Hello all,
I have a 23yr old 20' x 40' oval plaster that is due for a renovation. With 2 in college I'm trying to kick this can down the road for a couple of years. The pool has held up well over the years and I am not the original owner. After a few seasons of a few loose and some tiles coming off I found the expansion joint had failed. I replaced it and caulked it nicely. I have 2 sections that have loose tiles and apparent minor bondbeam horizontal cracks above the waterline. Right now I have a section about 8' with the tile off and started removing loose material. It looks like the beam cracked length wise and the upper half moved outward towards the deck. A clear void is visible between the coping and the beam and several red brick coping is hollow underneath. My plan for a temporary repair is to pack the void as best as possible with hydraulic cement then use the same cement to even the upper section of beam with the lower section then reset the tiles. The question is how much of the the old brown coat do I remove and how much effort to repair the crack? Do I need to grind down to the shotcrete even anything loose was grinded off and since we have no leaks do I need to cut a V and epoxy the crack? Will post pics tomorrow. Any advice appreciated, thanks.
I have a 23yr old 20' x 40' oval plaster that is due for a renovation. With 2 in college I'm trying to kick this can down the road for a couple of years. The pool has held up well over the years and I am not the original owner. After a few seasons of a few loose and some tiles coming off I found the expansion joint had failed. I replaced it and caulked it nicely. I have 2 sections that have loose tiles and apparent minor bondbeam horizontal cracks above the waterline. Right now I have a section about 8' with the tile off and started removing loose material. It looks like the beam cracked length wise and the upper half moved outward towards the deck. A clear void is visible between the coping and the beam and several red brick coping is hollow underneath. My plan for a temporary repair is to pack the void as best as possible with hydraulic cement then use the same cement to even the upper section of beam with the lower section then reset the tiles. The question is how much of the the old brown coat do I remove and how much effort to repair the crack? Do I need to grind down to the shotcrete even anything loose was grinded off and since we have no leaks do I need to cut a V and epoxy the crack? Will post pics tomorrow. Any advice appreciated, thanks.
