Durable decking and paving framing your Shoal Bay pool, chosen to handle splash-out, heat and the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle climate.
The deck or paving around a pool is the surface your family walks, sits and lies on every time the pool is used, so it has to be safe and hard-wearing as much as good-looking. For Shoal Bay pools we install both decking and paving, and the right choice depends on the look, the budget and the way the area drains. Timber decking gives warmth underfoot and a relaxed feel, with hardwoods like spotted gum and merbau standing up well to the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle climate, though they need periodic oiling. Composite decking trades the natural grain for almost zero maintenance, resisting fading, splinters and rot, which suits busy Port Stephens households. On the paving side, travertine stays notably cool in summer sun, porcelain pavers offer a sleek modern edge and excellent stain resistance, and concrete pavers provide a tough, cost-effective finish in many colours and textures. Whatever the material, slip resistance is the non-negotiable around water, so we specify textured or honed surfaces rather than anything polished. Good Pool Decking & Paving is as much about what sits underneath: a properly compacted base, the right fall to drain water away from the pool and the house, and joints or gaps that shed splash-out instead of pooling it. Coping at the pool edge ties the deck to the shell and gives a safe, rounded lip to climb out on. We can lay the Pool Decking & Paving as part of a new pool build or retrofit it around an established Shoal Bay pool. The finished surround frames the water, makes the pool safer to move around, and stands up to years of wet feet and Port Stephens weather.
Fully custom concrete pools formed and sprayed on site to suit any Shoal Bay block, in any shape, size or depth.
Cost-effective fibreglass pools in a wide range of modern shapes and colours, well suited to most Shoal Bay backyards.
Deep, small-footprint plunge pools for tight inner-Port Stephens blocks, built in either concrete or fibreglass to fit the space exactly.
Long, slender lap pools that turn a narrow Shoal Bay side yard into a private space for daily fitness swimming.
Bespoke concrete wet-edge pools engineered for raised and sloping sites right across the Port Stephens area.
Compact pools designed to make the very most of small Shoal Bay terraces, side spaces and enclosed courtyards.
Reshape, refinish and modernise an older Shoal Bay pool and bring it back up to current NSW compliance.
Quartz, pebble and fully-tiled interior finishes for pools right across Shoal Bay and the Port Stephens area.