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Small pools and plunge pools in Alicante

We build small concrete pools for patios, townhouses, terraces and plots where it looked as though nothing would fit: mini pools for cooling off, plunge pools, swim pools with a counter-current unit or raised built-in pools, designed to the centimetre and with the same sprayed concrete as a large pool.

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What it involves

A small pool is not just a big pool cut down to size. When space is tight, every decision counts: where the steps go so they don't eat into the swimming area, how the filtration equipment is hidden, how materials get in if the only door is the front door, and how far you have to keep from the neighbour's wall. We build it in sprayed concrete, just like a villa pool, so the shell is a single piece and fits into any corner.

We build them for townhouses and bungalows on urbanisations, village houses with a patio, penthouses and roof terraces, small plots, and also for people who have the room but would rather have a pool for cooling off or swimming without filling a huge one. The job includes design, construction, finish, coping and compact equipment; heating, a salt chlorinator or a safety cover can be added during the same build and each has its own page.

We solve the typical problems of small spaces: narrow access, patios enclosed by walls, terraces that need a structural engineer's calculations, neighbours a few metres away and equipment with nowhere to go. The result is a pool you use every day, that takes just a few minutes to look after and that completely transforms a patio that used to be somewhere you simply walked through.

Small built-in pool in the back patio of a townhouse in Alicante

Small pools and plunge pools: jobs we do

These are the jobs we are asked for most around the province. If yours looks like one of them, call us and we will tell you how we would handle it.

Small pool for a townhouse patio or garden

This is what people look for most on townhouse urbanisations: a back garden of just a few metres where they want a pool to cool off in and enjoy with the children. We measure the garden, the doors and the route from the street, and design a pool that leaves room for a couple of loungers and space to walk around. If the only access is through the house, we protect floors and walls, work with small equipment that fits through a door and organise the works so you can carry on living at home in the meantime.

Plunge pool for cooling off

A plunge pool is a small pool, a little deeper than usual, designed for getting in, cooling off and standing or sitting with the water up to your shoulders, not for swimming. It takes up very little room, fits in a patio, next to a barbecue or in a corner of the garden, and uses little water and energy. We finish it with an internal bench and comfortable steps and, if you want to use it all year round, we leave it ready for a reversible heat pump that warms it in winter and cools it in summer.

Counter-current swim pool

If what you want is to swim and you don't have room for a long pool, a counter-current unit creates a flow of water you swim against without moving forward, like a treadmill. We build a long, narrow pool, just deep enough to swim without touching the bottom, and recess the swim jet nozzle into the wall, with its own separate pump, push button and power control. We place the pump away from the seating area so its noise doesn't disturb you and make sure the current comes out evenly.

Raised or semi-sunken built-in pool with no digging

When you can't or shouldn't dig, because of rock, buried pipes or a newly laid floor you don't want to lift, we build the shell on top of the ground or leave it semi-sunken. The outer walls are clad in stone, composite wood or the same finish as the house, and the edge sits at seat height so you can sit with your feet in the water. This saves on excavation and rubble, and the pool becomes a design feature of the patio. The equipment can be hidden in a built-in bench set against the pool.

Rooftop or terrace pool coordinated with a structural engineer

A full pool is very heavy, and the floor slab of a home isn't designed to carry one just like that. That's why we don't start until your structural engineer has calculated whether the terrace can take it, whether it needs strengthening or whether the pool should rest on walls and beams. Following their guidance we size the pool so it adds no more weight than necessary, waterproof the terrace beneath it with a double barrier, sort out the drainage and place the equipment where its vibration won't reach the home below. It is the pool for penthouses with views and for terraced houses between party walls.

More jobs in this service

  • Mini pool in a village house patio

    Inner patios enclosed by walls, reached only through the entrance hall or the corridor of the house. We dig with small equipment, take the soil out in bulk bags, protect the inside of the house and take care of the foundations of the old walls around the patio.

