The pools we look after in Nasr City
Most of Nasr City is apartment blocks, so most of its pools are on rooftops, in shared residential buildings, in clubs and hotels, with a smaller number in villa gardens. A lot of them went in twenty or thirty years ago. Each kind needs something different.
Rooftop pools on Nasr City buildings
A rooftop pool sits on a slab that was usually designed for something lighter. The weight, the waterproofing and the drainage all have to be right, because a leak on a roof ends up in the flat below. We check the structure and the waterproofing together and treat them as one job. Our rooftop and indoor pool work covers both, on new pools and on old ones.
Villa pools off Abbas El-Akkad and Makram Ebeid
Villa gardens in the district are tight and the side passages are narrow. Access gets surveyed on the first visit, so the method and the dates are settled before you get a price. Most of these pools are old enough that the shell, the waterproofing, the tiling and the plant room are wearing out at the same time. When that happens we scope it as one full renovation programme, with one drain-down and one contractor.
Shared pools in residential buildings
A pool shared by a whole building has a lot of owners and usually one manager answering for it. We give that manager one contact, a fixed visit day, and readings written down on every visit. Anything beyond the contract gets quoted in writing first and goes ahead only when the building agrees. Most buildings run the pool on a weekly maintenance contract with the same team every visit.
Club and hotel pools in the district
Nasr City has clubs and hotels from the Al Ahly area to Al Tayaran Street. If you run one of those pools, every day it is closed costs you, and you answer for anything that goes wrong in it. We find the cause of a fault once, so the same part stops getting replaced every few months. Readings are logged on every visit and kept for your inspection records. Any work that would close the pool is planned around your busy periods. Clubs and hotels can contract us directly, on commercial terms.
The work these pools need
A pool in Nasr City twenty years in usually needs one of four things.
The water is going somewhere. We trace the leak before anything is broken open, then re-waterproof with Sika or BASF Master Builders systems. See our leak detection and waterproofing.
The plant room holds equipment nobody stocks parts for any more. We replace it with Hayward, Pentair, AstralPool or Aqua Water Systems equipment and Schneider Electric automation, sized to the pool, so the next spare is on a shelf in Cairo.
Several systems are failing together. That is a renovation, scoped and dated as one job.
The pool is sound and only needs looking after. That is a fixed weekly visit, on the day you choose.
Why owners in Nasr City call us
- Our office has been in Nasr City since 2001. When you ring, you reach the district, not a call centre.
- The same team on every visit, on the day you booked.
- Problems reported to you before they cost money.
- You pay only for work that was done, and every visit is logged.
- Our own engineers for structure, plumbing and electrics, and our own site crews on our payroll.
- Twenty five years of working on pools in Egypt, including pools other companies built.
- A free site visit and a written quote before you commit to anything.
- A written warranty on every pool we build: 25 years on the structure, 10 on the waterproofing, 5 on the electromechanical works.
Pools another company built
Most of the pools we look after in Nasr City were built by somebody else. We take them on as they are. The first visit covers the water, the plant room, the shell, the tiling and the pipework, and you get a written list of what is sound, what needs work now and what can wait.
How the price gets decided
A rooftop pool on a ten-storey building and a villa pool behind International Garden cost different amounts to do the same job on, so we quote after a site visit. Access, the age of the equipment, the state of the waterproofing and the finish you choose all move the figure. The visit is free and the quote is free, written, and comes with dates. For a starting figure before anyone comes out, the configurator on our website gives one from our own rate book.
Who should not call us
If your pool is a few years old and holding its water, you do not need us yet. If you want the cheapest monthly price in Nasr City, we are the wrong company. And if you want work started before anyone has looked at the pool properly, another contractor will do that for you. We will not.
Reaching our office from around Nasr City
You never have to come to us, because we come to the pool. If you want to see the tiles, finishes and equipment before you decide, come to the office by appointment.
We are at 15 El-Lewaa Mahmoud Samy Basha, in Al Mintaqah as Sādisah, the Sixth District, just off Abbas El-Akkad.
- From International Garden: stay on Abbas El-Akkad until the turn into El-Lewaa Mahmoud Samy Basha.
- From Child Park and Makram Ebeid: cross over to Abbas El-Akkad and turn in the same way.
- From Clock Square: make your way onto Abbas El-Akkad, then follow it to our turn.
- From City Stars, Cairo International Stadium or Heliopolis: come down into Nasr City and pick up Abbas El-Akkad.
Street parking is easier in the morning. 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 Nasr City
Do you cover pools near City Stars? Yes. City Stars, the Stadium, Al Tayaran Street, Makram Ebeid and the rest of Nasr City are all inside the area our office covers.
Can you work on a rooftop pool on my building? Yes. We check the slab, the waterproofing and the drainage together before quoting, because a leak on a roof reaches the flat below.
Our building shares one pool. Who do you deal with? One named contact, usually the building manager or the owners' union. Readings and reports go to that person after every visit.
Do you work on club and hotel pools? Yes. Readings are logged on every visit for your inspection records, and work that would close the pool is planned around your busiest periods.
How quickly can you get to a pool in Nasr City? Faster than anywhere else in Cairo, because the office is here. When you call, you get a specific time for the visit.
Do you work on pools another company built? Yes. Most of the pools we look after in Nasr City were built by someone else. The first visit is a full survey with the findings in writing.
Can I visit your office before I decide? Yes, by appointment, Saturday to Thursday. You can see the tiles, finishes and equipment we use.
How much will it cost? It depends on the pool, so we quote after a free site visit. The quote is free, in writing, and comes with dates.
Do you also cover Heliopolis and Mokattam? Yes. Both are next door. We look after pools in Heliopolis and pools in Mokattam and Uptown Cairo on the same terms.
Do you give a warranty? On pools we build, yes, in writing: 25 years on the structure, 10 on the waterproofing, 5 on the electromechanical works. On a repair to another company's pool, the term is agreed for that job and written on the quote.
Call us
Call or WhatsApp +20 102 626 1818, tell us what the pool is doing, and we will book the visit. Or email info@arcgroup-eg.com.
Al Rowad Constructions & Pool Services, 15 El-Lewaa Mahmoud Samy Basha, Al Mintaqah as Sādisah, Nasr City, Cairo Governorate 10506, Egypt.