Step by step
How a pool is installed in two days.
With you, start to finish
From your idea to your first swim.
01We design it with you
With a few photos of the space (one general view and one of the access) and its measurements, or by coming to see it, we choose the line, the size and the finishes with you, and give you a fixed quote.
02Manufacture and leak test
We build it in our factory in Balsicas (Murcia) with the steps, the plant room and the wall passages already built in. Before it leaves, on its transport platform, it spends at least 24 hours full of water: zero leaks.
03It arrives finished and a crane sets it in place
It travels by lorry, clad and equipped. The crane lifts it over the hedge, over the wall or up to the roof terrace, and within a few hours it is resting on a firm, level base (a concrete slab or the terrace floor).
04Connection and finishing touches
We connect the equipment in the plant room (cartridge filter, variable-speed pump and Aqualyser salt chlorinator), adjust the coping and go over every finishing detail.
05Into the water
We fill the pool, explain how it works and what maintenance it needs, and hand it over to you, ready for a swim.
Other advantages
It moves house with you
As it is self-supporting and not anchored, the pool is your property and can be moved to another home.
It goes where you cannot dig
Rooftops, terraces, inner courtyards, protected ground, or plots with rock or a high water table.
Pools for terraces and rooftopsIt costs less to heat
The polystyrene (EPS) shell insulates 86% better than concrete: the water keeps its temperature, like in a thermos.
On video
This is how they look on handover day.
Frequently asked questions
Everything people ask us.
Do I really not need a building licence or planning permission?
Desingpool pools are raised and self-supporting: they are not dug in or anchored to the ground, so they are not considered a permanent structure and need no plans or building permit. Even so, every town hall has its own rules: before we start, we check your particular case with you.
How long does installation take?
The pool leaves the factory finished, equipped and tested with water, so there is no building work at your home: a crane sets it in place in a few hours on a firm, level base and, in around 2 days, it is connected, filled and ready for a swim.
Can it go on a terrace or a rooftop?
Yes, it is one of the most common uses: rooftops, terraces, patios and plots where you cannot dig. On roofs and floor slabs, the load the structure can take has to be checked first (as a guide, 1.20 m of water weighs about 1,200 kg per square metre). We help you with that check.
What do I need to have ready?
A firm, level base to set it on — a reinforced concrete slab or the terrace floor itself — and, nearby, a power point, a water supply and a drain. And room for the crane lorry to get close: from the street, the garden or over the house. We check all this with you before we build it.
What sizes can I choose?
Every pool is made to measure: from 2.90 to 6.90 m long including the steps, from 2.00 to 3.00 m wide and from 0.60 to 1.40 m in total depth. The water sits about 20 cm below the edge. Tell us how much space you have and we will adapt it.
What comes as standard and what can I add?
They all have outside steps with the plant room underneath, interior steps and a cartridge filter, variable-speed pump and Aqualyser salt chlorinator.
Line Luxe adds a 1.70 × 0.40 m glass window, a full-width interior bench and the heating pre-installation; Line Luxe Plus has the same, with a full-length bench, a porcelain interior and the built-in waterfall. The interior bench can go on any of the four walls, on all three lines. On Line Confort, all of that can be added as an extra. The finishes work on all three: whatever a line does not include as standard can be chosen as an option (an alternative) or as an extra (an upgrade charged separately).
Extras: a built-in waterfall in a 0.60 m wall (on Confort and Luxe), heat pump, hydromassage jets or air bubbles in the interior bench, stainless-steel handrail, outdoor benches (with cushions, if you like), automatic cover (raised or built-in) and a counter-current unit.
Can it be heated?
Yes. Line Luxe and Line Luxe Plus come with the heating pre-installation as standard: everything ready to fit the heat pump, which is ordered separately, and swim all year round. On Line Confort, the pre-installation is an extra, needed if you want the heat pump.
Does it cost more to run than a concrete pool?
Quite the opposite. The shell is made of rigid, water-repellent polystyrene foam (EPS), which insulates 86% better than concrete: the water holds its temperature better and heating it costs much less. And the variable-speed pump, fitted as standard, adjusts its speed to what the pool needs at any moment.
What if it leaks?
Before it leaves the factory, every pool is filled and spends at least 24 hours in a leak test. It only goes on the lorry if it does not lose a single drop.
What maintenance does it need?
The same as any pool, but simpler: it holds less water and they all come with a cartridge filter, variable-speed pump and Aqualyser salt chlorinator as standard, which makes chlorine from the salt in the water. The equipment is close at hand, in the plant room under the outside steps.
What happens if I move house?
As it is self-supporting and not anchored to the ground, the pool can be moved to another home: it belongs to you, not to the plot.
What is it made of?
ECOCOMPOSITE, the base material of the patented Desingpool system: industrially made modules on a self-supporting structure, with a polystyrene (EPS) shell that weighs 95% less than a concrete one, 100% recyclable and with all the fittings and wall passages pre-installed at the factory. Outside, it has acrylic render (standard on Line Confort) or porcelain (standard on Line Luxe and Line Luxe Plus) and, inside, glass mosaic or porcelain.
How much does it cost?
The price of a raised pool depends on the line (Confort, Luxe or Luxe Plus), the size (from 2.90 to 6.90 m long including the steps and from 2.00 to 3.00 m wide), the finishes and the extras (waterfall, heat pump, automatic cover…), and on the distance to your home and the crane needed (a bigger one for a penthouse). With no building work and no permit, you pay nothing for digging, rubble removal or plans. Design yours in two minutes and we will send you a fixed, no-obligation quote.
Where would you put it?
Send us the measurements of your garden, patio, terrace or rooftop, or design it yourself in two minutes. We will reply with a fixed, no-obligation quote.