NORTHERN BEACHES. FORESTVILLE

Concrete pool builders in Forestville.

Steel-reinforced concrete pools drawn for sloping bush-edge blocks in Forestville. Designed and built by a family practice in Belrose since 1968.

Building in Forestville

A pool drawn to the block.

Forestville is an established family suburb of brick homes on streets that back onto the Garigal bushland. The ground here is Hawkesbury sandstone, and the land sits sloping toward the Bantry Bay bushland. That mix shapes every pool we draw.

Access here means sloping blocks with rock, where shotcrete is pumped down the fall. We plan the approach before a price goes out. Concrete is the only material that lets us cut a pool to a site like this, which is why a freeform pools usually suits a Forestville block.

Forestville is about 8 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 Forestville involves.

01
Ground
Hawkesbury sandstone, so the shell is engineered to it.
02
Slope
The land here is sloping toward the Bantry Bay bushland, so the design works with the fall.
03
Access
Sloping blocks with rock, where shotcrete is pumped down the fall.
04
Coastal exposure
Inland, no salt exposure.
05
Council
Bush-edge blocks sit on bush-fire prone land and need a bush fire risk assessment.
06
Distance
About 8 minutes from Belrose.

Pool styles

What suits a Forestville 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.

★★★★★
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.
★★★★★
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.

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 Forestville, the kind of concrete shell these blocks suit. See more in the full gallery, or read our residential approach.

Frequently asked

Forestville pool questions.

Can you build a pool on a difficult Forestville block?
Yes. Sloping blocks with rock, where shotcrete is pumped down the fall. 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 Forestville 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 Forestville from your base?
Forestville is about 8 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.

See every suburb on the Northern Beaches pools hub.

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