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New Pool Coping Came out great! So the difference is we had them bring concrete in on a truck instead of hand mixing, did a plastic barrier between shotcrete/coping per pool engineering, and we did an acid wash finish on concrete instead of broom. We now have no issues at all. When it gets wet...

After consulting other sub contractors, it was determined the sub that did my coping failed to put a waterproof barrier between coping and shotcete. They are going to chip out the coping, add a plastic barrier for waterproofing, and re pour new coping.

I agree. All I know is its not right. Pool builder agrees. We re working on how to fix it. I think it needs to be chipped out and re-done.

poured in place concrete

Hello all, Looking for some advice here. Pool coping looked ok until we hosed it down after it got dirty 3 weeks after it was installed. When getting wet it looked like it was scaly or micro cracks until water eventually soaked inn then it was a solid color. Then after we had some rain the...