{"id":30315,"date":"2021-01-26T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T03:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=30315"},"modified":"2021-01-26T16:13:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T03:13:22","slug":"never-been-busier-the-skyrocketing-number-of-australians-installing-a-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/never-been-busier-the-skyrocketing-number-of-australians-installing-a-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Never been busier’: The skyrocketing number of Australians installing a pool"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Demand for pools is booming as Aussies holiday at home<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer is usually a busy time for pool installation across Australia, but this year, pool companies are so run off their feet that some are reporting being fully booked for jobs until 2022.<\/p>\n

The surge in pool requests has come as international borders remain closed for holidays, due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning people are being forced to \u201cstaycation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s never been busier in the more than 40 years I\u2019ve worked in the industry,\u201d Ted Martin, owner and director of Compass Pools in Melbourne told\u00a0Domain.<\/i>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company works across Melbourne and the Gippsland region, where harsh lockdowns saw people stuck at home for most of 2020 and looking to relax by the pool.<\/p>\n

The number of jobs was steadily increasing as people realised they would not be able to travel for some time, particularly to countries badly affected by COVID-19.<\/p>\n

For Mr Martin\u2019s company, which installs fibreglass pools across Melbourne and the Gippsland region, it\u2019s not only the installers who are finding it busy, but also pool manufacturers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the factories are at their limit, so it\u2019s not just a matter of getting the pool in the ground, but also having it made.\u201d<\/p>\n

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