Pool was build end of summer 2019. We had 2 stones off the hot tub in the last year or so, the builder came and wasn't interested in fixing them. We woke up today to the pic of the multi stones falling off, many others around are loose. Our builder says it is weather related it expansion blah blah. I don't see adhesive around these and feel like it is shoddy work. We have other issues with the pool: rocks leaking ( could be from a freeze but we aren't sure), our concrete is not level and one part of it is angling itself into the grass. We are having repairs done by a different company b/c we don't trust his work anymore. I am just curious If anyone has thoughts why the stone would be coming apart, is this lack of a good mixture, lack of adhesive, rain storm?
Tiles falling off hot tub
- Thread starter allykat2296
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,816
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Welcome to TFP.
You can see the remnants of the thinset on the wall and stones. We don't know the quality of the thinset used or the thickness.
Water may have been leaking in between the joints of the stones and eroding the thinset that loosened the stones.
You can see the remnants of the thinset on the wall and stones. We don't know the quality of the thinset used or the thickness.
Water may have been leaking in between the joints of the stones and eroding the thinset that loosened the stones.
If an area of the deck near the spa is dropping, it can account for the stones coming loose and dropping. Any ground movement can cause enough movement at the wall to break the bond. Also, it is possible that water got behind the stone, froze, broke the bond, and the stone was "waiting" to fall the next time there was any movement.
Thank you, appreciate the advice. The area at the hot tub is ok as far as I know, it’s our deep end side where the concrete is sloping.
Thanks for the welcome! We are going to have someone, not the builder, come out to advise us. I was curious about water leaking in the joints and hoping it’s not a huge fix.