An Aussie pool building company has used a helicopter to lift and install a pool into a small suburban backyard in Queensland.<\/p>\n
Every pool company told the Ipswich homeowners their dream pool could never be installed \u2013 until one business called in a chopper and proved them wrong.<\/p>\n
Kimberley and Brendon Etheve operate Narellan Pools \u2013 Ipswich and South Brisbane and said when their clients, who live in Spring Mountain, came to them, they knew they had to think outside the box. <\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone had told them that it was just not possible (to install a pool) as the road is too steep, and where the excavation was, it couldn\u2019t happen,\u201d Ms Etheve said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrendon and I are in the business of bringing people\u2019s dreams to life and we thought \u2018what can we do for this family\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was literally no other option but to use a helicopter to deliver the pool.\u201d<\/p>\n
The business engaged Helicopter Lifting Services to move the 500kg 4.5x 3.5m plunge pool into place.<\/p>\n
MORE NEWS: Wildlife haven reveals a new side to the Gold Coast<\/a><\/p>\n Flooded twice: Four buyers fought over it anyway<\/a><\/p>\n Brisbane home tipped to break suburb record<\/a><\/p>\n For $27,0000, the aviation company organised the aviation approvals, insurance and road exclusion zones before lifting and dropping the pool.<\/p>\n \u201cThey take off from their helipad and find a place where you can have your shell waiting on a truck,\u201d Ms Etheve said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey hover over the truck as long as they need and up it goes.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s roughly three to five minutes in the air.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were all holding out breath the entire time.\u201d<\/p>\n Ms Etheve said she believed the pool lift was a first for Ipswich.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was honestly the most incredible thing to watch,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause this was a first for us, we\u2019ve already had inquiry to do another two helicopter lifts.\u201d<\/p>\n After posting the footage to social media, Ms Etheve said it had received more than 800,000 views.<\/p>\n \u201cMost people are saying \u2018why didn\u2019t you use a normal crane\u2019 or they are angry about the financial costs,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most ironic thing is people are so offended that someone else has been able to achieve something \u2014 we didn\u2019t hold the homeowners to ransom to use a helicopter.\u201d<\/p>\n The Etheve\u2019s have been running Narellan Pools \u2013 Ipswich and South Brisbane since 2023 and say they install up to 150 pools a year with at least one a day in summer.<\/p>\n \u201cWe only do fibreglass and our specialty is we do whole transformation packages,\u201d Ms Etheve said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat sets us apart from traditional pool builders is we push boundaries.<\/p>\n \u201cWe love a challenge and we\u2019re here to redefine the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n Entry level turn key packages start from $55,000.<\/p>\n Originally published as Incredible helicopter lift delivers family\u2019s dream pool to impossible backyard<\/a><\/p>\n