Where the pools are in Fifth Settlement
Lotus was laid out in 2000, and the villa districts around it followed. So a large share of the private pools here went in during that first wave and are now well into their second decade. Most of them sit in standalone villa gardens. Lotus and the apartment districts hold low-rise buildings, where any pool is usually shared. The compounds carry the newer villas, and the biggest pools belong to the hotels and clubs. All of Fifth Settlement is inside the area we cover from our Nasr City office.
First-wave villa pools in Narges, Banafseg and Yasmin
These pools were built when the districts were new. At this age the waterproofing, the tile bed, the grout and the plant room tend to wear out within a year or two of each other. The first visit covers all of them, and you get a written list: sound, needs work now, or can wait. Where several parts are failing together, we scope one renovation with a single drain-down and one programme. The concrete shell is usually the part worth keeping, and keeping it is what makes renovation cheaper than a rebuild. New waterproofing goes on with Sika or BASF Master Builders Solutions systems, and the old pumps and filters come out for Hayward, Pentair or AstralPool equipment you can get parts for in Cairo.
Bigger edges on bigger plots in Choueifat, El Koronfel and South Academy
Villa plots in these districts are large, and plenty of the first-wave pools on them were built as plain skimmer pools. A renovation is the cheapest moment to change the edge, because the pool is already empty and the deck is already lifted. The survey shows whether the shell and the plot will take an overflow edge, where the balance tank would go and how much the plant room has to grow. Our overflow and infinity edge construction covers how that edge gets built level all the way round. A spa can join the same scheme, on the same plant room and the same Schneider Electric control panel.
Shared pools in Lotus and the low-rise apartment districts
A pool shared by a building or a small residential compound carries far more swimmers per litre than a villa pool. The water treatment has to be sized for that load, or the chlorine runs out by the afternoon. We size the filtration, the circulation and the dosing to how many people actually use the pool, then keep it balanced on a fixed visit day. Readings go to one named person, usually the building manager or the owners' union, after every visit. For salt or chlorine systems and automatic dosing, see our pool water treatment systems.
Compound villas in Villette, Layan and Stone Park
The compounds hold the newest villas in Fifth Settlement, and many of their gardens still have no pool. Each compound has its own rules for contractors: drawings, security clearance, delivery slots and working hours. We file that paperwork with the management and keep the site team inside the permitted hours. Emaar Misr, Hyde Park Developments and Mivida are on our developer partner list, so Mivida and Hyde Park villas follow rules our engineers already know.
Hotel and club pools along Ninety Street
Hotels on the Ninety Street side often run several pools side by side: a main pool, a jacuzzi and a children's pool. Whoever runs a pool like that answers to guests or members for every day it stays shut, and to the inspector for every reading. We trace a fault to its cause once, so the same pump stops getting replaced. Readings are logged on every visit and kept for your inspection file. Work that closes a pool is booked into your quietest weeks. Hotels and clubs contract with us directly, on commercial terms.
Why Fifth Settlement owners choose us
- Founded in 2001, with twenty five years of building and repairing pools in Egypt.
- Structural, hydraulic and MEP engineers on our own staff. The shell, the pipework and the electrics answer to one company.
- Site teams on our own payroll. No labour hired for the week.
- The same team on your pool every visit, on the day you booked.
- Faults reported to you in writing before they cost money. Nothing billed that was not done.
- A written warranty on every pool we build: 25 years on the structure, 10 on the waterproofing, 5 on the electromechanical works.
- A 90-day programme for a standard residential build, written into the quotation.
- Milestone payments, or a deposit and six monthly instalments.
- Hayward, Pentair, AstralPool and Aqua Water Systems equipment, with Schneider Electric automation.
Call or WhatsApp +20 102 626 1818 and we will set a day for the survey.
First-wave pools another company built
Most of the older pools in Narges, Banafseg, Yasmin and Lotus came from other contractors, and many came without drawings. We take them on in the state they are in. The first visit covers the water, the shell, the tiling, the pipework and the plant room, with a written verdict on each part. From there we quote a repair, a renovation or a maintenance contract, whichever the pool needs. A repair to another company's pool carries a warranty term agreed for that job and written on the quote.
