Three ways to build a pool
A concrete pool is built on the plot: the hole is dug, the walls and floor are reinforced and cast, and the inside is tiled or given another finish. A fibreglass pool (also sold as prefab, and in Greek as πολυεστερική) is a one-piece shell made in a factory. It comes on a lorry, and a crane lowers it into a hole dug to its shape. A panel pool sits between the two: wall panels are bolted together on site on a concrete base, and a liner holds the water.
Prices quoted
Concrete: 8×4 m: €25,000–45,000; 6×3 m: €16,000–22,000
Fibreglass shell: 6×3 m: about €10,000 + VAT (one owner’s quote)
Panel pool: priced after the site visit
Shape and size
Concrete: whatever the plot takes
Fibreglass shell: the maker’s range
Panel pool: what the panel system allows
Work on site
Concrete: the most; 3–5 months in all with the permit (a Limassol builder)
Fibreglass shell: less, the shell arrives finished
Panel pool: less than concrete
Access
Concrete: room for a digger and the concrete
Fibreglass shell: a lorry to the house and a crane near the hole
Panel pool: panels come flat and are carried in
Overflow edge
Concrete: yes, about +50%
Fibreglass shell: ask the company
Panel pool: ask the company
What wears
Concrete: tiles and grout, which can be redone
Fibreglass shell: the shell surface; get the warranty in writing
Panel pool: the liner, 10–15 years in Cyprus sun
| Concrete | Fibreglass shell | Panel pool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prices quoted | 8×4 m: €25,000–45,000; 6×3 m: €16,000–22,000 | 6×3 m: about €10,000 + VAT (one owner’s quote) | priced after the site visit |
| Shape and size | whatever the plot takes | the maker’s range | what the panel system allows |
| Work on site | the most; 3–5 months in all with the permit (a Limassol builder) | less, the shell arrives finished | less than concrete |
| Access | room for a digger and the concrete | a lorry to the house and a crane near the hole | panels come flat and are carried in |
| Overflow edge | yes, about +50% | ask the company | ask the company |
| What wears | tiles and grout, which can be redone | the shell surface; get the warranty in writing | the liner, 10–15 years in Cyprus sun |
Fibreglass pool prices in Cyprus
Price lists for fibreglass pools in Cyprus are hard to find in public. The one figure we have is a quote an owner posted on an expat forum: about €10,000 plus VAT for a 6×3 m fibreglass pool. In the same thread, a builder asked €22,000 plus VAT for a concrete 6×3 m pool, and a pool shop €16,000 including VAT with a patio. A general European figure says prefab pools cost 15–25% less than concrete. It was not measured in Cyprus, and on the forum the gap was wider.
The shell is only part of the bill. The hole, the base, the crane, the pipes, the pump room, the backfill around the shell and the paving are paid for too, and the company prices them after it has seen the plot. That holds whether you are looking for a prefab pool in Nicosia or in Paralimni and Ayia Napa.
- Small pool, 4×3 m
- €15,000–22,000
- 8×4 m, concrete, skimmer
- €25,000–45,000
- 10×5 m, concrete, skimmer
- €44,000–63,000
- Overflow (infinity) instead of skimmer
- about 50% more for the same size
- Decking, fence, lighting, cover
- €2,000–10,000 on top
- Heat pump for an 8×4 pool
- about €3,500; over €4,000 for bigger pools
- Fiberglass shell, 6×3 m
- about €10,000 + VAT (owners' quotes)
What pool companies on the island charge, from their own price lists, property guides and listings (October 2026); VAT is not always included. The company that takes your request names the exact price once it has seen the pool.
A one-piece shell comes by road
A fibreglass shell travels on a lorry, so its size is set by what a lorry can carry and what fits through the streets to your house. Then a crane has to stand close enough to lift it over the house or the wall into the hole. A new build in Latsia with a wide drive is easy. The narrow lanes of old Paralimni, a house tucked behind others in Ypsonas, or power lines across the garden can rule a shell out. On the site visit the company checks the route and where the crane will stand, and tells you which shells it can bring.
A panel pool has no such limit, because the parts come flat and are carried in by hand. A concrete pool needs room for the digger and the hose of the concrete pump.
How long each one takes
The permit takes the same time whichever you choose. One Limassol builder quotes 4–12 weeks for it and 3–5 months from start to a finished concrete pool. A prefab pool needs the same permits as a concrete one; we found no official source that says otherwise. A fibreglass shell arrives finished, so the work on site is shorter: the dig, the base, the lift, the pipes and the backfill. A panel pool also goes up faster than casting and tiling concrete. Ask for the dates in writing, because the time depends on the company’s order book and the season as much as on the pool.
Shapes, sizes and an overflow edge
Concrete takes any shape and size the plot allows, with steps, a bench or a shallow end where you want them. A shell comes in the shapes and sizes in the maker’s range, and a panel pool in what its system allows. The overflow pools in the property portal’s guide are concrete, at about 50% more than a skimmer pool of the same size. If you want the water level with the edge and you are thinking of a shell or panels, ask the company at the start whether it has an overflow model at all.
What lasts and what wears
A concrete pool can be retiled or relined when the finish wears, and the shell stays. A liner, in a panel pool or a relined concrete one, lasts 10–15 years under the Cyprus sun, where the UV index reaches 11 in July; a new one starts at €3,000 on one Paphos company’s list. In Paphos the water is often hard, with calcium above 400 ppm, and it leaves scale on tiles, liners and fibreglass alike. For a fibreglass shell, ask for the warranty on the shell and on its surface in writing.
Which one suits which garden
A young couple with a new build in Lakatamia, a wide drive and a 6×3 m pool in mind is the textbook case for a fibreglass shell: ask for prefab and compare. A villa on the slope at Tsada that wants the water running over the edge towards the view is a concrete overflow pool. A townhouse in Larnaca with the garden behind it and no way in for a crane is concrete or panels. If you are not sure, say so in the form and pick a time for a site visit; the company measures, tells you what fits and gives you a quote.