Recent content by Tri-it

I really appreciate the advice. I am going to do this in the fall when I am lowering the water and can get the area dry and work from the hot tub side. I've done tiling before - bathroom floors and counters - so this will be a DIY job for me! I'll post pictures when I'm done!

Thanks Mark, I'll keep digging out the mortar! Any harm to the pool to have the water running over this while I await new tile?

Excellent! thanks for sharing pics!

Thanks! How deep is the mortar? in some areas I have gone down 3/4 of an inch and it is still the gray matter as in the picture. I am using a hammer and screwdriver and it is coming up in layers. Will I get to a place where it is level - or will i need to level it our with mortar? I...

I had loose tiles on the spillway between the spa and pool. Maybe due to the heavy freezing we had this winter(?) I began pulling them off thinking I would mortar on the loose ones. However, this became a much bigger project than anticipated. The gunite under the tiles was disintegrating and...

Thanks Casey! I have learned so much already by reading on the site.

Thanks Scott! The pool was recently opened after a brutal winter and spring (probably a walk in the park for what you're used to) but lots of rain and snow diluting the pool. Usually it is opened at the beginning of May. Always have used Trichlor in a feeder (and powdered shock), but I am...

I found this site after sitting in my car in front of the local pool store and thinking 'I just paid $22 for a pail of baking soda!' and the 16 year old clerk had a long list of other stuff he was recommending! Time to take this pool under my own control! I bought this house with pool 8 years...