NORTHERN BEACHES. DUFFYS FOREST

Concrete pool builders in Duffys Forest.

Steel-reinforced concrete pools drawn for rural bush acreage in Duffys Forest. Designed and built by a family practice in Belrose since 1968.

Building in Duffys Forest

A pool drawn to the block.

Duffys Forest is a rural-residential pocket of acreage estates set deep in the bush. Most blocks sit on Hawkesbury sandstone under the bush, with the land large rural blocks, many sloping into bushland. We read those conditions before a line goes on the page.

On a Duffys Forest site the first question is access, and here that means space to work, with rock and long site runs on the acreage. Once that is sorted we draw the shell to the block. A freeform pools is the build we put on these blocks most often.

Duffys Forest is about 10 minutes from Belrose, so our supervisors are on sites nearby through the week. One Wright supervisor stays on your project from excavation to handover, with no subcontractor chain.

Local conditions

What building in Duffys Forest involves.

01
Ground
Hawkesbury sandstone under the bush, which sets how the shell is reinforced.
02
Slope
The land here is large rural blocks, many sloping into bushland, so the design works with the fall.
03
Access
Space to work, with rock and long site runs on the acreage.
04
Coastal exposure
Inland, no salt exposure.
05
Council
The suburb is largely bush-fire prone, so a bush fire risk assessment and asset protection zone shape the design.
06
Distance
About 10 minutes from Belrose.

Pool styles

What suits a Duffys Forest block.

A
Freeform pools
Organic shapes that follow a bush block or an irregular boundary.
B
Lap pools
Long, narrow shells built for a swim before the day starts. Low waste, quiet plant.
C
Raised shells
Part-raised concrete shells that hold a level platform on a sloping block.

Our process

Four steps, start to handover.

01
Consultation and site visit
We meet at your home, walk the space, listen to the brief. No charge, no pressure.
02
Design and engineering
We draft the pool to suit the architecture and the soil. Structural engineering happens in house.
03
Construction
Excavation, steel, shotcrete, finish. Our supervisors stay on the project from day one to handover.
04
Handover and care
A full walk-through of pump, filter, lighting and care. Our team stays available long after handover.

Why Wright Pools

A family practice since 1968.

★★★★★
Highly professional throughout. They suggested a project fit for purpose, delivered on time, and the finished product is to a high standard.
Fiona G. Google review, June 2026.
★★★★★
The experience was fantastic from start to finish. Clear communication and the quality of workmanship was outstanding. The pool was beyond our expectations.
Caitlin Dixon. Google review, May 2026.
★★★★★
Fantastic job on our Northern Beaches pool. Tight access and major sandstone excavation. The project manager had a great eye for detail and the level of finish is superb.
Mark Creelman. Google review, June 2026.

1000+ pools delivered. NSW Licence 246552C. Read more on our Google business profile.

Our Northern Beaches build is the closest of our completed projects to Duffys Forest, the kind of concrete shell these blocks suit. See more in the full gallery, or read our residential approach.

Frequently asked

Duffys Forest pool questions.

Can you build a pool on a difficult Duffys Forest block?
Yes. Space to work, with rock and long site runs on the acreage. A concrete pool is drawn to the space, so a compact shell is built to the same standard as a long lap pool. We assess the block at the site visit before pricing.
What does a bush or inland block in Duffys Forest mean for the pool?
Inland, no salt exposure. We still engineer the shell for the ground and the slope, and any bush-fire or drainage controls are built into the design and the approval.
How far is Duffys Forest from your base?
Duffys Forest is about 10 minutes from Belrose. We build across the whole Northern Beaches, so our supervisors are on sites nearby regularly.

More on the full FAQ, or compare concrete vs fibreglass.

Nearby suburbs

We build across the area.

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