Nightmare - what's happening with this?

It's not pretty.

The guys that did the Gunite and the Plaster came back out Friday last week. It is no fun at all to watch a guy with a jackhammer working on your 6 month old pool

I didn't see all the work, but here is the partially finished project. The tile guys are due out this week. I don't see any signs of water on the outside of the spa after the epoxy.

Whats to say if the crack did not run below and under plaster. Did they epoxy fill this?

I think that grey stuff is epoxy.

I have no clue how they tell if the crack is below the plaster line. It sounds like they are going to put it back together and see what happens.

The only other way I can think of to check the area would require cutting the coping and tearing the **** out of the spa wall. I'd rather wait to see if it leaks any more. I'm supposed to have a Lifetime Warranty on the shell, so I should be ok either way.

Yeah that sucks! So there are two spots that were leaking?

Yea, two spots.

The tile guys came yesterday. I can fill the spa later tonight.

I certainly hope this is all watertight now.

But, we've been looking at your "crack" for so long now, we haven't seen how the rest of the build has been going.

How's your BBQ island, etc, going?

We just hit our 1 year anniversary of water in the pool (April 2).

I have a bunch of photos, but I built a new PC and all my files are a mess. I'll try to get some pics up this week. I don't think I posted anything with the Front Yard either.

The BBQ looks like this. I can't decide on what to build for a cover.

Nightmare, your yard and setup look great Any more problems with your leaks?

I don't see any signs of moisture on the backside of the spa (or the pool for that matter). So it looks like the repair worked.

Nightmare....

I'd love to see the view at night with the gas tiki torches blazing. Looks like a really nice setup, and the view is amazing!

BTW, were you planning on adding a cover over your BBQ island? We have one installed, but it is in need of a redo, including a new slab or paver area behind the patio to use for barstools. I'd really like to add a permanent roof over the island as well so friends can hang out and enjoy the pool view.

Here are some photos I took tonight. I only have a cheap Nikon Point and Shoot camera. These are taken with the Night Landscape setting. It does not look this bright in person, but you kinda get the idea.

I only have 3 of the Tiki installed. I'm going to put 3 more behind the pool and spa.

I think I can link photos like this...

Looking georgeous man !!! Love the tikis and firepit. I just finished my fire bowls and love the look or fire above the waterfalls. Glad to hear shell issues resolved. All the best.

The original cover for the BBQ Island was going to be a Mexican Style Palapa. I got a couple rough estimates and it was going to be fairly expensive (I don't recall, but something near $4k). My wife is also not sold on the style of that cover. And we get a fair amount of wind up on the hill here.

Second idea was an African Reed Style, I think it looks cool and it is different. I called a local company and it was $$$$$$$$$$$, something north of $6k I think.

My current idea is an all steel/metal cover similar to the photo below. But the supports will be slid most of the way to the perimeter and made out of 4x4 tubular steel posts. The shape will be an irregular Hexagon or Pentagon. And I think I'll have the whole roof slope to the rear fence.

I'm open to other suggestions, if anyone has some

I'm going to build one sort of like a train depot roof like you have there, but with an A-frame room covered with tile similar to what is on the house. This will be done with 6x6 posts and crossbeams, and the roof will cover the BBQ side and bar side with about 2' overhang on each. I'm planning on adding a vent hood to keep BBQ smoke to a minimum. I just need to figure out the best way to anchor this because we get nasty winds during Santa Ana days, and the tile will make it pretty heavy. But, it will match up with the house and give it that Old California look.

Do you have any photos or sketches of your cover idea?

Hmm, I might need to reconsider the pitch of the roof. I didn't think about the smoke from the BBQ. If the back side is the low point (where the BBQ is located) then heavy smoke will be rolling up the whole roof to the other side...

Wow, this is an AMAZING pool and backyard! Great job and thanks for sharing!

2nd. It inspires me to want to run out and spend a bunch of money . In all seriousness my pool is in dire need of replastering and new tile/coping (mine looks terrible). This post absolutely makes me want to accelerate the timing.