Terraces and rooftops
A pool on your terrace or rooftop.
It arrives finished, goes up by crane and sits on the floor slab: no building work. The one thing to check first is how much weight your terrace can take.
Will my terrace take it?
It depends on the water depth.
Most of the weight is the water: each centimetre of depth adds 10 kg per square metre. With the shallowest pool (0.60 m in total) the water weighs about 400 kg/m²; with the deepest, about 1,200 kg/m².
On top of that comes the pool itself, which is light: its EPS shell weighs 95% less than a concrete one. Before we build it, we help you check the load your floor slab can take; if it is tight, a shallower pool weighs much less.
| Total depth | Water | Water weight |
|---|---|---|
| 0.60 m | 0.40 m | ≈ 400 kg/m² |
| 0.80 m | 0.60 m | ≈ 600 kg/m² |
| 1.00 m | 0.80 m | ≈ 800 kg/m² |
| 1.20 m | 1.00 m | ≈ 1,000 kg/m² |
| 1.40 m | 1.20 m | ≈ 1,200 kg/m² |
To check your case
Send us photos of the terrace and of the access, its size and, if you have them, the year of the building or its structural drawings.
How it gets up there
Lifted in, in one piece.
- 01
It travels finished
By lorry, already clad and equipped: the pool is not built at your home and leaves no rubble.
- 02
Lifted in by crane
A crane lifts it over the wall, the hedge or up to the roof terrace.
- 03
It settles into place
On a firm, level base (a concrete slab or the terrace floor), with no trenches or digging.
Real projects
Already on terraces and rooftops.
Questions
What people ask us about terraces.
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 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.
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.