Pool Covers Sunshine Coast
Pool Covers Made in Queensland
Whatever shape your pool is, we make a solar cover to match it at our Brisbane factory — cut to order, dispatched within 2 business days, and usually on the Sunshine Coast a day later. Delivery is free anywhere from Caloundra to Noosa and beyond.
For an exact figure, put your pool’s measurements into the Pool Cover Wizard and order your custom cover online in a few minutes.
Made for Queensland Conditions
Strong UV for most of the year and evaporation that can reach 30,000 litres a season make the Sunshine Coast hard country for a pool blanket.
Our covers are built for your conditions — Australian materials, high-grade UV stabilisers, and good resistance to damage from pool chemicals. See our guide to Australian-made vs imported covers
And ordering is easy even if you’ve never measured a pool: send us your address and we’ll measure it free from current aerial imagery, then tell you the exact size and shape to order. Nobody needs to come out.
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- Floating Solar Covers Vs. Tie Down Covers? - Distinct Strengths
| Key Issues for Pool Owners | Floating Solar Covers | Tie-Down Mesh Covers |
|---|---|---|
 Keeping Out Leaves / Debris |
 50-75% |
 100% |
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Time To Remove / Put Back |
2 & 2 minutes |
 5 & 15 minutes |
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Reduces Maintenance Work |
Yes |
Maximum |
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Evaporation Reduction |
98% |
50% |
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Summer Water Temp |
Increases 6-8oC |
Increases 3-4oC |
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Added Safety |
 Marginal |
Considerable |
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Compatible with a roller |
100% |
If required |
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Australian Quality |
? Depends on what and where you buy |
100% |
Fast Aerial Pool Measurement and Quote
We can recommend cover sizing and shape, based on High-Resolution Images (already taken from aircraft).
A fast and free, same day service
A Pool Express Exclusive
We access High-Resolution Aerial Imagery (taken regularly from low level aircraft) – 95% of Australian homes have been imaged.
We can measure your pool within an accuracy of around 5 to 10cm. That is far greater accuracy than could be achieved from “Google Earth views”.
We can then recommend cover sizing – We can even design your cover. Simply provide your details in the form below.
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You will receive our assessment &
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Our report will also include discount prices for the highest grades of pool covers on the Australian market
- Submit your details below:
- You will receive our assessment and suggestions today
Our report will also include discount prices for the highest grades of pool covers on the Australian market
Pool Cover Benefits
One Pool Cover - Many Benefits
A cover will offer all pool owners multiple benefits. The durability of our covers means you can enjoy these benefits for years to come.
A summary of the main benefits will include those shown below:
To enjoy those benefits you will need a good and reliable roller in order to deal with the cover on a daily basis. We offer a range of well designed and thoroughly tested roller models to suit various pool sizes and design style preferences.
- A longer and more enjoyable swimming Season
The gain in average water temperature can transform how your pool is used. You can start swimming much earlier in the swimming season (and also much later).
You will also be tempted to use your pool much more often during the regular swimming season.
- Almost total elimination of evaporation water loss
Most Australian pools suffer serious daily water loss from evaporation, especially during summer.
A good cover will almost eliminate evaporative water loss altogether (by around 98%). This not only saves cost, it saves work and stress having to constantly monitor the pool’s water level during dry periods.
- Less work with leaves - You can even use a garden blower
A pool cover can make a dramatic difference to the work of dealing with leaves. A pool cover will keep leaves “above the pool” and out of the water.
If leaves do not just later “blow away” in the next strong wind, you might just “blast these away” occasionally with a garden blower. Not even an option without a cover.
- Reduced chemical and treament expenses
You can expect a cover to eventually pay for itself from savings on other pool costs. Putting a cover on a pool is one-step away from having an indoor pool.
With care, you can certainly reduce filter running times, chlorine dosage and other chemical requirements.
How does a pool actually lose heat?
Your pool will gain significant heating from the effect of sunlight simply striking our pool cover. But further heat gain benefits result from the ability to “retain heat”.
Most pool owners do not realise how much pools can “chill” every day (and especially overnight) by heat lost from evaporation alone.
Worsening the situation – the warmer you pool gets, the greater the evaporation and heat loss. Water temperatures far lower than ideal are the natural result.
Why Quality Matters
Don't Waste Work & Money
- Wasted, Early, and Repeated Expenses
Experienced pool owners agree: Investing in a high-quality pool cover is a smart decision.
- While cheaper options may need replacement every 18-36 months, superior covers can last nearly a decade. This longevity not only saves money in the long run but also spares pool owners the frequent hassle of purchasing and installing new covers.
- While cheaper options may need replacement every 18-36 months, superior covers can last nearly a decade.
- This longevity not only saves money in the long run but also spares pool owners the frequent hassle of purchasing and installing new covers.
