The Camp d'Elx, with its houses among pomegranate orchards and palm trees, and the coast from Arenales del Sol to Santa Pola call for very different pools. We build in the countryside, renovate villas and look after the water for people who only spend part of the year here.
The municipality of Elche is huge, and most of it is countryside rather than town. In rural partidas such as Perleta, Maitino, Algorós, Daimés, Valverde and La Marina, houses stand on large plots among pomegranate orchards, date palms and dirt tracks, and many local families live there all year round. These are the biggest pools in the area: rectangular built-in pools in the middle of the patio, many with decades of use behind them, which now need renovating, new equipment or a shallow beach area where the grandchildren can play.
Torrellano and El Altet, next to the airport, combine villas and townhouses with smaller gardens, while Crevillent adds houses on the lower slopes of its sierra and rural hamlets such as El Realengo and San Felipe Neri. Towards the sea the picture changes: Arenales del Sol brings together apartments and bungalows with community pools beside the dunes, and on the Santa Pola headland Gran Alacant groups urbanisations such as Monte y Mar, Puerto Marino, Montefaro and Novamar, with shared pools and many British and Nordic owners.
Santa Pola has its own mix: residential complexes facing Playa Lisa and Tamarit, and villas overlooking the coves of Santa Pola del Este and Varadero. All along the coastal strip the wind is in charge, lifting the fine sand of El Carabassí and Arenales, blowing it into the skimmers and punishing pumps and filters, while salt air ages copings, lights and steps. On top of that, many of these homes stay shut for weeks outside the summer, and a pool left unattended in September can turn green in just a few days.
From Pla de la Vallonga we head down the motorway and are soon in Torrellano, the northern partidas of Elche or Gran Alacant. In the countryside people mostly ask us for new builds and renovations; on the coast, subscription maintenance and contracts with communities. Either way we start in the same place: looking at the pool, the plant room and the access before we suggest anything.
Space is never a problem in the partidas of Elche: big plots, flat ground and country houses where the pool becomes the centrepiece of the patio. We build generous sprayed concrete pools, with a shallow area for children, submerged benches in the shade of the palm trees and coping that matches the stone or brick of the house.
See the serviceMany homes in Gran Alacant and Santa Pola del Este stand empty for weeks. With our weekly or fortnightly pool service subscription we clean, balance the chemistry, check the equipment and send you a report with photos, so the water is ready when you arrive. We also handle start-up in spring and winterising when you leave.
See the serviceArenales del Sol and Gran Alacant are packed with bungalow and apartment complexes sharing a pool. We work with property administrators and owners' committees: water testing, the pool logbook, season opening and repairs, with quotes for the owners' meeting to sign off. We carry public liability insurance, which administrators usually ask for before signing a contract.
See the serviceNear the dunes of El Carabassí and Arenales the wind blows fine sand into the skimmers, and in the countryside palm fibres and pomegranate leaves fall in. We check the pool pump, swap the sand in the sand filter for glass media if you prefer, adjust the multiport valve and set the filtration cycles for each time of year.
See the serviceSanta Pola and Gran Alacant have plenty of bungalow pools with tired mosaic tiles or paint that won't last another season. We fit a reinforced PVC pool liner, welded on site over the existing finish, with non-slip strips on the steps and benches, so the pool is watertight again with an even colour and no lengthy works.
See the serviceThe wind off the cape and along the Santa Pola coast brings sand and leaves almost every day. A low telescopic pool enclosure or an automatic slatted cover keeps the water clean while the house is shut, cuts evaporation in summer and keeps children and pets out when nobody is watching.
See the serviceExample projects with illustrative images.
ExampleA straight-lined sprayed concrete pool in the centre of the patio, with a large shallow area for children that slopes gently down to the deep end. It includes limestone coping, a natural stone sun terrace to match the façade, LED lighting and a plant room built in under the porch of the house.
Pool construction
ExampleSpring work on a pool shared by several blocks of bungalows: a thorough clean of the pool, checks on pumps, filters and dosing, replacing loose edge tiles, balancing the water, first tests recorded in the logbook and a check of showers, steps and access points before the community opens the pool to residents.
Community pools
ExampleA new finish for a built-in pool with loose mosaic and blackened grout, without stripping out the old tiles: chipped areas are patched, a protective geotextile underlay is laid and the reinforced PVC liner is welded on site, with non-slip strips on the steps and new trim covers on the skimmers, inlets and light.
Liners and PVC membraneWe set out from our base: Calle de la Ferreria, 24, Pol. Ind. Pla de la Vallonga, 03006 Alicante.
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Frequently asked questions
Pool building, renovation and maintenance in Elche and its countryside, Santa Pola, Gran Alacant, Arenales del Sol, Torrellano and Crevillent. Book a visit.
Yes, and that's where there's most room for a big pool. Many houses in the Camp d'Elx are reached along rural tracks, so before quoting we visit the property to see how the lorries and machinery will get in, where the electricity comes from and where the filtration system is best placed, because in the countryside those details shape the whole job.
Yes, that's exactly what our maintenance subscription is designed for. We come every week or every fortnight, clean, check the water and equipment and send you a report with photos after each visit. If we spot something that needs repairing, we tell you before touching it, and we get the pool ready for the day you arrive.
It can shorten the life of the pump considerably and mean backwashing the filter often. In Arenales del Sol and the part of Gran Alacant facing El Carabassí it pays to keep the skimmer baskets and pump strainer in good condition and to cover the pool when the house is empty. If sand has already reached the filter, we replace the media and check the pump.
Ideally, plan it in autumn or winter so the pool is ready when the heat arrives. Those months also make it easier to coordinate the paperwork with your architect and get the machinery in along the rural tracks. If you contact us in the middle of the season, we reply within 24 hours and arrange a visit to measure the plot.
