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Swimming pools

MA Group builds swimming pools as part of the main contract rather than as a separate trade package — structure, waterproofing, finishes, filtration and circulation plant, lighting, decking and the landscape around it, all under one accountable party.

What does swimming pool construction involve?

A reinforced concrete shell, tanking and waterproofing, screeds and levels, tiling and coping, then the filtration, circulation and dosing plant with a plant room to house it, underwater lighting, and the decking and landscape around the pool. Each stage is inspected before the next covers it.

Why build the pool under the main contract?

Because a pool touches the structure, the waterproofing, the drainage, the electrical design and the landscape. Bought in as a separate package it creates five interfaces where responsibility can be disputed. Inside the main contract there is one programme and one party answerable for the result.

How is a pool waterproofed?

The shell is tanked and movement joints are detailed and sealed, then the pool is filled and pressure-tested and the level monitored before any finish goes on. Testing before tiling is the step that gets skipped when a programme is under pressure, and it is the one that causes the failures.

What maintenance does a pool need?

Water balance and dosing checks, filter cleaning and media replacement, pump and circulation servicing, and periodic inspection of tiling, grout and movement joints. This can run under our maintenance licence on the same planned schedule as the rest of the building.

The facts
StructureReinforced concrete shell, blockwork, screeds and levels
WaterproofingTanking, movement joints and pressure testing before finishes
FinishesTiling, mosaic, coping and surrounds
PlantFiltration, circulation, dosing and the plant room to house it
LightingUnderwater and feature lighting, coordinated with the electrical design
Around itDecking, coping and the surrounding landscape
Delivered under M A For Building Contracting Co. L.L.C · DET Dubai trade licence 1313110
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