Cover Quality - How Other Covers Fail Early:
- Poor Quality Ingredients - Covers Damaged Quickly by UV and Pool Chemicals
- Poor Quality Ingredients - Covers Damaged by UV and Pool Chemicals
While various pool covers may appear similar, such as “blue plastic bubbles,” they can be made from substantially different ingredients. This significantly impacts the cover’s performance and durability.
Our covers utilize an optimal combination of anti-oxidants (to resist damage from pool chemicals) and UV inhibitors (for years of protection in outdoor sunlight).
- Poor Design From the Start
Each brand of pool covers has its own distinctive bubble profile, which plays a crucial role in determining its lifespan.
Our bubble design is optimized for performance and maximum durability, a level of detail often overlooked by other manufacturers.
- Rapid, Poor Quality Manufacture
To save costs, inferior covers often employ overly rapid manufacturing techniques and pay little attention to quality control. This compromise typically leads to lower cover quality and durability.
The material formulation of our covers, particularly the anti-oxidants, results in a high-quality and consistent product after the high-temperature molding and formation process.
- Australian Covers Universally Better than Imports
Based on our experience, all Australian-made pool covers are significantly more reliable than imported covers, which are primarily sourced from China and available online through forums such as eBay, Temu and Catch.
Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with products made in China. However, when it comes to pool covers, these products are manufactured at the lowest possible expense, resulting in severely compromised quality. Such covers should be treated as “semi-disposable,” requiring frequent replacement, accompanied by substantial work and mess each time.
- 100% Made in Australia
Sunshine Coast Pool Cover Guide
Choosing a Pool Cover for the Sunshine Coast
Micron grade is the choice that matters most: it sets how many summers the cover survives, and the warranty column shows plainly what each grade promises.
GradeWarranty
Pro-rataTypically
Used For
As a guide, our Australian-made solar covers run from $14 per square metre (250 micron) to $25 per square metre (600 micron top-of-range) — your exact price depends on your pool’s shape and size. Our Pool Cover Wizard gives you an instant figure in under a minute. Compare those rates with any pool shop retail quote and you’ll see how we offer both better value and advice.
Also available: 5 mm foam thermal covers from $39/m² — Our solar covers already provide excellent insulation and help retain pool heat. Our thermal covers take this a step further. They are most often used on pools heated by a heat pump, where reducing overnight heat loss is more important than gaining heat from direct sunlight.
What an uncovered pool loses on the Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast swims longer than most of the country — and evaporates accordingly. On long-term Bureau of Meteorology averages, an uncovered 8 × 4 m pool here can lose around 50,000 litres annually — more water than the pool actually holds.
Unitywater’s two-tier pricing makes that water dearer than it looks — pool top-ups are exactly the usage that lands in the top tier, billed at $5.09 a kilolitre (FY2026–27). At that rate, evaporation losses can run to around $250 a year.
A floating cover closes the tap: 97%+ less evaporation, water up to 8 °C warmer, fewer top-ups and steadier chemistry — which is why a cover here tends to pay for itself within a couple of seasons.
How many Queensland summers will a solar cover last?
Grade decides it. The pro-rata ladder — 3 years at 250 micron up to 12 years for the 600 and 610 ranges — is a plain statement of the service life each cover is built for, provided the pool isn’t harshly over-chlorinated. Two habits stretch any grade further: keep free chlorine in the normal range, and use the free UV over-cover that comes with every roller whenever the cover sits rolled up in summer sun.
Cheap imports are a different proposition — built down to a price, most need replacing within 18–36 months. If you want one cover for the next decade, start at 550 micron.
Warranty & Peace of Mind
Every grade carries a pro-rata warranty — 3 to 12 years — and a claim takes a few photos by email: our own team handles it, or you can go direct to ABGAL, the Australian manufacturer, in business for over 40 years.
Pool Express is by far Australia’s leading retailer of ABGAL pool covers, and we’ve been in the business for more than 20.
Made in Brisbane, QLD
Covers for the Sunshine Coast are made at our Brisbane factory — 56 Magnesium Drive, Crestmead — cut to your pool’s shape and dispatched within 2 business days. StarTrack Express usually has the box at your door the next business day, tracked from the moment it leaves.
Delivery is free — to the Coast, and anywhere else in Australia.
Don’t know your pool’s size? We measure it from the air
Send us your street address and we’ll take your pool’s measurements from current high-resolution aerial imagery — no site visit, no tape measure, no guesswork.
You’ll get back a recommendation for the most economical size and shape to order, with no risk of undersizing or paying for material you don’t need. Reports usually go out the same day.
Odd-shaped pool? We template leaf covers on-site
For inground pools, our Pool Tex mesh covers tie down over the whole pool for 100% leaf and debris exclusion through the cooler months. Rectangular covers can be ordered straight online — and for curved or free-form pools, our on-site service covers the Sunshine Coast: a specialist visits, takes a digital template of your pool, and the cover comes back matched to its exact outline.
Above-ground pool? Our simple Leaf Stop covers fit straight over the top, ready to ship.