  • Long, narrow pool along the side of the plot

    Many small villas and townhouses have a strip down the side that nobody uses. A long, narrow pool makes the most of it, lets you swim a few strokes and leaves the main garden free. We keep a clear path around it and the right distance from the façade and the boundary.

  • Pool next to the neighbour's wall on a small plot

    On small plots the pool ends up close to the party wall. We respect the distance set by your town hall, dig without undermining the foundations of the wall and separate the pool with a joint so damp doesn't pass through to the other side.

  • Pool in the private garden of a residential complex

    In ground-floor flats with a garden on a residential complex, that garden is usually for your private use but belongs to the community, and the works need its agreement. We help you with the paperwork to present at the owners' meeting and work with hours and protection that respect the neighbours.

  • Small, shallow pool for children

    A shallow pool with a flat floor, wide steps and rounded edges, so little ones can play safely while you keep an eye on them from the terrace. With an enclosure or a safety cover it stays closed when you're not using it.

  • Small pool adapted for older people

    Built-in steps with low risers and deep treads, a handrail, a flat floor at an even depth and a non-slip finish at the entrance. It is a pool for moving around, doing gentle exercise in the water and getting in and out without fear, designed for those who have retired to the coast.

  • Corner steps that don't steal swimming space

    In a small pool the steps can take up a good part of the water. We place them in a corner, with triangular treads, or recess them into one side, so the rest of the pool is free for bathing, playing or swimming.

  • Compact pool filtration unit with no plant room

    When there's no room for a pump house, we fit a compact filtration unit in a technical cabinet, under a built-in bench or recessed next to the pool, with easy access for maintenance. The pump and filter are chosen to suit the volume, as with any filtration system.

  • Heated mini pool for most of the year

    A small pool heats up with far less energy than a large one. With a heat pump and a thermal blanket, a mini pool can be used from spring until well into autumn, and in winter on days of gentle sunshine.

  • Low-maintenance small pool

    Less water means fewer chemicals, fewer hours of filtration and quick cleaning with a small pool cleaner. We choose smooth, easy-to-clean finishes and a design with no awkward corners, ideal for holiday homes that stay shut for half the season.

  • Replacing an above-ground pool with a built-in one

    If every summer you put up an above-ground pool that leaves the lawn yellow and the liner leaking, a small built-in pool takes up the same space, lasts for decades and blends into the garden. We remove the old one, make the most of the space and build the pool to measure.

  • Mini pool with a spout or wall waterfall

    A water spout or a cascade coming out of the patio wall cools the air, oxygenates the water and its sound masks the noise of the street or the neighbours. We feed it from its own pump or from the return line and fit it with flow control.

  • Mini pool with planters and decking around it

    In a small patio, the pool, planters and decking are designed together: built-in planters that give shade and privacy, composite decking that doesn't get hot underfoot and an easy path to the steps. The whole patio is transformed without losing space to sit out.

What you get with us

  • Own gunite crew, no subcontractors

    Your mini pool is sprayed by the same professionals who build our large pools: hand-tied steel reinforcement, concrete sprayed in one continuous pass and a single-piece shell.

  • Designed to the centimetre

    We make the most of every corner of the patio or terrace: shape, depth, steps, equipment and seating area are designed together so the pool doesn't swallow up the space.

  • Public liability insurance

    In townhouses, village houses and on terraces we work right next to the neighbours and your home. We protect every step of the works and, if anything gets damaged, the policy covers it.

  • Less water, less energy

    A small pool fills with less water, filters in less time and warms up sooner, which shows on your bills and when drought restrictions come in.

How we do it, step by step

  1. Site visit and measuring the space

    We measure the patio, terrace or garden, the doors and corridors the materials will pass through, the neighbouring walls and the space where the equipment can go.

  2. Design and coordination with your architect or engineer

    We propose the shape, depth and steps. On terraces and roof terraces we wait for your structural engineer's calculations and help you with the paperwork for the works.

