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Cost guides, material notes and site lessons from 180 pools on the Gold Coast, in Brisbane and across the Northern Rivers. Each note is written by the person who does the work and checked by a director before it goes up.
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Sep 18, 2026
What a custom concrete pool really costs in 2026
Real numbers from forty of our recent builds: what a pool costs by type, what the price includes, and the five decisions that move it most. Most of the custom concrete pools we build land between $95,000 and $180,000.
8 min read
Read the guideN°01 · Cost guide
PDF · 24 pages · Updated Sep 2026
The 2026 pool cost guide.
Our full price ledger in one document: ranges by pool type, inclusions line by line, the five cost drivers with real figures, and a worksheet for briefing any builder.
One email with the PDF. We only add you to our list if you ask.
N°02 · Earlier notes
Six notes · Feb to Aug 2026
What we have learnt on site.
Guides we wrote because clients kept asking the same good questions. Each one is reviewed every year and dated when it changes.
Travertine, limestone or bluestone: coping that ages well
How each stone weathers in salt air and full sun, and which one we would choose for your pool.
6 min read
Courtyard pools for small blocks
Plunge pools, setbacks and fencing on blocks under 450 square metres, drawn from twelve recent builds in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.
5 min read
Building a pool on a sloping block
Retaining, piers and engineering: what a fall of two metres or more means for the pool, the programme and the price, from our hinterland builds.
7 min read
Pool fencing rules in Queensland, explained
Barrier heights, gaps, gates and the climbable zone, plus who certifies the fence and when.
6 min read
Heating a pool on the Gold Coast: heat pump, solar or gas
Running costs and heat-up times for each system, and why most of our clients choose a heat pump.
5 min read
Infinity edges: what they really take to build
Balance tanks, slope engineering and the view line: the work behind a vanishing edge.
7 min read