Updated October 2026
Sutherland holds some of the oldest housing stock in the Shire, and that means some of its oldest pools. Plenty of the concrete pools behind the 60s to 80s homes along the ridge are originals that have outlived their first surface by a decade or more. If your pool has a painted or marble sheen interior, visible render patches, or coping that moves when you stand on it, it was probably due for renovation years ago.
Age is not a death sentence for these pools. The shells were often generously built, and a sound old shell can take a modern pebble or quartz interior well.
Common pool jobs in Sutherland
- Stripping failed paint or marble sheen and resurfacing in modern finishes
- Replacing cracked bullnose brick coping with stone or concrete coping
- Repairing leaks at old skimmer boxes, lights and return fittings
- Bringing original 60s and 70s fencing up to current compliance standards
- Hydrostatic valve and drainage advice for pools cut into the ridge
What it costs
Older pools sometimes need preparation work that newer pools do not, so treat any number as guide pricing only until the pool is inspected. Our pool renovation cost guide explains the typical ranges and what pushes a job up or down.
Frequently asked questions
My Sutherland pool is painted. Can it go straight to pebble?
No. Paint has to come off completely before a new interior can bond, usually by abrasive blasting. It adds a step, and renovators price it in once they see the surface.
The pool loses water in summer. Leak or evaporation?
Shire pools can lose several millimetres a day to evaporation in summer, but steady loss beyond that points to a leak, often at ageing fittings or the skimmer. A renovator can pressure test before you commit to a resurface.
Will an old pool pass compliance?
Original 60s and 70s barriers commonly need upgrades before they will pass. Our pool compliance page covers what inspectors check.