sol, above the cliffs that drop down to the Cala del Moraig, with very steep plots and rock just below the surface. Xàbia (Jávea) spreads its villas across the Montgó, the Arenal, Cap Martí, El Tosalet and the Portitxol, while Dénia combines the rocky coastline of Les Rotes with the villas of Les Marines, right by the beach and built on sand. Inland, Pedreguer adds quiet urbanisations such as Monte Pedreguer or Monte Solana, where more people live all year round.
Large villa pools are the norm here, with built-in steps, their original mosaic tiles and plant rooms that have not been updated in decades. The problems are well known: rock that has to be broken out with a hydraulic breaker, access too tight for a concrete mixer, salt spray on the seafront, limescale marking the waterline, pine needles in autumn and gota fría storms that leave the water full of mud. And a very local habit: houses let by the week in summer and shut up in winter, with the owner back in London, Munich or Amsterdam.
The Marina Alta is the furthest point on our rounds from the Pla de la Vallonga, so we group visits by town and on fixed days rather than lose the morning on the road. We have spent 15 years on the Costa Blanca, and we know how these pools were built, what tends to go wrong with them and what is worth keeping when they are renovated.
For houses in Xàbia, Dénia or Moraira that are let by the week, we time our visit around changeover day so every family arrives to clean water. If the house is yours and you live abroad, the weekly or fortnightly pool service includes cleaning, chemicals, equipment checks and photos after every visit.
See the serviceMany villas in Moraira, Benissa or Calp still have the pool they were built with. We renovate them from top to bottom: new edges and coping, rebuilt steps, a new pool surround and updated old installations. If you like, we can also raise the floor of that deep diving end nobody uses any more.
See the serviceIn Cumbre del Sol, El Tosalet or Les Rotes, you hit rock as soon as you start digging. We build sprayed concrete pools designed for sloping plots, using a hydraulic breaker where needed and pumping the concrete through a hose when the truck cannot reach the plot. Every pool comes with a 10-year structural warranty.
See the serviceWhen the mosaic tiles in an old pool are coming away in chunks, or small leaks keep appearing all over the place, a reinforced PVC liner welded on site is a clean solution. We fit it over the existing shell in villas in Benissa Costa, Pedreguer or Dénia, with non-slip sections on the steps and benches.
See the serviceMarina Alta limescale crusts over the waterline and the cells of salt chlorinators. We install salt water systems with automatic pH control, set them up for the water hardness at each house and pair them with UV lamps in the rental pools that see the most swimmers.
See the serviceA house in Dénia or Xàbia that is shut from October until Easter needs its pool covered: fewer pine needles, less evaporation and water that does not go off. We fit winter covers, safety covers for children and pets, and automatic slatted covers for anyone who prefers to close the pool every night.
See the serviceSeventies pools hide pipes buried under gardens and terraces, and in Les Marines the sand can let a leak go unnoticed for months. We pinpoint the leak with dye, a geophone, pressure testing and a camera, then repair skimmers, lights, main drains or pipe runs, lifting only what is strictly necessary.
See the serviceExample projects with illustrative images.
ExampleRenovation of an old concrete pool: removal of the existing finish and edges, new built-in Roman steps, natural stone coping, a non-slip porcelain pool surround and replacement of the original pipework and plant room. The pool keeps its original shape, which suits the whitewashed house and the pine garden.
Pool renovation
ExampleExcavation into limestone with a hydraulic breaker, steel reinforcement shaped to the stepped ground, a gunite shell and a full-length underwater bench on the sea-facing side. The terrace rests on a retaining wall, and the plant room is buried beneath the pool surround so it does not spoil the views from the house.
Pool construction
ExampleWeekly visit timed with guest changeover day: cleaning the floor and walls, brushing the waterline, emptying the baskets, chemicals adjusted to the week's heavy use, a check of the filtration system and photos of the water for the owner, who manages the house from abroad.
Pool maintenanceWe set out from our base: Calle de la Ferreria, 24, Pol. Ind. Pla de la Vallonga, 03006 Alicante.
Fixed written quote and a reply within 24 hours in season. Call us or message us on WhatsApp.
Frequently asked questions
Pool maintenance and renovation in Calp, Benissa, Moraira, Benitatxell, Xàbia, Dénia and Pedreguer: builds on rock, villa pools, holiday rentals. Get a quote.
Yes. The Marina Alta is part of our regular routes and we cover it on fixed days, grouping visits in Calp, Benissa, Moraira, Xàbia, Dénia and Pedreguer. In season we reply within 24 hours and, if something breaks down, we tell you which day we can come before committing to it. English, Spanish and German spoken, so you can write to us in your own language.
If the shell is sound, renovating almost always makes sense. We check for cracks, pipework problems and uneven levels and, if the structure is holding up, we replace the finish, edges, steps and equipment without demolishing anything. If the shell is badly damaged or you want a different shape, we rebuild it. Either way, you get a fixed written quote so you can compare clear figures.
We book the visit for changeover day or the day before, so the pool is spotless when the next family arrives. With heavy summer use we adjust the chemicals every week and keep an eye on the filters and skimmers. If guests notice anything odd, you or your property manager just message us and we check it on our next round in the area.
Don't drain it: an empty pool suffers more, and in sandy areas such as Les Marines groundwater can push the shell upwards. The usual approach is to winterise it with the right chemicals, fit a winter cover and keep fortnightly visits to check the water level, the cover and the filtration system. In spring we get everything up and running before you arrive.
