Pool Cover Specialists

Years of experience
on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

Pool & Aljibe Lining

Quality craftsmanship
Quality brands

Pool Heating Installation

Tried and tested heating solutions

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About Us

Piscinas Direct is a small family business based in Lanzarote with a pedigree going back to 1996. With the experience and skills we offer, you can be sure of the best possible value, products and service.

We pride ourselves in the quality of the work carried out by our qualified and dedicated staff and strive to help you keep your pool in pristine condition.

We understand that your swimming pool is an important part of your home and lifestyle so therefore it deserves all the care and attention of a prestigious pool company.

We endeavour to keep our overheads low so we can offer you, the customer, a sensible and affordable price for any work you may require.

As a small family business we concentrate on being efficient, confident and reliable for each of our customers giving us the satisfaction and pride of being able to deliver a great service.

All staff at Piscinas Direct are fully trained by UK qualified swimming pool engineers to ensure that they have the ability, knowledge and skill to work with all aspects of swimming pools.

Mark Lawlor is the owner of Piscinas Direct. He is an associated Member of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers.

Lesley Lawlor is the Office Administrator and has been with the company for 20 years.

We offer

Years of experience

Highly trained staff

Affordable prices

Our services

Pool Cover Installation
Pool & Aljibe Repair / Lining
Pool Water Heater Solutions

Our values

Easy communication
Never knowingly undersold
Pride and experience in our work

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Pool Covers

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Pool Linings

1000s
Happy Customers

Products & Services

The Canary Islands are home to a very large number of outdoor private swimming pools, which are used within the tourist trade for 52 weeks of the year. Temperatures of pool water in Europe are normally higher than the Canaries in Summer months, due mainly to the lower and warmer wind conditions.

Over the years the thickness of the cover material has increased from 300 micron to 400, 500 and 600 micron and a strong backing material is now bonded to some covers to make them immensely strong. The material is also treated to the maximum UV protection rating (as supplied to the Southern Hemisphere).

Why do we need Pool Covers? Any body of water will heat up when in direct sunlight and cool down when a wind is passing over it. With the strong winds in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the cooling effect keeps the temperature much lower than you might expect at this latitude.

The majority of domestic pools in the islands are used by tourists who come to Lanzarote all year round, with normal water temperature being 15°c. in the winter and 25°c. in the summer. The tourists expect the pools to be heated to at least 25 to 27 degrees, so it is clear that some form of heating and heat retention is required.

Solar Gain pool covers are designed to act in a similar way to a solar heating system. If the sun is shining, and the cover remains on the pool most of the time it will add several degrees to the swimming pool water...perfect for general resident use.

Geoweave pool covers have a silver colour on the underside giving a notable quantity of extra heat retention saving considerably on chemical costs. For your convenience we recommend using solar covers with a reel system.

Our pool linings are tough, hard wearing PVC material reinforced with an internal webbing. This gives it both the strength and durability to withstand the highest expectations of the most heavily used public pools, and the quality of finish to transform any domestic pool.

The material is brought to site to be cut and tailored to the individual contours of your pool. Panel by panel, the lining is made up and the over-lapped edges fused together using specialised hot-air welding equipment. The seams are then finished with a liquid PVC.

In the Canary Islands the ideal solution is to have both solar and conventional heating systems applied to your pool. The average pool temperatures are 17°C or less in winter and 25°C in summer. The recommended temperatures for comfortable use are 26/27°C in winter and 28/29°C in summer.

A correctly sized and installed Heating system will increase the base temperature by up to 6ºC throughout the year and will therefore produce very comfortable temperatures for 8 months of the year, particularly if a cover is used at night time to prevent heat loss.

Reviews

We have worked with many clients and we aim to keep them happy and satisfied. Have a look what our clients said about us.

I have had pool work completed on my premises for a number of years and it has always been carried out by the staff of Piscinas Direct. At no time have I found any of the work that has not been completed to my satisfaction.

The technical knowledge is something that has impressed me because on Lanzarote there are many people who profess to be swimming pool experts and they can be found lacking. I have heard that sometimes other engineers ask for advice from them.

I would recommend Piscinas Direct to anyone considering engineering work around their pool area plus the addition of pool heaters, covers etc.

My pool covers have mainly been of the remote automatic type which has caused no problem for over 8 years. I recommend this company to anyone.

Sue LIttler
Piscinas Direct first did work for us in 2006 when they installed a pool heater which is still working perfectly with no problems. We then had a pool leakage, which they then remedied by fitting a pool liner. Over the years we have had problems with various pool covers - as we live at the top of the mountain - the covers were constantly blowing away! Piscinas Direct suggested a solid solar cover which we had fitted. This is a very easy system to operate and at the push of a button the cover opens and closes and looks very stylish too. We also recently had our pool liner update with ceramic tiled edging.

Piscinas Direct work is always of a consistently high quality and their staff friendly and helpful.

Ian & Penelope Roberts
It is with great taste that I transmit my total satisfaction for your work, getting my swimming pool up and running after years of disuse, including the relining of the walls and floor of the pool, renovation of tubes and skimmer, and the installation of a heat pump to automatically regulate the temperature of the water and the protective cover.

After 3 years (since 2008) of total maintenance of the water quality and the entire installation, I express my absolute confidence and trust in your work, formality, attention and availability.

Greetings and success with your new website

Eduardo Reyes

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