Matfield, Kent · New Concrete Pool
A valley-side pool that belongs to the landscape
What the client wanted
Integrate a swimming pool into a beautiful, mature valley-side garden in a seamless, complementary way.
The finished result
Four years on, the pool is used for hours almost every day and is still maintained by Mermaid.
The decisions behind the result
Every site asks
something different.
The challenge
Space restrictions in the plant room required a custom pump layout for proper priming and to avoid cavitation.
How Mermaid solved it
A monolithic concrete shell, crystal filtration with UV and salt, and double frost-protected heating for extended seasonal use.
Technical proof
The specification.
- Dimensions
- 15m × 4.1m
- Depth
- 1.35m – 1.95m
- Volume
- 105.8m³
- Construction
- Monolithic reinforced concrete shell, cast corner step
- Heating
- Norsup P35kW air source heat pump, double frost protection
- Filtration
- 750mm Norsup filter, layered AFM media, UV & salt
- Finish
- Bespoke milled natural York stone
“It has been transformative for our kids and is used for hours almost every day and looks as good as it did the day it was finished.”
Mrs R, Matfield
The people behind the pools
A pool is a big decision.
You should know who’s building it.
Mermaid has been family-run since 1981. Today Steven and James lead the business, carrying forward the experience built across three generations. The value of that experience is not simply the number of years. It is knowing who is responsible for your project.
Meet the people behind Mermaid
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