New pool
Killarney Heights · April 2025
Bushland pool with a stone feature wall in Killarney Heights
A new pool against bushland, with a stacked-stone feature wall and water blade.
Licensed pool builder · Sydney City
Pool builders in The Rocks
We build new pools in The Rocks: the shape, depth, interior and surrounds planned around your yard and the way your family will use it.
- Pools designed around your yard
- Home warranty cover on jobs over $20,000
- One licence for the pool and the tiles
Pool construction
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Pool construction
A pool shaped to your yard
Planning a new pool in The Rocks? Superior Pools & Spas designs and builds new pools and attached spas, and we arrange the approval for you. Once it is approved, a new pool usually takes about 8 to 12 weeks on site. Send a few photos of the yard for a free quote.
Every pool we build is formed on site, so it can take the shape your block allows: a long lap lane down a narrow yard, a compact pool beside the deck, or a family pool with a bench seat and a spa at one end.
- Typical price
- $60,000–$100,000A family-size pool
- Usual time
- 8–12 weeksOn site after approval
Our work
Pools and spas we’ve built
Jobs of ours from across Sydney, the nearest to The Rocks first.
New pool
Epping · May 2025
Glass mosaic pool and spa in Epping
A new pool and attached square spa tiled in blue glass mosaic, with silver travertine coping.
New pool
Mona Vale · June 2025
New pool and spa in Mona Vale
A new pool and attached spa with water blades falling from a herringbone marble wall.
Why Superior
15 years of pools, one licence for the pool and the tiles
Superior Pools & Spas started in 2024, built on more than 15 years of building and renovating pools. Our NSW Contractor Licence covers swimming pool building and wall and floor tiling, so the same business shapes the pool, lays its interior and sets every tile. Builders bring us in for the pools on their projects too.
- years’ experience
- 15+
- pools built
- 50+
- pools renovated
- 100+
- NSW Contractor Licence 483576C, current to 2030Check it on the NSW register
- $20 million public liability and workers compensation
- Home warranty cover arranged on jobs over $20,000
- Free quotes: send a few photos to start
Google reviews
What customers say
Word for word from our Google reviews, with the date each was posted.
5.0 out of 5from 29 Google reviews
Your options
What you decide when you build
Shape, finish, tiles and coping, a spa and water features: the choices that make the pool yours.
Your pool: Shape Rectangular, Size 6 to 8 m, Finish Glass bead, Extras Tiles and coping, spa
Shape
Rectangular, freeform or a lap lane; how deep, how long, and where the steps and bench seat sit.
Rough size
A rough length is enough to start; the exact size is worked out with you.
Finish and colour
Glass beads in the mix catch the light and give the water a shimmer. It suits a pool that is on show, lit at night or seen from the house.
- Feel
- Smooth, with a shimmer in the water
- Life
- Wears much like pebble
- Cost
- The dearest rendered finish
Extras
Local know-how
Building a pool in The Rocks: what to plan for
What tends to come up on blocks across Sydney City, and what we check before we quote.
In Sydney City, pools are mostly in terraces, courtyards and apartment buildings. Strata pools and spas, small courtyard plunge pools and renovations of older shells are the usual jobs.
Send photos of your yardStrata buildings
Work in a strata building is planned with the committee or building manager: access, hours, lifts and the paperwork.
Courtyards
A courtyard plunge pool needs the tightest access planning and careful work beside boundary walls.
Heritage
Many terraces are heritage items or in conservation areas, which shapes the approval.
Typical prices
What pool construction costs in The Rocks
Market ranges for the same work across Sydney, which hold in The Rocks too, so you know roughly where your job sits before we quote. The guide explains what moves the price up or down.
Step by step
How a new pool is built, in order
From the design and approval to the first swim, in the order the work happens on site.
- 1
Design and approval
The shape, size, interior and equipment are settled, then the pool is approved through complying development or a development application.
- 2
Excavation
The hole is dug and shaped, with retaining or engineering where the block slopes or there is rock.
- 3
Steel and plumbing
Reinforcing steel is tied in and the pipes for filtration, the spa and any water features are run.
- 4
The shell
Concrete is sprayed over the steel to form the walls, floor, steps and benches, then left to cure.
- 5
Tiles, coping and interior
Waterline tiles and coping go on, then the interior finish you chose.
- 6
Barrier, fill and handover
With a compliant safety barrier in place and the pool registered, it is filled and the water balanced ready to swim.
Questions
Common questions
What people ask us about pool construction before they book.
Does access to my yard change the build?
Yes. How machinery and concrete reach the yard affects the method and the price, so side access, driveways and neighbouring fences matter.
Do I need council approval for a new pool?
Every new in-ground pool needs approval before it is built. Many Sydney pools qualify for complying development, approved by council or a private certifier; others need a development application, for example on heritage, bush fire prone or flood-affected land. We arrange the approval as part of the job.
How long does it take to build a pool?
Usually 8 to 12 weeks on site once the approval is through: excavation, steel, the concrete shell, then plumbing, tiling, coping and the interior. Rock, tight access and wet weather can add time, and the approval itself takes a few weeks before work starts.
Can you build a pool on a sloping block?
Yes. Concrete is the usual choice for a slope because the shell is formed to suit the ground. A sloping or rocky block can need retaining walls and engineering, which adds to the cost, so it is worth knowing early.
What has to happen before a new pool can be used?
In NSW a pool must have a compliant child-resistant barrier and be registered on the NSW Swimming Pool Register before it is used. The barrier is usually certified as part of the pool’s approval.
Concrete or fibreglass?
Fibreglass is quicker to install and costs less to start with, but you choose from set shapes and sizes. Concrete is built to your design and suits awkward blocks. Our guide to concrete and fibreglass pools compares them in detail.
Where we work
The Rocks and nearby
We work in The Rocks and right across Sydney City. These are the nearest suburbs we cover.
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Tell us about your new pool in The Rocks
Send a few details and photos of your pool or yard. Quotes are free, and we usually reply within one business day.
5.0 out of 5from 29 Google reviews