  3. Building work with small equipment

    We dig with a mini digger or by hand, protect the house and remove the soil in bulk bags, causing as little disturbance as possible to the neighbours and whoever lives in the house.

  4. Gunite spraying, finish and equipment

    We spray the shell, lay the finish and coping and install the compact equipment, counter-current unit or wall spout if the pool includes them.

  5. Filling and start-up

    We fill the pool, balance the water, programme the filtration and show you how to run the pool so its daily care takes you just a few minutes.

Small pools and plunge pools in Alicante province

In the province of Alicante a small pool makes a lot of sense. The townhouse and bungalow urbanisations of Playa de San Juan, El Campello, Santa Pola, Torrevieja or Orihuela Costa have gardens of just a few metres, many old town centres still have village houses with patios and penthouses with terraces are everywhere along the coast. What's more, many of these homes are second residences for families and European residents who spend long spells away, and a mini pool can be shut down and started up again with much less work than a large one.

The local climate shapes the design too. Under the July and August sun a small pool heats up quickly, so we orient it to get some hours of shade, favour light-coloured finishes and set the filtration up to run at night. Calima dust episodes and the wind leave dust and leaves in patios, and a well-placed skimmer catches them before they reach the bottom. Hard water leaves limescale along the waterline, which is more noticeable in a pool you see up close. And with water restrictions during droughts, a low-volume pool is the most sensible way to have a pool of your own.

Where we do it

Swimming pools in San Juan, El Campello and Mutxamel

Old huerta farmhouses in Sant Joan, villas looking out to sea in El Campello, garden plots in Mutxamel and San Vicente, hillsides in Busot facing the bay. We build, renovate and look after pools all along this arc north of Alicante, just a short drive from our base.

Sant Joan d'Alacant · Benimagrell · Fabraquer · Playa de San Juan

Swimming pools in Orihuela Costa and Torrevieja

Community pools on bungalow complexes, mini pools in townhouse patios and villas with gardens in Ciudad Quesada and Campoamor. We maintain and repair pools from Guardamar to Pilar de la Horadada, for communities of owners and for owners who spend part of the year in northern Europe.

La Zenia · Playa Flamenca · Cabo Roig · Dehesa de Campoamor

Get a quote: small pools and plunge pools

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Frequently asked questions

What people ask us most about small pools and plunge pools.

Small pools and plunge pools: your questions

What is the minimum size for a built-in concrete pool?

With sprayed concrete there is no mould to set a minimum: the shell is made to fit the space. The limits come from elsewhere: the distances your town hall requires from boundaries and the house, the room you need around the pool to get in and clean it, and the space for the filtration equipment. On our visit we measure all of that and tell you which pool will genuinely fit.

Is a small pool cheaper to maintain?

Yes. It needs less water to fill and top up, fewer chemicals, fewer hours of filtration and far less energy if you heat it. Cleaning is quicker too. On the other hand, with so little volume the water reacts faster to heat, rain or heavy use, so automatic dosing and keeping an eye on the pH in summer are a good idea.

Which is better for a patio, a mini pool or a hot tub?

It depends on what you want it for. A mini pool has cool, filtered water, is for bathing, cooling off and even swimming with a counter-current unit, and can include a jet or two. A hot tub is smaller, keeps the water hot and is designed for relaxing with hydromassage. If you're unsure, a heated mini pool with a bench and jets combines much of the best of both.

Can I build a pool in a patio with a garage or basement underneath?

Yes, but that patio works like a terrace: the floor is a slab that has to carry the weight of the water and the shell. First of all, your structural engineer checks whether it can take it or what strengthening it needs, and following their guidance we build the pool, waterproof beneath it and sort out the drainage so not a single drop reaches the garage.

Does the water in a small pool get too warm in summer?

In the height of an Alicante summer, a small pool in full sun all day can get too warm and encourage algae. We prevent this with good orientation, light-coloured finishes, shade from a pergola or awning in the middle of the day and night-time filtration. A reversible heat pump can also cool it, and a spout that keeps the water moving helps freshen it up.

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