How the price of a Fifth Settlement pool is decided
A skimmer pool in a Yasmin garden and an overflow pool with a spa on a South Academy plot are different jobs. The age of the shell, the state of the waterproofing, the access for a mixer truck, the equipment you keep and the finish you choose all move the figure, and only a site visit shows them. So we quote after the visit. The visit is free, the quote is free, and it comes in writing, line by line, with dates. Compounds, clubs and hotels get commercial terms, set out on our page for developers and facilities managers.
Owners who should look elsewhere
If your pool is under five years old and holding its water, leave it for now. If the lowest monthly figure in Fifth Settlement is what decides it, a cheaper company will win on price. And if you want new tiles laid over failed waterproofing to save a drain-down, we will turn that job down, because our warranty goes only on work we have opened up and checked.
Reaching our office from Fifth Settlement
Every survey and every visit happens at your pool. The office is open by appointment for owners who want to see tiles, coping and equipment before choosing.
We are at 15 El-Lewaa Mahmoud Samy Basha, Al Mintaqah as Sādisah, in Nasr City, just off Abbas El-Akkad.
- From Downtown Katameya Mall or the Police Academy: make your way to Nasr City and pick up Abbas El-Akkad.
- From Narges, Banafseg or the Mohamed Naguib Axis: make your way to Nasr City and pick up Abbas El-Akkad.
- From the Air Force Specialized Hospital or Future University: make your way to Nasr City and pick up Abbas El-Akkad.
Ring +20 102 626 1818 when you are close and we will guide you in. Office hours are Saturday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm. Closed Friday.
Frequently asked questions in Fifth Settlement
Do you work on pools near the Police Academy and South Academy? Yes. South Academy, North Teseen, the streets around the Police Academy and the villas off the Mohamed Naguib Axis are all inside the area we cover.
My villa pool in Banafseg is about fifteen years old. Should I renovate or rebuild? Usually renovate, because the concrete shell tends to outlast everything fitted to it. The survey checks the shell, the waterproofing and the pipework, and the answer comes to you in writing.
Can you change my skimmer pool to an overflow edge? Often, on the larger plots in Choueifat, El Koronfel and South Academy. The survey confirms whether the shell can take it and where the balance tank goes.
Can a spa go in at the same time? Yes. It shares the plant room and the control panel with the pool, so it costs less to add during the renovation than afterwards.
Our building in Lotus shares one pool. Who do you report to? One named contact, usually the building manager or the owners' union. Readings and any findings go to that person after every visit.
Do you look after hotel and club pools near Ninety Street? Yes, on commercial terms. Readings are logged for your inspection file and any closure is booked into your quietest weeks.
Is Fifth Settlement covered on your New Cairo page as well? Fifth Settlement is part of New Cairo, and this page covers its villa districts. For new compound builds across the rest of the city, see our page on villa pool builds across New Cairo.
Do you also go out to Mostakbal City and Katameya? Yes. Both are inside the area we cover, on the same terms. See new villa pools in Mostakbal City and golf estate pools in Katameya.
How much will it cost? That depends on the pool, the plot and the access, so we price after a free site visit. The quote is free, written, and dated.
What warranty do you give? On pools we build: 25 years on the structure, 10 on the waterproofing, 5 on the electromechanical works, in writing; on a repair to another company's pool, the term is agreed per job and written on the quote.
Call us about your pool
For a swimming pool company Cairo villa owners can reach on the first call, ring or WhatsApp +20 102 626 1818 and tell us which district the pool is in and what it is doing. You can also email info@arcgroup-eg.com and we will book the free site visit.
Al Rowad Constructions & Pool Services, 15 El-Lewaa Mahmoud Samy Basha, Al Mintaqah as Sādisah, Nasr City, Cairo Governorate 10506, Egypt.