THE WRIGHT WAY

Four steps from sketch to swim.

A clear path from the first site visit to the day the pool fills. One Wright supervisor stays with the project the whole way.

How a build runs

No surprises after the dig.

Concrete pool builds go wrong in predictable places. The wrong soil under the shell. A drawing the certifier will not approve. A finish ordered too late. A subcontractor chain with three handovers in it. The Wright process is built to remove those failure points before the excavator turns up.

The shape of the project is set during design. The shell is engineered to the soil. The certifier sees the drawings before pricing. Stone and tile are ordered when the slab is cut. One Wright supervisor stays on the project. The same person you met at the site visit signs you off at handover.

The four steps

Sketch to swim.

Freeform concrete pool set into bushland at Castle Cove

Long narrow concrete pool with dark glass mosaic interior, Bellevue Hill

Infinity lap pool in blue glass mosaic, North Bondi

01 · Reading the block. Castle Cove.

Consultation and site visit.

We meet at your home or site, walk the space, listen to the brief. We take measurements, look at the slope, the access, the light. No charge, no pressure. From this visit we know whether the project is a good fit.

Design and engineering.

We draft the pool to suit the architecture and the soil. Structural engineering happens in house. You see the drawings before anyone signs anything. If you have an architect, we work directly with them.

Construction.

Excavation. Steel. Shotcrete. Coping. Interior finish. Plumbing and pump. Our supervisors stay on the project from day one to handover. You meet the same person on site every visit.

Handover and care.

A full walk-through of pump, filter, lighting and care. We schedule a 30-day and a 6-month check. The team stays available for the lifetime of the pool. Most of our calls come from clients we built for years ago.

Typical residential timeline

Sixteen weeks on a clean run.

Week 1 to 4

Design and engineering

Site visit. Soil test. Concept drawings with the client and the architect. Structural engineering. Costed scope of work. Materials ordered.

Week 4 to 9

Excavation and shell

Site set-up. Excavation. Steel reinforcement. Shotcrete shell. Cure. First plumbing rough-in. Pool fencing during the cure.

Week 9 to 13

Coping, tiling and finish

Coping set. Interior tiling, pebble or quartz finish. Lighting and plant install. Pump, filter, heating, sanitation.

Week 13 to 16

Fill, commission, handover

Fill and balance the water. Commission the plant. Client walkthrough. Cover on.

Materials and finishes

The shell, the coping and the paving levels are set together, so the stone runs to the water line and the terrace and the pool finish as one surface.

Vaucluse Residence. Blue glass mosaic carried through the floor, the bench and the step faces.

Materials and finishes

A short, considered palette.

Coping

Bluestone. Travertine. Sandstone.

Honed Australian bluestone is our default. Travertine for warmer palettes. Sandstone where the project is on the harbour.

Interior

Glass mosaic. Pebble. Quartz.

Glass mosaic for darker, dramatic water. Pebble for a warmer, more natural read. Quartz for a clean, modern finish.

Plant

Quiet, efficient, accessible.

Variable-speed pumps, low-noise plant enclosures, salt or mineral sanitation, gas or heat-pump heating where required.

Lighting

Low-glare LED.

Warm-white or cool-white LED, low-glare lenses, set into the shell during the pour. No retrofit lighting after handover.

Frequently asked

A few of the questions we hear most.

How long does a concrete pool take to build?

Most residential builds run 14 to 20 weeks from contract to handover, depending on access and soil. Commercial timelines vary with the building program.

Why concrete instead of fibreglass?

Concrete is fully bespoke. The shell is engineered to the architecture and the block, with no shape limits. The build is more involved up front. It also outlasts the home.

Do you build year round?

Yes. Sydney has a long pool-building season. We pour year round, weather permitting.

What finishes do you offer?

Honed bluestone and travertine coping are our standard. Glass mosaic, pebble and quartz interiors. Lower or higher specification on request.

Do you work with architects?

Most of our residential work comes through architects. We are happy to come on as the pool builder during the design phase, or pick up a fully drawn project at tender.

What happens if you hit rock during excavation?

Sandstone is common across the Northern Beaches, so we assess probable ground conditions before we start and tell you the risk up front. Where the dig is part rock and part soil, the shell is piered down to rock on the soft side to an engineer's design.

When should I start to be swimming by summer?

Work back from when you want to swim. With a fourteen to twenty week build, starting the conversation in winter puts most projects in the water for the warm months. The earlier the site visit, the more of summer you keep.

More answers on the full FAQ, or see concrete vs fibreglass and what drives cost.

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