The short answer
In Penteli, Melissia and Rodopoli a prefab pool solves two common problems: rock and slope. If there is a little rock, we break it. If there is a lot, we raise the pool half above ground. On sloping plots an overflow pool faces the view.
When we hit rock
At the site visit we look for the signs: rock breaking the surface, retaining walls, how the house itself was dug. If in doubt, we make a trial cut with a small machine. That way you know from the start whether a hammer will be needed and how much.
Rock is broken with a hydraulic hammer on the digger. It is slower and noisier than soil, so we price it separately in the quote. We do not use explosives.
The semi-raised pool
If the rock is solid from 60 or 80 centimetres down, there is no sense breaking all of it. Steel walls can also stand above ground, clad outside in stone, timber or render. The pool ends up half in, half out, and its edge becomes a bench to sit on.
More on the raised pool page.
Sloping plots with a view
Many houses in Nea Penteli and Drafi look over the Athens basin or Hymettus. There an overflow pool makes sense: water spills over one side into a gutter and seems to carry on into the horizon. From the garden you see only water and view.
A slope needs a retaining wall on the downhill side. The engineer designs it with us. See the overflow pool and the pool on a sloping plot.
Forest map and pine forest
Penteli has many plots bordering pine forest. The engineer checks the forest map from the start. A pool next to pines also needs good filtration and a cover for the needles.
From our experienceMany clients in the area ask whether a pool helps in a wildfire. Its water can be used by the fire service if there is access. If that matters to you, we leave a suction connection near the plant room.
