Miranda Rooftop Equipment Enclosure Installation

About the Project

The client wanted to heat their pool but their equipment area was already fully occupied — pump, filter, chlorinator, all accounted for. Ground-level installation wasn’t an option without losing something else, and they didn’t want to compromise the backyard layout to do it.

The brief was simple: heat the pool, but don’t give anything up to do it.

The existing equipment enclosure had a flat roof with enough structural capacity to take the unit. Going up, rather than out, solved the footprint problem entirely. The heat pump sat above the existing gear, the plumbing ran down into the existing setup, and the backyard didn’t change at all.

The result is a pool that’s now usable nine months of the year instead of three.

Challenges & Solutions

Every usable square metre around the pool equipment was already spoken for, so we needed to think vertically.

The second challenge was aesthetics. Mounting a heat pump on top of an enclosure solves the space problem, but it also puts the unit at eye level — visible from the entertaining area. The client didn’t want it to stand out. We fabricated custom colour-coded brackets to mount the unit flush and matched the finish to the enclosure and fence line behind it. From the back deck, it blends into the background.

• No available ground space — equipment area fully occupied prior to installation
• Custom mounting brackets fabricated and colour-matched to the existing enclosure
• Unit positioned to minimise visual impact from the main entertaining area
• Plumbing integrated neatly into the existing equipment setup below

The install required more planning than a standard job, but the execution was clean. One day on site, no mess left behind, and a setup the client was happy to look at every day.